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It reminded Philip of the timid, ingratiating look of a puppy that has been beaten for naughtiness and wants to reconcile himself with his master. "I've been lunching with Harry," she said. "Have you?" "If you still want me to go away with you on Saturday, Philip, I'll come."
In the two little shops again made into one was a young man with an English face. "Mr. Gessler in?" I said. He gave me a strange, ingratiating look. "No, sir," he said, "no. But we can attend to anything with pleasure. We've taken the shop over. You've seen our name, no doubt, next door. We make for some very good people." "Yes, Yes," I said; "but Mr. Gessler?" "Oh!" he answered; "dead." "Dead!
"Say, boss," he began, "we've heerd tell this lay-out is a dead gut bonanza. There's folks in Spawn City says ther's gold enough here to drown the United States Treasury department. Guess we come along to gather some." He grinned in an ingratiating manner. Minky thought before answering. "Ther' sure is a heap o' gold around. But it ain't easy. I don't guess you'd gather much in a shovel.
He looked down for a moment at the pale and wrinkled face upon the pillow; then he spoke in a peculiarly smooth and ingratiating tone of voice. "Aunt Margaret," he said, "I have brought you something to make you sleep." He had placed the glass to her lips, when a movement in the next room made him start and lift his eyes.
"Do you suppose they haven't guessed?" "Not from anything I've said or done, I can assure you." She sprang up indignantly. "Have you no sense of honor?" "Look here," he answered, with his most ingratiating manner, "I'll be a son to you, Madge an affectionate, dutiful " "You coward!" she cried. Heriot found himself alone in his library with his engagement satisfactorily ended.
He was a base-minded voluptuary, who, aided by rich gifts of mind and wide knowledge, had shunned no means of ingratiating himself with Antony, the most lavish of patrons. The repulse which this man, accustomed to success, had received from Barine had been hard to forget, yet he did not resign the hope of winning her. Never had she seemed more desirable than in her touching weakness.
Now, don't lose your temper; I didn't mean to offend you." The little man's voice was placative; his manner gravely ingratiating. Yet Sanderson divined that the other was inwardly laughing at him. Why? Sanderson did not know.
I could see our host looking upward, his strong white teeth flashing in an ingratiating fascinating smile, his right arm revolving with the crank of his organ, his little brown monkey with the red coat and the anxious face clambering Next morning we crossed the Overland Trail, and plunged into a new country of pines, of high hills, of deep cañons, and bold, rocky ridges.
Sam shook his head and grinned. "Then what are you tackling this for?" "For the money," said Sam. "I jes' naturally needs it in my business." "What is your business?" "None of your business, mister." Here Sam grinned ingratiating apology for his impertinence and shuffled on his legs. "I might be investin' in lottery tickets, only I ain't. Do I get the money? that's our business."
"I can't come just now," said David, bluntly; "I am doing a lady's work for her." "So I see," retorted Bazalgette, dryly. "We all dine with the Hunts but you and Mr. Dodd," said Mrs. Bazalgette, "so you will be en tete-a-tete all the evening." "All the better for us both." And with this ingratiating remark Mr. Bazalgette retired whistling. Mrs.
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