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"That is my affair," said she coldly. "I'd take him like a shot if I was a gel in your shoes." "He told you I had refused to marry him?" "A hundred times." "Did you reward his confidence by relating the WHOLE history of the Castleton family?" He stared at her. "Good Lord, do you think I'm an ass?" "What have you told him?" "Nothing. I permitted him to do all the telling.
An' as for old Arbroath, we'll be seein' big 'edlines in the papers by and by about 'Scandalous Conduck of a Clergyman with 'is Fav'rite Gel!" Here he made an effort to pull a grave face, but it was no use, his broad smile beamed out once more despite himself. "Arter all," he said, chuckling, "the two things does fit in nicely together an' nat'ral like 'Igh Jinks an' a fav'rite gel!"
By the time she met his eyes they were charged with light; smoky-blue eyes they were, the iris heavily ringed with black, the pupils dilated a little. For the first time it occurred to Joan, looking down with a still heart into his eyes, that a man might be beautiful. The blood came up from her heart to her face. Her eyes struggled away from his. "What's yer name, gel?" murmured Pierre.
"I thought that you were a bit troubled to-day; but maybe that is why you have come, to be cheered up." Jim flushed and felt uncomfortable; he could not tell Louisa his real motive; he felt ashamed of himself, and longed to be out of this noisy scene. "And it isn't that I don't pity you," she continued. "Of course I can see that you are cut up; who would have thought that a gel like Alison "
"I will, sir." "That'll do for the present I guess I must be going now, or old Conrad will be agate of me. So long, gel, so long." I was silenced, I was helpless, I was ashamed.
I'm sartin sure I'll find everything just as I've hoped an' prayed for't when I gets to th' other side o' this world, for I've 'ad my 'art's best wish given to me when all 'ope seemed over an' that was to see Squire's gel 'appy! An' she IS 'appy! look at 'er, as fresh as a little rose all smilin' an' ready to bloom on 'er husband's lovin' 'art! Ah!
She did not see Vessons looking across the crowd with dismay, nor know that he edged away, muttering, 'That gel agen! Never will I! Edward was glad when the singing and collection were over, and he could take Hazel into the shilling tent, where sat the elite, and give her tea.
"Didn't I tell ye?" he exclaimed, turning round upon Bainton; "Didn't I say as 'ow this was the way to do it? and as 'ow the little gel wot I knew as a baby would listen to me when she wouldn't listen to no one else? An' as 'ow the Five Sisters would be spared? An' worn't I right! Worn't I true?" Maryllia smiled.
A startled night-fowl fluttered uncannily over his head and he crouched almost to his saddle-bow with terror. The flutter of Azrael's wings seemed very close! An hour later, as Douglass emerged from the bunkhouse, old Abigail hesitatingly accosted him. "Yuah to come up to thu house, Ken, right way! Now don' yuh be foolish, boy; remember she's only a gel an' young at that!"
I'm as innercent as a baby, Hester, and that you know, and so does my gel; and you has got now to turn round, and think on her my way, and help me to save her." Hester went up close to Will and took one of his hard muscular hands in hers. "I'll go your way, whether I think it or not," she said. "Let thoughts alone, this is a time for deeds. What do you want me to do, Will?"
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