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HEREDITY AS A CAUSE: There is little that need be said on the subject of heredity as a cause of stuttering and stammering, save that heredity is a common cause and that children of stuttering or stammering parents usually stammer.
"I see how it is," he said at last. "And it's hard on you, isn't it, boy? A man can stand anything himself, but it's hell to hurt those we care for." The sympathy of his voice cut like a knife, with its merciful hurt. Dick broke into words, telling of his misery, but stammering as strong men stammer, when laying bare emotions which, without pressure, they always conceal.
"Nothing that is Emily was talking of " began the abashed wife, with a stammer. "Of I know," said the father, who had heard quite enough of his daughter's words to know without asking, and who was more behind the curtain than his wife, in some other respects. "I heard what this school-girl muttered.
No, he was all RIGHT, only he had hardly wanted his three o'clock nursing, and he was sleeping so HARD And at this point, if she was tired and she was always tired! Nancy would break into tears. "Bert hadn't we better ask Colver to come and see him?" she would stammer, eagerly. Ten minutes later she would be laughing, as she served Bert his dinner.
Tell me, will it be yes or no?" This was an experience in love. He did not turn red or white, or yellow or green, nor did he tremble or stammer, or cry or laugh, or become fierce or passionate, or tender or anything but just himself, as I had always known him. He displayed no more emotion than had he been inviting me to a picnic.
The attendant Laohwan was a powerful Chinese, solid and determined, but courteous in manner, voluble of speech, but with an amusing stammer; he had a wide experience of travel in Western China. He seemed to enjoy his journey he never appeared lovesick; but, of course, I had no means of asking if he felt keenly the long separation from his bride.
The men were very silent. At last the captain swore and said: "We are certainly a pack of fools. Derned old deserted house halting a company of Union cavalry, and making us gape like babies!" "Yes, but there's something something " insisted the subaltern in a half stammer. "Well, if there's 'something something' in there, I'll get it out," said the captain.
This made the Warder stammer and turn red. I was so blessed with the little girl's brightness that I could have kissed the dear child, and I would if she'd been six years older. I think my companions intended makin a day of it, for they all had sandwiches, sassiges, etc.
She was paralyzed with dread of the moment when he would recognize her, for she had nothing adequate to the drama of their meeting. . . . He shook hands first with those nearest to him, and she hastened to make a mental picture before he saw that she was watching him; black hair, a thin face restless with vitality, bloodless lips tightly shut and eyes that were out of keeping with the assurance of the face eyes unexpectedly big and soft, deep in colour and timid in expression, reminding her of the stammer and quick eagerness of his speech.
We went out in the morning for a drive, and the nuns at the gateway bowed low, as usual, when my carriage passed, never dreaming of such a thing as abduction. That evening the whole convent seemed in a state of uproar. Madame de Mortemart, with flaming visage, sought to stammer out her reproaches.
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