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The lady was slightly roughed, and had the appearance of an old country actress. "I do not see, sir, what you can say against a marriage such as ours," said the old man to me. "The laws of Rome forefend!" I cried, laughing. The marchioness gave me a look filled with inquietude as well as disapprobation, which seemed to say, "Is it possible that at my age I have become but a concubine?"
Yet do not toss your pretty head so scornfully, but tell me the name of this lordly northern gallant, and we will try what can be done in the matter." "It is Lord Glenvarloch, whom they call Lord Nigel Olifaunt," said Margaret in a low voice, and turning away to hide her blushes. "Marry, Heaven forefend!" exclaimed Dame Suddlechop; "this is the very devil, and something worse!"
To shake off this tyranny is one of the worthiest objects to which good Americans can devote themselves. To shake it off would mean not only to regain what has been lost by this particular enactment, but to forefend the infliction of similar outrages in the future.
"If I am not greatly out of my reckoning," he added, "these are the last jousts Queen Anne will behold." "The saints forefend!" cried Shoreditch; "what reason have you for thinking so?" "That I may not declare," replied Cutbeard; "but before the jousts are over you will see whether I have been rightly informed or not." "Hush!" exclaimed Shoreditch.
Marrapit," he panted. "I'm a gardener, I am " "I recognise that. To your department. With your life forefend it." Mr. Marrapit fetched the door against the lintel; in the brief moment he could hold it close slid the lock. No tremor of fear or of excitement ruffled this remarkable man. Calm in the breezes of life he was calm also in its tempests. This is a natural corollary.
"Miss Mohun says Fergus is quite to be trusted not to take him into dangerous places." "An unlooked-for blessing. Ha!" as he turned over his aunt's portfolio, "that's a stunner! You should work it up for the Academy." "This kind of thing is better for the purpose," Mrs. Grinstead said. "Throw away such work upon a twopenny halfpenny bazaar! Heaven forefend!"
She was just beginning her condottiére life then, and was very attractive even to those on whom she had no designs believed in balls, and had an ingenious talent for original composition. I don't think those entertainments are dangerously exciting to her now; and Heaven forefend that she should write poetry! One shudders to think of what it would he.
Get up, Gerty, and let me get the pieces from under you. I do so hope it may be mended." "Heaven forefend," said Colonel Ferrers, hastily. "Is it I can hardly hope it is it truly the pink vase, the pink vase with the stag's head on it?" "Ye yes!" sobbed poor Gertrude, getting up from the floor, and seeking vainly for her handkerchief. "Oh, I am so sorry!"
If you do not which God forefend for both our sakes, Nilus shall this very day carry to you all that belongs to you. But, if you have read these lines, I will make my appearance to-morrow, at two hours after noon, with Nilus to explain to the others the arrangement of which I have spoken. God be with you and infuse some ruth into your proud and noble soul!"
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