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"Then we will wait for them a few moments longer," said the commander, with no trace of resentment at their unpunctuality, and from this Greusel assumed that he not only intended to go on, but had taken to heart the warning given him. Ebearhard and a comrade walked up the road rapidly toward Frankfort, hoping for some sign of the laggards, and Roland resumed his stroll beside the river.
Many an unhappy moment did Mother Carey have over the feud, mostly deep and silent, that went on between these two; and Gilbert's attitude was not much more hopeful. He had found a timetable or syllabus for the day's doings, over Julia's washstand. It had been framed under Miss Tewksbury's guidance, who knew Julia's unpunctuality and lack of system, and read as follows: Syllabus Rise at 6.45.
Another famous saying of his was in speaking of Montenegro, its past and present rulers. He substitutes the word "blessed" for "accursed," according to his audience. We met after the arrival of the mail diligence from Cetinje about half-past six or seven o'clock in the evening. Proceedings usually commenced with a heated argument as to the time, the last comer being accused of unpunctuality.
"When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age." "I shouldn't," her mother advised. "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month. Any news, dear?" "None at all, mother.
Absence of mind, or shame at unpunctuality, which is the cause, Mauleverer?" said one of the party. "Not shame, I fear!" answered Mauleverer. "Even the indecent immorality of delaying our dinner could scarcely bring a blush to the parchment skin of my learned friend." Here the carriage stopped at the porch; the carriage door was opened. "There seems a strange delay," said Mauleverer, peevishly.
"Take care, madame," said Bourrienne laughing, "lest I tell the First Consul of your extreme punctuality." "What should I have to fear if you did?" "He would keep you near him to give lessons in punctuality to Madame Bonaparte." "Oh!" exclaimed Madame de Montrevel, "you must forgive unpunctuality in a Creole." "But I believe you are a Creole also, madame."
There was a dinner in honour of the Members for Bevisham at Mount Laurels in the evening, and he was five minutes behind military time when he entered the restive drawing-room and stood before the colonel. No sooner had he stated that he had been under the roof of Dr. Shrapnel, than his unpunctuality was immediately overlooked in the burst of impatience evoked by the name.
Both lines sail from Liverpool on alternate Saturdays, and make Funchal, with their normal unpunctuality, between Fridays and Sundays. This is dreary slow compared with the four days' fast running of the 'Union S. S. C. and the comfortable 'Castle Line, alias the Cape steamers. The B. and A. s.s.
While the party in the salon were amusing themselves, under their breaths, at the "flagrante delicto" of unpunctuality in which Queen Elizabeth was caught, the porter entered, and gave to Thuillier a sealed package, addressed to "Monsieur Thuillier, director of the 'Echo de la Bievre. In haste."
The girls, too, had smoothed their hair, brushed their clothes, and composed their countenances. All three looked as solemn as judges as they took their seats. Marjory was afraid that their unpunctuality boded ill for the chance of getting the doctor's consent to their trying to open the old chest. They sat demurely, taking their soup in silence.
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