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But she was full of life and spirit, warm-hearted, invariably cheerful, an amusing and fluent talker, and musical to the ends of her be-ringed fingers and the satin tips of her shoes. Like every one else at Miss Peacock's, she took to Elsie at once.
She held her head a little to one side, her teeth met her underlip and her be-ringed hands toyed incessantly with the long gold chain, in a manner which seemed to denote that she set little value on what was being said.
"I don't suppose it matters much now whether I am Cojuelo's wife or only his mistress." "His mistress!" Lady Fermanagh was white to the lips as she repeated the words. "You mean that he ?" The hot colour stained Myra's pale face as she met her aunt's eyes, and nodded her red-gold head in shamed assent. "Myra, you are ruined!" Lady Fermanagh almost wailed, wringing her be-ringed hands.
It's the one with the wild black hair and the awful "picture hat"! But they stared for a few moments as if, in despite of themselves, fascinated by this lady be-feathered, be-crimped, and be-ringed, wearing her huge hat cocked over one ear with a defiant coquetry above a would-be conquering smile.
He listened to himself talk, and when, his chest bulging, his pink chin freshly shaved resting on his white cravat, his be-ringed hand describing in the air noble and demonstrative gestures, one could, if one had the patience to listen to him, make him say all that one wished; for he was convinced that his interlocutor passed an agreeable moment, whose remembrance would never be forgotten.
"Yes, she must go to school!" repeated Mr Chester. A plaintive sob greeted his words from the neighbourhood of the sofa. For once in her life Mrs Chester's kindly, good-tempered face had lost its smiles, and was puckered up into lines of distress. She let one fat, be-ringed hand drop to her side and wander restlessly over the satin skirt in search of a pocket.
The head and upper part of the person were shrouded in a close hood of elastic black silk webbing, fastened behind at the waist, and held over the face by the hand, which just allowed one be-ringed finger and one glancing dark eye to appear, while the other hand held a fan and a laced pocket-handkerchief.
Krill raised her thick white eyebrows, and shrugged her plump shoulders, and made a graceful motion with her white, be-ringed hand. "Is there any need for me to explain?" she said calmly. "I think there is every need," cried Beecot, sharply. "I shall not allow Miss Norman to lose her fortune or " "Or lose it yourself, sir. I quite understand.
He listened to himself talk, and when, his chest bulging, his pink chin freshly shaved resting on his white cravat, his be-ringed hand describing in the air noble and demonstrative gestures, one could, if one had the patience to listen to him, make him say all that one wished; for he was convinced that his interlocutor passed an agreeable moment, whose remembrance would never be forgotten.
For if a suicide were carried through a place, that place was threatened with damage by hail! "Superstitious rubbish!" burst out Konopka. "Of course, of course, Mr. Konopka, but who is to help it if the people are so superstitious?" asked Senator Fajka, of the Kozsehuba faction. Konopka wildly banged the table with his fat, be-ringed hand, upon which every one was quiet.
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