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"Oh a particular interest!" she quavered out, feeling the whole thing her headlong embarrassment get terribly the better of her, and wishing, with a sudden scare, all the more to keep her emotion down. She maintained her fixed smile a moment and turned her eyes over the peopled darkness, unconfused now, because there was something much more confusing.
The pirate, unconfused, undismayed, with his wide blue asking eyes, came forward and dropped upon his knees. Elizabeth motioned Lempriere to stand a little apart. Thereupon she set a few questions to Buonespoir, whose replies, truthfully given, showed that he had no real estimate of his crimes, and was indifferent to what might be their penalties.
John, the polished, self-poised courtier, felt the confusion of a country rustic in the presence of this wonderful girl, whose knowledge of life had been acquired within the precincts of Haddon Hall. Yet the inexperienced girl was self-poised and unconfused, while the wits of the courtier, who had often calmly flattered the queen, had all gone wool-gathering. She repeated her request.
He paused for a moment, and then, in the tone of quiet, unconfused confidence that always filled her with a sense of mingled pride and humility, he added: "I have strong passions, and I've already seen what happens to people who allow feeling to govern them." Amabel was suddenly afraid. "I know that you would always be good Augustine; I can trust you for that." She spoke faintly.
We are all of us alone, whether we know it or not; you said so yourself. And it's better to realize it stark and unconfused. Besides, you have no idea what what odd things.... There may be; there IS something on the other side. I'll win through to that. Mr Bethany had been listening attentively. He scrambled up from his knees with a half-empty syphon of sodawater.
There it stands ready, the automatic machinery of this exquisite frame of ours, waiting for the unconfused signal, our only part in the performance, then automatically it springs to action and pushes our purpose into the outer world. Such at least is the fashionable teaching of psychologists to-day. Volition is full attention. It has no wider scope. With bodily adjustments it does not meddle.
Finally a sound made him turn to see McTee propping himself up on the bunk with one elbow; his eyes, unconfused and steady, looked brightly out at Harrigan. "You beat me?" "It was the swing of the deck that rolled you over and broke your grip. I've stayed to tell you that." "Chances or no chances, you beat me." "Man, you'd have busted my back if it hadn't been for that buck of the ship.
"Say, you certainly made a sight out of yourself and out of me leaving me sitting there with the waiter laughing his boob head off at me. Lord! I'll never dare go near the place again." "Your own fault." This problem was so clear, so unconfused to her. "It wasn't all my fault," he said. "You didn't have to take a drink." His voice fell to a pathetic whimper.
All turned, and saw the fantastic figure of the little King approaching hurriedly; as it emerged into the light and was clearly revealed, a general explosion of inquiries broke out "Who is it? WHAT is it? Who art thou, manikin?" The boy stood unconfused in the midst of all those surprised and questioning eyes, and answered with princely dignity "I am Edward, King of England."
The ecstasies of encounter having subsided, Jaffery dragged him to the car. "This is my good old friend, Captain Maturin," he shouted, opening the door. "Mrs. Prescott. Mr. Freeth. Get in. We'll have a drink at Tortoni's." Captain Maturin, unconfused by Jaffery's unceremonious whirling, took off his hat very politely and entered the car in a grave, self-possessed manner.
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