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for bet EXTRACTS (Supplied by a Sub-Sub-Librarian). She descended to supper, where the marquis met her alone at table. Little was said during the repast, at the conclusion of which the servants were dismissed; and it was believed that during the interval between supper, and the hour of repose, Maria de Vellorno contrived to mingle poison with the wine of the marquis. How she had procured this poison was never discovered.,St. Elmo Mifsud, his angelic face framed in silky curls, now became the prey to the machinations of Pete Solway, who had eluded the vigilant eye of Mrs. Wopp during her dramatic recital. A roar of pain escaped the child as a sharp tweak was applied to his curls. Recalled to matters entirely mundane, the teacher administered severe reproof.,"Are you not afraid to take the command of a ship, sir?" enquired Miss Acton, who continued to peer at Mr Lawrence over her glasses.,It doth so well become her.'",“But he hasn’t seen any work yet,” put in Jerry shortly.，Major Jen recoiled from the young girl in amazement.，"Gee! Bill, I could'a knocked your head off fer makin' me help drive ol' Junefly home but now I see you knowed what you was doin'. Holy smoke! I wish't I was as smart as you."，"How do you know that?" asked the major, all on the alert."Well, just wait till I tuck up the tail of my gown," says Mrs. Geoffrey, airily flinging her pale-blue skirt over her white bare arm.

She glances anxiously at Mona, who is gazing into the fire with a slight frown upon her brow, that looks sadly out of place on that smooth white surface. At Violet's last words it flies away, not to return.,“But what is it that has come?”,"I will do as you ask," she says, wondering when the interview will come to an end.,“You bet,” said Mr. Whitney. “The lake will be forty miles long, and if you started to walk around it, keeping directly on the shore line, you would have covered two hundred miles before you could get to your starting point. If the water it will hold was spread out one foot deep, it would cover nearly five thousand miles or about twice the size of the State of Delaware.”,At the farthest end of the room, near a window, lying back in an arm-chair, lies Mona, sound asleep.,“Aw Mosey,” cried Betty, “give it to him in two pieces an’ make him twict as happy.”,“Oh, let them wait,” said Bob. “You can go next Sunday. We haven’t been out together for a long time. Come on, be a sport.”,Anson nodded. "I'll be here," he promised.,Naskowski slowly shook his head.,Who makes all beautiful on which she smiles!,My, oh, my! Here he stood without any clothes on and with the boat-hook from the “Sea Mew” in his hand! And here came the merchant who owned the sail-boat.,“I did hunt the aigs,” lied the unhappy Moses who was afraid he was going to miss something..