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As they walked along, he listened with trembling, half-incredulous hope to Jos's interpretation of Aunt Ri's voluble narrative. The doctor was in his office. To Aunt Ri's statement of Alessandro's errand he listened indifferently, and then said, "Is he an Agency Indian?" "A what?" exclaimed Aunt Ri. "Does he belong to the Agency? Is his name on the Agency books?"
"Aimée!" he breathed in exultant, still half-incredulous joy. "Aimée!... Did I hurt you ?" "Oh, no, no!" came Aimée's shaken voice. "Oh, you are safe!" He felt her trembling in his clasp and he swept her close to him. For one breathless instant they clung together, in a sharp, passionate gladness which blurred every sense of dread or danger.
What I want is to get that wretched paper of Miss Browne's nullified. Afterward we can divide things up as we like " Bewilderment, shot with a gleam of half-incredulous understanding, seemed to transfix him. We stood a long moment, our eyes challenging each other, exchanging their countersign of faith and steadfastness. Then slowly he held out his hand.
He bought some more stock and young horses as an offset to the bad harvest, and he's doubtful whether he has put up hay enough. West and he are busy hauling stove-wood home from a bluff; and he has had a little trouble with some shady characters as a result of his taking part in a temperance campaign. I think that's all he has to say." Sylvia broke into half-incredulous merriment.
A steady light deepened, too, in her eyes, and when he had finished his story he looked at her in unconcealed amazement. Far from being down-cast and distressed, she seemed to his half-incredulous gaze to be triumphant, but she only remarked quietly: "This is news indeed, Mr. Thode, but it simplifies everything. The stakes I have played for since I left Limasito are in my hands at last.
"I am delighted to see you all, my dears," said Miss Ashe warmly, kissing each in turn. She felt a little nervous under the fire of four pairs of enquiring eyes; there was nothing rude, though, in their stare; it was simply full of a wistful, half-incredulous pleasure. They could scarcely believe their eyes and ears that things were turning out so much less dreadful than they expected.
Her hands went up to her breast, and with a low cry she stepped forward and then stood there white and swaying, gazing at me with wide-open, half-incredulous eyes. "My God!" she whispered; "it's you Neil!" I think she would have fallen, but I came to her side, and putting my arm round her shoulders gently forced her into one of the chairs. Then I knelt in front of her and took her hands in mine.
I should like to get away to Montpellier or Nice as soon as we can. Her ladyship gave him a scathing look, half-scornful, half-incredulous. 'You surely would not dream of leaving the country, she said, 'under present circumstances. So long as you are here to answer all charges no one will interfere with your liberty; but if you were to cross the Channel
Dr Rider stretched out both his hands and grasped the gigantic fist of the Bushman with an effusion which took that worthy altogether by surprise. "My dear fellow, I wish you joy I wish you joy. Anything I can be of use to you in, command me!" cried the doctor, with a suppressed shout of half-incredulous triumph.
We were both shocked, of course, but I did not break my heart over it. Now I really DO love YOU " I drew nearer to her on the couch where she sat, and put one arm round her. "You really DO?" I asked, in a half-incredulous tone; "you are quite sure?" She laughed and nestled her head on my shoulder. "I am quite sure! How many times have you asked me that absurd question?
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