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She said, when her uncle asked in joke, on Monday morning, whether she had packed up to return with him, Mr. Rivers was quite nervously alarmed the first moment, lest she should intend it." "That little Meta," said Margaret. "Her wishes for substantial use have been pretty well realised!" "Um!" said Ethel. "What do you mean?" said Norman sharply.
Is it" she paused, looking at it closely "is it the Victoria Cross?" she asked, and stood looking from one man to the other, her eyes glistening with something more than excitement. "Um yes," admitted White. Tony Cornish had risen to his feet also. He held out his hand. "I did not know that," he said. There was a pause. Tony and Joan returned to their circulars in an odd silence.
"Well, now, Uncle Remus, I didn't go to do it. I won't do so any more. Please, Uncle Remus, if you will tell me, I'll run to the house and bring you some tea-cakes." "Seein' um's better'n hearin' tell un um, replied the old man, the severity of his countenance relaxing somewhat; but the little boy darted out, and in a few minutes came running back with his pockets full and his hands full.
The Sheikh Ed Din had driven the Egyptian cavalry and Camel Corps from Um Mutragan, inflicting loss upon them and getting temporary possession of several guns of the horse battery. He was following them up vigorously, and the Camel Corps, protected by the gunboats' fire, was seeking shelter near the river and close to the north end of the zereba, where it luckily succeeded in getting.
"Captain Hunniwell!" he exclaimed. "Did Captain Hunniwell talk with you about about Maud and and me?" "Yes." "Well, by George! Then he suspected he guessed that That's strange." Jed relinquished the grip of one hand upon his knee long enough to stroke his chin. "Um . . . yes," he drawled drily.
However great thy crimes, thou cheatest the gallows. Oh, Edward, oh, Edward, thou model Prince! Da druben, da druben liegt der Feind, In feigen Schutzengraben, Wir greifen ihn an, und ein Hund, wer meint, Heut' wurde Pardon gegeben. Schlagt alles tot, was um Gnade fleht, Schiesst alles nieder wie Hunde, Mehr Feinde, mehr Feinde! sei euer Gebet In dieser Vergeltungsstunde.
Now she says that Mrs. Saumarez snapped her up short anyway, Mrs. S. gave her an answer. 'My late husband, said Mrs. S., 'was not in the British service! And of course that wasn't in her favour with the people whom she'd already snubbed." "Um!" said Brent. There were many things in this retailing of gossip that he wanted to think about at leisure.
Way back ole Marse Simcoe shot at de man dat hanker fer he darter. De man put out en get drownded, but dat doan make no dif'rence, Unc' Sampson say, kaze ole Marse Simcoe do he bes' ter kill der man. He sorter hab kill in he heart en Unc' Sampson low a spook know w'at gwine on in er man's in'erds, en dey des goes fer de man dat wanter kill um on de sly, en not dose dat kill in fa'r fight.
Alice, indeed, had a number of young men over whose emotions she kept guard and Peter had become, during these weeks, very valuable to her.... She did not want him to marry anybody especially she did not want him to marry Clare. At breakfast, past Peter's ears, as though he were not concerned at all, she talked to Bobby "Really, Dr. Rossiter spoils Clare beyond all bounds " "Um?"
I was only angry with myself. I'm getting to be one of those absurd females who blubber and keel over." "You're white and limp," said he. "What's the matter?" "General Siddall is out there." "Um he's come back, has he?" said Keith. "And I am afraid of him horribly afraid of him." "In some places and circumstances he would be a dangerous proposition," said Keith.
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