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Refusing all offers of help from her, he fusses around the kitchen, getting out plates, pouring red wine … ordinary activities which restore her balance, wiping away the memory of Chas reaching out for her, his hands clawlike in their eagerness to grasp her flesh
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‘Want me to give Chrissie a seeing to tonight?’ Chas said, eagerness audible in his voice even through the walls of the bathroom
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This eagerness waned as he read the message,
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His excitement was matched by the eagerness with which Kaitlyn displayed, also on her first trip to England
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Allcock's expression could not be easily described, but was a sincere reflection of the extremes of fatherly pride he felt at Harry's triumph, and the eagerness which he tried to constrain in broadcasting this news to everyone he encountered
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You could see the eagerness in the thugs’ eyes, the anticipation of
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against him, prancing in her eagerness for mating
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He again derided Brynjolf for his eagerness to recruit the young woman - a move no doubt driven by her charisma, a supply of which matched that of the red-headed Nord
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The quantity will always be suited, with more or less exactness, to the consumption of those who can afford to pay for it; and the price which they will pay will always be in proportion to the eagerness of their competition
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sordid gain, but with eagerness; nor yet as lording it over
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to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness
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Despite his eagerness to see her again, he paused, muscles tensed, and took a deep breath in
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The O'Neills assented with eagerness, and Betty began to sew in a
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As she revealed her plan and the part she saw in it for him, he appeared hesitant but, upon clearly understanding that, in just two shipments, he could exceed his current annual income, hesitation became eagerness
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Once again his light sparkled down at him as he relaxed in the bower that his mate had rushed in her eagerness to make up for him
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His eyes suddenly became glued to them with an incredulous eagerness
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Uruvian was infected by her eagerness and pulled forward too and ran next to her, beating his head and whinnying lowly
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eagerness and subtle nostalgia in their hearts
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His eagerness and curiosity urged him to follow those police vehicles
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Out of eagerness and curiosity, Lucas followed them
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His eagerness caused him to pursue the Police vehicles
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eagerness that Cloud had never seen of the man
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The greetings, guest-gifts, and congratulations of the past, bestowed by them, filled him with the greater eagerness to
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” She yawned but appreciated his eagerness to speak to her
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loved and trusted, followed with eagerness and zest, it would be
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All that is a favorable omen, Roger thinks, of an intense, and perhaps irrevocable, eagerness for progress and eventual freedom
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Moreover, sincere in his eagerness to learn as much as possible about Chinese culture, definite purpose of his trip, Roger asked several questions from the guides for his own information
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Now that Roger is retired, he has decided to dedicate some of his time, every now and then, to write poems about topics that penetrate his heart, for poetry possesses that special capacity to communicate passion and sadness, beauty and love, joy and nostalgia… Perhaps these poems, all originally written in Spanish, do not deserve prizes in modern poetic contests, but they reflect in the author an eagerness to mix the old cannons of rhyme and rhythm with the metric flexibility of the modern free verse
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Gale was very pleased by his eagerness and I placed my head in his shoulder again
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I love God,” she said, taking a step forward in her eagerness to convince the woman
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Maybe this was why Ainura was touched by my eagerness
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Ria tipped forward a bit, as if in eagerness for the game
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Their shouted stories, competing for his attention, became almost an unintelligible jumble of sound in their eagerness to inform him of their exploits during his absence
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The one, although old and tired, showed the eagerness that was the product of the certainty that he was finally on the road that his God had chosen for him
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My eagerness to get on with what we have to do is greater with every passing moment
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The greetings guest-gifts and congratulations of the past bestowed by them filled him with the greater eagerness to visit their city
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Some with the eagerness of action at last; many with the relief of doing something—anything! Most with the alarm engendered by suddenly changed circumstances
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The one, although old and tired, showed the eagerness that was the product of the certainty
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But what described the boy best? Eagerness? Willingness to learn? Courage? All of these were true, but none so deep as to…
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N8: You’re trying to rush the process and it’s in eagerness, not anything not in service of love and Light
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Some with the eagerness of action at last; many with the relief of doing
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Haki and his berserker cousin Sten were close behind Halfdan, panting with eagerness
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The groom led out two enormous hunters already saddled and stamping around in their eagerness to get going
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The eagerness with which he passed it along was always impressive to me because it pointed out the spirit of a man who was more interested in what he could do to make a difference in the world, rather than what he could get out of it
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with an eagerness to take orders
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His eagerness, once over the initial shock of meeting aliens, was acute
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It was with no small amount of eagerness that I’d rush home from work to
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Amused by the womanś eagerness, Clarity watched her take her place and run quickly to the fruit repository at the end of the deck, where Mr
