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So the Fairy withdrew to her oak bough, and the poor Lark sat moping in the grass while the Fairy watched him. "After all," she thought, "I am sorry he is such a quarrelsome fellow, for that he is such is fully proved by those long spurs." While she was so thinking, the Grasshopper came chirping up to the Lark, and tried to comfort him.
"It's going to be a glorious day just glorious! Joan, we must do something not sit moping indoors from morning till night!" Mittie never did sit indoors from morning till night; but this was a figure of speech. "I'm all alive to be off I don't care where. Oh, do think of a plan! It's the sort of weather that makes one frantic to be away to have something happen. Don't you feel so?"
Mavis grieved at the loss of her friend, but not so deeply, or for so long, as she would if she had not been consumed with anxiety on her own account. She had not forgotten Mr Goss's offer of help: she had called at his house twice, to learn on each occasion that he was out of town. Presently, Mrs Ellis came in; finding Mavis moping, she asked her to the downstairs sitting-room for a cup of tea.
In the second, the name is reversed, and becomes Adnileb, which for farther security is written in Greek characters, and the lady spoken of in the masculine gender." ... "When you see Patsy Dandridge, tell her, 'God bless her. I do not like the ups and downs of a country life: to-day you are frolicking with a fine girl, and to-morrow you are moping by yourself. Thank God!
There was something about the girl's reception of the news which puzzled her, and her own look fell before the sombre intensity of her gaze. Sisily heard the story in silence, and when it was finished, merely said "I think I would like to be left alone for a little while, if you don't mind." "Oh, you mustn't sit here moping, my dear," said Mrs.
That is to say, she was not moping over what had happened. A wise man would have guessed that she was taking it much too quietly; he would have seen the danger signals in that unnaturally quick eye. Bela had dropped her usual air of reserve. To-night she seemed anxious to please. She smiled on each man in a way that bade him hope. She laughed oftener and louder.
Why do you let people say you are moping about Chris? You're not." "Of course not." She sat up. "What else are they saying?" "Well, there's some talk, naturally. You can't be as popular as you have been, and then just drop out, without some gossip. It's not bad." "What sort of talk?" He was very uncomfortable. "Well, of course, you have been pretty strong on the war stuff?"
You must come back, Angelina. Mr. Riley is moping for you, and I can't get along without somebody to appreciate my sarcasms, now that you have accustomed me to the luxury." "What about the other five cats?" I demanded. Alexander Abraham sighed. "I suppose they'll have to come too," he sighed, "though no doubt they'll chase poor Mr. Riley clean off the premises.
"Well, that was a pretty good cause; but generally, when children are not naughty, they are happy. You would only vex your dear mamma, and make her feel badly, if you were moping and fretting here, where she sent you to be with your auntie. Then you would spoil auntie's pleasure if, instead of laughing and singing, you were crying and sitting in the corner.
Moping would kill a cat; and I shall order you the plainest chicken and soufflé aux fraises." "Josiah can eat almost anything, papa. I don't think you need worry about that," said Theodora, who hoped to make her husband enjoy himself. And then Captain Fitzgerald left to meet his widow.
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