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She greedily absorbed all the flattery he could give, only pettishly responding after a while: "O dear! that's the way you talk to me, and that's the way you talk to Jule sometimes, I s'pose. I guess she don't mind keeping two of you as strings to her bow." "Two! What do you mean, my fair friend? I havn't seen one, yet." "Oh, no! You mean you haven't seen two.
"The boys have guyed Day so much about it, since they found it out, that he swears he will discharge the man, and have him hauled up for stealing the picture into the bargain. If he does, the woman will be likely to think that there is something the matter with the saint, I reckon, or that her prayers havn't found favour." For once the wicker walls of a bamboo house had a merit all their own.
I never looked so well in anything in my life," she continued, viewing herself in the glass. "I wish I could beg it from you; but that I havn't the heart to do." Mrs. Bates smiled and shook her head, but made no reply. "Here, you put it on, and let me see how you look in it," went on Mrs. Tarleton, removing the cap from her own head and placing it upon that of her friend. "Beautiful!
She sat at the table with one hand propping her chin, gazing dreamily at the bright flower-beds on the lawn and the big, square, homely house, brightened by its striped awnings. At length Aunt Beatrice looked up from her notes. "Mooning, Milly!" she exclaimed, in her full, agreeable voice. "Now I suppose you'll be telling your father you havn't time to write him a long letter."
But do you tell me, Miss Pauline, you havn't any younger fellows than Richard on your cards? Do they keep you as quiet as all that in Varick-street?" I knew by intuition this was impertinence, and no doubt I looked annoyed, and Mr. Vandermarck hastened to obliterate the impression by a very rapid movement upon the scenery, the beauties of the river, and many things as novel.
Squire Yeoman is the man, he'll pay up the great folks this hitch, he'll let 'em have their own, he's jist the boy that can do it. Says I, 'I wish I could say all men were as honest then, for I am afeard there are a great many won't pay me up this winter; I should like to trade with your friend, who is he? 'Why, says he, 'he is the member for Isle Sable County, and if he don't let the great folks have it, it's a pity. 'Who do you call great folks? said I, 'for I vow I havn't seed one since I came here.
"'Ah, Malcom good day How are you? he said, reeling up to me and offering his hand. 'You havn't tried that good old rye of mine yet. Come along now, it's most gone. "'You must excuse me today, Mr. Bradly, I replied, trying to pass on. "But he said I should not get off this time that home with him I must go, and take a dram from his whiskey-barrel. Of course, I did not go.
"And I have been good," eagerly answered the little fellow, lifting his swimming eyes to her face, "you may ask nurse if I havn't been good all the time." "I'm sure you have," said Mrs. Herbert, touched by the manner of her child; "and yet, Eddy, I have not brought your book." The tears, which had been ready to start, now gushed over his face, and a low cry pained the mother's ears.
She sprang from her seat, and advancing towards Frank, exclaimed: "Maybe you'll be wanting a veil, Sir. I've plenty nice ones, stronger, better, and cheaper than you'll get at the store. Summer dust's coming, Sir. You'll want one, won't you? I havn't sold one this week," she added, almost imploringly, perceiving what she fancied a "no-customer" look in his face.
Here's Jim Braddock, bright and early!" cried one of his old cronies, from among two or three who were standing in front of the shop. "So the cold-water-men havn't got you yet!" broke in another. "I thought Jim Braddock was made of better stuff." "Old birds aint caught with chaff!" added a third. "Come! Hallo!
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