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Another was to find that the life of the village seemed to pass us by; it gave us to understand, with unflattering frankness, that for strangers who made no bargains for the season, it had little or no civility to squander. For the Villerville beach, the inn, and the villas were crowded.
His judgment was delightfully unflattering to the outraged magnate "The Queen can make you go inside the coach or outside the coach, or run behind like a tinker's dog." And surely the whole literary profession, of which the present writer is a feeble unit, must cherish a sentiment of grateful respect for the memory of a man who, in refusing the dedication of a song, informed Mrs.
He felt that his new character had greatly altered his position. He was no longer courted and caressed for the same vulgar and adventitious circumstances of fortune, birth, and connections, as before yet for circumstances that to him seemed equally unflattering. He was not sought for his merit, his intellect, his talents; but for his momentary celebrity.
The latter had not the slightest suspicion that the "little cripple" every now and again whispered to Nejdanov, who happened to be sitting beside him, the most unflattering remarks at his, Golushkin's, expense. He thought him "a simple sort of fellow" who might be patronised; that was probably why he liked him.
Yet Evelyn was pleased to think that a likeness did exist, though Caroline declared it was a most unflattering compliment. "I don't wonder," said the latter, changing the theme, "I don't wonder Mr. Maltravers lives so little in this 'Castle Dull; yet it might be much improved.
"Thank you," smiled the girl, with a slow shake of her head and a relieved look in her eyes; "but I'm afraid I can't quite agree to that." The next moment she had demanded mischievously: "Why, then, pray, this unflattering objection to my friendliness now?" "Because I don't want you for a friend, or a sister, or anything else that's related," stormed Bertram, with sudden vehemence.
I was on the point of protesting, but I remembered the rules of the game and held my tongue. Finally, we started down-town by way of Fourth Avenue. Near Sixteenth Street and Union Square the cab pulled up to the curb, an intimation that my chartered voyage was over. "And now which way?" I inquired, smilingly. Mr. Mulvihill regarded me with compassionate and somewhat unflattering interest.
He felt that his new character had greatly altered his position. He was no longer courted and caressed for the same vulgar and adventitious circumstances of fortune, birth, and connections, as before yet for circumstances that to him seemed equally unflattering. He was not sought for his merit, his intellect, his talents; but for his momentary celebrity.
Sessions says they'll raise me again soon. I wanted 'em to see this thing working well." "Look here!" broke in Shade swiftly; "don't you say anything to the bosses about this" he shook the strips in his hand "not till I've had a chance to talk to you again. You know I'm your friend, don't you Johnnie?" "I reckon so," returned truthful Johnnie, with unflattering moderation.
To his great surprise he discovered that he possessed nothing which constituted a position in this immense city. He found that in the midst of this busy, indifferent crowd, he was lost, as unnoticed as a drop of water in a torrent. But this unflattering reality could not discourage a man who was determined to gratify his passion at all costs.
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