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He had recognized the ledger in the same wrapping in which he had left it in Mrs. Lindley's vestibule. His moment had come: the climax of his enormous joke, the repayment in some small measure for the anguish he had so long endured. He crept silently back toward the door, flattened his back against the wall, and listened. "Richard," he heard Laura say, a vague alarm in her voice, "what is it?
Vaughan has transmitted two specimens called Tubbare Kat and Muktaree Kat, from the districts in which they are produced: the latter fetches the lower price. Catha edulis Forsk., Nat. Ord. Celastraceae, is figured in Dr. Lindley's Vegetable Kingdom, p. 588.
Wade Trumble, alone in a corner, sitting upon the small of his small back, munching at an unlighted cigar and otherwise manifesting a biting gloom. Ray drew Lindley's attention to this tableau of pain. "Here's a three of us!" he said. He turned to look down into the rhythmic kaleidoscope of dancers. "And there goes the girl we all ought to be morbid about." "Who is that?" "Laura Madison.
Consequently I will describe tendril-bearing plants by natural families, following Lindley's classification; and this will in most cases keep those of the same nature together.
Lord Malice let go a long choking breath, which sounded like immeasurable relief. During the rest of the speech delivered in a fine-tempered voice he sat as in a dream, his eyes intently upon the other, who now seemed to recite rather than read. He thrilled all by the pleasant resonance of his tones, and sent the blood aching delightfully through Victoria Lindley's veins.
She was spoiling his work as well as his life. And old Peter's work means a lot to him. He's still got that left out of the wreckage." "Yes," agreed Kitty, "and of course he's writing better than ever now. Everyone says Lindley's Wife is a masterpiece." Nan had been very silent during this revelation of Mallory's unfortunate domestic affairs.
The next step was to procure, at much self-sacrifice, Lindley's "Elements of Botany," published at half a guinea, which to his immense disappointment he found of very little use, as it did not deal with British plants! His disappointment was lessened, however, by the loan from a Mr.
"`Offered'! Do you think I want to go trailing around Europe with you while Dick Lindley's money lasts? What kind of a life are you `offering' me? Do you suppose I'm going to have everybody saying Cora Madison ran away with a jail-bird? Do you think I'm going to dodge decent people in hotels and steamers, and leave a name in this town that Oh, get out! I don't want any help from you!
"Now, all this nonsense of old Pryor's isn't worth denying. I have met him abroad; that much is true and I suppose I have rather a gay reputation " She uttered a jeering shout. "Wait!" he said. "I told you I'd cut quite a swathe, when I first talked to you about myself. Let it go for the present and come down to this question of Lindley's investment " "Yes. That's what I want you to come down to."
Lord Malice let go a long choking breath, which sounded like immeasurable relief. During the rest of the speech delivered in a fine-tempered voice he sat as in a dream, his eyes intently upon the other, who now seemed to recite rather than read. He thrilled all by the pleasant resonance of his tones, and sent the blood aching delightfully through Victoria Lindley's veins.
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