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Quick! and if a single breadth of canvas be showing, it is a rip and a roar and the death of the yacht and of every man in her." "And what of the yacht herself, Tris? Be she good-tempered and good-mannered?" "She do behave herself beautiful.
Come, why don’t you shout Vive le Roi, too?” “I am not your parrot,” I said. “No, he never sulked. He was a charming, good-mannered bird, accustomed to the best society, whereas you, I suppose, are nothing but a heartless vagabond like myself.” “I daresay you are, but I suppose nobody had the insolence to tell you that to your face.” “Well, very nearly. It was what it amounted to. I am not stupid.
The people in the tent turned in the direction of the disturbance. There were shouts of "Put him out!" "Give the Fust Church a chance!" "Song! Song! Give us another song!" Henry Maxwell stood up, and a great wave of actual terror went over him. This was not like preaching to the well-dressed, respectable, good-mannered people up on the boulevard. He began to speak, but the confusion increased.
One can hardly be polite enough as it is in this good-mannered country, and it would never do to break an engagement. In another week or so I shall be free to take the ladies on excursions." "What is it all about, Papa?" asked Billie. "Oh, government improvements, child. Things that are too important to be talked about." He pinched her cheek.
Sometimes he smiled, and it was good to see; but when he straightened himself up like a liberty-pole, and the lightning begun to flicker out from under his eyebrows, you wanted to climb a tree first, and find out what the matter was afterwards. He didn't ever have to tell anybody to mind their manners everybody was always good-mannered where he was.
He could not urge his presence on the Saadat, since he had not been honoured with any communication since yesterday. "Well, that's good-mannered, anyhow, pasha," said Lacey with cheerful nonchalance. "People don't always know when they're wanted or not wanted." Nahoum looked at him guardedly, sighed and sat down. "Things have grown worse since yesterday," he said.
The superior man may excel in one thing only, and not in many things." Wishing to go and live among the nine wild tribes of the East, one of his friends remonstrated with the master and said, "They are low. How can you go and live among them?" To which he gave for answer, "Nothing that is low can survive where the virtuous and the good-mannered man is."
Endued with excess of parental affection, Kunti approached her sons in that state, and embracing them all, and in accents choked by woe, She said these words, "Ye are virtuous and good-mannered, and adorned with all excellent qualities and respectful behaviour. Ye are all high-minded, and engaged in the service of your superiors.
Sometimes he smiled, and it was good to see; but when he straightened himself up like a liberty-pole, and the lightning begun to flicker out from under his eyebrows, you wanted to climb a tree first, and find out what the matter was afterwards. He didn't ever have to tell anybody to mind their manners everybody was always good-mannered where he was.
"They are beautiful boys," said the peasant woman, "and good-mannered. But I'm tired of them. Children are all very well, but to have your house full of them, your village, your family-life! They play all day in the street, chasing the dogs, throwing balls. When our children come out of school there's no holding them, they must be off playing with the Americans. The war is over.
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