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All the apartments that were bright and clean and cheery were quite too expensive for Primrose's slender purse. At last she came to a resolution. "Girls," she said, "we must take rooms that look dirty, and make them clean. We have at least been taught how to polish, and how to scrub, and how to clean.
On the same day Maurice was duly notified of the passage of the law. His wrath was great. High words passed between him and the deputies. It could hardly have been otherwise expected. Next-day he came before the Assembly to express his sentiments, to complain of the rudeness with which the resolution of 4th August had been communicated to him, and to demand further explanations.
As it happened, the man who had driven him thither had, warned by experience, not troubled even to take out the horses, since he knew that such a proceeding would have entailed not only the presentation of a Statement of Plea for fodder, but also a delay of twenty-four hours until the Resolution granting the same should have been passed.
His popularity within a certain circle was great; but, as Lord Earlscourt was heard to say, "He never played to the pit." He was invited to speak to a resolution at a Mansion House meeting to express indignation at the maintenance of the opium traffic in China.
In the loss of office he seemed to recover his former throne. Mr. King heard Graham's resolution with a grave approving smile, and his interest in the young man became greatly increased.
As soon as Jones had taken a resolution to proceed no farther that night, he presently retired to rest, with his two bedfellows, the pocket-book and the muff; but Partridge, who at several times had refreshed himself with several naps, was more inclined to eating than to sleeping, and more to drinking than to either.
Out in the street and by herself, Mme. Cibot to some extent recovered her liberty of mind as she walked. Though the influence of the conversation was still upon her, and she had always stood in dread of scaffolds, justice, and judges, she took a very natural resolution which was to bring about a conflict of strategy between her and her formidable legal adviser.
If he had seen the smile that accompanied the action, he might well have faltered in his resolution to champion any righteous cause on earth. "Wait a moment, Octavius." "Now it's coming!" he thought and faced her again; he was bracing himself mentally to meet the announcement. "Did you see the junk man at The Corners to-day about those shingle nails?"
She was not to be sent to bed, and all Cynthy's endeavours to make her change her mind were of no avail. Fleda saw in them but fresh reason for staying, and saw besides, what Cynthy could not hide, a somewhat of wandering and uneasiness in her manner which strengthened her resolution.
After I had heard this account of the servant girl, I could not help feeling somewhat suspicious of Iffley's object. The mere asking them was very natural, and had he come frankly forward to meet us, I should not have entertained any ill thoughts of him; but now, in spite of all my resolution, I could not help dreading that he contemplated doing me some mischief or other.
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