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Barton, with whom he had always been a great favourite, and she warmly thanked him for the exertion he had made in behalf of her young friend. Taking advantage of the opportunity thus afforded him, Arthur, on the spur of the moment, disclosed to her everything concerning his engagement to Edith, and solicited their approval to the union on his attaining the rank of Captain.
Still I was not to be roused from my trance, and continued my courtship as warmly as ever. "I suppose you'll come home now," said a gruff voice behind Mary Anne. I turned and perceived Mark Anthony with a grim look of peculiar import. "Oh, Mark dear, I'm engaged to dance another set with this gentleman." "Ye are, are ye?" replied Mark, eyeing me askance.
Booth poured forth very warmly a great profusion of gratitude on this occasion; and nothing more anywise material passed at this interview, which was very short, the colonel being in a great hurry, as he had, he said, some business of very great importance to transact that morning. The colonel had now seen Booth twice without remembering to give him the thirty pounds.
Some of my friends live down by the ferry, and I'll pick them up, if they want to get out. Don't you want to come along? My wife and me'll be glad to put you up if you can't do any better." Isabel thanked him warmly, and assured him that she would be safe in any case, then discovered a loose half-dollar in the pocket of her jacket. The man accepted it philosophically.
And as they grow older their trust grows greater and finer." She stopped and blushed suddenly. "Oh, Heavens! How could I tell you that?... What have I done?... Forget it, Christophe, I beg of you. No one must know." "You need not be afraid," said Christophe, pressing her hand warmly. "It shall be sacred to me." Madame Arnaud was unhappy at what she had said, and turned away for a moment.
"I have led her home, my love, my only friend; There is none like her, none! And never yet so warmly ran my blood, And sweetly on and on, Calming itself to the long-wished-for end, Full to the banks, close on the promised good." Britta was in the kitchen, dragging off her snow-wet cloak and fur mufflers, and crying heartily all the while.
Warmly as she admired her, she was ever so slightly afraid of the stately lady of the Manor, who made friends with so few and for all her queenly graciousness kept those she had at so discreet a distance. Of course everyone knew why. The reason was plain to all who had eyes to see. But that fact did not help any to overstep the barrier, nor did it keep the majority from being affronted.
Why," with a sudden burst of his unquenchable buoyancy, "we might have been married two years ago and saved all this trouble. Just think of it!" She smiled. "I do like you," she said warmly, giving him her hand. He kissed it gallantly and stepped back resolutely. "That's something," he said with his humblest, most conquering smile.
Many things have agitated me to-day, both in mind and body; when you return tomorrow I shall no longer be the same man." "I leave you, then," said Raoul, as he withdrew. The count advanced a step towards his friend, and pressed him warmly in his arms. But in this friendly pressure Raoul could detect the nervous agitation of a great internal conflict.
Likely we'll meet again, but I'd be happy to have you call. Here's my card. Our house is right near here in the real fashionable part; and we've several ladies livin' with us that you might like to meet." "Oh, thanks! thanks!" Betty put the card carefully into her case, shook her new friend warmly by the hand, and went forward.
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