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She smiled again, and this time Harry found the smile positively winning. "I'm responsible for your being here," she said. Then she went back to the door and said to some one waiting in the outer room: "You can come in, Lieutenant Dalton. He's all right except for his headache, and an extraordinary spell of curiosity." Dalton stalked solemnly in, and regarded Harry with a stern and reproving eye.
I knew a man once who used to sit alone in his room for days and nights keeping banque, and staking against himself. That man, I consider, was a proper player. Others have only the gain in view, and look upon the game as a means of winning money quickly.
On this day there was to be a series of contests among the lads of the village to decide which of them was most worthy to become Bow-bearer to Micco, their chief and his father. This was considered a most honorable position to occupy, and he who succeeded in winning it and filling it satisfactorily for a year was, at the expiration of that time, granted all the privileges of a warrior.
Charteris was surprised. This grasp of technical lore on the part of a total outsider was as unexpected as it was gratifying. 'What do you know about bounds? said Charteris. 'I know you ain't allowed to come 'ere, and you'll get it 'ot from your master for coming. 'Ah, but he won't know. I shan't tell him, and I'm sure you will respect my secret. Charteris smiled in a winning manner.
Gregory dwelt in the imperial palace, with some monks of his own monastery whom he had brought with him, pursuing the Rule in all pious observances, winning also the esteem and friendship of many distinguished men, and making himself fully acquainted with the mechanism of the eastern court.
She must go on, listening, with her wise, wistful smile, to the chatter of other women, wincing at a thousand little pricks that even her husband could not see, winning him from his ugly moods with that mixture of the child and the woman that his love never could resist. His love! After all he did love her and his children, and she loved the three with every fibre of heart and soul.
It seemed unnecessary to say anything about the cake having been stolen, so the two D's smiled and beamed as they listened to flattering words about their prize winning cake. Soon they were flying homeward to tell the family all about it. "Our cake was there, and we took the prize!" cried Dotty, as they rushed into the living-room of the Rose bungalow. "How did it get there?" cried Mrs.
And I had great sorrow for him, and strove to revenge him, as ye know, and endured great hardships in winning Valencia. And since God hath thought it good that I should be Lord thereof, I will have it for myself, and for those who have helpen me to win it, saving the sovereignty of King Don Alfonso of Castille, my Lord, whom God preserve for his service long and happy years.
You have done well to follow my advice in one particular. You have taken a very prominent part in the present presidential canvass. There cannot fail to be a change of administration, and while you have been making yourself conspicuous in public, I have been electioneering for you in private. I have been feasting and petting the men who hold the winning cards in their hands.
Add to this that it is the first proof I have asked of his magnanimity, and clothe it all in such winning words as Peitho can lay upon your eloquent lips. If he grants pardon to these unfortunate ones, it shall be a sign to me that I may be permitted to shield others from his wrath.
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