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Hugues, who had mounted his master, still waited by the horse's head, a spirited, high-bred bay, sleek and well groomed, which stood shifting its feet with impatience at the delay. The bridle of the less fiery but no less well-cared-for jennet intended for the girl was held by a stable-helper, while in a group behind the escort made ready to mount.
'A sort of uniform? He nodded. 'With a number on it, perhaps? a number on a large disc of metal sewn on to the left sleeve? DKF 78,910 that sort of thing? It was even so. 'And all of them men and women alike looking very well-cared-for? very Utopian? and smelling rather strongly of carbolic? and all of them quite hairless? I was right every time.
She had not been pretty, but she was exceedingly dainty, and possessed of a certain elegance of carriage which attracted. He saw quite distinctly her small, irregular face and the satin-smooth coils of dark hair around her head; he saw her slender, dusky hands with the well-cared-for nails and the too prominent veins; he saw the gleam of the diamond which he had given her.
He was well acquainted with the surroundings at the Denham Plantation, having been fed many a time by the well-cared-for negroes; and he had no hesitation in approaching the premises. The clouds had whirled themselves away, and the stars told him it was ten o'clock. There was a light in the sitting-room, and Blue Dave judged it best to go to the back door.
He wore a suit of Western clothes as a military man wears mufti, if not awkwardly, yet with a manner not wholly natural the coat too tight across the chest, too short in the body. However, the man was handsome and unusual in his leopard way, with his brown curling hair and well-cared-for moustache. It was Jethro Fawe.
It suddenly occurred to Rick that he had asked no questions himself. "Where's the cat?" he demanded. "At the project," Scotty replied. "I was going to turn it over to Ben, but he said to leave it there." "It might be uncomfortable at the station," Ben added with a twinkle. "After all, it's a well-cared-for pet." Rick grinned. "We've grown fond of it," he admitted.
On they came, the handsome, well-cared-for creatures, nodding their heads as they stepped along; and at every step the cheerful and cheering melody rang out. "'Do all horses down here have bells? asked Angela. "'By no means, replied her grandfather.
Down the long slope to the hollow ran small fields with great trees breaking the lines of hedgerows; and the brawling of a river swollen by recent rain came sharply up to him. It was all good to look upon, a beautiful, well-cared-for land, and he felt a thrill of pride and satisfaction. This was home, and he had come back to it with his work done.
Comparatively few owners of orchards do this, and those who belong to the majority will find fault with my figures; but the thinking few, who do not expect to enjoy the fat of the land without making a reasonable return, will say that I am too conservative, that a well-placed, well-cared-for, well-selected, and well-marketed orchard will do much better than my prophecy.
He holds safety, pleasant like a homestead, like ripe barley, a conqueror of men; like a Rishi uttering sacred shouts, praised among the clans; like a well-cared-for race-horse, Agni bestows vigor. He to whose flame men do not grow accustomed, who is like one's own mind, like a wife on a couch, enough for all happiness.
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