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The wiseacres were smiling at him, he supposed; smiling as the world always smiled at the spectacle of infatuate age mating with tolerant, indifferently acquiescent youth. Smiled and wondered how long it would be before youth awoke and turned to its own. Well, he could afford to smile at the wiseacres.
I went from man to man, restless, impatient, month by month getting less acquiescent and more dissatisfied. I used to sit sometimes chewing at the insides of my mouth and thinking I was going crazy I had a frightful sense of transiency. I wanted things now now now! Here I was beautiful I am, aren't I?" "Yes," agreed Carlyle tentatively. Ardita rose suddenly. "Wait a second.
He left his conference with Jimmy Ware thoroughly instructed, quite acquiescent, but revolving matters in his own mind to see if somehow he could not turn them to his advantage. For Morrell was, as always, in need of money. In addition, he had a personal score to settle with Keith for, although he had apparently forgotten their last interview regarding "loans," the memory rankled.
I've got to go back in a few minutes. Are you glad to see me?" He took her in his arms. "Dearest, dearest!" she murmured, looking at him with all her heart in her brown eyes. So they stood for a little while, her mouth and body acquiescent to his embrace. "Such a long, long time since I saw you. Nearly half an hour," he said. "Yes."
When he left the room, however, Glossin seized upon a chair, and threw himself into it with an air between embarrassment and effrontery. He felt the silence of his companions disconcerting and oppressive, and resolved to interrupt it. 'A fine day, Mr. Sampson. The Dominie answered with something between an acquiescent grunt and an indignant groan.
The air was heavy with good tobacco-smoke and the pleasant warmth of tea, and as Rickie became more sleepy the events of the day seemed to float one by one before his acquiescent eyes.
And I wonder he has been hitherto silent on that subject. I am not displeased with his proposal about the widow lady's house. I think it will do very well. But if it must be three weeks before you can be certain about it, surely you need not put off his day for that space: and he may bespeak his equipages. Surprising to me, as well as to you, that he could be so acquiescent!
Young turned to the student. "Shall I?" An acquiescent nod gave him permission to lift the note and read: "Dear Child: My daughter is dead. Frederick will tell you. If you can forgive me for all I have done against you and your father, will you come here to us, and tell Mrs. Graves and myself of the past few weeks. Frederick has told me that he loves you, and of your sacrifice for Teola.
'Why do you ask that? she inquired in a low voice. 'Do you want to trust me? he asked, and it is to be supposed that he was able to detect an infinitesimal acquiescent movement of her head. 'Then, if that letter is in existence, you shall have it, he said. 'You say that my actions have borne evidence against me. I shall trust to action and not to words to refute that evidence.
"Yes; it is I, Sara," said the woman, in a pure contralto. "Come with me to-night, Storri; I have not seen you for four days." "We are pleasantly met!" cried Storri, still affecting an acquiescent gayety. "And is it not strange? I was on my way to your fond, sweet presence, my San Reve. Yes, your Storri was flying to you even now!"
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