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Halicarnassus sat down on the lowest stair and remained silent several minutes, expecting a meek explanation, but, not getting it, swallowed a bountiful piece of what is called in homely talk "humble-pie," and said, "I should like to know what's in the wind now." I make it a principle always to resent an insult and to welcome repentance with equal alacrity.
The Leipzig people also have eaten humble-pie; they have capitulated to me through Hartel. The performance there will probably take place soon. Could you occasionally look after it a little? At Frankfort they will begin next Saturday. The conductor writes to me that he hopes for a good success. We shall see.
She had snubbed him no more than usual that night, and generally he took it very meekly. She would have opened her eyes very wide indeed if she had guessed what there had been in his recent experience to spoil his appetite for humble-pie. It was not late when he left Ella, and as he passed Maud's house he could not resist the temptation of going in.
It's a damned hard thing to do. It's all very handsome starting out on your own, but it's too damned hard. That's my opinion, if you ask me. There's nothing a girl can do that isn't sweated to the bone. You square the G.V., and go home before you have to. That's my advice. If you don't eat humble-pie now you may live to fare worse later. I can't help you a cent.
If he let Oliver go by this time without making it up somehow, the chance might never come again; but how to set about it, that was the difficulty, and every half-second brought the two nearer. Twenty different ideas flashed through his mind. He was not the sort of fellow to go to any one and eat humble-pie straight off. That was far too tame a proceeding.
I have meant to be so prudent, and with all my prudence I have not been able to keep clear of rocks. And I have been so indignant with Aunt Stanbury! Now I must go and eat humble-pie." Then she eat humble-pie, after the following fashion:
She liked his coming and begging pardon at once; it was a handsome thing to do; she appreciated it, and forgave him in her heart some time before she did with her lips; for, to tell the truth, Polly had a spice of girlish malice, and rather liked to see domineering Tom eat humble-pie, just enough to do him good, you know.
"You go first, and I'll I'll follow, on my word I will. See! I am in my morning-gown! I will but put on a coat and come to him. Give him my message first. Just just prepare him for me!" says poor Harry, who knew he must do it, but yet did not much like that process of eating of humble-pie. Wolfe went out smiling understanding the lad's scruples well enough, perhaps. As he opened the door, Mr.
But Güntz shook off his doubts and depression of spirits, and said to Reimers: "Look here, my boy, I shall have to make that Landsberg eat humble-pie; there's more than one way of doing it.
"No, dearest, I feel that since I've bragged so to papa, I ought to eat humble-pie before him as soon as possible." "Yes. Why should you make me eat it, too?" "I can't help that; I would if I could. But, unfortunately, we are one." "And you seem to be the one. Suppose I should ask you not to eat humble-pie before your father?" "Then, of course, I should do as you asked. But I hope you won't."
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