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He threatened jokingly to surprise her at Dinard. "Do not be afraid. They will not recognize me. I shall be disguised as a vender of plaster images. It will not be a lie. Dressed in gray tunic and trousers, my beard and face covered with white dust, I shall ring the bell of the Montessuy villa. You may recognize me, Therese, by the statuettes on the plank placed on my head.
He brightened up after a while; told her she would be again in command of the fort for another night. "There's no sleep for us, old girl," he said, "while our people are in danger." Later on he said jokingly that she was the best man of them all. "If you and Dain Waris had done what you wanted, not one of these poor devils would be alive to-day."
"Once or twice, but sort of jokingly, and I thought it was only some little flirtation. He can't have time for much of that fun, he 's so busy." "Ned writes good, gossipy letters I taught him how and he tells me all that 's going on. That was a blow, for you see, Fan, since Trix broke the engagement, and it was n't wrong to think of Tom, I let myself hope, just a little, and was so happy!
I hear you have just made happy domestic arrangements that will keep you at home." Madelung bowed; just before the manœuvres he had married the eldest maid-of-honour. The youngest captain of the regiment, Güntz, was now presented. Major Mohbrinck assumed his would-be-agreeable smile, and said jokingly: "Dear, dear! our youngest captain, and so stout already!" Güntz looked at him.
"What right have these beastly Russians to hamper British shipping like this?" When the captain landed he was met by several friends, who cheerfully inquired if he had found another new channel into the port. He jokingly retorted "No; but I might have to find a new one out." He was solemnly advised not to attempt it.
There were no restrictions on those or on the early apples or plums; but every year grandmother half jokingly told us not to go to those two trees in the walled inclosure, and she never went there herself. I must confess, however, that we young folks knew pretty well how those pears tasted.
"What did you say to her?" snapped the justice. "Matrimony may not have charms for Barbara," replied Mr. Carlyle half jokingly. "Nothing does have charms for her that ought to have," growled Justice Hare. "She's one of the contrary ones.
"There," he said jokingly, "I'm coming here again next Monday at the same time, and mind you're here, my lad, to work it out!" "Thank you, sir," said Kit. "I'll be sure to be here." He was quite serious, but they laughed heartily at his saying so, and then the pony started off on a brisk trot, and Kit was left alone.
But if Borkins became a stone image whenever Merriton was about, his effusiveness was over-powering at such times as Mr. Brellier paid a visit to the Towers. He followed both Brellier and his niece wherever they went like a shadow. Jokingly one day, Merriton had made the remark: "Borkins might be your factotum rather than mine, Mr.
On the eastern edge of the pocket stood a rural, and the rural smiled. Arizona Waring, who had known the man in Sonora, called him by name. The other's smile faded, and his eyes narrowed. Waring thrust up his hands and jokingly offered to toss up a coin to decide the issue. He knew his man; knew that at the first false move the rural would kill him.
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