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Comfort the puir lass. 'Tis no harm to play a man's part. Hear me," he growled; "I'll nae have my soncy lad abused." "Dad's gone back to the Hielands. 'Nough said." Elizabeth had recovered her customary jolly poise.
She got courage finally to tell me that she wasn't happy; that she wanted to dance again, and asked me if she mightn't. I'd rather have had her ask me to put her in a fire, for I did hate theatres, and was bred to; others think they're no harm. I do; and knew it was a bad life for a girl like mine.
Thornburgh was still more frightened, and rushed into a flood of apologetic speech. Very likely she was wrong perhaps it was all a mistake, she was afraid she had done harm, and so on. Mrs. Leyburn took very little heed, but at last she said, looking up and applying a soft handkerchief gently to her eyes 'Is his mother nice? Where's his living? Would he want to be married soon?
"I was doing a decent business, in a small way, among poor people mostly; and I set my face very steady against giving credit, for two reasons first, that I was not clever enough to keep accounts; and besides that, it just does working folk harm to let them take on. At a time of sickness I might break through my rule, but at no other time.
"Seems to understand it, at any rate. It won't do any harm to talk with her. I'll manage to get the machine out, and then, all in a flash, you ask if I won't take you, pretending you did not plan it. I don't see any other way out of it." "Oh, Nat, you are a dear!" exclaimed Tavia in real joy. "But I do hate so to get you into trouble." "Oh, never mind me," replied the youth good-naturedly.
She ought not to have let him take her burdens on his shoulders; but it was too late to repent now. She could not come forward and tell the real story, for that would do him harm, since it would differ from his version. She could atone only by showing her gratitude in some way.
She's never done anybody any harm in her life," and Big Josh's round, moon-like face expressed as much sorrow as it was capable of. "No never any harm but I reckon Cousin Ann hasn't done much good in her time. When you come right down to it, chronic visiting is a poor way to spend your time, unless you are a powerful good visitor, which Cousin Ann isn't.
"But, uncle Rolf, just hear me one moment please don't! she didn't mean any harm these people don't know any manners just let me speak to her, please, uncle Rolf!" said Fleda, laying both hands upon her uncle's arms "I'll manage her." Mr.
"I wish I knew," said O'Donoghue, "exactly why it is that you want to keep Sir Gilbert out of Ballymoy. What harm is there for him to do if he comes?" "He won't do me any harm at all. In fact I shall be delighted to have him there. He struck me as a very intelligent and highly-educated man. You saw how he caught my point about 'Samson Agonistes' at once.
At last, as they stopped before the door of a small family hotel, he said: 'It's now something like four years since we parted, ain't it? The question startled her, and she answered nervously and hurriedly: 'I suppose it is, but I'd better wish you good-bye now you're safe at home. 'Oh no! come in; you look so very tired, a glass of wine will do you good. Besides, what harm?
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