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You see, I've lived a life of adventoor, in spite of my meek and quiet natoor, an hev dabbled at odd times in the smugglin business. But they don't catch me this time I've retired from that thar, an the Antelope lets the revenoo rest in peace." The boat drew nearer and nearer, and the officer at the stern looked scrutinizingly at the Antelope.
'I want you to tell me what plot I am in the midst of. What is the web that has begun to surround me? 'Plot? stammered Hugo. 'Web? Her eyes flashed scrutinizingly on his face. 'You have a kind heart, she said; 'everybody can see that. Be frank. Do you know, she asked in a different tone, 'or don't you, that you spoke very gruffly to me this morning? 'Miss Payne, he began, 'I assure you
Janet leant back in her chair and looked scrutinizingly at Sally's head, bent into her hands, and from what she knew by this time of Sally's nature, there came the understanding of what such a proposal must have meant. "And what else did you expect?" she asked gently. "Most men are the same.
It was such a sudden change and of so complete a character, that I was thrown off my guard for a moment and probably betrayed the curiosity I undoubtedly felt; for she paused as she reached me, and, surveying me very quietly but very scrutinizingly too, raised again that marvelous voice of hers and pointedly observed: "This is a private path, sir. Only the friends of Mrs.
Durkin next saw his enemy gaze about the entire circle of the room scrutinizingly, the subdolous green eyes coming to a rest only when they fell on his own relaxed figure. "And this is where the music starts!" muttered MacNutt aloud, as he strode toward Durkin. Even before he had uttered that half-articulate little sentence his captive was possessed by a sudden conviction of approaching climax.
She was a hundred and four years old and I'd always promised myself that I'd go to her funeral." Aunt Philippa's tone was melancholy. She did not recover her good spirits until we were out on the pretty, grassy, elm-shaded country road, garlanded with its ribbon of buttercups. Then she suddenly turned around and looked me over scrutinizingly.
I meant well, but met with such disappointment. Forgive me, forgive me!" and she fell at her mother's feet. The mother was greatly agitated, as she gazed at the painting. She paled and trembled. "This misfortune is indeed pitiable," said she. "You know not how much I would give had it not occurred." She drew on her glasses and viewed the damaged picture scrutinizingly.
Mary's to earn her living as a nurse, and would like to secure a situation. The doctor looked at her scrutinizingly. "Have you ever nursed?" "No, sir." "What do you know about it then?" "I have seen a great many sick people." "How was that?" Hetty hesitated, but with some confusion replied: "My husband was a doctor, and I often went with him to see his patients." "You are a widow then?"
"I was expecting you, Miss Cameron," she said, in such a sweet tone that it quite won my heart. "Your uncle kindly promised to introduce us to each other." And then she looked at me, not keenly and scrutinizingly, as her brother had done, but with a kindly inquisitiveness, as though she wanted to know all about me, and to put me at my ease as soon as possible.
‘Precisely so, my love: because I wish to make the best of your society, since it appears this is to be the last night I am to enjoy it till heaven knows when; and I wish to leave a good impression on you all,’—she glanced round, and seeing her aunt’s eye fixed upon her, rather too scrutinizingly, as she probably thought, she started up and continued: ‘To which end I’ll give you a song—shall I, aunt? shall I, Mrs.
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