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In the very beginning of his speech, in the most tactful way, Governor Wilson paid a tribute to the Great Commoner by saying, as he turned to Mr. Bryan: "When others were faint-hearted, Colonel Bryan carried the Democratic standard. He kept the 'fires burning' which have heartened and encouraged the democracy of the country." The speech at the Jackson Day dinner was a triumph for Woodrow Wilson.
There was no one like her. What a lawyer she'd have made! How she got round the wife and induced the husband to sign the petition 'twas wonderful! He had never imagined a woman could be so tactful and winning. He had never met a man who was her equal in persuading people. The girl drank in the praise as a dry land drinks the rain. He meant it all; that was clear.
The tin trunk clanked noisily though Susan lifted it with tactful care, and Henrietta blushed for it, but the aged portmanteau, bearing the initials R. M., became in the discreet presence of Susan a priceless possession. 'It's full of books, Henrietta said; 'I won't unpack them. I thought my aunts would let me keep them somewhere. They are my father's books.
"Always tactful, dear hostess," he murmured. "As a matter of fact, nothing but the circumstance that it was your invitation and that Madame Selarne was to be present, brought me here to-day.
"Barbara showed a great deal of intelligence; but you must give me credit for some tact and discretion of my own," Mr. Waddington said as he left the drawing-room. "Was he tactful and discreet?" "His first letters," said Barbara, "were masterpieces of tact and discretion. Before he saw the danger. Afterwards I think his nerve may have gone a bit. Whose wouldn't?" "It was clever of you, Barbara.
The room was no longer shabby, and Fraser was conscious of a strange exaltation. "I understood that you had given notice in the City," he said, slowly; "but I'm very glad that you didn't." Miss Tyrell shook her head, and stooping down adjusted the fire-stove ornament. "Didn't you intend to go?" repeated the tactful seaman.
The confessor, a man of great circumspection, dared not force his penitent's hand; he was tactful with him in all things, and the society had the trouble of its famous cajolery without gaining anything more at the game than compliments and gold pieces in sufficient plenty.
Then he narrated their meeting in the dark near Creighton's farm and stated his grounds for imagining she had ridden down the hill on the first load of peat. Hayes was tactful and apologetic, but he made it plain that the girl was in Kit's confidence and had known his plans. Osborn stopped him with a savage gesture. His face was deeply flushed and his voice was hoarse as he said: "That is enough.
Therefore, she would have been delighted to play the tactful chaperon, if Josette had not continually broken in upon her duet with Stephen, ordering them both to look at this or that.
Their leader was Bennigsen; himself a Hanoverian, he had brought no feelings of hostility from the older days of conflict. Moderate, tactful, restrained, patriotic, he was the only man who, when difficulties arose, was always able to approach the Chancellor, sure of finding some tenable compromise.
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