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And he knew his own faithfulness and was secretly proud of it, as a good woman knows and is proud of her honor. He had borne the praise therefore. But one thing he could not bear, and that was an imputation of faithlessness in his stewardship. "It was not my fault, signora!" he cried, hotly. "I wanted to go. I begged to go, but the padrone would not let me." "Why not?"
It was only Rover, however, who was this time wanted, and leading him to the door, Hugh pointed toward the gate, and bade him see what was there. Snuffing slightly at the storm, which was not over yet, Rover started down the walk, while Hugh stood waiting in the door.
It was a desert, and they had no neighbours, but they were happy enough because they had as much land as they wanted, and the weather was always bright and beautiful; John, too, had his carpenter's tools to work with when he felt inclined; and, best of all, they had little Martin to love and think about. But how about Martin himself?
I didn't want to leave you oh, I wanted so much to stay! but I could not be spared, father says. 'Never mind, darling, said her mother. 'I feel a little better to-night. I should like a cup of tea. Mother Manikin had a cup of tea ready almost directly.
She asked him what he wanted, and he told her that he was in love with her, whereupon she turned from him; but he abode in his place three days, without tasting food, with his eyes fixed on her face.
She had had a dozen offers of marriage but accepted none of them because she had plenty of time and loads of money and she wanted to make the best of her unencumbered youth as long as possible.
Heaven knew she had not wanted to put 150 miles between her lad and herself at such a time. Still, as Macgregor might have known by now, it was always a mistake to try to hustle Christina in any way. Her reply condescended neither to explanations nor defence.
He was Collector of the Customs for many years, under the Royal Government" E. said, "I suppose, Sir, you would not have taken his place, even to walk as well as he." "No," he replied, "that was not what I wanted." He had a voice such as I never heard before or since. His voice and manner helped him more than his sermons. I went with Jonathan Sewall." "And you were pleased with him, Sir?"
Rake learned the stern necessity of the law, which, for the sake of morale, must make the soldiers, whose blood is wanted to be like fire on the field, patient, pulseless, and enduring of every provocation, cruelty, and insolence in the camp and barrack, as though they were statues of stone a needful law, a wise law, an indispensable law, doubtless, but a very hard law to be obeyed by a man full of life and all life's passions.
"'NEGROES WANTED. I will pay the highest prices, in cash, for any number of Negroes with good titles, slaves for life, or for a term of years, in large or small families, or single Negroes. I will also purchase Negroes restricted to remain in the State, that sustain good characters. Families never separated.
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