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To every one else she comported herself, at least in youth, with a dignity and decision a certain stand-offishness so that, as I said, it was not quite easy to speak to or think of her as "Ursula."
It was my misfortune to attract men whether I wanted to or not," wheezed Madame, wiping her eyes; "some women are like that." "So I have heard," murmured Gabriella, seeing that Madame paused for the note of encouragement. "I don't suppose that has been your trouble, for there's a stand-offishness about you that puts men at a distance, and they don't like to be put at a distance.
My neck isn't worth much to anyone, which, I suppose, is why I've never broken it; and my Lombardies never look out-at-elbows. My mother was especially fond of them. She liked their dignity and their stand-offishness. They don't hobnob with every Tom, Dick and Harry. If it's pines for company, master, it's Lombardies for society." We stepped from the front doorstone into the garden.
"No, I reckon y'u cain't," she said. "Whoever was responsible for your make-up left out a mind not to say feeling." Colter drawled a low laugh. "Wal, have that your own way. But how much longer are yu goin' to be like this heah?" "Like what?" she rejoined, sharply. "Wal, this stand-offishness of yours?" "Colter, I told y'u to let me alone," she said, sullenly. "Shore. An' y'u did that before.
Sometimes, it was true, he might have pocketed his fee on the spot, had he cared to ask for it. But the presenting of his palm professionally was a gesture that was denied him. And this stand-offishness drove from people's minds the thought that he might be in actual need of money. Afterwards he sat at home and racked his brains how to pay butcher and grocer.
Then he thought of the residency, with the sweet graceful ladies, the pleasant officers, always so frank and hospitable; of Tom Long, whom he liked in spite of the ensign's pride and stand-offishness; and lastly he asked himself what they would think of him for not keeping faith with them about the hunt, and whether they would ever know that he had been treacherously krissed in that out-of-the-way place.
"Then 't is a bargain, Hennion," said Mr. Meredith, offering a hand each to father and son. "Yer see, Phil, it 's ez I told yer," cried the elder. "Naow hev dun with yer stand-offishness an' buss the gal. Thet 'ere is the way ter please them."
They had overwhelmed and massacred his comrades and whole following; sparing himself alone, and that by a miracle. And now not only was he subjected to no ill-treatment or indignity, but moved freely among them, and was even suffered to retain his arms. Yet there was a sort of stand-offishness about most of them, in which he thought to descry a mingling of awe and repulsion.
She again thought it had a familiar warmth to it. "Not so bad. Actually, I was diligent enough. I just stayed to myself a bit much a very German characteristic but kids hate that sort of thing maybe not in Germany. Who knows? Hating my stand-offishness they blamed me for what they did. Well," she interjected with a laugh, "I was a bit of a rascal too.
'Hard lines for Glasgow, he said, tugging his moustache, and looking at her with a good deal of real sentiment in his handsome eyes. She was looking so sweet, he felt himself more in love than ever; and there was a certain 'stand-offishness' in her manner which attracted him as much as anything. He had not hitherto found such indifference a quality among the young ladies of his acquaintance.
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