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This silence had aggravated the squire's internal dissatisfaction, and he came home to dinner weary and sore-hearted a day or two after Osborne's return. It was just six o'clock, and he went hastily into his own little business-room on the ground-floor, and, after washing his hands, came into the drawing-room feeling as if he were very late, but the room was empty.
They had returned to their seats, and she sat now frowning for some seconds, then asked her aunt: "Does Uncle Dawne know did you tell him about my escapade?" "No." "You are a singularly reticent person." "I am a singularly sore-hearted one," Lady Fulda answered, "and very full of remorse, for I think now I might have done something to prevent " she stammered.
"We're to be off to-morrow," said Brother Bart, a little sadly. "And, though it will be a blessed thing to get back in the holy peace of St. Andrew's, with the boys all safe and sound which is a mercy I couldn't expect, to say nothing of laddie's father being drawn out of his wanderings into the grace of God, I'm sore-hearted at leaving Killykinick.
"I and all my people are of the same intent, and God help the right!" The cardinal turned and rode away, sore-hearted with pity. As he went the prince turned to his men. "Though," he said, "we be but a small company as compared with the power of our foes, let not that abash us; for victory lies not in the multitude of people, but goes where God sends it.
His foolish arguments against infidelity, drawn from Paley's Natural Theology, and tracts about the inspiration of the Bible, touched the sore-hearted unbelief of the man no nearer than the clangour of negro kettles affects the eclipse of the sun. Falconer stood watching his opportunity. Nor was the eager disputant long in affording him one.
The d d fool, who has put his foot in all our plans! And I've walked my feet sore wi' going about for to see men who wouldn't be seen, now the law is raised again us. And I were sore-hearted, too, which is worse than sore-footed; and if I did see a friend who ossed to treat me, I never knew hoo lay a-dying here.
It yielded to her touch, and she stole into the kitchen and up the back stairs like an unsubstantial shadow of the night, rather than a very tired and sore-hearted girl. Once in her room she sat down on her bed to think things over. She dared not move about for fear of being heard by Marjorie or her mother.
Sometimes in the long summer vacation she and Nancy were alone at the school. That drew the two together a little. But Miss Trigg was a spinster of very, very uncertain age saving that she couldn't be young! and it was the more surprising that she seemed to understand something of what the sore-hearted young girl felt.
Thank your God, sir, that there's some one there who'll kill your wife before she falls into the Hindus' hands!" "But he was going to ride away, sir, to bring an escort!" "Not before he'd made absolutely certain of her safety!" swore the colonel with conviction. "Join your section, sir!" So Harry Bellairs joined his section and trudged along sore-footed at its side sore-hearted, too.
Still you had better keep an eye on her. I don't like her friendship with this La Salle girl. Mark me, some day she will turn on Mary, and then see what happens! I'll have a talk with my sore-hearted little Lieutenant and cheer her up, if I can." Mr.
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