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Updated: June 15, 2025
Just now the sounds of a quadrille commenced, and the various pairs began to arrange themselves for the occasion, when the lackey in attendance was pushed aside and a horse's head looked inquisitively into the ball-room. It was a horse, surely and truly a horse there was no doubt about that!
"Thank you, ma'am it doesn't matter good morning." The landlady looked after him as he descended the house-steps. "It's the husband, Peggy," she said to the servant, waiting inquisitively behind her. "Poor old gentleman! And such a respectable-looking woman, too!" Mr. Ronald walked mechanically to the end of the row of houses, and met the wide grand view of sea and sky.
Inquisitively the Youngish Girl followed his gaze.
And even the candles had been left burning. But the old captain climbed over next to the wall, clothes and all, and would have been fast asleep in two minutes if two stout old ladies hadn't come in and started to cry and say a prayer or two at the side of the bed. Thereupon the old captain, muddled as he was, quietly but inquisitively reached over and touched the man beside him.
In the meantime, while you're considering of that, I'll burn something of my own I'm weary." He dropped down on a convenient boulder of limestone, settled his big frame comfortably, and producing a pipe and a tobacco pouch, proceeded to smoke. Vickers himself took another boulder and looked inquisitively at his strange companion. He felt sure that Chatfield was up to something.
Now" and he smiled, and spoke in a less serious tone.. "if you have no objection, I am off to my room to scribble for an hour or so. Come for me if you want me you know I don't in the least mind being disturbed." But Villiers detained him a moment, and looked inquisitively at him full in the eyes.
Vaguely comforted by this, I walked on to the New Street end of the court and looked out. Here, too, a man a tall, thick-set man was loitering; and, as he looked inquisitively into my face, I turned and reentered the court, slowly retracing my steps.
Before the decay of his faculties, Lord Stowell was recalling these terminal dinners to his son-in-law, Lord Sidmouth, when the latter observed, "You drank some wine together, I dare say?" Lord Stowell, modestly, "Yes, we drank some wine." Son-in-law, inquisitively, "Two bottles?" Lord Stowell, quickly putting away the imputation of such abstemiousness, "More than that."
Tansley thrust his letters and papers aside, pushed an open box of cigars in his visitor's direction, and lighting one himself became inquisitively attentive. "What's the game?" he asked. Brent lighted a cigar and took two or three meditative puffs at it before answering this direct question.
At last the pale student approached inquisitively, cast a scornful glance at the party, and was about to pass on with great dignity. But I sprang up in a twinkling, and, before he knew what I was about, seized him by his long surtout and waltzed merrily round with him.
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