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"I shall be more than delighted," he replied, as he bowed with homage and stood aside, because William's face betrayed his anxiety over the fidgety ponies. Miss La Sarthe turned her head with its pork-pie hat and floating veil, and said with superb tranquillity, "You may drive on now, William." And they rolled off between a lane of respectful, curtseying rustics. Mrs.
Think again. Here Mr. Witherington was interrupted by two taps at the door. 'Come in, said he; and the cook, with her face as red as if she had been dressing a dinner for eighteen, made her appearance without the usual clean apron. 'If you please, sir, said she, curtseying, 'I will thank you to suit yourself with another cook. 'Oh, very well, replied Mr.
There she was, curtseying low in mock obeisance and smiling whimsically. "A bold man!" she cried. "What brings you here? Art not afraid?" "Afraid that I am not welcome, yet not afraid to come." "A taunt wrapped in civility! I do not love it." "Mistress Nell, I came to thank you for the greatest kindness " "If it be kindness to help you to a fool!" said Mistress Nell.
She had it from an overgrown girl who was waiting outside for her father, and who was really much too big for children's parties but had got an invitation by looking wistful at the right moment. "Emma," said Mrs. Morrison in passing, "you have not returned the book I lent you. Bring it up this afternoon." "Please mum, I'll bring it to-morrow, mum," said the girl, curtseying and turning red.
The were very unwilling to let Aurelia call them away to practise them in bridling, curtseying, and saying "Yes, madam," according to the laws of good breeding so carefully inculcated by sister at home.
He was evidently weak, as from recent illness; for his two supporters led him up the steps, and Scoutbush seemed full of directions and inquiries, and fussed about with the landlady, till she was tired of curtseying to "my lord." A minute afterwards Bowie threw open the door grandly. "My lord, my ladies!" and in trotted Scoutbush, and began kissing them fiercely, and then dancing about.
I kissed the hands of both the elder ladies, who embraced me in return, but my attention was entirely devoted to the little lively witch, who did not wait a moment, but ran to meet grandmother, threw herself upon her neck, and kissed her passionately; then, bowing and curtseying before us, kissed Lorand twice, actually gazing the while into his eyes. A cold chill seized me.
"By all power, she no fool of a woman dat," said Mesty, as she retreated curtseying. "I fink Mr Oxbelly very right sleep tingle." We have now come to the end of our hero's adventures: that afternoon they all started for Forest Hill, where everything was ready for their reception.
"Mama, I do indeed think the news is true, and if so you will desire that we should soon give Colonel Digby joy. It is not absolutely certain " Here I stepped forth from behind the screen, curtseying deeply. The notion in my mind was that Colonel D. had announced his coming engagement with Miss Burney.
Of them he asked if the Lady Rosamund were still in the church, to which they answered, curtseying: "Yes, Sir Godwin; and she bade us desire of you that you would come to lead her to the Hall when she had finished making her prayers before the altar." "I wonder," mused Godwin, "whether I shall ever lead her from the altar to the Hall, or whether I shall bide alone by the altar?"
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