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"It is certainly a curiously insufficient description of a particularly interesting route," commented Sir Justin. "It almost seems as if he didn't know what other countries lie between England and Russia," added the Countess. "It only means that he knows geography doesn't interest me!" replied Alicia.
"He's well to do, Tom says, and stands respectable with the business-men," the mother commented to Susan; "and Gertrude 'pears fond of him, and he does of her; so I can't see any good reason why they shouldn't marry if they want one another. Anyhow, it's better for girls to marry and settle down and learn to housekeep " "Yes, yes," cried Susan's heart with pathetic impatience, "it's better, but "
The fullness of the brows betrayed the artist instinct. The hair was drawn to the top of the head in a strange foreign fashion. The softly curving lines of face and figure showed womanhood begun. "She is very beautiful," commented Ned. Then, looking at it more closely: "Do you know that somehow, although it's not like her, this reminds me of Nellie?"
Rickaby had written her a note to say that he had received a communication of such vital importance that he had been obliged to leave the house that morning before anybody was up, and might not be able to return to it for several days. "No very great hardship in that, my dear," commented Mrs. Somerby-Miles, "for a more stupid and uninteresting person I never encountered.
"There IS a yew tree at the bottom of the garden," admitted Mrs. Riversedge. "At any rate he appears to be truthful," commented Clovis. "To think that a scandal of this sort should be going on under my roof!" said Mrs. Riversedge indignantly.
And we all remember that Lady Theobald once plainly intimated that she anticipated Lucia forming, in the future, a matrimonial alliance." "Oh!" commented Mrs. Egerton, with some slight impatience, "it is all very well for Lady Theobald to have intentions for Lucia; but, if the young man has none, I really don't see that her intentions will be likely to result in any thing particular.
When Smith and Kinney were called, both declared that they weren't hungry enough to do justice to it all. "It's just as well you weren't very hungry," commented Billie, as she finished giving each of them a second helping of the potatoes. "There's barely enough left for me," and she took it.
There was nothing to do but go aboard, for we had nothing to eat in the small boat, and the danger of getting lost entirely was too great to make another attempt to get back to the Pirate while the fog lasted. Miss Sackett was helped over the rail by her father, who came up immediately, and the rest scrambled over with some choice English oaths as they commented upon their luck.
He would have liked to talk to his aunt, but could not bring himself to do so. She, on the other hand, seemed to notice nothing, and it was a great relief to him that she never commented upon his melancholy and obvious fatigue, but went on in her accustomed serene way, which evoked his courtesy and sense of decorum, and made him behave decently in spite of himself.
Their companions were hidden from view in a convolution of the winding road, but they were so near that their voices could be heard as they talked. Frequently the sound of laughter came backward from them. "They're jolly enough down there," he commented at last, moodily. "That's a good reason for our joining them, isn't it?" Her tone was at once casual and pointed.
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