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When I departed from Alfred Fluette and I did that very thing; walked deliberately away from him, leaving him hopeful in the midst of his household my heart was exultant, although I had in contemplation a task that might have dismayed Hercules. But sometimes, usually when we are least expecting it, or when we are getting our affairs into too much of a muddle.
"Oh, what a muddle!" she cried; "I don't wonder that Reginald does not care for living at home." "Oh, I wish papa heard you!" cried Janey loudly, as Ursula led the way into the drawing-room, which was not much tidier than the hall. There was a basket-full of stockings to be mended, standing on the old work-table.
They go as they are driven, or they resist. In either case, they explain how it is that we have a world moving so sluggishly. They are not the men of brains, the men of insight and outlook. Often enough they are foes of the men of brains. 'Aptitudes; yes, that flashes a light into me, said Lady Charlotte. 'I see it better. It helps to some comprehension of their muddle.
This done, get straightway into a room that is not ventilated at all, and that is already full of foul air, and there set yourself to think out some very complicated problem. In a very little while you will find yourself in a state of intellectual muddle, annoyed, impatient, snatching at the obvious presently in choosing and rejecting conclusions haphazard.
Are you living here, Mary? How delightful!" "Alas, no; I am only keeping holiday with David. I go back to- morrow." "Then stay now, stay and let me get all I can of you, in this frightful muddle," entreated Caroline. "Chaos is come again, but you won't mind." "I'll come and help you," said Mary. "David, you must go on alone and come back for me."
The men smoke when we can have the windows open! and I believe I shall soon smoke too it makes them talk better. We get all sorts Socialists, Conservatives, Radicals " " And you don't think much of the Socialists?" "Well! they are the interesting, dreamy fellows," she said, laughing, "who don't save, and muddle their lives.
Following the death of Hughie, he had resolved to muddle along somehow with the plantation; but this resolve had not been based upon desire. Instead, it was based upon the inherent stubbornness of his nature and his dislike to give over an attempted task. But now it was different. Berande meant everything.
"That would be a good way for you to get out of the muddle unscathed, wouldn't it?" she flashed in. "How chivalrous! Why don't you elope with some one the dark, clinging girl and let me free? You want me to suffer, not yourself. Just like you Yankees cold-blooded icicles!" Garrison considered. "I never thought of that, honestly!" he said, with a laugh.
And along came poor Hughie and me, two new chums, to take hold of that hard-bitten gang. We did not know the situation, and we had bought Berande, and there was nothing to do but hang on and muddle through somehow. "At first we made the mistake of indiscreet kindness. We tried to rule by persuasion and fair treatment. The niggers concluded that we were afraid.
"I've been asleep.... I took up this ridiculous book of yours to look at. The most absurd stuff.... How can you children muddle your minds with it? Besides, it isn't at all a nice book for you, my child. I came on several very queer things...."
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