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Updated: June 12, 2025
The man with no ear for music feels his sense of justice outraged when people shudder while his daughter sings. Why won't they listen to her songs as to one another's? There is no difference. With a like feeling those who have hardly any sense of humour are half-offended when others laugh, while they seem to be shut out for not perceiving any cause.
Why, those are those horrid improper-looking gods and goddesses in clouds and chariots on the ceilings at Belforest," observed that lady, in a half-puzzled, half-offended tone of voice, that most perilously tickled the fancy of Mother Carey and her brood! and she could hardly command her voice to make answer, "Never fear, Ellen; we are not going to attempt allegorical monstrosities, only to make a bower of green leaves and flowers such as we see round us; though after what we have seen to-day that seems presumptuous enough.
"Perhaps," said the daughter, "if he hears of the death of his companions, he will never return, but flee over the mountains to his own country." "A trivial mistake, my daughter," said the patriot; "his country would lie in an opposite direction." "But could he not change his course?" asked the half-offended daughter.
"There are four reasons against your spending your income exactly as you please; unless, indeed, part of your plan be to provide for them," answered Charles very seriously. "I am sure," observed Mrs. Adams, with the half-offended air of a weak woman when she hears the truth, "John need not be told his duty to his children; he has always been a most affectionate father."
The squire, half-pleased and half-offended at this expression of ridicule, "I know," said he, "what makes you laugh so woefully; you think it strange to zee my vorefathers booted and spurred, with huge three-tailed periwigs on their pates.
'That is my business, she said curtly. 'I only thought you might have some letter that you were expecting which wanted answering, he said, half-offended, for Stella's manner was not conciliatory. 'No, thank you; I will wait until Mr. James comes, she repeated. It was evidently no good talking to Stella, whom the head-clerk designated to himself a haughty young woman.
She clapped her hands encouragingly, but the little animal, half-scared, half-offended, came closer, fawning upon her trailing string-coloured skirts. Poppy leaned down, resting her elbows upon her knees, and napped at the unhappy Onions with her handkerchief. "Go away, you silly billy. Have a little decent pride, can't you? Don't bestow attentions when they're unwelcome."
"Aye," said O'Sullivan, "but it is not by the ringin' iv the bell it is done." "Well, how is it done then?" said the other, with a half-offended, half-supercilious air. "It is done," said O'Sullivan, as he returned the look with interest, "it is done entirely by jommethry." "Oh! I understan' it now," said O'Reirdon, with an inimitable affectation of comprehension in the Oh!
"Go home and make it up with her; that's the best way. She loves you, and you love her; and your love will settle all differences. And besides, Harry, you shouldn't talk about these things to other people. The relation between man and wife is too sacred for this." "Do you think I talk in this way to everybody? No, indeed!" responded Ellis, in a half-offended tone of voice.
"You are weak and foolish, Jane," her husband said, in a half-offended tone. "In many things I know that I am," was Mrs. Marshall's reply, "but not in this. A wife who loves her husband and children as tenderly as I do mine, cannot but tremble when fears are suddenly awakened that the footsteps of a deadly enemy are approaching her peaceful dwelling."
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