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But the day of our departure from Richmond Captain Nance rigged himself out in the pomp and regulations of war, his bright new buttons flashing in the sunlight, his crimson sash tied naughtily around his waist, his sword dangling at his side, he looked the "beheld of all beholders" as the troops marched with a light and steady step along the stone-paved streets of Richmond.
"Grandfather," said Charley, "I wonder whether the boys did not use to upset the old chair, when the school-master was out?" "There is a tradition," replied Grandfather, "that one of its arms was dislocated, in some such manner. But I cannot believe that any school-boy would behave so naughtily."
Shirley, looking more than ever like an adorable cherub in freshly ironed pink chambray, shook her head naughtily. "I might want to go," she argued. "But you mustn't!" Rosemary's voice was earnest. "You can't run all over town like this, darling. You'll be run over by an automobile, or something dreadful will happen to you. Promise to stay in your own yard like a good girl."
Bridgie smiled polite reassurements, but Esmeralda lay back in her seat and naughtily yawned, as though in protest against her sister's words. She affected to conceal her weariness, but it was a transparent pretence, and the young fellow's eyes twinkled with amusement.
Day," I returned, "I would not have told you, had I known it would give you occasion to speak so naughtily of your mother. You make me unhappy." He was silent. I thought he was ashamed of himself, and was sorry for him. But my sympathy was wasted. He broke into a murmuring laugh of merriment. "When is a mother not a mother?" he said. " Do you give it up? When she's a north wind.
Wordsworth rather naughtily sayeth, "All silent, and all damn'd!" Still the roof does not fall, although the chandelier burns dim in sympathy, "And all the air a solemn stillness holds." Will not a single soul in all this wide world, as he hopes to be saved, utter so much as one solitary syllable?
"Grandfather," said Charley, "I wonder whether the boys did not use to upset the old chair when the schoolmaster was out." "There is a tradition," replied Grandfather, "that one of its arms was dislocated in some such manner. But I cannot believe that any school-boy would behave so naughtily."
"She reminds me of a song I once heard in a show which went something like this," and Hippy naughtily sang under his breath: "My well-beloved circus queen, My human snake, my Angeline!"
Ruth and Mollie, staring fixedly into the fire, were naughtily conscious of a dislike towards the immaculate Margot, who had suddenly loomed on their horizon as a formidable rival in the favour of the neighbourhood, while Mrs Thornton unconsciously proceeded cheerily with her recital "Of course there are many more, but I am mentioning the most attractive.
Already he felt oddly at home in this poor room, with this poor life, into which he longed to bring a little hope, a little safety. Jessie sprang to his knees, and thence, naughtily, to the table, snuffling towards the plate of toast. The lady drew it away and approached it to her nose by turns, playfully. "She is a funny one," she said. "Is your tea right, dearie?" "Perfect," said Julian.
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