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A complete sentimentalist is she, whether in the open country or when she looks in at the lighted windows, and goodnaturedly makes her voice like a very goblin's outside, for the increasing of the bourgeois' bien-etre. But that year all had been otherwise. Autumn had borne herself with a heroism of sunny weather.

I wonder if he's going away." "Who's going away?" said McTeague, blinking at her. "Oh, go to bed," said Trina, pushing him goodnaturedly. "Mac, you're the stupidest man I ever knew." But it was true. Marcus was going away. Trina received a letter the next morning from her mother. The carpet-cleaning and upholstery business in which Mr. Sieppe had involved himself was going from bad to worse. Mr.

Andy lounged over to her goodnaturedly, and they turned into the bog, where Ody Rafferty presently joined them. The widow thought her fowl might be among the broken ground, where the stream runs at the back of the Knockawn, and the three went in that direction.

"Will you shake hands with me?" said the Starling, goodnaturedly, as she passed, "I hope she won't snub me," she dropped aside to Harrowby. Robin put out her hand prettily. "Shake mine," suggested Harrowby, and she obeyed him. "And mine?" smiled Vesey, with his best allure. She gave him her hand, and, as a result of the allure probably, a tiny smile flickered about the corners of her mouth.

They would have to get to know each other all over again, after the years that had gone by. "You know," Steve said, "When I woke up aboard the Valhalla and found out you'd shanghaied me, I was madder than a hornet. I wanted to break you apart. But you were too far away." "You've got your chance now," Alan said. "Yeah. But now I don't want to," Steve laughed. Alan punched him goodnaturedly.

"You have compounded a felony and done all that lay in your power to undermine my authority with my parishioners. Fortunately I retain the boys' names and can make further enquiries. This, however, by no means relieves you of the charge of having behaved with reprehensible levity both towards my office and myself." "No no," Faircloth returned, goodnaturedly.

"That's because you haven't learned any sense yet," said his grandfather, irritated at last by the failure of his grandson to agree to all that he had said. Fred laughed goodnaturedly, for behind the manner of his grandfather he knew there was a heart that was big and generous. Mr.

"What strange fancies you have, Roldan. A forest cannot talk." "Oh hush." "Ay, yi, Roldan! Roldan!" The horses were standing upright, neighing pitifully. Adan gave a hoarse gurgle and crossed himself. "The adventures have begun," said Roldan. In a great swath of moonlight on a ledge some yards above them, standing on his hind legs and swinging his forepaws goodnaturedly, was an immense grey bear.

The grinning black, not a bit out of breath after his long run, saluted and addressed me. "My master has sent me ahead to say he is coming to visit you." "Who is your master?" I asked. "My master," he said, still grinning goodnaturedly, "enjoined me not to tell you who he is." I turned to Agathemer. "What do you make of this?" I asked.

"Don't hurry," he said goodnaturedly, as some crowded past him. "'Tis quick enough ye'll be getting in there, I'm thinking," and his eyes twinkled, as he thought of the castigation that awaited them. To tell the truth, they did not hurry. There were no bouquets awaiting them. They knew that they were due for a raking fore and aft and that they deserved it.