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Lord Delawar was so provoked at this imposition, that the king overheard his altercation with the landlord, and demanded the cause of it. His lordship immediately told him; when his majesty good humouredly replied, "My lord, the fellow is a great knave, but pay him. Kings seldom pass this way."

But in a moment she was after him, and before he could open the hall door her arms were round his neck. "Oh, Tom, you foolish fellow, can't you take a little joke good- humouredly?" she said. "I'm afraid our year on the Continent will be a very short one if you are going to be so touchy." "Then you will consent?" he said, glad to change the subject and be friendly again.

From all I can pick up, I think she must be a very worthy person, so I have asked her and the little schoolgirl for Tuesday evening, and I hope it will not be a great nuisance to you, Ada. 'Oh no, said Miss Adeline, good humouredly, 'it will please Gillian, and I shall be interested in seeing the species, or rather the variety. 'Var Musa Groeca Hibernica Militaris, laughed Aunt Jane.

Amongst these considerations was the letter which Leonard wished to write to the parson. "Wait a bit, and we will both write!" said Richard, good- humouredly, "the moment the dijeune dansant is over!" It must be owned that this fete was no ordinary provincial ceremonial. Richard Avenel was a man to do a thing well when he set about it, "He soused the cabbage with a bounteous heart."

"Pooh! pooh! nonsense;" interrupted Captain Granville, "Never mind, Gerald," he pursued good humouredly "she is a splendid girl, and one that you need not be ashamed to own as a conquest. By heaven, she has a bust and hips to warm the bosom of an anchorite, and depend upon it, all that Cranstoun has said arises only from pique that he is not the object preferred.

"For mademoiselle," she said, laying them down on the table, and nodding and smiling good humouredly. "I have been to Rosendahl to see my goddaughter there, and she has a magnificent garden, so I brought a few flowers for mademoiselle." Lucia thanked her, and admired the flowers, and she went away without suspecting the fright her visit had caused. "Get your desk, Lucia," Mrs.

Half way up a swing of the ladder brought him under a shoot of water from the ship's side, and at the same moment an extra burst of cheering from the decks drew his attention to the native who, as the best way of carrying the helmet, had good humouredly donned it.

For anger, evasion, denial, she had been prepared. Mary would probably storm and bluster in her ineffective way and return the ring. Instead "How did you know I had it?" she asked good humouredly. "I saw that it was gone." "And the deduction was obvious? Well, this time you are right. I did take it. I expect I have a right to borrow my own Aunt's things if she is too mean to lend them.

Hitherto he had been very tender with him, contradicting him in nothing, taking from him good humouredly any absurd insult which he chose to offer, pressing upon him none of the evil which he had himself occasioned, saying to him no word that could hurt either his pride or his comfort. But he could not see that this would be efficacious for the purpose desired.

"He couldn't spare a tanner for gate money, and he's going to stop at home and say his prayers, little dear, because football's wicked, and he's got to get ready for the Sabbath day." "Nonsense! There's no harm in football. Own up now, Dick, wouldn't you like to see the match?" "Maybe I should, especially if I could be in it," said Dick, good humouredly.

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