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The little man's complaisance had given me the greatest wonder of my life Margaret's silent watching over me as I lay asleep, and I gave him a guinea with much gladness. "The coat's too big for you, Timothy, and it's no good denying it. I'll speak to his worship about a new one of the right length." "Thank yer, sir," he said, grinning oafishly as he pouched the guinea.
Again, as now with George, the driver becomes temporarily idiot stands us oafishly silent, or perhaps jerks out some stupid words; remembers when too late the quip that would have fetched the laugh, the thrust that would have sped the wound. He is an intolerable fellow. "Oh, what must you think of me?"
King though he might be in name, into such contempt was he fallen that not one of them rose in deference, whilst Mary herself watched his approach with hostile, mistrusting eyes. "What is it, my lord?" she asked him coldly, as he flung himself down on the settle beside her. He leered at her, put an arm about her waist, pulled her to him, and kissed her oafishly. None stirred.
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