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Burton, marvelling at the change in her manner. "Didn't you say once that he was uncle to Lord Buckfast?" inquired Mrs. Dutton, casually. "Yes," said Mr. Burton, with unnecessary doggedness; "I did." "The idea of an admiral staying with you!" said Mrs. Dutton. "Reg'lar old sea-dog," said Mr. Burton again; "and, besides, he don't want it known. It's a secret between us three, Mrs. Dutton."
"The party was stiff and stupid: Margaret Pillsbury's parties always are no dancing, no cards. Mr. Falconer was the only man there who could say anything." This was Gertrude's defence, given with some confusion, and with more of doggedness than defiance in her tone. "I told you, Gertrude, you had ought to stop keeping company with Mr. Falconer," said her mother.
All that remained of it were the Bedford faction and the dependents of the king; but George did not hesitate to form these into a ministry, and to place at its head the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord North, a man of some administrative ability, but unconnected with any political party, steadily opposed to any recognition of public opinion, and of an easy and indolent temper which yielded against his better knowledge to the stubborn doggedness of the king.
But the learning of it was not easy, and hardly became more easy when he had worked the problem out in his own mind, and discovered that the brickmaker's doggedness simply meant self-abnegation; that a man should force himself to endure anything that might be sent upon him, not only without outward grumbling, but also without grumbling inwardly.
'It's me for speaking my mind, at least, ma'am, returned John, with unaltered tranquil doggedness. 'Ah! responded the farmer's wife; 'you're like a good many more of 'em; you'd sooner not have what you want than go the right way to get it. Thistlewood digested this in silence, and Mrs. Fellowes set the knitting-needles flashing.
It was four before Mr Crawley returned to his house, and then he was very weary. There were many sick in these days at Hoggle End, and he had gone from cottage to cottage through the day. Giles Hoggett was almost unable to work from rheumatism, but still was of opinion that doggedness might carry him on. "It's been a deal o' service to you, Muster Crawley," he said. "We hears about it all.
There was the temper of the Norfolk fox-hunter in the "doggedness" which Marlborough noted as his characteristic, in the burly self-confidence which declared "If I had not been Prime Minister I should have been Archbishop of Canterbury," in the stubborn courage which conquered the awkwardness of his earlier efforts to speak or met single-handed at the last the bitter attacks of a host of enemies.
But there is this in all genuine and inbred obstinacy, that after a time it often comes out worst beside those we love best. A man will be affable, accessible, entertaining, the best of company, and the soul of it abroad, and, then, instantly he turns the latch-key in his own door he will relapse into silence, and sink back into utter boorishness and bearishness, mulishness and doggedness.
A remarkable tribute to Kingozi's influence, not only over his own men, but over those of the new safari, might have been read from the fact that there was brought for correction not one grumble, either over the halving of the potio or the apparently endless counter- marching. As far as the white members were concerned the journey was one of doggedness and gloom.
The moon was up as they started. The party was of the gayest, and one might have said that Mr. Henderson was out of his element. Certainly his face was hardly suggestive of hilarity. But he followed Mrs. Garnier into one of the larger boats and took his place with a sort of doggedness.
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