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No created thing, with the passions and affections common to his kind, ought to take up such a position with his fellow- creature that which says, "I infer your existence from my sensations: apart from them, I cannot bring myself to believe in it." She was aware that he must needs regard her from this stand-point, and the knowledge piqued her. If she did not exist for him, why did he seek her out?
In more ways than one does Lady Ruth, while always acting as a lady, show that she prefers his society to that of Sir Lionel, and though the British soldier appears unruffled on the surface, he is undoubtedly deeply piqued. So the hours wear on. The sun is low in the west, and the ever watchful Mustapha declares it is time they started for the city.
Why must you lie?" I demanded, piqued to the quick for all my horror. "I wanted to tell you," said he. "I was on the point of telling you more than once. You may remember how I sounded you about crime, though you have probably forgotten what you said yourself. I didn't think you meant it at the time, but I thought I'd put you to the test. Now I see you didn't, and I don't blame you.
'And I am going I only knew last night really going away. He paused; but the young lady did not feel called upon to say anything, and only allowed him to go on. In fact, she was piqued, and did not choose to show the least concern about his movements.
The president, perceiving his drift, and piqued at his presumption, "To be sure," said he, "a man of a weak head may be very well supposed to have convulsions in his eyes." This repartee produced a laugh of triumph among the chairman's adherents; one of whom observed, that his rival had got a smart rap on the pate. "Yes," replied the bard, "in that respect Mr. Chairman has the advantage of me.
This was a new scene for me; but I piqued myself on the versatility of my talents, and I laid myself out in please all the squires, and, what was more difficult, all the squires' ladies, in shire. I was ambitious to have it said of me, 'that I was the finest figure that ever appeared upon a canvass. O, ye shireians, how hard did I work to obtain your praise!
M'Queen said he had more volumes; and his pride seemed to be much piqued that we were surprised at his having books. Near to this place we had passed a party of soldiers, under a serjeant's command, at work upon the road. We gave them two shillings to drink. They came to our inn, and made merry in the barn.
I had often before been irritated, and my curiosity had been continually piqued, by finding that certain books most of them plays of the time of Charles II would be taken away from me and secreted if I happened to have abstracted some such stray volume from a bookcase; but here I was my own master.
But to-night his sullen weariness would make no effort, and the hunted restless glances he threw from side to side as he sat crouching over the fire the large mouth tight shut, the nostrils working showed her that he would be glad when she went away. Her young exacting temper was piqued. She had been for some time trying to arrange their lives for them.
The next evening he passed at the chateau of M. des Rameures; and though his heart was bleeding, he piqued himself on presenting an unclouded brow and an inscrutable smile to Madame de Tecle. He announced the brief absence he intended, and explained the reason. "You will present my best wishes to the General," said M. des Rameures. "I hope he may be happy, but I confess I doubt it devilishly."
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