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[grt-talk] thought emotion


From: Linda Talley
Subject: [grt-talk] thought emotion
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:14:26 +0300

Her mannerwas charming, her amiability infectious. Knowing Elinor as he did, he was notsurprised to find her temper improved. Hes not the sort of man one can treatlike that. While she sat down on the deck and tied the hawser firmly to it, Richardclambered in beside her.
Its very flattering of you to want me to come.
Hes not the sort of man one can treatlike that. With this she gathered together her gold bag and other rattling objectsand sailed out of the room.
If he tried to, he would certainly smash the launch, possiblythe skiff as well. She had a manner that,preoccupied as he was, he could not but find engaging.
IVRichard found Elinor and Robinson having tea in the winter-garden.
Richard took her hand, gently this time, and forced her toface him squarely.
You knew I didnt want you to see Devoli without me.
He had been holding her hand during all the time they had been speaking.
He stopped short and dropped his guests arm, facing him squarely.
She shot a glance at him from her green eyes anduttered her short, hard laugh. We might find the connections bad and have to stop somewhere on theroad, you know.
They were side by side now, not twenty feet apart. As they went into the dining-room she remarked softly:I knew Virginia was in the boat.
I got let in forluncheon at Hohenthals at the same time. No onewas in sight, and they moved towards a garden-seat. Unaccountably, he was certain that she was quite indifferent toUberto Devoli.
Ive only come in for a minute to ask you to be decent to Baddingley. Along the first hundred yards he said nothing. One could steer from either end, andshe had gone to the bows and taken the wheel.
Not exactly; but I was jolly glad to get ashore.
Shedisappeared, searching under the fore-deck.
A second laterthe mainsheet fell, the jib flapped, she lay bobbing uncertainly.
Hecould see that her breeches under it were wet through. I dont want you to beg, but you are funny. I love watching the fields and rivers and trees fly by. He put his mouth upon hers, but she toreher face away, burying it in his chest.
Yet he was inwardly chafing to a degree that almostrobbed him of self-control. Virginia broke off to exchange some rapidsentences with Pietro.
Reaching Scapa, he declined with politeresolution to go up to the house. Together they lifted the heavy weight and castit into the water. Did she feel towardshim something she could not feel for another man? It was the precursor of the metalled highwaywhich still ended at Terno. It simply could not go on like this; his position wasunendurable.
In the distancethree persons were coming towards them, of whom one was the Prince.

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