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And she gave Don Vigilio a glance, which the latter understood, for he came to tell Pierre in an undertone that it was time to retire. Eleven o'clock was striking, and Celia went off with her aunt. Advocate Morano, however, doubtless desired to retain Cardinal Sarno and Nani for a few moments in order that they might privately discuss some difficulty which had arisen in the divorce proceedings.

The fear is a part of my nature, instilled into it doubtless by the shock which my mother received before my birth when she learned that her husband had been attacked by this horrible sickness.

"It is too dreadful," sighed Hester. "When my father thought of marrying again, why did he not think of someone more congenial?" "I suppose Mrs. Bernard Temple is congenial to him," replied Annie, "and that he doubtless considers of the first importance. After all, Hetty, I'm sure she will let you have your own way in everything, and I don't really think that Antonia is half bad.

I could fancy myself placing him tenderly and with reverence in his accustomed chair, and speaking the words of comfort to him in a low voice, and looking round for his family Bible and the sister, doubtless she had many sources of consolation; youth was with her life all before her she had companions, friends, perhaps a lover; but, for the poor old man!

"Then he must have hidden them away somewhere," Tommy declared. "We laid them down just before crawling through that hole." "You will doubtless find them in time," Antoine suggested. "I should think the half-breed would have kept them pretty close," Sandy observed. "You don't find automatics like those every day!"

The birds seem to pair soon after, and doubtless the concert of voices has some reference to that event. There is one other human practice often attributed to the lower animals that I must briefly consider, and that is the practice, under certain circumstances, of poisoning their young.

Doubtless he has, or thinks he has, some message to me from the heavens, which I thought you might wish to hear." "I wish it much, Prince, if I am worthy, and you will protect me from the anger of this magician whom I fear." "Anger sometimes turns to trust, Ana. Did you not find it so just now in the case of her Highness, as I told you might very well happen? Hush! They come.

Presently we knew the nature of the influence it exercised upon our imagination; for a cord, not visible at first to the external organs, though doubtless felt by the inner sense, connected it with the earth of which we were a denizen. We knew not by what hand the cord was held so steadily.

"Miss Leavenworth," returned Mr. Gryce, rubbing his hands together and staring in quite a fatherly manner at the door-knob, "I am very sorry to trouble you, but the fact is I wish to ask you " But here she stopped him. "Anything in regard to the key which that man has doubtless told you he saw me drop into the ashes?" "Yes, Miss." "Then I must refuse to answer any questions concerning it.

They will have time to reflect there at leisure, and as, doubtless, they have each of them given reasons at home for an absence of some duration there will be no anxiety respecting them. And now, gentlemen, will you fetch in those who have aided in my rescue.