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I asked a rather pleasant-looking, middle-aged woman whether the several children that I saw playing about went to school. She replied, "No. I teach them." A tall, not very attractive-looking old man came out of the verandah, and asked who I was. When I gave him my name, he said that his name was "Krishna Padre" the latter being the popular title given in India to a clergyman.
'What? asked Alfred. 'What are you gaping at? 'I declare! cried Ellen, 'it's the new clergyman! It is Mr. Cope, and he is coming up to the wicket! Alfred turned his head with a peevish sound; he was in the dreary mood to resent whatever took off attention from him for a moment. 'A very pleasant-looking gentleman, commented Ellen, 'and so young! He does not look older than Charles Lawrence!
A young, fair, pleasant-looking man in the ship's boat attracted Percival's attention at once: he seemed to be in some position of authority, although it was evident that he was not one of the ship's officers. As soon as they were within speaking distance of each other, questions and answers were exchanged.
He was a broad-shouldered, square-built man, with a flat, pale face, broad and square, like his figure not a pleasant-looking man by any means. Valentine Jernam folded his arms on the rickety, liquor-stained table, and took a leisurely survey of the apartment. There was a pause in the concert just now.
She sat up; a few moments later, the man's head and shoulders appeared among the grasses upon the river bank. "Good morning," said the man. Mavis took no notice, but called to Jill. "Good morning," repeated the man, who was young and pleasant-looking. Mavis did not reply. "Would little Mavis mind moving a little further up the bank?" continued the man. Mavis looked at him in astonished anger.
"The culprit, according to my point of view, is a quiet, pleasant-looking gentleman who lives somewhere in the West End of London. He has, however, a tragedy in his past life. He is the husband of a dipsomaniac wife. She is, of course, under care, and is never mentioned in the house where he lives, maybe with his widowed mother and perhaps a maiden sister.
I took leave of the gentlemen at the forts and in the afternoon got to the fisheries near Stony Island where I found Mr. McVicar who was kind enough to have a house ready for my reception; and I was not a little gratified at perceiving a pleasant-looking girl employed in roasting a fine joint and afterwards arranging the table with all the dexterity of an accomplished servant. March 6.
He was a pleasant-looking elderly gentleman, and a complete man of the world. Finding that I had been educated entirely at home under governesses, he fancied I must be a milk-and-watery ignorant youth, and had already hinted as much to mamma who, having told me, put me on my mettle. Mr.
In this omnibus there were two pleasant-looking girls, who talked Welsh together, a guttural, childish kind of a babble. Afterwards we got into conversation with them, and found them very agreeable. One of them was reading Tupper's "Proverbial Philosophy." On reaching Llandudno, S waited at the hotel, while O'Sullivan, U , and I ascended the Great Orme's Head.
No harm in asking her, at any rate." He went up to the young lady. A very pleasant-looking girl, fair, with a peach bloom upon her cheeks, dark brown hair and eyes, soft and brown and luminous. Those eyes were wandering to all parts of the platform, some anxiety in their expression. Lionel raised his hat. "I beg your pardon. Have I the honour of addressing Miss Tempest?"
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