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He was conscious, however, that here also, Constance Bledlow was somehow concerned; and, perhaps, the Pole's mystical religion. He asked himself, indeed, as Constance had already done, whether some presentiment of doom, together with the Christian doctrines of forgiveness and vicarious suffering, were not at the root of it?
"You shouldn't deduce too much from a single instance. Besides, that Pole's case hasn't cost me anything yet." Mrs. Hastings joined them soon afterwards, and when Wyllard strolled away they spent some time leaning on the rails, and looking at the groups of shadowy figures on the forward deck.
Wilfrid, however, was angered by the absurdity of the charge and the scene, and also by the profane touch on Emilia's name. "I must tell you, ma'am, that for my father's sake I must desire you to quit this you will see the advisability of quitting this house for a time." "Pole's promus! Pole's promus!" Mrs. Chump wailed again.
Finding no one there, however, and afraid to be alone, he had rushed back again, feeling safety in numbers. He was just in time to meet his avenger in the hall, and in spite of the onlookers, the Pole's terrible onslaught had nearly finished him.
Sir Twickenham's arm spread out in a sweep; Mr. Pole's head nodded.
Two thousand five hundred francs in gold! a sum with which she had intended to purchase an annuity; and what was there to show for it? A Pole's receipt! And at this moment Lisbeth was working as hard as in her young days to supply the needs of her Livonian.
Miss Pole's energetic speeches had the good effect of wakening up Mrs Jamieson, who opened her eyes wide, in sign of the deepest attention a proceeding which silenced Miss Pole and encouraged the Grand Turk to proceed, which he did in very broken English so broken that there was no cohesion between the parts of his sentences; a fact which he himself perceived at last, and so left off speaking and proceeded to action.
I made out, however, that I was to go to Miss Pole's at eleven o'clock; the number ELEVEN being written in full length as well as in numerals, and A.M. twice dashed under, as if I were very likely to come at eleven at night, when all Cranford was usually a-bed and asleep by ten.
When Philippe was told of Kouski's flight he said to Benjamin, "You will take the Pole's place, from this time on. It is all mapping out, papa Hochon!" cried the lieutenant-colonel. "That banquet will be jovial!" "You will come and live here, of course," said the old miser. "I have told Fario to send me all my things," answered Philippe.
Miss Pole's consent was eagerly given, and down he went with the utmost gravity. But when Miss Pole asked me, in an audible whisper, "if he did not remind me of the Father of the Faithful?"
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