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She soon discovered that she needed all the light that her vision of love and duty could shed upon her pathway; for the ensuing days proved dark ones. The possibilities of coming disaster hung over her head, and her aunt's attitude of aggrieved reproachfulness was torture to the girl's loving heart. To add to her suffering, Miss Gordon insisted, martyr-like, in taking charge of Eppie.
Miss Earle looked at him with serene composure, and yet with a touch of reproachfulness in her glance. "He talks like this to me," she said to herself, "while he is engaged to another woman." "Yes," she answered aloud, with more firmness in her voice than might have seemed necessary, "I will be happy to walk on the deck with you to see the phosphorescence."
He only knew, apparently, the North-German form of the Niflung story. But the reproachfulness of incest is apparent. Birth and beauty were looked for in a bride by Saxo's heroes, and chastity was required. The modesty of maidens in old days is eulogised by Saxo, and the penalty for its infraction was severe: sale abroad into slavery to grind the quern in the mud of the yard.
'Oh, grandmother, why did you not take your tea! exclaimed Lesbia, looking really distressed. 'It is six o'clock. 'I am used to have you at home to hand me my cup, replied the dowager, with a touch of reproachfulness. 'I am so sorry, said Lesbia, sitting down before the tea-table, and beginning her accustomed duty.
Almost with horror, Punin turned his plump face to me. 'To whom did you apply that expression? he asked me, with round eyes. 'Why, to him, of course.... What's his name? that ... Baburin. 'Paramon Semyonevitch? 'Why, yes; that ... blackfaced fellow. 'Eh ... eh ... eh ...! Punin protested, with caressing reproachfulness. 'How can you talk like that, little master!
The widow asked March to stay to tea, and when he opened his mouth to decline, the wrong word fell out and he accepted. He confided to Barbara his fear that in so doing he had blundered, but she softly scouted the idea, and with a delicious reproachfulness in her murmur, "wondered if he supposed they" etc. At table he sat next to her, in the seat the sisters had intended for Henry Fair.
You were more moderate than I? Then some other change of views must have taken place in you; and yet that would very much surprise me, since your principles require you to aid the weaker son of my mother " "You are laughing at me," interrupted the courtier with gentle reproachfulness, and yet in a tone of entreaty.
"Not at home, dear, certainly; and I never go out," the wife answered, with the faintest touch of reproachfulness. "I am very fond of it, though, for your sister's sake. It was so kind of her to bring it to me, and such a new thing for me to have a present. But you are welcome to it, Austin, if you really want it." "If I really want it!
The silence bore back on her a suspicion of a faint reproachfulness in the words; and perhaps they carried a poetical tone, still more distasteful. 'You have been listening to tales of me, said Beauchamp. 'Nevil, we can always be friends, the best of friends. 'Were you astonished at my asking you for your hand? You said "mine?" as if you wondered. You have known my feelings for you.
"What I told you was but too true. Look! There she is now." The young man sprung around, and stood before the woman, a few paces distant. "Mother! oh, mother! what HAS brought you here?" he exclaimed, in an under tone, as he caught her arm, and moved away. He spoke not roughly, nor angrily but with respect half reproachfulness and an unmistakable tenderness. "Oh, Willy! Willy!" I heard her answer.
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