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Ray had not lived for three years under converging influences, years which are glowing wax beneath the seal of fresh impressions, years when one puts off or takes on the tendencies of a lifetime, Ray had not lived those three school-years without contracting habits, whims, determinations of his own: let her have Beltran's reasons to meet Ray's objections.
Harvey for no reason on earth; and every one knows he never spoke to him." "He speaks very kindly and pleasantly," put in Maggie. "Ay; and I'm not saying but what he is a very good, kind man in the main. But he has his whims, and keeps hold on 'em when he's got 'em. There's them pies burning, and I'm talking here!" When Nancy had returned to her kitchen, Mrs.
Massey is growing more dependent on father every day," she ended, with a little burst of pride. Father did not come home in the afternoon. The children lost hope after a time, and followed their separate whims. But at six he arrived. Suzanna had noticed at once upon her return, that he was quieter, less exuberant than he had been since entering old John Massey's employ.
Maria insists on having a footstool to kneel on she ain't satisfied with jest standing with jined hands before the preacher, like her pa and ma did before she was born." "Well, drat Maria's whims," retorted Fletcher impatiently; "they can wait, I reckon, and Will's got to have his tea, so you'd better fetch it." "But I don't want it, grandpa," protested the boy, flushed and troubled.
Budge, the housekeeper, and to Florrie, Madame's own maid, who was having a sip of tea with Mrs. Budge in the cosy warmth of the kitchen. Florrie asserted that she could tell them a story or two of Madame's whims and cranks only it would not become her, inasmuch as Madame was old and a woman to be pitied. "Poor thing, with this curse on the house, who wouldn't have jumps and fidgets?
They even had time to dance "square dances," quadrilles, and "lancers"; they also danced the "racquette," and schottisches and polkas, and such whims as the "Portland Fancy."
Unwearied in care, and patient with the whims of the little one, she was a treasure to her father, whose harassed face began to wear a happier expression. "I have great news to tell," he began one evening when, with Babs in his arms and the boys hanging around in their usual fashion, they were sitting together after tea.
Kierulf, this dealer in wool, who has spooked in my brain so long this creature in whose existence I believe, and whom it was of vital importance that I should meet had vanished from my memory; was wiped out with many other mad whims which came and went in turns. I recalled him no longer, except as a reminiscence a phantom.
But for most of us who belong to the still comparatively few who, really read books, the main object of life is not to keep up with the printing-press, any more than it is the main object of sensible people to follow all the extremes and whims of fashion in dress. When a fashion in literature has passed, we are surprised that it should ever have seemed worth the trouble of studying or imitating.
That was the function of the club to provide sanctuary for personal whims and idiosyncrasies; of course, always within the boundaries of the code. On the evening in question Mr. Van Camp did not actually become silly, but his manner lacked the poise and seriousness which sophisticated men are wont to bring to the important event of the day.
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