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"Ben," said the Captain of a smart-looking schooner, that under a heavy weight of canvas was manfully breasting the breeze, almost conscious, one might fancy, that it was steering for home. "Ben," he inquired, addressing the mate, who had just come on deck, "what is that strange looking thing yonder?" indicating by his finger the direction of the object.
Splendid to have such self- control, to show no sign of surprise or irritation! She shook hands awkwardly with the three visitors, and sat down on the nearest chair. "So awfully pleased to meet you!" cried Noreen gushingly. She was a smart-looking girl of sixteen, with brown eyes and a deeply dimpled chin.
"But we were told it was an assassination," the lieutenant informed her. He was a very smart-looking lieutenant, and he noticed her eyes at once. "To have an assassination it is necessary to have some one assassinated, is it not?" inquired Marjory. "But yes, certainly." "Then truly it is a mistake, because the two gentlemen went off together in a cab." The lieutenant took out a memorandum-book.
They were not mistaken in their prediction that the party from the yacht would come up to the Cappuccini. Half an hour after the yacht had dropped anchor the terrace was invaded. They came up in twos and threes, nearly a dozen of them, men and women, smart-looking people with healthy, sun-burnt faces, voices loud from the sea as voices become on a long voyage or else very low indeed.
Spargo turned instinctively to the door, having seen the clerk who had sat behind the Treasury Counsel make his way there. There came into view, ushered by the clerk, a smart-looking, alert, self-confident young man, evidently a Scotsman, who, on the name of David Lyell being called, stepped jauntily and readily into the place which the member of Parliament just vacated.
I had at breakfast a son of Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, a very quick, smart-looking young fellow, who is on his way to the Continent with a tutor. Dined at Mrs. George Swinton's with the whole clan. February 8. The Skenes came in to supper like the olden world. February 9. At twelve I went to Stuart of Dunearn's sale of pictures. This poor man fell, like myself, a victim to speculation.
My water plant cost me a lot of money, $2758; but it hasn't cost me $10 a year since it was finished. My barn was full of horses, but none of them was fit for farm work; so I engaged a veterinary surgeon to find three suitable teams. By the 25th of the month he had succeeded, and I inspected the animals and found them satisfactory, though not so smooth and smart-looking as I had pictured them.
"What were you aboard your last ship?" asked he of a smart-looking seaman on the right of the line as they stood across the deck facing him, who appeared neater and nattier than the rest. "What rating did you take up?" "Cap'en of the foretop, sir." "All right, you're the very man I want!" said the commander. "You may go and do the duty, and if you are diligent and active you shall have the rate."
An attendant came forward at his nod, bearing a heavy package done up in Crown canvas and sealed. At the same moment a smart-looking young man answered to the name of Samuel Owthwaite and stepped alertly into the witness-box.
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