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"It is the most imposing display I ever saw in my life. The trimmings upon those tarts are positively artistic. You don't mean to say you did it all yourself?" "Yes," regarding them critically, "ev-er-y bit," with a little nod for every syllable. "Won-der-ful!" with an air of complimentary incredulity. "May I ask if there is anything you can not do?" "There is absolutely nothing," sententiously.

"Yes, I suppose the season is as good as over, though this end of the lake stays warm longer than most other parts." "It isn't so much the warmth of the water," remarked Cope sententiously. "It's more the warmth of the air." "Well, the air seems warm enough. After all, the air and the sun are about the best part of a swim. Do you want to go in?"

Jonathan Hill's feed store. Mr. Hill was reading "Sartor Resartus" in his little office, the temperature of which must have been 95, and Mr. Dodd was perspiring when he got there. "It's come," said Mr. Dodd, sententiously. "What's come?" inquired Mr. Hill, mildly. "Isaac D.'s come, that's what," said Mr. Dodd. "I hain't b'en sleepin' well of nights, lately.

Flint, "is that we have to pay dividends." "It's because they don't get 'em," replied Mr. Vane, sententiously. "The track slid into the water at Glendale," continued Mr. Flint. "I suppose they'll tell us we ought to rock ballast that line. You'll see the Railroad Commission, and give 'em a sketch of a report." "I had a talk with Young yesterday," said Mr.

"Uncle," cried Lottie, "you know all about the river. How do you account for what Mr. Hemstead has seen?" and she explained. "Lights are very deceptive at night, especially upon the water," said Mr. Dimmerly, sententiously. "It's probably a hardy water-rat of a boatman dropping down with the tide to a point opposite to where he wishes to land." "Yes, that is it, Mr.

"This loving cup is a token of the regard and esteem in which you are held by us in general, and me and my wife in particular. And I can tell you my wife is particular, very particular," added Mr. Costello sententiously. "Here, take it!" and the Bowery Museum proprietor thrust a large pewter water pitcher into Von Barwig's hands. The old man was quite surprised and not a little affected.

Long Hair rose at this, and said, "White chief send sojer to cabin, right way, bimeby, quick?" "Yes," replied the general, "and I should like to have you go with them as guide." "No," answered the Indian, sententiously; "Long Hair go 'lone; Long Hair always go 'lone;" and, starting at a quick pace, he was speedily out of sight.

"It is a good thing to be sure you will not want what you fling away," she said to herself, sententiously. "Aha!" She had caught the limb and drew it in carefully. There she sat, queen of a solitary feast. Were ever plums so luscious! Some of the ripest fell to the ground and smashed, making cones of golden red, with a tiny cap of purple at the top.

"Can't make it out," sententiously answered Mr. Brainard. "What did you learn?" "Nothing." "Of course, Mr. Lyon has not been there?" "I don't know about that. He certainly was not there as Mr. Lyon." "Was any one there answering to his description?" "Yes." "From the South?" "Yes. From Richmond so the register has it; and the name recorded is Melville." "You asked about him particularly?"

Tex caught the boot dexterously without interrupting his song, except that he forgot the words and sang ta-da-da-da to the end of the verse. "Po'try was wrote to be read," he replied sententiously when he had finished. "And tunes was made to be sung. And yo' all oughta be proud to death at the way yo' all made a hit with yore po'try. It beats what Mary V wrote, Skyrider.