 ... curiosity at once arose to witness the result ; for Mentz had sworn that he would compel Arnold, on their first meeting, to beg pardon on his knees for the audacity of having addressed his mistress. It had not appeared that Arnold knew any thing of...  Norman Leslie: A Tale of the Present Times - Page 86by Theodore Sedgwick Fay - 1841 - 864 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1835 - 522 pages
...for thus was the new student called, was rarely, if ever, tempted to our feasts ; but once he came unexpectedly on a casual invitation. To the great...that every one admitted at once his goodness, his grace, and his beauty; and regretted the abyss on the brink of which he unconsciously stood. " ' What,... | |
 | Theodore Sedgwick Fay - 1835 - 906 pages
...It had not appeared that Arnold knew any thing of Mentz's character, for he sat cheerfully and gaily at the board, with so much the manners of a high-born...beauty, and regretted the abyss on the brink of which he stood. " What, ho !" at length shouted Mentz, as the evening had a little advanced, and the wine began... | |
 | 1836 - 456 pages
...It had not appeared that Arnold knew anything of Mentz's character, for he sat cheerfully and gaily at the board, with so much the manners of a high-born...that every one admitted at once his goodness, his grace, and his beauty ; and regretted the abyss on the brink of which he unconsciously stood. " ' What,... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...had not appeared that Arnold knew any thing of Mentz's character, for he sät cheerfully and gaily at the board, with so much the manners of a high-born gentleman, that erery one admitted at once his goodness, his intelligence, his grace and his beauty, and regretted... | |
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