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"Not I, sir," said that gentleman bluffly, and as I moved towards where my new friend was seated, Walters said sharply in my ear, "Oh, that's it, is it? Well, you are a sneak!" These were the people I saw most of, on that first day.

As to starting, we might take a boat and begin exploring at once, making day excursions. The longer ones would depend upon how soon Captain Banes could get the longboat ready." "By to-morrow morning would do for me, sir," said the captain bluffly. "But you would not be able to fix up the boat in such a short time." "There's really nothing to do, sir.

'He wanted to have me near him, as did another person, whom I appeared to be forgetting; he granted me another year's leave of absence, bidding me bluffly not to be a bookworm and forget I was an Englishman. The idea that I was deceiving him never entered my mind. I was deceiving everybody, myself in the bargain, as a man must do when in chase of a woman above him in rank.

The burglar caught him by the right sleeve. "Come on," he said bluffly. "I ask you. Leave it alone. I've got the price. Ever try witch hazel and oil of wintergreen?" I never could quite understand how Tom Hopkins came to make that blunder, for he had been through a whole term at a medical college before he inherited his aunt's fortune and had been considered strong in therapeutics.

"I thank you," said the young man, simply. "If such a thing were possible " He stopped and shook his head. "Nonsense!" said Indiman, bluffly. "You must believe in yourself, man; it is the first requisite for success. To-morrow evening at eight, then." Sitting over a final cigar in Indiman's library, he made me a sharer in the mystery.

You aren't fit," Clara entreated, and rushed towards him, the baby in her arms, and with one hand took his sleeve. Mrs Hamps followed, adding persuasions. Albert said bluffly, "Now, dad! Now, dad!" Edwin and Maggie were silent in the background.

Yet I have a kind of liking for the fellow, and my dream troubles me the star that fell from heaven." Tristan commented bluffly: "Hang the rascal while you can and thank heaven you are well rid of him." Even as he spoke the world seemed suddenly to be full of many noises and many voices.

And fears so reasonable were not a little increased when Hilda, after leading the way up the steep ladder to the chamber in which Harold had dreamed his fearful dream, bade them all depart, and leave the wounded man to her care. "Not so," said Vebba, bluffly. "A life like this is not to be left in the hands of woman, or wicca. I shall go back to the great town, and summon the Earl's own leach.

That way, Dexter, my lad. You two will soon be good friends." Dexter tried to smile, but it was a very poor apology for a look of pleasure, while Sir James, who seemed rather annoyed at his son's shrinking, uncouth conduct, laid his hand upon the boy's shoulder and led him into the conservatory. "Come, Eddy," he said bluffly. "Must I go, ma!" whispered Eddy. "Yes, my dear, certainly.

"That makes four," he said, "and I'm all out of powder." But she only answered with a smile. "I'll have to wait, now," he went on bluffly, "until McGraw comes up again, before I can do any more work." "Yes," she answered and smiled again; a slow, expectant smile. "What's the matter?" he demanded and then his face changed and he fumbled with the strap of his canteen.

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