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The next morning old Ann Maria Eustace announced her granddaughter's engagement at the breakfast table. She waited until the meal was in full swing, then she raised her voice. "Well, girls," she said, looking first at Harriet, then at Susan, "I have some good news for you. Our little Annie here is too modest, so I have to tell you for her." Harriet Eustace laughed unsuspiciously.
Polly had taken from the pocket of the car some maps and guide-books, and while I lifted the hood and was deep in the machinery she was turning them over. "What," she asked, "is the number of this car? I forget." As I have said, I was preoccupied and deep in the machinery; that is, with a pair of pliers I was wrestling with a recalcitrant wire. Unsuspiciously I answered: "Eight-two-eight."
"My name isn't Tom," said Paul, feeling a little puzzled by this address. "Why, so it isn't. But you look just like my friend, Tom Crocker." To this succeeded a few inquiries, which Paul unsuspiciously answered. "Do you like oysters?" inquired the new-comer, after a while. "Very much." "Because I know of a tip top place to get some, just round the corner. Wouldn't you like some?"
"You're jest a dandy gal as 'ud make any feller with a good patch o' pay dirt a real elegant sort o' wife." The golden head snuggled closer into his shirt. "You ain't got no patch o' pay dirt, Toby?" she inquired. Toby shook his head all unsuspiciously. "No sech luck," he asserted.
That boot don't look as well as the other." Jim unsuspiciously allowed the boy to complete his work, but he had occasion to regret it. The bootblack hastily rubbed his brush in the mud on the sidewalk and daubed it on one of Jim's boots, quite effacing the shine. "There, that'll do," he said, and, scrambling to his feet, ran round the corner.
When Smeathman told us about twelve years ago, how an immense body of African ants, which appeared, as they moved forwards, like the whole earth in agitation covered and suddenly arrested a solemn elephant, as he grazed unsuspiciously on the plain; he told us too that in eight hours time no trace was left either of the devasters or devasted, excepting the skeleton of the noble creature neatly picked; a standing proof of the power of numbers against single force.
This was said to the Easy Chair most unsuspiciously across the author of the poem, and the moment it was uttered, the Easy Chair, to prevent any further disaster, broke in and said, "Yes, it is a delightful poem, written by our friend Candide, who sits beside you. Pray let me introduce you. Mr. Candide, this is Uncle Ulysses."
With his strong sense he must acquire that information, sooner or later; for he is fond of power; and, sir, knowledge is power!" "Very true, very fine saying," quoth the poor squire, unsuspiciously, as Randal's eye rested on Mr. Hazeldean's open face, and then glanced towards Frank, who looked sad and bored.
Rex shivered lest her roving eyes might answer the question, for Billy's truck with Billy slumbering peacefully on it, lay in full view not fifty feet away. But her gaze passed unsuspiciously over the prostrate, huddled form. "It's very queer I'm sure this was the right boat." She looked up at his face anxiously, and he almost moaned aloud. What was he going to say to her?
Quietly and unsuspiciously Westwood came stepping across the square in Jenkins' wake; and just as quietly was taken up the stairs and shown into a little sitting-room, where it had been decreed that he should be delayed until the police could arrive. But Westwood was not altogether at his ease.
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