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And no one extracted a confession so easily as he without having recourse to judicial trickery. He had, too, all the acumen of an observer. This man, apparently so foolishly good-natured, simple, and absent-minded, could guess all the cunning of a prison wag, unmask the astutest street huzzy, and subdue a scoundrel.
She replied briefly and without much apparent animation, seeming indeed rather absent-minded and distraite. Presently Mr. Ardagh said, "This new man, William Foster, is that very rare thing in England a pitiless artist. He has the audacity of genius and the fine impersonality." Catherine started and flushed violently. As she did so she saw Jenny's long dark eyes fixed earnestly upon her.
On impulse he put down his torch on a rock and walked into the light to face squarely the thing out of the sea. Still eying Shann, the captive raised one limb and gave an absent-minded tug to the belt it wore. Shann, noting that gesture, was struck by a wild surmise, leading him to study the prisoner more narrowly.
She was a firm believer in the teaching of experience: "Experience does it," was her translation of the classic adage. And so one morning found Virginia sitting opposite Mrs. Burke in the kitchen at Thunder Cliff, knitting her brows and poking the toe of her boot with the end of her parasol in an absent-minded way. This was symptomatic. "Anything on your mind, Virginia? What's up now?" Mrs.
Willoughby alleging that I was a very absent-minded man, and would be glad of his pamphlet, adding that my special hobby was the collecting of first editions. I then signed myself, 'Alport Webster, Imperial Flats, London, W. I may here explain that it is often necessary for me to see people under some other name than the well-known appellation of Eugène Valmont.
"Mamma has been explaining a very grave picture to you, Louis," said she; "I will now show you a merry one. Look at it isn't it charming?" The prince cast a hasty, absent-minded look at the cup, and nodded gravely. Louise laughed gayly.
He was still whirling as if from absent-minded habit the loop of his reata. "We're here to listen, Jack. That would suit me down to the ground," answered Wrayburn. The loop of the lariat snaked forward, whistled through the air, dropped over the head of Yankie, and tightened around his neck.
I thought of all the absent-minded things he might do, but I never thought of this, no, I never! And we wanted him to marry Cornelia so much, Marilla! Cornelia would have made him such a beautiful wife!" "Beautiful!" sighed Marilla, hopelessly. It had been the dear pet plan they had nursed in common with all the parish. Everybody but the minister and Cornelia had shared in it. "And five children!
"My poor David will never improve; he will always be absent-minded!" said Eve, smiling. "A lawyer from Paris," said Courtois. "Have you any business in Paris?" "No," said Eve. "But you have a brother there," observed Courtois. "Take care lest he should have anything to say about old Sechard's estate," said Cachan. "He had his finger in some very queer concerns, worthy man!"
So saying, she held out the little red mitten she was knitting, and at the same time took the spectacles off her nose and offered them to Prudy. Prudy laughed. "Why, grandma! my eyes are as good as can be. I don't wear glasses." "So thee doesn't, child, surely. I am a little absent-minded, thinking of old mother Knowles."
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