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All this that he saw now had lingered in his memory, had risen up to confront him as something beautiful and desirable, many times when he never expected to see it again. For it was not logical, he held, that he should survive where so many others had perished. It was just a whimsey of Fate.
His voice dropped from its pitch of antic whimsey, and became for a moment grave, as he added: "And, because of my love for you, I've lived a life almost as clean as your own."
As though this ceremony of 'congratcherlation' demanded quiet and privacy. And by and by Miss Theodosia went. She had a whimsical impulse to carry her little silver card case, but she did not yield to the whimsey. She did take off her little white apron and smoothe her hair. Stefana to-day was a person for ceremonies and respect. Oh, the kindness, the clearness of those long-stemmed roses!
Why, it's food to you, and drink to you, and firing to you, and boots for the children's feet. Look here, my woman. You've had a sore affliction, but that's not to say you're to throw good luck in the dirt for a whimsey. This matter's settled."
Here had the Autocrat reared a monument to our great Democrat, gaining praise for Jefferson long after his enemies and their factious laughter had died out forever. But take what the main body of cultured Americans have thought Jefferson's chronic whimsey, his belief that the heart of England must be ever set against all our liberty and prosperity.
It surprised him to recognize Rhoda's writing on the envelope, which seemed to contain at least two sheets of notepaper. What now? Some whimsey? Agitated and annoyed by the anticipation of trouble, he went apart and broke the letter open. First appeared an enclosure a letter in his cousin Mary's writing. He turned to the other sheet and read these lines,
Some crotchet or whimsey of her childish mind might account for this strange freak, quite naturally." "I can't see how. But we will do what we can. Good-day, Mr. Fischer, and thank you for your help and interest." Meantime, where was Marjorie? To go back to where we left her, in the railroad train, she had fallen asleep from utter exhaustion of nerve and body. But her nap was of short duration.
They saw they were roystering, wild with triumph, and maddened with drink the fire-water they had found in the waggons. "Though they be drunk, we mustn't stay hyar so nigh 'em," muttered Walt. "I allers like to put space atween me and seech as them. They mout get some whimsey into their heads, an' come this ways.
No matter what I felt at heart, I'd say, 'Bless you, my children. But just the same " He paused, and the laughter signals in the corners of his eyes advertised a whimsey "I'd say to myself that Leo was making a sad mistake. You see, he doesn't know Paula." "She would be for interrupting his meditations on the stars," Terrence smiled. "Never, never, Leo, I promise you," Paula exclaimed.
"Aunt, I'm almost twenty-four." "Yes." "And worth a clear ten thousand." "Yes." "And make at least three thousand a year." "Yes." "And uncle and yourself are my nearest relatives." "I am aware." "Well, haven't I a right to please myself?" "You haven't a right to tie yourself by your hands, and your feet, for a whimsey which may pass away.
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