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Passing the north-west end of Sumatra, the pirates steered for the Nicobar Islands, to the south of the Andamans. Here the ship was again careened, in order that she might be thoroughly cleaned, and thus sail faster. The natives were a well-looking people, of a dark colour, the men being almost naked, but the women wore a short petticoat.
"Come, come, master and captain," said the authoritative voice of Topham, "we will have none of your recollections at present. We all know what these are likely to end in. But I will have you know, you are not to run till the leash is slipped. The young man is a well-looking lad, and gave up his horse handsomely for the service of the House of Commons.
"That is Hetty Sorrel," said Miss Lydia Donnithorne, "Martin Poyser's niece a very likely young person, and well-looking too. My maid has taught her fine needlework, and she has mended some lace of mine very respectably indeed very respectably." "Why, she has lived with the Poysers six or seven years, Mother; you must have seen her," said Miss Irwine.
The girls returned their glances with approval, for they were as fine and manly a set of men as ever had faced death or woman. Ten minutes later California and the United States were flirting outrageously. Mr. Larkin presented a tall officer to Benicia. That the young man was very well-looking even Benicia admitted.
Elphège, my old protégé. Can it be any of his people! What is the appearance of this fellow?" "He is about middle height, cheerful, graceful, hair and eyes black." "It is that well-looking boy of Lecour's no other. His father would kill himself if he heard of his son duping the highest circles of Versailles. Poor man, he was the least of the very least when I knew him first a private in my corps.
I asked, as one came in whom I had never seen before a young man, dark and well-looking, and very handsomely dressed compared with the rest of us. And he stood so long before the green-bed, gazing at Carette, that there sprang up in me a sudden desire to take him by the neck and drag him away, or, better still, to hurl him through the open door into outer darkness.
All the world knows how great is the service he did you, and it will seem to be very ridiculous. People will say all manner of things; but anything will be better than that you should go on as you have done, accusing your wife of idolatry towards a young man, because he is well-looking." "I never said anything of the kind." "You did, Robert." "I did not.
Do you think I do not know what is going on among you?" "And what is going on among us, as you call it?" "You are taking this young man up and putting him on a pedestal and worshipping him, just because he is well-looking, and rather clever and decently behaved. It's always the way with women who have nothing to do, and who cannot be made to understand that they should have duties.
'They are a well-looking lot, master, but among them all you will not find one to take my place; so, for this time, I am safe, and can yet say and do what I please. Ho, ho! And here is the list of them which the messenger brought. 'Never mind the list. It is doubtless all correct, said Sergius, waving the papyrus aside. 'Go, now, and bring the slaves hither.
Nothing particular ailed me at him. I liked him very well till . But we won't speak of it." "Was he not good enough? He was a Christian man, and well off, and well-looking. What said your brother to your refusal?" persisted Janet. "Oh! he said nothing. What could he say? He would have known nothing about it if I had had my will. A woman must decide these things for herself.
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