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And this to be because that her nature did be stirred so that her natural wiseness was all overset, and she to be that she do aught of unwisdom that should come to her, because of her pretty love-foolishness, which did now be made the more strong, by reason of the half-rising of her anger.

But he saw a dim ray of hope in Bertha's gestures and accent, and especially in her last words; he thought that perhaps it was all going to end and be forgotten, and that Sauvresy would pardon them. Half-rising, he stammered: "Yes, forgive us, forgive us!" Sauvresy's eyes glittered, and his angry voice vibrated as if it came from a throat of metal. "Forgive!" cried he, "pardon!

"They're across the river now, Alf. Mosey Price told me so, not twenty minutes ago." "Across the river!" hissed Alf, half-rising and then falling heavily back, whilst a low moan mingled with the furious grinding of his teeth. "They 've got into Avondale, and Tommy has hunted them across! May the holy" &c., &c. "Never mind. Let them go. I've had enough of it.

As she ceased speaking, her eyes rested sadly upon the face of Olive, and she started forward suddenly, saying: "Doctor, she is going to faint!" "No," gasped Olive, half-rising, "I, I " And she fell forward to be caught in the ready arms of Clarence Vaughan.

His scientific jargon was as bewildering as his slang; and there were even moments in his discourse when Miss Anson ceased to distinguish between them; but the suspense with which he continued to gaze on her acted as a challenge to her scattered thoughts. "The amphioxus," she murmured, half-rising. "It's an animal, isn't it a fish? Yes, I think I remember."

When you met her at the opera, you forgot all about me. You went off and left me alone. If Whitney H. Stoddard had called me up then!" Her eyes flashed dangerously and she looked away, at which Rimrock glanced quickly at his watch. "By grab!" he exclaimed half-rising to his feet, "do you know it's half-past twelve? Say, where's your telephone?

"It's Elizabeth Gordon," said the owner of the name, adding with some dignity "Elizabeth Jarvis Gordon." "Elizabeth Jarvis Gordon!" repeated the lady, half-rising, an expression of pleasure illuminating her face, "Why surely, my little namesake! Don't you remember me?" "Oh," cried Elizabeth, overwhelmed by the memory of her indiscretions. "It isn't is it Mrs. Jarvis?"

He had handed his money up to the driver as they crossed Euterpe street, had received the change and deposited his fare as they passed Terpsichore, and was just sitting down when the only other passenger in the vehicle said, half-rising: "Hello! there's going to be a shooting scrape!"

Aulaire, half-rising and laying his hand again on his dress sword. "I know it, Monsieur," retorted Calvert, coolly. "You are not so cold-blooded after all! I have struck fire at last!" said St. Aulaire, looking at Calvert for an instant and then breaking into a drunken laugh as he reseated himself. "'Tis a pity Madame de St.

It was only when he had come quite close to the crescent of the seven and flung up his face to look at them, that Syme saw, with thunder-struck clearness, that the face was the broad, almost ape-like face of his old friend Gregory, with its rank red hair and its insulting smile. "Gregory!" gasped Syme, half-rising from his seat. "Why, this is the real anarchist!"

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