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All your illness comes from the lack of exercise, a man of your strength and your complexion ought to have lived an athletic life. Don't sulk then about the very wise order that condemns you to an hour's walk each day. You fancy that the work of the spirit is only in the brain, you are very much mistaken, it is also in the legs. Tell me that two weeks of this regime has cured you.
We had a maid once that used to smell of all the pots when she came in from the field, and she always guessed when coffee had been given to the other servants; and then she used to sulk for a week, so that you could hardly stand it. No, you must have confidence in him and help him; then it'll be all right."
His remark had one advantage, for I made it a point of honor to give the lie to it, and did not sulk; but the scene had hurt me too deeply for me to forget it, and now my resentment was fully revived, and grew stronger and stronger while I was telling the story to my aunt. Alas! my almost unconscious second-sight, that of a too sensitive child, was not in error.
We must either join heart and soul in that work, or we must idly sulk, living in the dead past and leaving it to our adversaries to do, without our help, the great good that, if we do not sulk, we can so mightily help in doing." He paused in his thinking long enough to let his emotions have their word of protest against a reconciliation which sentiment resented as a surrender of principle.
Below, in damp, unlit dungeons, there were silken cords suspended from stone ceilings; their ends were noosed, and the nooses hung ten feet above the floor; those told only, though, of the fate of women who had schemed unwisely favorites of a week, perhaps, who had dared to sulk, listeners through screens who had forgotten to forget.
"Right forward with her milk can," laughed Jeff, and then he told of Tom's rebuff and of the blow he had received instead of the kiss he demanded. "He's not worthy of you, little sister, and you must not bother your head about him," said Jeff. But Mildred did worry and sulk and feel miserable. Tom had made more impression on Mildred's heart than Jeff had dreamed possible.
If you are told that you must not go fishing, don't sulk around wishing that you could go. Just go at baseball or something else, and soon you will have forgotten about the other thing. Always put something else in the place of the thing you are not to do, and it will help you to overcome temptation.
My father was firm. The margravine reached her two hands to him. He kissed over them each in turn. They interchanged smart semi-flattering or cutting sentences. 'Good! she concluded; 'now I sulk you for five years. 'You would decapitate me, madam, and weep over my astonished head, would you not? 'Upon my honour, I would, she shook herself to reply. He smiled rather sadly.
Then as Jimmy prepared to sulk, she added coaxingly, "I was GOING to tell you about Zoie's lovely new negligee, and about the dear little crib that just matches it. Everything is going to be in harmony." "With Zoie in the house?" asked Jimmy sceptically. "I can't think why you've taken such a dislike to that helpless child," said Aggie.
I beg pardon and and he's just done his breakfast a late dog, Sir ha! ha! Your servant, Doctor Walsingham. Devereux puzzled his comrade Puddock more than ever. Sometimes he would descend with his blue devils into the abyss, and sit there all the evening in a dismal sulk.
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