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He puts his hands on Billy's shoulder, an' lookin' at him, while his eyes is swimmin', he says: "'Billy, you-all is the thoughtfullest pard that ever lived. "'Doby throws so much soul into it, an' him givin' 'way to emotions, it comes mighty near onhingin' Billy. "'I knows I be, he says, shakin' 'Doby by the hand for a minute, 'but, Old Man, you deserves it.
"Lawful suz, Prissy! if 't ain't another book!" cried the good woman, as Prissy, quick to divine the meaning of the parcel, the like of which she had been made accustomed to before, sprang to her aunt's side within hearing of her exclamation. "If she ain't jest the feelingest and thoughtfullest Well! open it yourself, child; there's no good of a bundle if you don't."
Opening on each side from the river were gardens, courts, and cloisters; long successions of white pillars among wreaths of vine; leaping of fountains through buds of pomegranate and orange: and still along the garden-paths, and under and through the crimson of the pomegranate shadows, moving slowly, groups of the fairest women that Italy ever saw fairest, because purest and thoughtfullest; trained in all high knowledge, as in all courteous art in dance, in song, in sweet wit, in lofty learning, in loftier courage, in loftiest love able alike to cheer, to enchant, or save, the souls of men.
Opening on each side from the river were gardens, courts, and cloisters; long successions of white pillars among wreaths of vine; leaping of fountains through buds of pomegranate and orange: and still along the garden-paths, and under and through the crimson of the pomegranate shadows, moving slowly, groups of the fairest women that Italy ever saw fairest, because purest and thoughtfullest; trained in all high knowledge, as in all courteous art in dance, in song, in sweet wit, in lofty learning, in loftier courage, in loftiest love able alike to cheer, to enchant, or save, the souls of men.
But a message came down to Boston Quay, with the great coach for Mrs. Vyell, and the baggage and saddle-horses for the gentlemen. There were three saddle-horses, for Ruth added an invitation for Mr. Hanmer, "if the discipline of the ship would allow." "She always was the thoughtfullest!" cried Dicky. "Why, sir, to be sure you must come too. . . . We'll go shooting.
A suspicious moisture dimmed the widow's faded eyes for a moment, and her heart gave a throb of grateful surprise at the child's ingenuous friendliness; but she drew back with a deprecating gesture, saying, "Well, well, Masther Tom, ye're the thoughtfullest young gentleman that ever I see! An' I'm sure I thank ye kindly.
"You are the thoughtfullest man I ever saw on this floor. She's in luck; but I guess you aren't married yet." Banks laughed his high, strained laugh and rose. "No," he answered briskly, "no, not exactly. But I want you to hurry out this bill of goods in time for the four-ten Great Northern. I can't go without it, and I'm counting on making Wenatchee to-night." "Wenatchee?" exclaimed the girl.
"You are not selfish at all, Chris; you're simply the nicest, thoughtfullest, most unselfish person in the world; and I'm utterly wretched because I was so unkind to you." "Don't be wretched, there's a dear! Your wretchedness is the one thing I can't and won't stand; so please leave off at once."
Not less than in the articles, they were perhaps livelier than in the preface; they were distressing nevertheless; they led invariably to the question of our decadence. Carthage was named; a great mercantile community absolutely obliterated! Senatorial men were led to propose in their thoughtfullest tones that we should turn our attention to Art. Why should we not learn to excel in Art?
Not less than in the articles, they were perhaps livelier than in the preface; they were distressing nevertheless; they led invariably to the question of our decadence. Carthage was named; a great mercantile community absolutely obliterated! Senatorial men were led to propose in their thoughtfullest tones that we should turn our attention to Art. Why should we not learn to excel in Art?
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