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Candles were burning in the studio, and Moor sat in his arm-chair, holding Ulrich would fain have bidden himself in the earth the boy's Cupid in his hands. The young culprit wanted to slip past his teacher with a low "good night," but the latter called him, and pointing to the picture, smilingly asked: "Did you paint this?" Ulrich nodded, blushing furiously.

Arthur says that every day. There, it is all out, Mina, we have told all our secrets to each other since we were children. We have slept together and eaten together, and laughed and cried together, and now, though I have spoken, I would like to speak more. Oh, Mina, couldn't you guess? I love him. I am blushing as I write, for although I think he loves me, he has not told me so in words.

"Au revoy, Paul," said one of the girls. There was a titter of laughter. Paul went out, blushing deeply, not having spoken a word. The day was very long. All morning the work-people were coming to speak to Mr. Pappleworth. Paul was writing or learning to make up parcels, ready for the midday post. At one o'clock, or, rather, at a quarter to one, Mr.

"It's a little ring" she said; "looks like an engagement ring. Something is written on it. Look! 'May to Cass." Cass darted forward. "It's mine," he stammered, "mine! I dropped it. It's nothing nothing," he went on, after a pause, embarrassed and blushing, as the girl and her companion both stared at him "a mere trifle. I'll take it." But the coroner opposed his outstretched hand.

I have often accused you, cursed you. 'You had the right to do so, Alain, he replied, blushing; 'you suffered, and through me. I took Mongenod's note from my desk and returned it to him. 'You will all stay and breakfast with me, I hope? I said to the family. 'On condition that you dine with us, said Mongenod. 'We arrived yesterday.

"How now, young sir!" said Jiuyémon, laughing at him, "surely you are not such a coward as to be afraid because the sliding-doors are opened? That is not the way in which a brave Samurai should behave." "Really I am quite ashamed of myself," replied the other, blushing at the reproof; "but the fact is that I had some reason for being startled.

I am within bounds in saying, sir, that in Palomitas she is universally adored." "Oh, Mr. Charles! How can you!" says the Hen, kind of turning away and looking as if what Charley'd said really had made her feel like blushing a little. Then she faced round again and shook hands with Boston who was so rattled he seemed only about half awake, and done it like a pump and says to him: "Mr.

Henri's disabled arm, so far from being an obstacle to his grace, seemed to lend a certain quaint dignity to his movements, and in his court dress he looked like a wounded knight who had returned triumphant from the tourney, to dance with his fair lady. Great applause followed the final figure of their dance, and Henri led pretty Patty, blushing with the honours heaped upon her, to his aunt.

"And my son," she said, with the tone she might have used if he had been one-and-twenty, "is he to blush for his mother by and by?" "I have never found that sons have a faculty for blushing on account of that kind of thing," Mr. Fairfax answered lightly. "Egad, there'd be a great deal of blushing going on at some of the crack clubs if they had!" he said to himself afterwards.

"Wall, I thought you'd joke," replied Pinetop blushing, "and I knew yo' nigger would." "Joke? Good Lord!" exclaimed Dan. "Do you think I was born with so short a memory, you scamp? Where are those nights on the way to Romney when you covered me with your overcoat to keep me from freezing in the snow?