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He could scarcely speak at supper for thinking of what he had found; and every now and then there came upon him a dreadful fear that he had been observed digging, and that even now some thief had stolen back there and was uncovering his hoard. His mother looked at him often, and at last said that he looked very weary; to which he replied with some sharpness, so that she said no more.
Grey acquiesced gladly and announced her plan, eventually writing Miss Smith of her decision "to second her noble efforts in helping the poor colored people," and she hoped to have the plan under way before next fall. The sharpness of Miss Smith's joy did not let her dwell on the proposed "Board of Trust"; of course, it would be a board of friends of the school.
That took on and he could scarce have said why a sharpness of importance: she had never lied to him before if only because it had never come up for her, properly, intelligibly, morally, that she must. As soon as she had put to him the question of what he would do by which she meant of what Charlotte would also do in that event of Maggie's and Mr.
"Yes, I can when I'm dealing with gentlemen," she said, with sudden, vicious sharpness. "But you are behaving like a cad. Of all the men I " She stopped. A sort of nervous fury possessed her. It had nearly driven her to make a false step. And yet would it be a false step?
"I sincerely hope we may meet again, Mademoiselle Fielding," the major said softly. "That is not likely," she responded with soberness. "No? Do you expect to leave Clair soon?" "No," she said, and there was sharpness in her voice. "But I am much engaged in our hospital work and you are not likely to be brought there, are you?" Evidently he felt the bite in her question.
With the case before our eyes of Madame Humbert, who swindled scores of hard-headed financiers by the flimsiest fables, we can no longer deem the credulity of the Cardinal incredible, even though he displayed on occasion a sharpness almost as miraculous as his stupidity.
Elihu Quackenboss that was his characteristically American name had been studying medicine for a year in Vienna, and was now returning to his native State with a brain close crammed with all the latest bacteriological and antiseptic discoveries. His wife, a pretty and piquant little American, with a tip-tilted nose and the quaint sharpness of her countrywomen, amused Charles not a little.
A fine mess we'd make of it, and we haven't any right to jump on Cuba and Mexico, anyway. I've got a far better plan." "And what is that?" asked Bertrand, with an increasing sharpness of manner. "The North means to free our slaves. We'll defeat the North and show to her that she can't. Then we'll free 'em ourselves." "Free them ourselves!" exclaimed Bertrand.
Time was, Philip, when thou'd niver ha' letten a merry-making keep thee fra' t' watch-night, and t' company o' the godly. 'I tell yo' it was no merry-making to me, said Philip, with sharpness, as he left the house. Alice sat down on the nearest seat, and leant her head on her wrinkled hand.
Letting the curtains fall behind him Commines pushed the door open softly, closed it softly at his back, and advanced a step. But in spite of the caution of his quiet Louis heard him. "What's that? Who's there? Beaufoy Beaufoy " "Sire, it is I Commines." "Commines!" he repeated, the sharpness of his frightened voice dwindling breathlessly. "Commines, Philip, what what news from Amboise?"
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