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He fell back in his chair, crushed by the tremendous blow that had fallen so unexpectedly upon him in his old age. "Not even San Giacinto," repeated Giovanni, stupidly. His presence of mind began to forsake him, too, and he sank down, burying his face in his hands.
She loved her "old bear" too much to do him an injustice, and perhaps, after all, she had been in the wrong. Then it occurred to her how pretty it would be to come up behind him unexpectedly, and slip the money, thirty-five dollars, into his hand, and pull his huge head down to her and kiss his bald spot as she used to do in the days before they were married.
Her father, a younger son, had unexpectedly succeeded to the family-property, a few miles from Mortgrange. He was supposed to have made a fortune in New Zealand, where Barbara was born and brought up. They had been home nearly two years, and she was almost eighteen. Absurd rumours were abroad concerning their wealth, but there were no great signs of wealth about the place.
He took his hand from the church-gate railing, and we had turned to stroll down Worship Street when he was unexpectedly addressed. It now came home to me that the venerable negro had really been, in a surreptitious way, watching John Mayrant, and waiting for something either for the right moment to utter what he now uttered, or his own delayed decision to utter it at all.
But his lordship did not stop to speak to her. As Emily was just passing him when he turned again, and as the passage was narrow, he found himself unexpectedly gazing into her face. Being nearly the same height, they were so near each other that it was a little awkward. "I beg pardon," he said, stepping back a pace and lifting his straw hat.
He believed the avenging spirit that guided him to definite conclusions was real, and with the thought of "divorce, public and sensational divorce," buzzing in his head, combined with another of State policy lurking in the background, he set sail for France, and created wild excitement in domestic and Directorial circles by unexpectedly landing at Fréjus.
I continually meet with most signal instances of this Thy providence, and one act yesterday, when I unexpectedly met with three old MSS., for which, in a particular manner, I return my thanks, beseeching Thee to continue the same protection to me, a poor, helpless sinner," etc.
That was another interestingly curious thing about Betty Jo, the way she could finish off a characteristic, matter-of-fact statement with a question which had the effect of making one agree instantly whether one agreed or not. Brian felt himself quite unexpectedly feeling that "upsetments" were quite common, ordinary, and to be expected events in one's life.
"Cough, that I may see." The hunchback began to cough. "It is not you." Then the hunchback said aloud "How do you mean, it is not I? Do you not recognise my voice? Open the door!" "Who's there?" said the dyer, opening the window. "There, you have awakened my husband, who returned from Amboise unexpectedly this evening."
Gerald himself had not at first entertained any idea of treachery; but Geoffrey had pointed out that it was quite possible that the robbers and the muleteer had but feigned acquiescence in his proposals in order to get him into their power, and take revenge for the loss of their captain and comrades, and of the valuable booty which had so unexpectedly slipped through their fingers owing to his intervention.
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