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Harding, and then, failing to get any further, he looked imploringly at the archdeacon. "The truth is, Arabin," said the doctor, "that, after all you are not destined to be son-in-law to a dean. Nor am I either: more's the pity." Mr. Arabin looked at him for explanation. "Is not Mr. Harding to be the new dean?" "It appears not," said the archdeacon. Mr.
With her lovely face bathed in tears and her arms stretched out imploringly; she drew near the king, but he stood up erect and stepped backward. "Signora Barbarina, I have nothing to forgive, but I cannot grant your request. The Cochois keeps her role, and if you have any complaint to make, apply to your chief, Baron Swartz; and now, signora, farewell; the audience is ended."
Rustem did the same, and when he had placed the forked arrow in the bow-string, he imploringly turned up his face towards Heaven, and fervently exclaimed, "O God, thou knowest how anxiously I have wished for a reconciliation, how I have suffered, and that I would now give all my treasures and wealth and go with him to Irán, to avoid this conflict; but my offers are disdained, for he is bent upon consigning me to bondage and disgrace.
He must do it to-night, and to-morrow we'll see the end of this tangle. Trust me, Eloise," I said, comfortingly. "But, Gail, I'm afraid Ferdinand will kill you if you get in his way." Eloise clung to my arm imploringly. "Six big Kiowas got fooled at that job. Do you think this thin streak of humanity would try it?" I asked, lightly. Eloise stood up beside me. "I must go away now," she said.
As much from inability to stand as in supplication for the coveted favor, she dropped on her knees before him, incapable of uttering a word, but holding up her child imploringly. Taken altogether by surprise, and not knowing what to say or do, the earl stood and stared for a moment; then, moved by a dull spirit of subterfuge, fell back on the pretence of knowing nothing about her.
He did not think of anything at all. "I am fond of exercise," he said falteringly. The gay old lady rippled into a delicious silver stream of laughter, a little thin, but charmingly provocative. Winsome did not join, but she looked up imploringly at her grandmother, leaning her head back till her tresses swept the ground. When Mistress Skirving recovered herself,
With a self-pride to which they gave the more scope as it was all they could now call their own, they looked upon themselves as a strong intermediate power between the sovereign and the citizen, and believed themselves called upon to hasten to the rescue of the oppressed state, which looked imploringly to them for succor.
The man had not waited for an answer to his question. With a deft touch he had turned Billy toward the door; and even as she finished her sentence she found herself in the marble hallway confronting Pete, pallid-faced, and shaking. "And you, too, Pete! Great Scott! what does this mean?" he exploded angrily. Pete could only shake his head and glance imploringly at Billy.
'A dangerous precedent, Ethel, said the Doctor, laughing. 'I couldn't waltz to save my life, Aubrey, said Ethel; 'but if you can bear me through a polka as well as Harry did, you may try the next. 'And won't you will you for once dance with me? said his companion imploringly.
She attempted to rise, supported herself with one hand on the table a moment, then in the midst of that riotous toast, sank back to her chair, with her face turned imploringly on Hepworth Closs. When the revellers had drained their glasses and turned to look for a reward in the face they had pronounced divine, it had disappeared. Amid the confusion, Hepworth had led Caroline from the room.
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