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Among other things she announced that she was prepared to found a magazine of her own, and henceforward to devote her whole life to it. Seeing what it had come to, Stepan Trofimovitch became more condescending than ever, and on the journey began to behave almost patronisingly to Varvara Petrovna which she at once laid up in her heart against him.
Indeed, it seemed to me that his mind was like an emporium, with everything in the world arranged on shelves, all new and varnished and bright, and that he knew precisely the place of everything. I became the prey of hopeless depression; when I tried to join in, I confused writers and dates; he set me right, not patronisingly but paternally.
She made quite a little speech, in the course of which she now and then interrupted herself to remind Furst who, was as soft as a pudding before her of something he had forgotten to do, such as snuffing the candles or closing the door. "Just let me hear your scale, will you?" she said patronisingly to Mrs. Lautenschlager.
We'll listen to that, too, any time you see fit to explain, pardner." "You want to know, do you?" Wagner's countenance had become normal again, and with an effort at nonchalance he leaned his elbows back against the glass showcase, glancing the while down at the small man, almost patronisingly.
An Englishman who has shown sufficient energy to make his way out to Khartoum, and who can understand and speak Arabic, and that at an age when his sisters and their she friends would call him `a nice boy, and patronisingly teach him the newest waltz steps, is sure to be available in some capacity, especially for a leader with the resources of our chief.
Beecher Stowe, or the Christy Minstrels of my youth. Imagine a gentleman, certainly somewhat dark, but of a pleasant warm hue, speaking English with a slight and rather odd foreign accent, every inch a man of the world, and armed with manners so patronisingly superior that I am at a loss to name their parallel in England.
So Rodd stayed on deck, thrust his hands into his pockets, ignored the presence of the middy, and with something of a strut marched up to the two marines in the gangway, whistling softly the while, gave each a friendly nod, examined their grounded arms and their stiff uniform with its abundant pipe-clay, and ended by spreading his legs a little, swinging himself slowly toe and heel, and saying patronisingly
Then Wendy saw the shadow on the floor, looking so draggled, and she was frightfully sorry for Peter. 'How awful! she said, but she could not help smiling when she saw that he had been trying to stick it on with soap. How exactly like a boy! Fortunately she knew at once what to do 'It must be sewn on, she said, just a little patronisingly. 'What's sewn? he asked. 'You're dreadfully ignorant.
"Well, my young friend," said Mr. Beaufort, patronisingly, "your good uncle and myself are quite agreed a little time for reflection, that's all. Oh! I don't think the worse of you for wishing to abridge it. But papas must be papas."
"However," she added, "I am convinced that you only say these things for the sake of argument. Nejdanov blushed, bent over his plate, and mumbled something; he did not feel shy, but was simply unaccustomed to conversing with such brilliant personages. Madame Sipiagin continued smiling to him; her husband nodded his head patronisingly.
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