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I was silent, though my tongue burned me, until one of the gentlemen, thinking me neglected, said: "What a-deuce is to be done with those unruly countrymen of yours, Mr. Carvel? Are they likely to be pacified now that we have taken off all except the tea? You who are of our party must lead a sorry life among them. Tell me, do they really mean to go as far as rebellion?"
Colonel Sharpe, our former governor, who now made his home in the province, sat beside him. "Now where a-deuce were you, Richard?" said he. "You have missed as pleasing a sight as comes to a man in a lifetime. Why were you not here to see Miss Manners tread a minuet? My word! Terpsichore herself could scarce have made it go better." "I saw the dance, sir, from a safe distance," I replied.
I was silent, though my tongue burned me, until one of the gentlemen, thinking me neglected, said: "What a-deuce is to be done with those unruly countrymen of yours, Mr. Carvel? Are they likely to be pacified now that we have taken off all except the tea? You who are of our party must lead a sorry life among them. Tell me, do they really mean to go as far as rebellion?"
Colonel Sharpe, our former governor, who now made his home in the province, sat beside him. "Now where a-deuce were you, Richard?" said he. "You have missed as pleasing a sight as comes to a man in a lifetime. Why were you not here to see Miss Manners tread a minuet? My word! Terpsichore herself could scarce have made it go better." "I saw the dance, sir, from a safe distance," I replied.
"But what a-deuce of a sweat" argued Archie. "I mean to say, having to pop round and nose about and all that." "Aren't you willing to take a little trouble for your stricken brother-in-law, worm?" said Lucille severely. "Oh, absolutely! My idea was to get this book and coach the dear old chap. Rehearse him, don't you know.
I was silent, though my tongue burned me, until one of the gentlemen, thinking me neglected, said: "What a-deuce is to be done with those unruly countrymen of yours, Mr. Carvel? Are they likely to be pacified now that we have taken off all except the tea? You who are of our party must lead a sorry life among them. Tell me, do they really mean to go as far as rebellion?"
Colonel Sharpe, our former governor, who now made his home in the province, sat beside him. "Now where a-deuce were you, Richard?" said he. "You have missed as pleasing a sight as comes to a man in a lifetime. Why were you not here to see Miss Manners tread a minuet? My word! Terpsichore herself could scarce have made it go better." "I saw the dance, sir, from a safe distance," I replied.
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