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"I have never disobeyed you, Senora," she said, "but this is different from all other things; you are not my mother. I have promised to marry Alessandro." The girl's gentleness deceived the Senora. "No," she said icily, "I am not your mother; but I stand in a mother's place to you. You were my sister's adopted child, and she gave you to me.
It was at this point in her soliloquy that she saw Jerry coming up the walk, her face glowing with excitement and her manner one of freedom and assurance. Ascending the steps, Jerry nodded and smiled at the lady, whose expression was not very inviting, and who, to the child's remark, 'I've comed again, answered, icily: 'I see you have. Seems to me you come pretty often. Turning to Charles, Mrs.
"You don't-wish!" he repeated icily. "May I ask why?" "Certainly," I said. "With the sole command of an explosive as powerful as mine, Germany would be in a position to smash England in about six weeks." "And suppose she was," interrupted von Brünig. "What in God's name does it matter to you an escaped convict?" His voice rang with impatience and contempt, and I felt my own temper rising.
I confess it with shame shrunk icily into myself, like a snail; at every glance retired colder and farther; till finally the poor innocent was led to doubt her own senses, and, overwhelmed with confusion at her supposed mistake, persuaded her mamma to decamp. By this curious turn of disposition I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate.
"Don't talk to me about impudence!" snarled Dodge. "What did you two say about me, after I left this afternoon?" "Oh, I assure you we didn't discuss you any more than was necessary," replied Dick frigidly. "What did you say?" insisted Dodge. "We couldn't say much about you," Greg broke in icily. "You know, you're hardly a fit subject for conversation."
Tomorrow her father will ascertain the true state of her feelings after this unpleasant experience, and subsequently he will no doubt communicate with you on the subject." This very icily. But I was too happy to be lightly put down. "My dear madam," I replied, "I am happy to be able to save her father that trouble.
The donkeys were tired; everybody was cross; the calm indifference of the glorious night was as irritating as must have been the "icily regular, splendidly null" perfection of Maud herself. Only the Boy kept up any pretence of spirits, and I knew well that his counterfeited buoyancy was merely to distract attention from guilt.
But 'tis a funny time to be plantin' roses, all the same." "And pray, child, what do you know about roses?" "Nothing," answered Fancy, "'cept that 'tis a funny time to be plantin' 'em." "When you grow a little older," said Mrs Bosenna icily, "you'll know that anything can be done with roses in these days with proper precautions.
Carlo's face hardened. "But " "Come outside with me," said M. Ferraud in a tone which brooked no further argument. The two stepped out into the hall, and when the Frenchman came back his face was animated. "Mr. Ferraud," said the admiral icily, "my daughter has informed me what passed between you. I must say that you have taken a deal upon yourself." "Mr. Ferraud is right," put in Fitzgerald.
He had been more depressed than usual, and at night when we sat down to a cheerless supper of hare-skin soup and pemmican, he began to talk very fast and quite irrationally. "See here, old boy," said I, "you'd better bunk here to-night. You're not well." "Bunk!" said he icily, in the grand manner he sometimes assumed at the Quebec Club for the benefit of a too familiar member.
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