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It is evident, too, that she presents it to him as a peace-offering, and as a sign that all animosity is at an end between them. "No, thank you," says Mr. Gower, decidedly, but gratefully, and with a very tender smile, meant as a return for hers. "Oh, but you must, indeed!" declares she, in a friendly fashion, with a decisive shake of the head and uplifted brows. Now, Mr.
But where's the honest lad that tuik my quarrel on himself sae frankly? I'se bestow a gill o' aquavitae on him, an I suld never ca' for anither." * Archilowe, of unknown derivation, signifies a peace-offering. The champion for whom he looked around was, however, no longer to be seen.
But again the rat met him with apologies, and, as a peace-offering, gave him a cap for his head. These events account for the thick cap of erect feathers which the owl wears to this day, and also for the enmity between the owl and the rat. ii. The Loves of the Thunder-Gods. Two young thunder-gods, sons of the chief thunder-god, fell violently in love with the same Aino woman.
The production of a considerable quantity of honey would of itself be a sort of peace-offering, and he now prepared to turn the certainty of there being a hive in the little wood to account certainty, because three bees had taken wing for it, and a very distinct angle had been made with two of them.
'I wonder where that young man is with the horse and trap? said her former admirer to his companion. 'I hope we shan't have to wait here long. I told him half-past nine o'clock precisely. 'Have you got her present safe? 'Phyllis's? O, yes. It is in this trunk. I hope it will please her. 'Of course it will. What woman would not be pleased with such a handsome peace-offering?
It was the silver-hilted dagger, Carlo's precious gift, of which Weisspriess had taken possession in the mountain-pass over the vale of Meran, when he fought the duel with Angelo. Whether intended as a peace-offering, or as a simple restitution, it helped Vittoria to believe that Weisspriess was no longer the man he had been. The march was ready, but Barto Rizzo's wife refused to move a foot.
You may seek some crystal stream; you may let your tears flow with its waters; but such will not lighten your disappointment, for the persecuted heart is no peace-offering to the political victor. Politically vanquished; and you are like an unhappy lover who seeks him a rural deity and sings his complaints to the winds.
They appeared at a distance to have arms in their hands; but what we had taken for bows or spears proved to be only a few blades of whalebone, which they had brought either as a peace-offering or for barter, and which we immediately purchased for a few small nails and beads.
Ross will not be pleased if you give your flowers away," said Gussie, holding her own bouquet daintily to her nose. "I fancy that his pleasure or displeasure will not affect me," and an angry gleam brightened her eyes. "I merely accepted them as a peace-offering which binds me for this night only.
Marchmont, the cousin and heir of my dear and dead mistress. He was just recovering from a dangerous illness; the money was a peace-offering to his conscience, reproaching him in the matter of, I know not what, papers or memoranda found after his kinswoman's death naming or recommending Lucy Snowe. Mrs. Barrett had given him my address.
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