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On arriving home, he found Annie sewing alone in the parlor, and a little offish in manner by way of indicating her sense of his offense in leaving her to spend the evening alone. "Really, Annie," he said, as he sat down and unfolded the evening paper, "I try to give you all the time I can spare.
And there wuz that sort of a air about him, that I can't describe exactly a sort of a half offish, half familier and wholly disagreeable mean, that can be onderstood but not described. No, you can't picture that liniment, but you can be affected by it. Wall, Bial had it. And I kep' on a not likin' him, and kep' stiddy onwards a likin' Abram Gee. I couldn't help it, nor did'nt want to.
He coaxed, and coaxed, and eventually succeeded. "Leonsh!" Curtis said, with a sudden burst of drunken confidence. "Leonsh! it's worse than either you or I shuspected. I caught them alone this morning in my offish." "Them! Rosenberg and Matt!" "Yesh, of course, shilly! I told Matt I was going out. He thought I had so into the room I came quite unshuspected, unobsherved.
That offish attitude of the Washington Administration, to which reference has already been made, did not soften with the progress of events. Another experience now again brought out President Wilson's coldness toward his allies. About this time many rather queer Americans some of the "international" breed were coming to England on more or less official missions.
Two cupfuls of rice and a bit offish is all the grub he wants; he'll work sixteen hours a day without a grunt; and he'll handle a winch or a steam crane with any Geordie donkey-man that has been grounded in the shops. But just put your steamboat on the ground where he thinks she can't get off, and there's a different tune to play.
It's not the fault of the people on the estate, but there's a government somewhere around here, and they're getting offish, and it can't be helped. You don't want to squabble over the lighthouse. Why not buy some vineyards in Aragon? You can afford it now. The officials want to interfere with you. Why not get up and walk away?"
They never were tired when anything was to be done, or cross when it had been done, or under any circumstances peevish, or pouty or "offish." They were ready for everything and content with anything. It was a pleasure to give them a pleasure, because their pleasure was so manifest. They looked eagerly at everything and into everything.
So it be my pleasure, and the dame's, that thou dost not dance any more to-day wi' William Evans; and even if he speaks to thee, be a little offish loike to him." The poor girl sighed. "I hope, sir," said she, glancing at the sexton, "that no person possessed of an unhappy and suspicious temper has been prejudicing you against poor William. I hope Mr. Pembroke " "Hush, girl hush!" cried Ellis.
"I wish I had you for a friend, Jennie," said Nancy, in a whisper. "Why! you have!" cried the other. "I've always wanted to know you better. But the girls think you are offish." "I don't mean to be." "No, I see," returned Jennie. "But I understand you now. I wish you were in this room instead of Sally." "And if you only were in Number 30, instead of Cora," spoke Nancy, out loud.
"No: I have laid my plans, and laid 'em careful. The relation on your side was too willin', and too clever. And witnessin' his campaign has learnt me some deep lessons. I watched the rocks he hit aginst; and I have laid my plans, and laid 'em careful. I am going to act offish. I feel that offishness is my strong holt and endearin' myself to the masses.
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