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Since the rapid popularity of his old lodger, he had even exaggerated this system of possible progress, saying they would obtain nothing if they wished to have everything at once.
One evening he naturally found himself in her arms, and she seemed to give herself up out of kindness, while saying to him that she had no heart left, and wished only to be his friend.
And as soon as Dansaert had gone, they began to joke again, and hastened to attack the Russian salad, declaring that not a moment was to be lost if they wished to finish it.
The manager, who now received a packet of letters and dispatches, wished to read one of his letters aloud.
The word of command had been repeated and circulated from mouth to mouth; they wished to be sensible.
He usually took his orders from the Company; perhaps the latter wished to bring the matter to an end by starving the settlements.
A fine method truly! to fold one's arms and wait, if one wished to see men eating each other to the end of the world like wolves.
Towards half-past one the delegates began to appear, and he had to receive them, for he wished to see who entered, for fear that the Company might send its usual spies.
Only he was in a hurry, because in the evening he reckoned on pushing as far as Joiselle, where he wished to come to an understanding with Legoujeux.
He said how very touched he was at his reception by the Montsou workers, he excused himself for his delay, mentioning his fatigue and his sore throat, then he gave place to Citizen Rasseneur, who wished to speak.
They wished to retain Pluchart, but, without stopping, he declared that he must set out at once for Joiselle, where Legoujeux was awaiting orders.
When she saw him she leapt on to his neck; and it was as though he had plunged a knife into her heart when he said that he wished to see her no more.
Then, as he left her, he wished at least to kiss her.
She was frightened, therefore, and wished to go at once for salad.
The quarrel was raised by Rasseneur, who wished to proceed formally to the election of officers.
Those who wished to work stood with their lamps, barefooted, with shovel or pick beneath their arms; while the others, still in their sabots, with their overcoats on their shoulders because of the great cold, were barring the shaft; and the captains were growing hoarse in the effort to restore order, begging them to be reasonable and not to prevent those who wanted from going down.
He kept his head, however, and still wished to avoid needless destruction.
He went back into his study; he wished to read a report which he had asked Négrel to prepare the day before for the prefect.
Mechanically, M. Hennebeau, who wished to look out, went up to Paul's room on the second floor: it was on the left, the best situated, for it commanded the road as far as the Company's Yards.
They wished to find out, and went back into the hall to venture a glance through the glass panel of the door.
Chaval, in his hatred, had denounced him, refusing to name the others at Catherine's appeal, for she wished to save her parents.
He wished to enlarge their horizon, to raise them to the comfort and good manners of the middle class, by making them masters; but how long it would take! and he no longer felt the courage to await victory, in this prison of hunger.
He wished to ascertain the situation, and to decide if it was still well to persist.
The servant had, however, promised that he would come to the settlement before night, and the mother was standing at the window watching, while the little invalid, who had wished to be downstairs, was shivering on a chair, having the illusion that it was better there near the cold grate.
Now that the blow had fallen--a more vigorous one doubtless than they had wished for--they were prodigal in their task of relief, and decreed measures that were excellent though tardy.
She spoke of Alzire; she wished the others might have that child's luck.
He wished to investigate it, and examined those pieces of the tubbing which were still in place.
They wished not to shout and they shouted, with swollen breasts, and arms in the air, before the immense hole which had been hollowed out.
It was a post of honour which was disputed over, and he became furious when they wished to relieve him after his regulation two hours of labour.
M. Hennebeau alone took his place with his wife in the carriage, for he wished to question Négrel.
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