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"Sepia!" said Hesper, almost entreatingly, "I can not bear to be teased to-day. Do be open with me. You always puzzle me so! I don't understand you a bit better than the first day you came to us. I have got used to you that is all. Tell me are you my friend, or are you in league with mamma? I have my doubts. I can't help it, Sepia." She looked in her face pitifully.

"Ah! they're too old for such as you," said the old man, glancing at the watchful form of Nurse in the background; "but I've got a pretty one somewheres that'd just suit you." "Come along, do, Miss Pennie," said Nurse entreatingly, "there's nothing like old books for fevers."

He raised his eyes and looked at her entreatingly, anxious as he was to be spared such painful talk. "But haven't I sworn to you, that you are the only one I love?" he said. "Haven't I sworn that I would never marry her! It's all over. Don't let us torture ourselves any longer." Their glances met and lingered on one another, instinct with all the misery which they dared not express in words.

I saw my husband's face flush with anger as we bowed to my new relation; but I pressed his hand entreatingly, and we sat down, attempting to ignore the hostile presence, and to talk as if we found ourselves in ordinary circumstances.

Her big brother had, however, a great fascination for the child, who followed him everywhere like his shadow. She now came nearer to Elsli, and said, entreatingly: "Don't send the nasty things alive, will you, Elsli, dear? You'll stuff them first, won't you?"

Fanutza's eyes met the eyes of her father. She looked at him entreatingly, "Don't give in to the Tartar," her eyes spoke clearly, and Marcu refused the offer. "I offer you fifty instead that you buy yourself another woman than my daughter." "No," answered the Tartar, "but I offer sixty for this one, here."

"Let us go," Stephen murmured entreatingly, rising, and taking her hand to raise her too. "We shall not be long together." And they went. Memory was excluded. They glided rapidly along, Stephen rowing, helped by the backward-flowing tide, past the Tofton trees and houses; on between the silent sunny fields and pastures, which seemed filled with a natural joy that had no reproach for theirs.

"And when will you speak to them?" inquired Lecoq, timidly. "At once." The judge had already turned toward the door when the young policeman stopped him. "I have one more favor to ask, Monsieur," he said, entreatingly. "You are so good; you are the first person who gave me any encouragement who had faith in me." "Speak, my brave fellow." "Ah!

Then Vjera showed by a gesture that she wished to cross the street, on the other side of which was situated one of the principal hotels of the city. In front of the entrance Vjera put out her hand entreatingly towards her basket, but the Count took no notice of the attempt and resolutely ascended the steps of the porch by her side.

May, supporting her, as she rested against his arm, and hid her face on his shoulder, while her breath came short, and she shivered under the renewed perception "she is gone to wait for you." "Hush! Oh, don't! papa!" said Flora, her voice shortened by anguish. "Oh, think why " "Nay, Flora, do not, do not speak as if that should exclude peace or hope!" said Dr. May entreatingly.