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But he began to come often, and if any of Pavel's comrades were present, Rybin sat in a corner and was silent, only occasionally interjecting: "That's so!" And once looking at everybody from his corner with his dark glance he said somberly: "We must speak about that which is; that which will be is unknown to us. When the people have freed themselves, they will see for themselves what is best.
The Northern radicals were wont to say, "Let the South go," the more profane among them interjecting "to hell!" The Secessionists liked to prod the New Englanders with what the South was going to do when they got to Boston.
"You must have some special reason for such a state of mind." I did not attempt to reply, and was glad to find that his suspicions were not aroused. After we arose from the table he stood chatting with us by the fire for some time, while Mrs. Flaxman with a little help on my part washed the china and silver, interjecting a word now and then with deep content.
This pugnacious side of his character would be worthily used sometimes. I remember that an address which was being given to us by an eminent London specialist was much interrupted by a man in the front row, who amused himself by interjecting remarks. The lecturer appealed to his audience at last. "These interruptions are insufferable, gentlemen," said he; "will no one free me from this annoyance?"
Colonel Plickaman read each passage in a pointed way, interjecting, "Do you hear that, Billy Sangaree?" "How do you like yourself now, Major Licklickin?" "Here's something about your white cravat, Parson Butterfut." The delicacy and wit of my touches of character chafed these gentlemen. Their aspect became truly formidable.
It was correct absolutely so," and Indiman puffed away in dreamy content, staring up at the ceiling. "I know Mason of the main Western Union office quite well, and he was most obliging. Recognized the peculiarity of the telegraphic sending at once; there actually was a fellow who had a habit of interjecting the superfluous S in his despatches.
We, however, made the best of the matter, and, finding that his thoughts were wholly occupied with the trip and its object, we simply let him talk about it to his heart's content, merely interjecting a remark here and there with the object of directing his conversation into such channels as would afford us the information in which we still happened to be deficient.
Hardly had the other looked than he started to read, interjecting remarks of his own as he proceeded. "Some words missing, looks like, Frank; let's see; 'Car on siding 'rive at 11 P.M. Wed. He says keep low, and trust to him throw track. Mum. That's all I can make out, because he didn't sign any name, it seems. Whatever do you make of all that stuff, Frank?"
In these debates the author of this memoir took his part and did his duty, and was repaid with insults. He remembers interjecting, when they were insisting on parental rights, that the children had rights, too. He astounded the assembly by asserting that it was possible to do away with misery.
It was not such a bad play, I take it, although he was desperately in earnest. Very plainly he compared his worshipping auditory to certain scriptural characters, in a way that would not have proven flattering to them could they have interpreted his language. "Oh, Lord God!" he roared, rolling his eyes upward and interjecting many a deep groan after each sentence.
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