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"Hampton's a prevaricator," he said gravely, as he looked down into the merry blue eyes turned up to him. "But he's a gentleman I have to thank for the introduction. I am very happy to know you, Miss Langworthy." "And now," cried Marcia, slipping her hand out of Lee's and going to a chair near the table, "do tell me all about that terrible, terrible night.
And look at the damage that will be done in the meanwhile." "Well, it can't be helped," and Bruce and Reddy strolled away, not altogether happy. "Tom, old man!" exclaimed Jack, slipping his arm about his chum, "what's got into you, anyhow?" "Nothing, Jack." "Then why don't you come back at Heller and make him out the prevaricator he is?" Tom did not answer.
"Perhaps not, unless your reasons appealed to my judgment," Somerled admitted. "You're no prevaricator, anyhow." "I don't come of prevaricating stock." "You don't, if you're David MacDonald's son. He was a humble, God-respecting man. But you have no humble air. You hold your crest high." Somerled was minded to be impudent and say that in that case he must get his hair cut; but he refrained.
I couldn't possibly imagine what I had in me to make it worth his while. It was very pretty to see how he baffled himself, for in truth my body was full of chills, and my head had nothing in it but that wretched steamboat business. It was evident he took me for a perfectly shameless prevaricator. At last he got angry, and to conceal a movement of furious annoyance, he yawned. I rose.
He was not willingly a prevaricator, and hated thoroughly to make explanations concerning it. The whole incident was glossed over with general remarks, but Mrs. Hurstwood gave the subject considerable thought. She drove out more, dressed better, and attended theatres freely to make up for it. Such an atmosphere could hardly come under the category of home life.
Proceeding, he heard voices again and a dash of oars. It was Hardy and at last White was saved! We have seen various actors passing before us in this drama, but I doubt if any of them have been more picturesque than this champion prevaricator. But he had related a splendid yarn. What it was intended to obscure would probably be quite as interesting as what he told.
At my return I learned that the King had spoken of this judgment to the Chief President, and that that magistrate had blamed it, saying the cause was indubitably ours, and that he had always thought so! If he thought so, why oppose us so long? and if he did not think so, what a prevaricator was he to reply with this flattery, so as to be in accord with the King?
The genial prevaricator could scarcely restrain himself from laughing outright as he watched the other return to his place at the faro table; and when, in due course, he served the concoctions and passed around the high-priced cigars, there was a smile on his face which said as plainly as if spoken that Sonora was not the only person present that had reason to be pleased with himself.
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