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"The Alcalde should be coming back," she said. "Yes," I answered. These were our words, yet we scarce heeded their meaning. Between us was drawn a subtler communion than speech, and we dared neither of us to risk speech. She searched my face, but her lips were closed. She did not take my hand again as in the afternoon. She turned away. I knew what she would have said.
It is to be considered that he had been taught, and had learned as a delightful duty, a kind of business whose highest merit is to escape the commentaries of the bench: that of the usurious lawyer in a county town. With this training, he was now shot, a penniless stranger, into the deeper gulfs of cities; and the result is scarce a thing to be surprised at. "Have you heard of your wife again?"
"I know you would, my son," said the Bishop, "and, by our Lady's crown, I would have let you risk it, believing, as I do, that it would end in blessing. But listen, Hugh. In asking what you asked, you scarce know what you did.
I determined, therefore, to stay as long as possible, as my only chance of getting a good series of specimens; and although I was nearly starved, everything eatable by civilized man being scarce or altogether absent, I finally succeeded.
He answered, "In his presence I ate scarce anything that could answer its purpose!" Then retorted the boy, "Repeat also your prayers, that nothing be omitted that can serve a purpose." Yes, thy virtues thou hast exposed in the palm of thy hand, thy vices thou hast hid under thy arm-pit.
"You yourself scarce need such earthly sustenance," he answered gallantly, "for your eyes have stolen the radiance of the stars, and 'tis evident that the night dews visit your cheek only as they do the roses to render them more fresh and fair." "My lord flatters well for one so young;" she smiled as she seated herself and motioned him to sit close beside her.
"I do I swear I do!" he protested. "I'm coming down to the Pelican to-morrow morning to get you to go for a walk." Cynthia could not but think that the remoteness of the time he set was scarce in keeping with his ardent tone. "I have something else to do to-morrow morning," she answered. "Then I'll come to-morrow afternoon," said Bob, instantly. "Who lives here?" she asked irrelevantly. "Mr.
"And I think you have also the single diamond." "It is here." "Then," said Law, "let us go." He rose, and scarce looking behind him, even to see that his orders to the servant had been obeyed, he strode down the vast stairway of the great hôtel, past many precious works of art, between walls hung with richest tapestries and noble paintings.
"I rode forth with him even to the gate, firm in the belief that I had thrown the winning number in life's game; but scarce had I turned my horse homeward when I wist that I had cast from me all the peace and joy of my soul. "It is done. I have denied Ann given her up forever and whereas she must one day hear it, be it done at once. You, my poor Margery, I make my messenger.
The boys made their way rapidly down the slope, which after all was only that of a foot-hill. Beyond were other foot-hills, and they skirted among them, finally entering a canon. It was as dark and cold and damp as the last hour of the tunnel had been, but the narrow river, roaring through its middle, had caught all the snow, and there was scarce a fleck on the narrow tilted banks.