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"But what brought you to town again, Fleda?" said the elder sister. "What makes you talk so, Constance?" said Fleda. "I haven't told you the half!" said Constance demurely. "And then mamma excused herself as well as she could, and Mr. Carleton said very seriously that he knew there was a great element of head-strongness in your character he had remarked it, he said, when you were arguing with Mr.
"Say, that's where you're 'way off! I like to see girls all dollied up in squffly lace over-skirts, or whatever you call 'em, with dinky little bows here and there." "Is this frock all right, then?" asked Patty, demurely, knowing that her summer afternoon costume was of the very type he had tried to describe. "Just the ticket!
"Why, Sally and I are such workaday damsels that we are not accustomed to handling such problems," explained Peggy demurely. "Thou art the only belle in the Social Select Circle, and having been instructed in French, I hear very thoroughly, thou hast waxed proficient in matters regarding the sterner sex." "Nonsense! Nonsense!" ejaculated Betty. She sat up quickly, and sniffed the air daintily.
Nan shook out her golden mane and went demurely downstairs more demurely than was her wont. The dawning of possible trouble filled her sweet eyes. A new wife a possible stepmother! Oh, no, by no possibility could such a horror be coming; nevertheless, her full cup of happiness was vaguely troubled by the thought. Sir John Thornton could be a very pleasant host.
She had dwelt upon it, and fancied so much, and had so many things to say to him; and he had come home so self-absorbed and glorious, and seemed to have had so little need of or thought for her, that she felt a cold, sad sinking at her heart; and walking away very still and white, sat down demurely by her grandfather's knee.
The other ladies did not exchange glances this time. Miss Anderson's change of tone was too marked for comment which she might have detected. 'Colonel Innes got the telegram this morning. She wired from Brindisi, Mrs. Gammidge said. 'Does he seem pleased? asked Mrs. Mickie, demurely. 'He said he was afraid she would find it very hot coming up here from Bombay.
"Miss Grant if you'll bring that confounded tray in I'll try to eat a bite " Felicia's eyes surveyed the empty tray, her lips moved but she could not speak. "Miss Grant I said I'd " She stood before him, her eyes dropped demurely to hide her mirth. She had had the presence of mind to bring his orange juice, but when she looked up she felt suddenly very sorry.
"The 'kid' as you call him," Miss Gladden answered demurely, "has plenty of money of his own, and Mr. Houston seems abundantly able to take care of himself; if I adopt any one, it will be that beautiful girl who waited on you at dinner."
Only Max Mainz, his batman during his last fracas and now permanently attached to Joe, knew that he might be found at this address. Joe said to Nadine, "Would you pardon me for a moment? I assume it's something important, or I wouldn't be disturbed." She said, demurely, "Undoubtedly one of the feminine members of a Joe Mauser buff club."
'After Easter, Molly and I shall know how to behave at a card-party, but not before, said Cynthia, demurely. 'You're always fond of your quips and your cranks, my dear, said Miss Browning, 'and I wouldn't quite answer for your behaviour: you sometimes let your spirits carry you away.
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