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Half an Asiatic himself, in spite of his fair complexion, he knows how to baffle the arts and overcome the prejudices of his new subjects. The Russian diplomatist has all the softness and suavity of his Asiatic congeners. He conforms to their customs and allows them to delay and prevaricate to their hearts' content.
I suggested. "Oh, allow me," he said, with great suavity "as the older man. Of course, as a question of right, we neither of us have any claim to the privilege of being allowed to help this lady.
After his interview with Squire Pope, Philip came down to the office, where he saw Professor Riccabocca, apparently waiting for him. "Well, Mr. Gray, where shall we go next?" asked the professor, with suavity. "I haven't decided where to go have you?" asked Philip coolly. "I suppose we had better go to Raymond. That is a good-sized place. I think we can get together a good audience there."
"Well, what are you going to do about it?" he demanded, composedly. Morton, frantic over the trickery that, as he believed, had been attempted against him, made no pretense of suavity in this emergency. In his vindictiveness, he spoke with a candor unusual to him in his business dealings. "Do?" he rasped. "I'll show you mighty quick what I'll do!
He tried to question the emissary, but, except for a labored breathing, could extract no response. There were voices in the hallway. For a moment the dying man showed some signs of returning consciousness. A crafty look came over his face. What was he contemplating? The door opened and Balcom and his son Paul entered. Balcom walked jauntily, but with a suavity of manner that was always his.
With the polished suavity for which they are noted the Spaniards urged that there be made slight changes in the words: no real change in the meaning, they said, simply in the verbiage. And our Judge Day at the head of the American Commissioners, listened politely and patiently until the plea was presented. And then he quietly said, "The article will be signed as it reads."
Tom halted; took off his trencher with a smile of suavity that might have adorned Hamish, and thanked them with as much courtesy as if it had been real, especially Tod. Gerald Yorke and Bywater looked on with surprise. They little dreamt of the great secret that Tom now carried within him. He could afford to be calm.
I'm glad, above all, that I'm losing the sort of suavity which led me to smile and tell a man politely to take it, when he reached his hand into my pocket for my money." "You'll do," agreed Uncle Dan. "When you took hold of the Bulletin, your best friends only gave you two months, But are you making any money?" Bobby's face clouded. "Spending it like water.
On such August days the plain and the more distant mountains will sometimes be obliterated, leaving only the inexpressible suavity of the hills on the same side as the sun, made of the texture of the sky, lying against it like transparent and still luminous shadows.
"Her kindness," Alcide said, "had made a green place in the desert of his existence, her suavity would ever contrast in memory with the grossierete of the rustic population, who were not worthy to possess such a jewel."
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