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Indeed, surrounded as she was by ladies arrayed in the highest style of magnificence, their dresses sparkling with diamonds, she was the last person whom a stranger would have pointed out in that circle as the Queen of England. "The Lord-in-Waiting was perhaps mollified toward me when he saw me following his illustrious example in retiring from the royal presence.
The girl was completely mollified, though in much embarrassment. "Why, Mr. Dick!" she stammered, in confusion. "Why, Mr. Dick!" Gilder, who had watched the scene in great astonishment, now interposed to end it. "Stop, Dick!" he commanded, crisply. "You are actually making Sarah blush. I think that's about enough, son." But a sudden unaccustomed gust of affection swirled in the breast of the lad.
Matters culminated, in this ill-assorted union, with a tragedy. He began a bully and a scold; and so far from being mollified by her gentleness, his bad temper increased by indulgence, until he absolutely prevented her from eating, bathing, or entering the cage when he was about.
The chiefs of that district protested, and Otu's followers seized the idol, and went to sea with him. They landed as soon as it was safe, and mollified the god by a sacrifice; and having no victim, they killed one of Pomaré's servants. The island then divided into hateful camps, and Moorea joined the fray.
Her husband leaned over her shoulder and studied it, too. He was mollified and won by the big, gentle eyes and that bee-stung upper lip. He grumbled: "Well, you're a good chooser for looks, anyway. Sweet little thing." Mrs. Dyckman examined the face more knowingly. She saw in those big, innocent eyes a serene selfishness and a kind of sweet ruthlessness.
She did not want to provoke Heemskirk needlessly. And the lieutenant, perceiving that smile, was mollified. It never entered his head that his outward appearance, a naval officer, in uniform, could appear ridiculous to that girl of no position the daughter of old Nielsen. The recollection of her arms round Jasper's neck still irritated and excited him. "The hussy!" he thought. "Smiling eh?
They made an excellent impression by a first cash deposit of the money Carlton had thrown down on the table the night before. A check for the first month's rent more than mollified the agent and talk of a big deal that was just being signed up to-day duly impressed the bank. The next problem was to get the forged check certified. That, also, proved a very simple matter.
What was to hinder the cabman, since his horse was dumb, from choosing the cross-roads, and calling on his friend in passing? So it was decided; and the charioteer, already somewhat mollified, turned aside his horse to the right. John, meanwhile, sat collapsed, his chin sunk upon his chest, his mind in abeyance.
I wish you'd let me know the next time you make off. I've lost half my pleasure in looking at as fine a lot of cattle as I ever saw, with thinking you might be having one of your old attacks of faintness. 'I should have had one, I think, if I'd stayed longer in that atmosphere. But I'm sorry if I've caused you anxiety. 'Well! well! said the squire, somewhat mollified.
"Who's dead, Sarah Jane?" asked Jimmy, hoping to stem the torrent of her wrath. "Sis' Mary Ellen's las' husban', Brudder Littlejohn dat 's a-who," she replied, somewhat mollified at his interest. "When did he die?" Jimmy pursued his advantage. "He got 'way f'om here 'bout moon-down las' night," she replied, losing sight of her grievance in his flattering interrogations.
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