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And, almost simultaneously, a woman appeared with eyes that stared in inquiry. By these eyes, their shape, and the long, level brows above them, Hermione knew that this woman must be Ruffo's mother. "Good-morning, Donna Maddalena," said Fabiano, heartily. "Good-morning," said the woman, directing her eyes with a strange and pertinacious scrutiny to Hermione, who stood behind him.
These Assyrian and Babylonian deities had a direct influence on the Jews in later centuries, because traders on the Tigris pushed their adventurous expeditions from the head of the Persian Gulf, either around the great peninsula of Arabia, or by land across the deserts, and settled in Canaan, calling themselves Phoenicians; and it was from the descendants of these enterprising but morally debased people that the children of Israel, returning from Egypt, received the most pertinacious influences of idolatrous corruption.
'And so did poor Hale. Not at first, and not till I had put it into his head. 'I admired Miss Hale. Every one must do so. She is a beautiful creature, said Mr. Thornton, driven to bay by Mr. Bell's pertinacious questioning. 'Is that all! You can speak of her in that measured way, as simply a "beautiful creature" only something to catch the eye.
All other associations with the house in which she, and her father before her, had been born, and in which she had passed her childhood and girlish days, were overrun by the thickly thronging and pertinacious recollections of the two short weeks Frederic Chilton had spent there with her.
"You hain't opened court yet," persisted the pertinacious Tom. "I guess we know our rights." Here Basset came up to Tom, and, taking him by the arm, whispered a few words into his ear. They seemed to be of a sedative character, for the latter, contenting himself with an occasional glance of mischievous fun at his late opponent, abstained from further remark.
It was a quarter to five, and dark, before I escaped from the attentions of a small but pertinacious group of inquirers who wanted to understand my exact attitude on the question of trawling within the three-mile limit, and proceeded at a hand-gallop back to Stoneleigh.
It was now clear that, having failed in their expectation of taking us by surprise, they had resolved on starving us out. Fortunately they could not interfere with our water, or they would have done so; indeed, they might possibly not have been aware of the supply we were gradually obtaining from the well. The day passed away, but our pertinacious enemies made no signs of moving.
Of course; but what astounds me is that a man of your standing should believe the French are coming here now to Ireland. No, no, Boyne; I'm not taking your word for any of these things. You're a gossip; you're a damned, pertinacious, preposterous gossip, and I'll say it as often as you like." "So it's proof you want, is it? Well, then, here it is."
Middleton, as Willoughby, electrified by the mention of the verses, took a sharp stride or two, "you have in him an advocate who will not be rebuffed by one refusal, and I can affirm that he is tenacious, pertinacious as are few. Justly so. Not to believe in a lady's No is the approved method of carrying that fortress built to yield.
We are all sorry that Emily has not come nearer to us; but she has had a right to choose for herself, and I for one wish, as does my brother also, that she may be happy in the lot she has chosen." "His conduct to Arthur at Silverbridge was so nice!" said the pertinacious old woman. "Never mind his conduct, mother. What is it to us?"
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