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A rustic pipe giving forth a sonorous moan, now cooing and crooning, now bold and confident, and again irresolute and unschooled. Not too sure of instrumentalism, oft the note was hesitating, soliciting a compliant ear as became a modest wooer of the muses, polishing his unceremonious serenade to some, shy mermaid, or hooting at shyer silence. A new art, a rare accomplishment!
It was a slap-dash style, unceremonious, free and easy, an American style. And, indeed, there was something altogether in the appearance and bearing of the mayor which savoured of residence in the Great Republic.
One day, soon after the visit of the gentlemen above mentioned, two strange men came into Mat's establishment rather, as Mat thought, in an unceremonious manner. "Is your name Matthew Kavanagh?" said one of them. "That is indeed the name that's upon me," said Mat, with rather an infirm voice, whilst his face got as pale as ashes.
Feeling convinced that she was in imminent danger of becoming downright drunk if I gave her another glass, I kept my hand on the bottle, and forthwith told my story over again in a very abridged and unceremonious form, and without allowing her one moment of leisure for comment on my narrative, whether it might be of the weeping, winking, drinking, groaning, or ejaculating kind.
Whichcote would excuse one who had so lately come to the neighbourhood, that, until an hour ago, she knew nothing of the position and character of the gentleman in whose house her son had, in a momentary, but, alas! not unusual aberration, sought shelter, and found generous hospitality. She apologized heartily for the unceremonious way in which she had sent for him.
His lordship seemed surprised by this unceremonious introduction, but he smiled, and said to a servant, "Show this American whatever he wishes to see." He was conducted into various apartments, where he saw pictures, statues, ancient armor, antique coins, and many other curious articles.
"You were thinking how funny it was that she should have fetched up at her own aunt's house in the end," broke in Maud, for which unceremonious interruption she received a glance of reproof from Mr. Anstruther, and scant thanks afterwards from the other members of the family who had been hanging delightedly on Mr.
"Yes Madge, I will stay. My brothers are in Philadelphia and the dear old home would seem very lonely." Helen was about to say more but the unceremonious arrival of Josie Jordan brought it to an abrupt end. "Well, of all things! You girls here! I do think I am mean to come when I wasn't sent for. Now Madge Verne, you are one of the meanest girls I ever met."
But, about Apple Orchard, which we have introduced to the reader in a manner somewhat abrupt and unceremonious.
The next moment they had gone by, in a flying column, and Edwin and the other man found themselves with fluttering paper in their hands, they knew not how! It was the most unceremonious snatch-and-thrust transaction that could be imagined. Bleakridge was silent again, and its gates closed, and the shouts were descending violently into Bursley. "Where's father?"
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