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Being on ox-back, I kept pretty close to our leader, and asked her why she did not clothe herself during the rain, and learned that it is not considered proper for a chief to appear effeminate. He or she must always wear the appearance of robust youth, and bear vicissitudes without wincing.
Susan hesitated again over the thought of a hot bath, decided against it, decided against even the usual brushing of her hair to- night, and sprang into bed to lie flat on her tired back, watching Mary Lou make up Georgie's bed with dislocating yawns, and Georgie, wincing as she put her hair into tight "kids."
Pete stammered like a boy wakened from a dream to behold a lifted cane. "Let go my arm, Hugh. Your fingers cut." "Come away from the house," said Hugh coldly, tightening the iron grip as though Pete's wincing gave him satisfaction. "Come up here by the pines. I want to talk to you." "I'll come," said Pete. "Let go my arm." There was that in his voice that compelled obedience.
"I jes' taut I'd drap in, Kurnel, but didn't speck ter fin' yer sleep," said he, wincing under the Mayor's abstracted gaze. "Oh, I don' want nut'n; don' make er scratch on dat paper. I ain't beggin'," he exclaimed, as the Mayor, recovering, reached for his pen. "That's so Guy; you needn't be a beggar as long as the white people own a crust," he answered, settling back in his chair again.
Susan herself felt how well her self-command was obeyed by every little muscle, and said to herself in her Spartan manner, "I can bear it without either wincing or blenching." She went home early, at a tearing, passionate pace, trampling and breaking through all obstacles of briar or bush. Willie was moping in her absence hanging listlessly on the farm-yard gate to watch for her.
"I had ance a kin' o' notion o' Bell mysel," continued Sanders. "Ye had?" "Yes, Sam'l; but I thocht better o't." "Hoo d'ye mean?" asked Sam'l, a little anxiously. "Weel, Sam'l, mairitch is a terrible responsibeelity." "It is so," said Sam'l, wincing. "An' no the thing to tak up withoot conseederation." "But it's a blessed and honourable state, Sanders; ye've heard the minister on't."
Like every other young man among young men, I had been the butt of many a rough joke, and had borne them without wincing; it seemed cowardly and contemptible that I should be so sensitive under the mere thought of laughter which would probably be heard by no one but Miss Mayton herself. But the laughter of a mere acquaintance is likely to lessen respect for the person laughed at.
I am led back, away from it far back the cries of those you slaughtered echo but faintly the scene changes " The professor paused. Bean had cowered in his chair, wincing under each blow. He wiped his face and crumpled the moist handkerchief tightly in one hand. "Perhaps the name may come to me now," continued the professor.
"Commission?" he inquired, at last, with a queer little smile. "Well, not exactly commission," I answered, wincing. "Still, a friendly word, you know. One good turn deserves another." He looked at me from head to foot with a curious scrutiny. For one moment I feared the Tyrolese nobleman in him was going to raise its foot and take active measures.
George Hands, and several other of those gentlemen are up in the card-room, and are asking for you and Mr. Sargeant." "Why, I didn't know the boys were here! They've got a game going, Condy. Let's go up and get in. Shall we?" Condy remembered that he had no money. "I'm flat broke, Tracy," he announced, for he knew Sargeant well enough to make the confession without wincing.
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