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I had rather be as narrow as a plumbing-line than indulge in the sickly latitudinarianism that such men as Tremaine nickname breadth." "Oh! I am tired of arguing with you; you are too stupid for anything." "But you haven't been arguing you have only been quoting Tremaine verbatim; and that that may be tiring I can well believe."
"You are a celebrated literary man, Mr. Colman, they tell me!" said Lady Tremaine. "Not in the least," answered Walter. "I am but a poor hack." "It is well to be modest; but I am not bound to take your description of yourself. Your class at least is in a fair way to take the lead!" "In what, pray?" "In politics, in society, in everything." "You ladyship can not think it desirable."
A trusted correspondent of ours, judicious, impartial, absolutely devoid of prejudices, has obtained from high sources with which common journalistic circles are never in touch " "How the bird befouls its own nest!" said the elderly Tremaine. " information that will throw much light upon a campaign and a candidate both obscure hitherto.
"A man cannot enter parliament too soon," said Mr. Bertie Tremaine; "I hope to enter this session. There will be a certain vacancy on a petition, and I have arranged to have the seat." "Indeed!" said Endymion. "My father was in parliament, and so was my grandfather, but I confess I do not very well see my way there." "You must connect yourself with a party," said Mr.
In one of the many financial debates that consequently occurred, Trenchard established himself by a clear and comprehensive view of the position of affairs, and by modestly reminding the House, that a year ago he had predicted the present condition of things, and indicated its inevitable cause. This was the great speech on a great night, and Mr. Bertie Tremaine walked home with Trenchard.
Napier bent his nervous, bony figure over the corpse, and stood up almost at once. "Murder all right." "So I guessed, Dr. Napier," Muller growled heavily at him. "Wrap him up and put him between hulls to freeze. We'll bury him when we land. Tremaine, give a hand with it, will you?" "I'm not a laborer, Captain Muller!" Napier protested. I started to tell him where he could get off, too.
There are other things than time and tide that wait for no man! Lady Tremaine gave him Lufa, and she took his arm with old familiarity. The talk at table was but such as it could hardly help being only for Walter it was talk with Lufa! The pleasure of talk often owes not much to the sense of it.
And as Prudence walked slowly down-stairs she heard Lark starting in on her next story: "Once there was a handsome young man, named Archibald Tremaine, a very respectable young fellow. He wouldn't so much as dream of robbing, or murdering, or dying." Then Prudence smiled to herself in the dark and hurried down.
Tremaine, the dean of the corps, a ruddy, white-haired old fellow, who had written despatches from the Russo-Turkish war, which was ancient history to Harley, warmed visibly to Miss Morgan. "It is always the way with those old gallants," was Harley's silent comment. But he had never before characterized Tremaine in such a manner.
Tremaine isn't half a bad fellow: his talk is, as you say, a little high-flown; but he takes himself in more than he takes in other people, and he really means well." Christopher could afford to be magnanimous toward Alan, now that Elisabeth was the reverse.
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