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The report of a speech by "Mr. Dale of Vine-Pits Farm" at a political meeting was the second item, and other gems followed fast. Rachel assisted from time to time, by twice upsetting the paste pot, tearing a good many cuttings, and finally by tilting the heavy album off Mummy's lap to the floor. But Mavis thought all these actions rather spirited and charming than maladroit and annoying.
"The world has damaged you thus and thus you will be," it conveyed tacitly with those eyes and then by it or from subconscious thought he knew that it was a dent or crack in an item that gave it its feature even if the ungainly shape would lead it to be easily dropped from a maladroit grasp and break asunder into myriad fragments. Yes, he felt alone, with his cracked past he was doomed.
Such was the intention, they urged, of its American upholders, a claim given some colour by President Taft's maladroit 'parting of the ways' speech and by Speaker Clark's misplacedly humorous remark, 'we are preparing to annex Canada. And while in Canada there might be as yet few annexationists, the tendency of a vast and intimate trade north and south would be to make many.
And, now that the possible moment for parting with this borrowed support had come, she recognised how greatly she had built on it. These thoughts whizzed through her mind, as she darted a look at the four predatory faces that hemmed her in. Tilly's was one of them: the lightly mocking smile sat on it that Laura had come to know so well, since her maladroit handling of Bob.
Wendover stood a minute looking after him; then, with some vehement expletive or other, walked up to his writing-table, drew some folios that were laying on it toward him, with hasty maladroit movements which sent his papers flying over the floor, and plunged doggedly into work. He and Mrs. Darcy dined alone.
What can we do?" he asked, a shade of petulance in his question. She stepped close up to him and rested her hand lightly upon his shoulder. "You have had three months in which to woo that girl, and you have tarried sadly over it, Marius. You have now at most three days in which to accomplish it. What will you do?" "I have been maladroit perhaps," he said, with bitterness.
Be on your guard, Marquis, and do not openly combat such fine sentiments; to doubt a woman's sincerity on such occasions, is to do more than offend them, it is to be maladroit. You must applaud their mistaken idea if you would profit by it. They wish to appear high-minded, and sensible only of the pleasures of the soul, it is their system, their esprit du corps.
We certainly do not wish to disturb the growing confidence which exists between the two countries by any maladroit or unnecessary investigations. We believe, in short, that Germany's attitude towards us is friendly, and we intend to treat her in the same spirit." "Tell me," Norgate asked, "is that the reason why every scheme for the expansion of the army has been shelved?
The heroine of the rifle remains silent while in the act of reloading; and the tinge of melancholy that pervades her countenance tells that her thoughts are abstracted. While priming the piece, she is even maladroit enough to spill a quantity of the powder though evidently not from any lack of practice or dexterity.
"The snare is rather MALADROIT for the cardinal," replied the young man, smiling. "Oh, I saw the snare, and I answered you would be quite in despair on your return. "'Where has he gone? asked Monsieur de Cavois. "'To Troyes, in Champagne, I answered. "'And when did he set out? "'Yesterday evening." "Planchet, my friend," interrupted d'Artagnan, "you are really a precious fellow."
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