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"The letter from your agent at Cape Town, telling of the astonishing diamond find, and suggesting that an officer of the Company be sent out to bring home the big stone the letter you read at the director's meeting and which decided them to send you out there." Kenneth bit his lip. Quickly he said: "I'm sorry he saw that. It was careless of me to leave it around. Are you sure he was reading it?"
They held us dissolute because we enjoyed the life that God had given us, and there I am told the hatred first began. "When I was a lad of your years, Kenneth, the hall ours was the castle, theirs the hall was occupied by two young sparks who made little shift to keep up the pious reputation of their house.
A wild cheering greeted him, but he had no claim to the prize, as that went to the rider who won the race. Polly and Eleanor became well-acquainted with Jim and Kenneth during those two days at the fair, and when it was time to say good-by, the boys felt as if they were losing two old chums. "We have to ride across the desert to-morrow, you know," explained Jim, regretfully.
Anne sobbing sobbing with the terrible intensity of a self-contained nature once the strain is withdrawn sobbing in the bitterness of her grief and the cruelty of her mortification, with but one consolation. "At least he does not despise me. I hid it well," she whispered to herself. And Kenneth Graham, as he drove away in his cab, repeated to himself, "She is so cold, this evening particularly.
"Do tell us more, Kenneth," she exclaimed, interrupting her chat with her left-hand neighbor. "Give him a breathing spell," laughed Dick. "We've kept him at it ever since the dinner began." Handsome, his face pale, his hand trembling, filled another glass with the foaming golden wine, and drained it at a draught. What the lawyer just said had been somewhat of a shock.
Know, also, that whatever there may be of foul or of fiendish about the Hamako belongs more to your lineage than to mine this Hamako being, in truth, the anchorite whom thou art come hither to visit." "This!" said Sir Kenneth, looking at the athletic yet wasted figure before him "this! Thou mockest, Saracen this cannot be the venerable Theodorick!"
This party consisted of McLeod senior, Kenneth, and Flora, it being arranged that Ian and Rooney should remain to prosecute, as well as to guard, the works at the Creek. Seeing that there was so little room to spare in the boat, Reginald Redding decided to hasten down on foot to the Cliff Fort, in order to see to the comfort of the wrecked men who had been sent there.
Come out when you're ready." When Kenneth returned to the dining-room, he found Johnson waiting there with his wife and two of his comely daughters. They were presented to the new guest with due informality, and then the landlord went out upon the front porch to ring the dinner-bell. "I guess you won't be stayin' here long, Mr. Gwynne," said Mrs. Johnson.
Now that the boss was down and out it was up to every one to do their level-darnedest. He'd see that they did, too. He was sorry it had all happened. Sorry that he had doubted. Sorry too for other things which he would not admit, even to himself. And down in the bottom of his heart, loyal though it was, Jack McCoy was sorry that Kenneth Gregory had not been taken to Swanson's.
To spare fifty thousand dollars to Kenneth, who is Tom's sole remaining relative, would be no hardship to Patricia. Indeed, she would scarcely miss it." "You remind me of something, Silas," she said, looking at him with friendly eyes. "Make a memorandum of twenty thousand dollars to Silas Watson. You have been very faithful to my interests and have helped materially to increase my fortune."
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