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"I do not object," he added; "I hope I am too just to object to the exercise of their natural inclinations. All I ask from them is discreetness." "Ay," said Adrian, whose discreetness was a marvel. "No gadding about in couples," continued the baronet, "no kissing in public. Such occurrences no boy should witness.
Henry Derby, a nice-looking young fellow, who looked more like a tennis player than a minister of the gospel, eventually identified his old friend's ladye faire, and introduced himself with a discreetness that proved him to have been in college at the proper period and in a somewhat different class from that which he now sought to lead.
"Do you know," said Milray, "that's exactly my own case? And I've an idea that the author is in the same box," and Clementina perceived she might laugh, and laughed discreetly. Milray seemed to feel the note of discreetness in her laugh, and he asked, smiling, "How old did you tell me you were?" "I'm sixteen," said Clementina. "It's a great age," said Milray.
Dick should thank his luck for a good deal. My chief anxiety was lest his presence here should be discovered by any one." "Beyond Bridget not a soul knows that he is here not even Sylvia." "You have been the soul of discreetness." "Haven't I?" she purred, delighted to have him discover a virtue so unusual in her. Thereafter they discussed details; or, rather, Tremayne discussed them.
"Perfectly well. And besides," said Fleda laughing, "I should have great doubts of the discreetness of Philetus's auger if it were left to his simple direction. I have no notion the trees would yield their sap as kindly to him as to me. But I didn't bargain for Dr. Quackenboss." Dr.
The scheme was to be managed with great discreetness and delicacy, and accomplished by hook or by crook, if the means could be found. "You need not be scrupulous as to the form or law of protection, provided the name of protector can be obtained," continued the archdukes. At least the greatest pains were to be taken that the two sections of the Netherlands might remain friends.
I have accused you, it is true; but I have kept the nature of the accusation a perfect secret. I entered into no details; but have rested satisfied by expressing my hatred in the presence of those on whom a duty was almost imposed to acquaint you with it. You have not taken the discreetness I have shown into consideration, although you were interested in remaining silent.
I seem to be saying very disagreeable things, speaking first of your death, and then suspecting the discreetness of your relatives. But don't all of us die sooner or later? And it is almost certain that one of us will precede the other under the ground. We must therefore foresee all dangers, even that one. As for me, I will keep your letters beside mine, in the secret of my little desk.
"But remember, Mike," he said, laying his hand upon my shoulder, "nobody knows this nobody but you and I. Preston has assured me that the success of our efforts to run the leaders of this gang to ground he tells me he is sure there is a gang working together and playing into one another's hands very cleverly will largely depend upon our discreetness and our secretiveness, also upon our tact and our knowledge of when to act.
Perhaps it was because Henrietta and her lover were so handsome a match as to make it seem to them and others they must marry; and as to character, her father could trust her to the man of her choice more readily than to the wealthy young nobleman; of whose discreetness he had not the highest opinion.
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