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"Well," he said finally, "I consent to stay in Florence on condition that you suggest some means of atonement for me which I can also make a punishment to Miss Graham." Mrs. Bowen did not respond to the question of placating and punishing her protegee with sustained interest.
And soberly he continued to regard the mate when he went aft and threatened to knock the "Song of Songs" and the rest of the Old Testament out of the black helmsman whose smile of teeth was as humbly gentle and placating as Jerry's had been when he made his appeal.
"I assumed all that," I interrupted, "but I cannot conceive why he has talked to you about it." Capito was always ingratiating. He gazed at me reproachfully, gently, winningly. "If I have your permission," he said, "I shall explain." "Explain!" I cried impatiently. "Agathemer," he went on, "has left no stone unturned to find some means for placating both clans and for reconciling you with both.
Unfortunately for them, they found the various points of vantage already garrisoned with notices of "preemption" for mining purposes in the name of the various members of the Alvarado family. This stroke of business was due to Mrs. Mulrady, as a means of mollifying the conscientious scruples of her husband and of placating the Alvarados, in view of some remote contingency.
"When did you come up?" Good Indian asked her, trying so hard to keep a placating note out of his voice that he made himself sound apologetic. "Oh about an hour ago, I think," Evadna drawled sweetly the sweet tones which always mean trouble, when employed by a woman.
"Mademoiselle," he replied, "I ask myself what is the good of a fleeting happiness. The secret of my gloom is the evanescence of my pleasure." "That is a madrigal," she said, laughing, "which rings of the Court rather than the Polytechnique." "My son only expressed a very natural thought, mademoiselle," said Madame du Gua, who had her own reasons for placating the stranger.
That sink there" she pointed it out "must have something of a carbolic nature straight off." "I know, I know!" Sharon was placating. "I'm going to put everything right for you." "New paint for all the woodwork white." "Sure thing as white as you want it." "And blue velours curtains for the big room. I always dreamed I'd have a house with blue velours curtains." "Sure, sure!
He swung the big doors together, locked them, and then exclaimed: "I don't care to get excited over every old greasy Indian that comes along but lead me to old Moosetooth." Roy, who was well pleased over so easily placating his chum, at once led the way around the race track and through the fringe of tepees, tents and other shelters being erected for the housing of the fast gathering arrivals.
Let the Party explain why, among their political duties, they neglected the duty of placating Ulster in their proper persons. Why, in short, they boycotted Ulster and permitted political and religious and racial antagonism to grow inside of Ireland unchecked by any word from them upon that ground. Were they afraid "nuts" would be thrown at them?
It has nothing in common with an act of expiation. It has nothing to do with placating or propitiating the Goddess. It has no likeness whatever to the punishment of a guilty Vestal." "That reminds me," said Brinnaria, "of what I came for.
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