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Brown said, fiercely, "Here, why didn't you tell me we had got to land at that plantation?" "I did tell you, Mr. Brown," Henry said, politely. "It's a lie!" Sam Clemens could stand Brown's abuse of himself, but not of Henry. He said: "You lie yourself. He did tell you!" For a cub pilot to defy his chief was unheard of. Brown was dazed, then he shouted: "I'll attend to your case in half a minute!"
Haward, enamored, his wits afire, went mechanically through the oft-trod measure, and swore to himself that he held in his hand the pearl of price, the nonpareil of earth. In this dance and under cover of the music they could speak to each other unheard of those about them. "'Queen of all the fairies, did he call you?" he asked. "That was well said.
'Well, it appears Jane's sister wants to come and be your housemaid, and you won't let her, and she's very disappointed. You've no idea how badly you've behaved to Jane's sister. 'Fancy! How horrid of me! Tell me some more. 'And it's all through Miss Yeo. In fact, Anne's enmity to Jane's sister is quite extraordinary unheard of.
Lerouge had scarcely left, when an extraordinary, unheard of, unprecedented event took place in the magistrate's office. Constant, the serious, impressive, immovable, deaf and dumb Constant, rose from his seat and spoke. He broke a silence of fifteen years. He forgot himself so far as to offer an opinion. "This, sir," said he, "is a most extraordinary affair."
He would have resented immensely the imputation that he had done anything of that sort yet. "Ah, Miss Tarrant, my success in life is one thing my ambition is another!" he exclaimed presently, in answer to her inquiry. "Nothing is more possible than that I may be poor and unheard of all my days; and in that case no one but myself will know the visions of greatness I have stifled and buried."
Now when this command was laid before the August Aunt, the guardian of the Inner Chambers, she was much perturbed in mind, for such a thing was unheard of in all the annals of the Empire.
Mallory, unheard by Nan, enlightened him quietly. "I see, sir. You want a smoker?" Mallory nodded and tipped him recklessly. "That's it. You find the lady a comfortable corner seat. I'll look after myself." He turned back to Nan. "I've told the porter to find you a good seat. I think you ought to be all right as the trains aren't crowded. Good-bye." Nan held out her hand impulsively.
How unfortunate! I'm afraid Miss Brump will not suit, Miss Ram. My uncle extraordinary foible has a violent objection to brown hair. He will not have it in the house." "Unheard of!" Miss Ram snapped. "Unheard of!" George rubbed together his sweating palms; blundered on. "None the less a fact," he said impressively. He dropped his voice. "It is a very sad story. He had fifteen brothers "
So she made for the Port Eads pass, picked up a pilot from the station by the lighthouse, and steamed cautiously up to the quarantine station, dodging the sandbars. Her one remaining passenger had passed from an active nuisance to a close and unheard prisoner, and his presence was almost forgotten by every one on board, except Kettle and the steward who looked after him.
How regretfully did I think at that moment of the petticoats of my youth, so short, so silent, and so woollen! And how convenient the canvas shoes were with the india rubber soles, for creeping about without making a sound! Thanks to them I could always run swiftly and unheard into my hiding-places, and stay there listening to the garden resounding with cries of "Elizabeth! Elizabeth!
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