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For a long time Dysart had been uncomfortably conscious that Grandcourt had had nearly enough of his half-sneering, half-humourous frankness. His liking for Grandcourt, even as a schoolboy, had invariably been tinged with tolerance and good-humoured contempt.
"And to what did your severe ordeal lead?" asked Dr. Brayle, who by this time appeared interested, though still wearing his incredulous, half-sneering air "To anything which you could not have gained just as easily without it?" Santoris looked straight at him. His keen eyes glowed as though some bright fire of the soul had leaped into them. "In the first place," he answered "it led me to power!
He tried to speak the latter part of his sentence lightly, but his voice betrayed his irritation. Crossman opened the door and entered. "Antoine will be here in a minute," he announced. "Aurore sent him back to feed the animals." He took down the enamelled tin dishes and cups and set their places. Jakapa eyed him covertly, with a half-sneering venom he had never before shown.
Have we not an almost daily record of his exploits? Do not your own rewards for his capture impart an almost fabulous value to his life? 'His portrait, too, may lend some interest to his story, said he, with a half-sneering smile. 'They say this is very like him. And he handed a photograph as he spoke.
Then they will call me bread and no dripping to-morrow!" and old Salterne, entering from behind, made a dash at the poor fellow's ears: but luckily thought better of it, having a couple of bottles in each hand. "My dear sir," said Amyas, "you don't mean us to drink all that wine?" "Why not, sir?" answered Salterne, in a grim, half-sneering tone, thrusting out his square-grizzled beard and chin.
As soon as I was back again he returned to his former manner, half-fawning, half-sneering, patted me on the shoulder, told me I was a good boy, and he had taken quite a fancy to me. "I have a son of my own," said he, "as like you as two blocks, and he's all the pride of my 'art. But the great thing for boys is discipline, sonny discipline.
He felt that he could not gain an inch on Tarwicadia to save his life; but, just as he came up, he observed the anxious faces of his comrades and the half-sneering countenances of the savages. His heart thumped against his ribs, every muscle thrilled with a gush of conflicting feelings, and he hurled himself over the score like a cannon shot, full six inches ahead of the little chief!
"Supposing this story to be true," he said, in a half-sneering tone, "you are, of course, prepared to show me my receipt for the money?" "That my father carried away with him. He did not send it with the letter." All the superintendent's confidence returned. He no longer felt afraid, since all evidence of the deposit was doubtless at the bottom of the sea with the ill-fated captain.
Till you cure yourself you're not fit to cure others." He sank back into his seat, glowering at her under sullen brows; then his expression gradually changed to half-sneering admiration. "You're a plucky one!" he said. Justine repressed a movement of disgust. "I am very sorry for you," she said gravely.
To this neither of the girls could object, for Bert's manners, with the other sex, were always irreproachable. But, presently, Laura saw her chance. She did not want to be rude, but Bert's face had just taken on a half-sneering look at a chance mention of Dick's name. "You aren't playing football this year, Bert?" Laura asked innocently. Bert quickly flushed. "No," he admitted.
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