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"I feel tempted to agree with you," Millicent rejoined, wishing that she need not press on to the main point, for English Jim promised to afford the sort of entertainment which she enjoyed. "But a man of your frame of mind must find scanty opportunity for considering such questions among the mountains." "That is so," was the rueful answer.
Beyond this, I did nothing in the way of preparation, wishing to keep the thing as simple and informal as possible. The tea was quite a success. Miss Sakers was to have a stall at the bazaar in aid of the new church. I promised her five shillings at first, but afterward made it seven-and-six. Though no longer young, Miss Sakers is very pleasant in her manner.
'Oh, he'll do very well, said the master to me, after watching them a minute. 'Very well, if we can keep him, Ellen. The company of a child of his own age will instil new spirit into him soon, and by wishing for strength he'll gain it. 'Ay, if we can keep him! I mused to myself; and sore misgivings came over me that there was slight hope of that.
What could be simpler and more straightforward? Scheme there is none. I have done with that kind of thing. I wish to marry this girl, for her own sake, but if I can keep Lady Ogram's good-will at the same time, I suppose there's nothing very base in wishing to do so?"
That was a poser; but Jenny Wren was ready with her answer, old-fashioned as could be, and she says: "I should think it's toz they were moulting." I remember wishing that the poor little innocents had wings of their own, for it seemed to me that they would be a sad trouble to us to get away that night, just at the time when a child's most likely to be cross and fretful.
"Who says?" "Why Jesus says it. He came and died to buy the life for us and now he will give it to us, he says, if we want it." "What life?" said Molly vaguely. "Why that, Molly; that which you were wishing for. He will forgive us, and make us good, and set his mark upon us; and then we shall wear those robes that are made white in his blood, and be with him in heaven. And that is life."
A man does not draw near the sixties without wishing people to believe that he is as young as ever, and he has not written almost as many books as he has lived years without persuading himself that each new work of his has all the surprise of spring; but possibly there are wonted traits and familiar airs and graces in it which forbid him to persuade others.
I had a feeling of wishing to do something that should help him to remember me. After that I became wholly unconscious." "It seems to me the little fellow was rewarded by securing the chain and locket," remarked Tom with a significant smile. "That was but a trifle compared to what he ought to have received," replied Jennie. "You forget that it contained your picture."
I was just thinking of you, and wishing for you. But I didn't suppose you were up yet!" "It's pretty early," said Miss Enderby. "But I should have been here before if I could, for I knew I shouldn't wake you, Bessie, with your habit of turning night into day, and getting up any time in the forenoon." "How dissipated you sound!"
It was a blow to Nick to be told that there was little hope of finding the lost bag. He had pledged himself to "see the thing through," but he had reasons immensely important reasons they seemed to him for wishing to leave New Orleans next day. So far as was known, Cohensohn was an honest man. There was nothing against him, and his shop could not be searched by the police.
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