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Despite fifty years, or near it, the flax-smooth hair held no glint of gray; his eyes, blue and big and wide, were sharp and bright, calm, confident, almost candid not quite the last, because of a roving trick of clandestine observation; his mouth, where it might or should have curved must once have curved in boyhood was set and guarded, even in skillful smilings, by a long censorship of undesirable facts, material or otherwise to any possible issue.
And then there was an urbane riot of greetings, salutes, bowings, smilings, cooings and compliments.
Warwick to grant her a private interview. Lady Wathin, as one of the order of women who can do anything in a holy cause, advanced toward Mrs. Warwick, unabashed by the burden of her mission, and spinally prepared, behind benevolent smilings, to repay dignity of mien with a similar erectness of dignity. They touched fingers and sat.
Yet more and more unreal the spectacle appears, with its silent smilings, with its silent bowings, as if obeisance to watchers invisible; and I find myself wondering whether, were I to utter but a whisper, all would not vanish for ever save the grey mouldering court and the desolate temple, and the broken statue of Jizo, smiling always the same mysterious smile I see upon the faces of the dancers.
But he recovered himself when the woman turned to renew her smilings. He beamed upon her with an expression that was somewhat tipsy and inexpressibly tender. "Say, shake that Bowery jay," requested he, in a loud whisper. "Freddie, you are so droll," she replied. Pete reached forward and touched the woman on the arm. "Come out a minit while I tells yeh why I can't go wid yer.
"True, true," cried Captain Delano, starting, "you have saved my life, Don Benito, more than I yours; saved it, too, against my knowledge and will." "Nay, my friend," rejoined the Spaniard, courteous even to the point of religion, "God charmed your life, but you saved mine. To think of some things you did those smilings and chattings, rash pointings and gesturings.
No. 2 Chest, also of red lacquer, contain clothing more ordinary and household linens most plenteous. All the time Cui Ai showing Chests, not down in the mouth but having smilings. By and by I say, "Why do you look happy, Cui Ai? Why do you not make cryings? It is our custom." Cui Ai make response: "Because of our dear Miss Sterling.
The style too is in many places below Leighton's ordinary style in some places even turbid, operose, and catechrestic; for example, "to trample on smilings with one foot and on frownings with the other." Ib. p. 77. Serm. Leighton, I presume, was acquainted with the Hebrew Language, but he does not appear to have studied it much.
Warwick to grant her a private interview. Lady Wathin, as one of the order of women who can do anything in a holy cause, advanced toward Mrs. Warwick, unabashed by the burden of her mission, and spinally prepared, behind benevolent smilings, to repay dignity of mien with a similar erectness of dignity. They touched fingers and sat.
Older than my years. Older even than I look! I have warred so long, that I think all peace and happiness from now on would kill me. Oh, you don't want me. Surely you can't want me!" But there were sad smilings upon the hundred hand-wrought faces in the room.
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