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"And for mercy's sake, keep that leg of yours quiet, if you can. You are fidgeting me out of my wits." Mr Sheepshanks, his mouth pursed up in a deprecating and uneasy smile, sat gazing vaguely in front of him. "I think it might be wise to defer the Song of Solomon," he suggested. And then the sublime opening chapters " "Oh, dear Mr Sheepshanks!
Inspector Dunbar held up his hand. "I won't ask you to repeat what he said, doctor; Mr. Leroux, presently, can give me his own words." "We had descended to this floor, then," resumed Cumberly, "when Mr. Exel, entering below, called up to us, asking if anything was the matter. Leroux replied, 'Matter, Exel! There's a devil of a business! For mercy's sake, come up!" "Well?" "Mr.
How much time he consumed in this search is difficult to reckon; it is almost impossible to believe that there is absolutely no collar-button in a house. And what William's state of mind had become is matter for exorbitant conjecture. Jane, arriving at his locked door upon an errand, was bidden by a thick, unnatural voice to depart. "Mamma says, 'What in mercy's name is the matter?" Jane called.
Come in, sir, for mercy's sake," said she, addressing herself to her old master. "Come in to be ready; come in all of you to be ready!" "Ready! ready for what?" "Oh! ready for fine things! Fine doings! Only come in, and I'll tell you as we go along. How I have torn all my hand with this gooseberry-bush! But no matter for that. So then you have not heard a word of what is going on?
Stephen unconsciously stretched out his hand to detain her. "But, Mrs. Philbrick," he said eagerly, "pray tell me what you think of the house. Do you think you can be contented in it?" "I have not seen it," replied Mercy, in the same curt tone, still moving on. "Not seen it!" exclaimed Stephen, in a tone which was of such intense astonishment that it effectually roused Mercy's attention.
W threw her arms around her neck, and cried, "Don't, don't, Kitty, for mercy's sake!" It's Mr. W , and you've killed him!" "Mr. W indade!" retorted Kitty, indignantly, struggling to free herself. "Is Mr. W a thafe of a nager, ma'am?" But even Kitty's eyes, as soon as they took the pains to look more closely, saw that it was indeed all as the mistress had said.
"Stop, for mercy's sake, stop with the English and before you come to the Greek," Warrington cried out, laughing. "I never heard you make such a long speech, or was aware that you had penetrated so deeply into the female mysteries. Who taught you all this, and into whose boudoirs and nurseries have you been peeping, while I was smoking my pipe, and reading my book, lying on my straw bed?"
Growing thoroughly alarmed, Ester now abruptly pushed open the door and entered. "Oh, for mercy's sake, don't let her come," almost screamed Mrs. Ried, starting wildly forward. "Mother, hush!" said Ralph's voice in solemn sternness. "It is only Ester. Where is Abbie?" "In her room. What is the matter? Why do you all act so strangely? I came to see what caused so much noise."
"Ah! ah!" said Porthos to Mordaunt, "I think we have you now, my hero! and there are no doors by which you can escape this time but those of hell." "Oh! Porthos!" murmured the Comte de la Fere. "Oh, pray, for mercy's sake, don't fly from me.
Aunt, dear aunt, for mercy's sake, think of this, before you let them drag this sick child to a prison, which in any case must be the grave of all his chances of amendment.
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