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"Hm!" grunted the mother dryly, "you have not looked these past two years as if those sources of happiness agreed with you." "I shall look quite happy in the future, mother," retorted Elsa cheerily; "especially when I have seen you and father installed in that nice house in the Kender Road, with your garden and your cows and your pigs and a maid to wait on you."
"Champagne's for women," says Clive. "I stick to claret." "I say, Pendennis," here Bayham remarked, "it is my deliberate opinion that F. B. has got into a good thing." Mr. Pendennis seeing there was a great party was for going home to his chambers to dress. "Hm!" says Mr. Bayham, "don't see the necessity. What right-minded man looks at the exterior of his neighbour?
Chester was Doctor Burns's close friend, but she was too accustomed to keep, her lips closed over her employers affairs to give information, even to Chester, except under protest. "Hm! Well, I believe I'll sit up for him and help him off. A one-armed man needs an attendant. Don't stay up, Miss Mathewson. I'll take any message he may leave for you."
"Seth sed he handed on 'em into the kerridge, 's if they were regular topknots, sure enough." "Hm! Seth Quin 's a fool, 'n' always wuz," replied the cook, with a seemingly uncalled-for acerbity of tone. "I've allus observed that them that hez the most to say about topknots hez the least idea of what topknots really is.
But it's in your face, too, that you can stand on your own feet. Hm. In this game I'm going to keep an eye on Madden and Hasbrook, and both eyes on you." But, despite the dynamic possibilities of action and strife and history making, the days went by without event.
Turner made a million. Titian lived in a palace, and so did Raphael." "Hm. Don't know 'em, but maybe so maybe so. It's wonderful what eddication does that's what I tell Sam." They now drew near the schoolhouse. It was holiday time, but the door was open and on the steps were two graybearded men. They nodded to Raften. These men were the school trustees.
He frowned thoughtfully: and then, after a little search, he examined the pamphlet which Mirabelle had given him, and skimmed through the pages until he came to the paragraph he had in mind. Enforcement of the Sunday ordinances ... hm!... present ordinance seems to prohibit Sunday theatrical performances of all kinds, but city administrations have always been lax.
But when must the note be delivered?" "To-morrow, as early as possible." "Hm! I might send my cook, Katrin. No, I will go myself." "And will you bring me back the answer?" "I will." Lemm sighed. "Yes, my poor young friend," he said, "you certainly are a most unfortunate young man."
She opened the door for him with a red face she had run so hard after him and an angry look. "Hm," she said irritably, "you've been kept, I suppose?" He pushed her aside. "Hold your tongue!" He could not bear her at that moment, when coming in from outside where everything had been so quiet, so free. His parents were already at table.
You see, Nilovna, it would be better for you, too, not to sleep here to-night. It's a sorry spectacle to witness, and they may arrest you, too. And you'll be needed for carrying Pavel's speech about from place to place." "Hm, what do they want me for? Maybe you're mistaken." Nikolay waved his forearm in front of his eyes, and said, with conviction: "I have a keen scent.
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