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Yes, sure! Now don't bother me any more." Colonel Ashley, through the glass door of the telephone booth, saw LeGrand Blossom make a move as though to hang up the receiver. And then the detective turned suddenly, and swung back, as though he had entered the room at the moment Blossom had emerged from the booth. "Oh!" exclaimed the head clerk, and, for a second, he seemed nonplused.
"How about his offer to drop the whole matter and not go into it at all?" rejoined Knowles. Ashton hesitated to reply. For one thing, he was momentarily nonplused, and, for another, the Blakes had treated him as a gentleman. But a fresh upwelling of bitterness dulled his conscience and sharpened his wits. "It may have been to throw you off your guard," he said.
"'Tis my Cousin Harriet Owen, Robert," explained Peggy. "She hath assumed this dress that she might go through to Lancaster with safety to see her brother, Clifford." "But but Truelove Davis?" The youth was plainly nonplused. "He wants Truelove, Peggy," cried Harriet her eyes dancing with mischief. "Where is that bonnet?" She caught it up as she spoke, tying it again under her chin.
"The phenomenal penetration on which you so pride yourself is at fault for once." The banker was so nonplused that he permitted his cigar to go out, but he soon reached the conclusion, "He has bungled." "Well," he asked at last, "what do you propose to do?" "To be to her all that she will ever permit, and die a bachelor for her sake if I must." Mr.
A profound silence followed the statement. The judge, nonplused for a moment, exclaimed: "Ah! What do you mean? That is absurd!" The detective continued: "At first sight there is a certain resemblance, but if you carefully consider the nose, the mouth, the hair, the color of skin, you will see that it is not Arsene Lupin. And the eyes! Did he ever have those alcoholic eyes!" "Come, come, witness!
"Mr. Dulac," he said, "I want to talk with you. Will you ask these other gentlemen if they will step outside for a few moments.... I have a personal matter to discuss with Mr. Dulac." Dulac was not at his ease. He had come in something like a spirit of bravado to face Bonbright, and this turn to the event nonplused him. However, if he would save his face he must rise to the situation.
Martin issued these instructions in a voice which must have been audible at Leeways, and then stood scratching his head stupidly. But indeed of all the bewildered company who gathered that night beneath the roof of the Abbey Inn, I think I was the most nonplused of all, and turning to Gatton: "For God's sake tell me what it all means!" I said.
I don't think Miss Watson is the girl to hold 19 's offices. Miss Wales said that we stood for fair play." The Champion took her seat ponderously. The room was very still. Marie sat, nonplused, staring at the Champion's defiant figure. Madeline's hands were clenched angrily. "I'd like to knock her down, the coward," she muttered to Betty, who was looking straight ahead and did not seem to hear.
Phillips, and he threw an occasional remark toward Randolph; but now that all obstacles were removed from free converse with the divinity of the samovar he had less to say to her than before. Presently the elder woman, herself no whit offended, began to figure the younger one as a bit nonplused. "Never mind, Amy," she said. "Don't pity him, and don't scorn him.
As I'm apparently out of the race, go to it, Mr. Trent and win her. Good luck to you. I don't think you'll have much trouble." Dorian was somewhat nonplused by this fulsome outburst. He could not for a moment find anything to say. The two men looked at each other for a moment as if each were measuring the other. Then Mr. Lamont said: "If at any time I can help you, let me know call on me.
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