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Still, no one would attribute anything but the friendliest motive to Pearl's innocent words. "My! I was glad that day," she said, "when you sneezed, it was a quick stop to the rumor I tell you and I never heard any more about it. I am sorry Mr. Steadman is not in favor of women voting, or going to Parliament, and thinks it too hard for them. It does not look hard to me.
In Everlasting Pearl's case, the middleman was a relative, one of those who had been urging a speedy engagement. He took the girl's Pah tsï, and went with these to a family of the name of Hsü, who lived in a village four miles distant. The Cyclical Characters were closely examined, and put in front of the ancestral tablet, incense being lighted before them morning and evening.
“For thee and Pearl, be it as God shall order,” said the minister; “and God is merciful! Let me now do the will which he hath made plain before my sight. For, Hester, I am a dying man. So let me make haste to take my shame upon me!” Partly supported by Hester Prynne, and holding one hand of little Pearl's, the Reverend Mr.
We have spoken of Pearl's rich and luxuriant beauty; a beauty that shone with deep and vivid tints; a bright complexion, eyes possessing intensity both of depth and glow, and hair already of a deep, glossy brown, and which, in after years, would be nearly akin to black. There was fire in her and throughout her; she seemed the unpremeditated offshoot of a passionate moment.
Something in Pearl's heart cried out at the injustice of this. It was not fair! All at once she wanted to talk about it to some one, to everybody. It was a mistaken way of looking at life, she thought; the world, as God made it, was a great, beautiful place, with enough of everything to go around. There is enough land enough coal enough oil.
She knows how to work in harmony with her family and her neighbors, but her adjectives, verbs and nouns do sometimes tangle. I don't mind. These are small matters to me. I love my own people admire and honor them." Pearl's cheeks were flaming now. "If you care greatly for these things I know many do and feel they are too serious, I want you to do something for me as my physician.
"For thee and Pearl, be it as God shall order," said the minister; "and God is merciful! Let me now do the will which He hath made plain before my sight. For, Hester, I am a dying man. So let me make haste to take my shame upon me!" Partly supported by Hester Prynne, and holding one hand of little Pearl's, the Reverend Mr.
Pearl's eyes approved of each detail, from the way his hair waved and parted back; the dull gold and purple tie, which seemed to bring out the bronze tones in his hair and the steely gray of his eyes; the well-cut business suit of rough brown tweed, with glints of green and bronze, down to the dark brown, well-polished boots.
The Watson family were thriving; their farm had not failed them; comforts, and even a few luxuries were theirs, and Pearl's heart grew very soft and tender with a sense of gratitude. It was not too good to be true, she thought, as she looked at the comfortable home, the new barn and the populous farmyard spread out under the quivering sunshine. "It was not too good to be true," thought Pearl.
The big-waisted man kindled, then smiled again, and said: "Was that emblem of modest loveliness give' to you symbolically, or did you present it to yourself?" "I took it for a debt," replied the wearer, bowing joyously. "Ah!" said the other. "Well, I s'pose it was either that or her furniture?" "Thanks, yes." There was a pause, and then the pearl's owner spoke on. "Strange fact.
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