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He accused his gods of having created a beautiful work only to spoil it, nay he abused them" Mary looked down as she spoke, as if she were repeating something ill to tell, but Selene colored slightly with pleasure, and exclaimed eagerly, as if to outdo the sculptor in abuse: "He is quite right, the powers above act in such a way " "That is not right," said the deformed girl reprovingly.

A white cashmere dressing-gown, trimmed with lace, hung on the peg where the grey linsey had been. Mary flew to Simmons to know where her old frock had gone to. The good woman, who by this time had taken Mary under her wing to uphold her against the rest of the household if it were inclined to resent the new inmate, looked at her reprovingly.

"You would?" he asked with a smile. "I thought so! Here is a village that scorns your efforts and a respectful suitor who implores them. Can you hesitate?" His smile was irresistible, and she returned it half reprovingly. "Will you never be serious?" she said. "I wonder that I can " She stopped. "That you can " he repeated, watching her blush, but she would not finish.

Gregory's gesture inviting her to follow up-stairs. "Now it's stopped raining," Simon Jefferson complained, as he wheeled his mother toward the back hall. "That's a good omen," said Fran, pressing Mrs. Gregory's hand. "The moonlight was beautiful when I was on the bridge when I first came here." "But we need rain," said Grace Noir reprovingly.

He's got a sweet temper, and a strong mind, and a straight judgment, if I know anything about men which Nicholas sometimes makes me think I don't. But Nicholas isn't an ordinary man, he's what you call 'an exception." Then shaking her head at Ethel, she continued reprovingly: "You were neither of you in church Sunday.

He had not only converted the scoffer, but he now found that the gang's plans for the evening no longer held a charm for him. What a peach of a time he would have at the Martins'! Mrs. Fletcher greeted him with a suppressed smile as he came in. "Mrs. Riley telephoned," she began reprovingly. "Old sorehead!" he exclaimed. "Didn't hurt 'em any." The maternal smile broadened.

I shook my head reprovingly, and then she blushed and whispered 'Well! what should I have done, Ellen? He wouldn't shake hands, and he wouldn't look: I must show him some way that I like him that I want to be friends.

"Bertha," interposed her father, reprovingly, "you should not speak in such a way, and that is a matter which Miss Huntington will have to decide for herself." "Will you stay?" urged Bertha, appealingly, and still clinging to the hand she had kissed.

"You've given up your idea of sending me to jail," said Vera. "Vera!" exclaimed Vance reprovingly. "Judge Gaylor has apologized. We're all in harmony now." "Is that door locked?" asked Gaylor. Vance told him, save Mrs. Vance, Mannie, and themselves, there was none in the house; and that he might speak freely. "Miss Vera," began the Judge, "we left Mr.

The girl flushed ever so slightly, and her fingers clasped a little nervously, but she was calm. Her voice was even; it had, indeed, a little thrilling ring of energy. "You are wonderfully daring," she replied, "to say that to me. To a school-girl it might mean so much: to me !" She shook her head at him reprovingly. He was not in the least piqued. "I was absolutely honest in that.