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"He must be atrabilious then?" askt his hearer. "Not that exactly," answered Roderick: "he has only been spoilt by the indulgence of his overfond parents and by his own.
"Under the light of day, and charging man to man, I am as good as another; but I can't say that I'm overfond of fighting with those that neither steel nor lead can bring down." "What silly crotchet is uppermost, now, in that mystified brain of thine, Deacon Hollister?"
"She's takin' too much likin' to them folks i' the house keeper's room," Mrs. Poyser remarked. "For my part, I was never overfond o' gentlefolks's servants they're mostly like the fine ladies' fat dogs, nayther good for barking nor butcher's meat, but on'y for show."
Another pleasing feature of the day's jaunt has been the absence of the appeal to sentimentality which Judith of late, especially since her return from Paris, has been overfond of making. This idle habit of mind, for such it is in reality, has been arrested by an intellectual interest.
For to continue such as hitherto thou hast been, to undergo those distractions and distempers as thou must needs for such a life as hitherto thou hast lived, is the part of one that is very foolish, and is overfond of his life.
The next time he bore down upon Camors, he said not a word, and retired in silence. Evidently the General had not the slightest recollection of the postscript. Camors tried to be contented, but would continually ask himself why he had come to Campvallon, in the midst of his family, of whom he was not overfond, and in the depths of the country, which he execrated.
Both young men laughed heartily at this admission, and Tom said teasingly: "I suppose you were so excited over Polly's discovery of gold that you clean forgot we were city chaps who are not overfond of hiking over these trails."
For to continue to be such as thou hast hitherto been, and to be torn in pieces and defiled in such a life, is the character of a very stupid man, and one overfond of his life, and like those half-devoured fighters with wild beasts, who though covered with wounds and gore still entreat to be kept to the following day, though they will be exposed in the same state to the same claws and bites.
That afternoon I received a message from him saying he had sent Miss Ellen Ross to take the place. I still had a very distinct recollection of my encounter with Miss Love, and I wasn't overfond of women operators anyway, so Miss Ross's welcome to my division was not a hearty one. She was the first woman I had ever had under my jurisdiction.
"I told you so," said John, who did not deign to look at me; "but you were determined." They then sat drinking in silence for some time. "Sold!" said my father, suddenly, with an oath. John made no reply. "I thought the county would take to her. She's one of their own sort," my father muttered. "If it weren't for you they might," said John; "but they ain't overfond of her dear father."
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