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"I can go to school at night when I have finished working; I explained this to father," Lance argued patiently. "What about the music? When will you have money or time for lessons?" Tory interrupted, not intending to intrude upon the discussion, but in her interest forgetting her resolution. A little less self-confident Lance appeared. "Honestly, I don't know, Tory," he replied.

He was a little disturbed to find that his much revered father, the ex-censor of the highest board, took no notice of what was going on, and never alluded to the subject in any manner. Mien-yaun was too deeply impressed with a sense of filial obligation to intrude his humble affairs upon the old gentleman's

'Do me the favour to read this, madam, he said, and handed a letter to her. Lady Jocelyn raised her brows as she gathered the contents of the letter. 'Ferdinand's handwriting! she exclaimed. 'I accuse no one, madam, I make no accusation. I have every respect for you, madam, you have my esteem. I am sorry to intrude, madam, an intrusion is regretted.

But as time wore on, and the prince did not come, Tom's mind became more and more occupied with his new and enchanting experiences, and by little and little the vanished monarch faded almost out of his thoughts; and finally, when he did intrude upon them at intervals, he was become an unwelcome spectre, for he made Tom feel guilty and ashamed.

"What is this?" asked Lefevre, with a touch of severity; for it was irregular to intrude a fresh case into a ward while the physician was going his round. "I thought, sir," said the house-physician, "you would like to see her at once: it seems to me a case similar to that of the man found in the Brighton train." "Where was this lady found?" asked Lefevre of the policeman.

Indeed, at this hour, between dusk and dinner time, the screened off corner was rarely unoccupied. It was a carefully-kept rule that no one was to intrude if any one else was in there, unless, of course, by invitation of the one in possession.

And so now, I've said my say, and you may drag me to a stinking dungeon; what care I? I've spoke the truth, and so I'll hold hard, and not intrude upon your Highness's society. And the miller reined up and, clumsily enough, saluted. 'You will observe, I have not asked your name, said Otto. 'I wish you a good ride, and he rode on hard.

John paused, evidently subduing something within him something unworthy of Ursula's lover of Ursula's husband that was to be. "Tell your master my business is solely with himself, and I must request to see him. It is important, say, or I would not thus intrude upon his time." "Very well, sir." Ere long, the man brought word that Mr.

Let me but call myself thy true and faithful knight, and the day will come when I will stand boldly forth and make thee mine before all the world!" Gaston had never meant to speak thus when he and his companion first began this walk through the winding woodland path. Then his thoughts had been filled with his brother and him alone, and there had been no space for other matters to intrude upon him.

A bystander informed her, with some surprise at her ignorance, that it was a meeting of the Commissioners under Mr. Henchard's bankruptcy. She felt quite tearful, and when she heard that he was present in the hotel she wished to go in and see him, but was advised not to intrude that day.