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Updated: May 28, 2025
And now Claude, too, rose to go out. His steps were heard below, and presently the painter's voice called persuadingly up: "St. Pierre! St. Pierre! Come, see." They stood side by side before the new work. Claude gazed in silence. At length he said, still gazing: "I'll buy it when 'tis finish'." But the artist explained again that it was being painted for Marguerite's friend.
"Nay, thou art but a boy, a foolish boy," continued the earl, struggling to speak persuadingly, "incapable of judging that which is right and best.
Fritz, too, while lavishing his caresses on the daring climber, seemed to look persuadingly into his face as if he knew there was danger in what the Hindoo was doing. It was all in vain. The shikaree, while resisting all their efforts to restrain him, seemed to scorn the danger which they dreaded; and, without hesitation, returned to his perilous task.
He must see him! He would tell him he was sorry he had struck him! In the yet dark gray of the morning he went to his son's room. When he had all but reached the door he saw it was a little open. The next instant he heard a soft voice within speaking persuadingly. He went close and listened. It was Amy's voice! In his house! In his son's room!
Hamilton who, for mere amusement, could not bear to part from her children, for only Caroline was to accompany her, steadily resisted the entreaties of her friend. For herself she was firm, but she hesitated when the Duchess, seconded by her daughters, requested most persuadingly, that if she would not come herself, she would, at least, permit Caroline to join them.
Hamilton, playfully, as Ellen passed her arm through that of Mrs. Cameron and looked caressingly and persuadingly in her face. Mrs. Cameron's tale was soon told. She had returned to England, for India had become painful to her, from the many bereavements which had there unhappily darkened her lot. Captain Cameron had fallen in an engagement, two or three years after Mrs.
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