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he could still see the unmistakable sign of eagerness, of impending excitement
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“But will she agree?” said Suresh, but his eagerness was not lost on the guruji
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Yelling a command to his gasping captains, he broke away and raced across the plateau to the Khoraja reserves who stood trembling with eagerness
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She was afire with eagerness for her latest venture; so the Tigress swung into the river mouth, the oarsmen pulling strongly as she breasted the broad current
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But her eagerness turned to sulkiness when Zaporavo ordered her to remain aboard until he sent for her
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He burned with eagerness to seize that splendid figure and crush it in his iron arms, yet he greatly desired not to hurt the girl
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Its richness fired his imagination concerning the treasure itself, and made him burn with eagerness
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You tore them apart in your eagerness to feed
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In my eagerness, I pushed the sylphs to the limit of their endurance so it was only midmorning of the next day when I crested the rise that led down into Cayden’s Valley
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Conan's heart beat suffocatingly as he leaned over the writhing form, though he exhibited no evidence of his painful eagerness
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'It must be Beloso,' muttered Conan, feeling the pulse in his temples pounding with impatient eagerness
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And where would a priest of Set carry it but to Stygia? The blacks sensed his eagerness, and toiled as they had never toiled under the lash, though ignorant of his goal
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The sound of the cans opening with a hiss, almost all at the same time shows their eagerness and the contented sighs confirm the alcohol addiction
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Manning had chosen him due to his past eagerness to work overtime
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The company's eagerness to
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In their eagerness to embrace the new full-screen
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There was no hate, or anger, but eagerness, and the presence was different somehow
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Several of the other children had their hands up as she looked around the room with her oval glasses sitting at the tip of her nose, her face filled with eagerness
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Wasn’t that why you were in the cemetery, in Hornbeck? To say goodbye to your parents and grandparents?” Sir Richard couldn’t keep the eagerness out of his voice
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Ingrid smiled at her eagerness
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” He paused to whet his thirst with the ginger ale then, seeing the eagerness in the Underwoods’ eyes, continued, “He didn’t have his rifle with him, so I instinctively knelt and shot
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His face immediately fell, the passion in his eyes dying instantly and his eagerness evaporating painfully
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“Of course,” he replied with genuine eagerness
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Had her husband, Michael, still been living, he would gladly have performed such services with pride and eagerness, but he had been prematurely called home by a stroke only weeks before her accident, leaving her to face both the physical and emotional trauma in the aftermath of losing her sight
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His eyes were dark with the whites tainted yellowish but managed to retain a vitality and eagerness to assist in the Lord’s work even after his extensive career—a characteristic that refused to disappear despite a reverend’s age
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Faye briefly looked over her shoulder at the woman then finished tying her scarf so as to conceal her eagerness for the rest of the story
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Though touching the story of their strange relationship, Feltus still was concerned by her eagerness to defend a total stranger who had readily revealed her most inner personal problems without hesitation
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There was a minor eagerness in his voice as though he was anxious for the answer that would confirm the opportunity for the murder and bring him one step closer to a solution
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From the eagerness of those women to enlist, Ingrid was able to deduce that they had not been treated with much respect by their male supervisors in most plants
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“I’m afraid we have other plans with Mother and Daddy,” Bobby Dan declined gracefully though there was a faint glimmer of eagerness to accept at the mention of a chicken bog, especially when prepared by the woman who had won first place in competition at the county fair last year
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Feltus?” Charles’s voice rang out with eagerness and quiet desperation, and when he was sure that the inspector had stopped in the foyer and was listening to him, he continued, “Are you sure—”
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Lord Ashburn maintained the same expression of eagerness cloaked beneath pompous formality while Lady Jane offered a subtle smile as if she was amused by the accurate description of her sentiments surrounding the séance
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“That’s true,” Elizabeth agreed with a trace of eagerness in her voice
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He still pondered this issue, which had intensified his eagerness to venture to Charleston this evening even though he knew it would be futile in the dark, several hours later as he made another search of the area in which Charles’s body had been found, just in case he had overlooked something earlier in the day due to his mild shock and bewilderment at the death of the young man
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than Marie had been around, his eagerness would have embarrassed
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There seemed to be an eagerness in her voice, as if she were about
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The dark days are behind, and those who remember them prefer not to dwell upon their horrors, but to look forward to the bright prospects ahead, with ever-increasing eagerness - for the dawn has come
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He learned those precious skills with an eagerness of
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She knew better than to disobey or ask questions, but was beside herself with emotion and eagerness to see Max
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“Want me to go after him, boss?” There was a trace of eagerness in
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eagerness of these other men to hang Jeremy
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He hoped she hadn’t sensed the eagerness in his voice; he was, indeed,
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still having the desired effect on them; he could sense the eagerness and
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Furniture, photos and the eagerness of the man to develop the conversation because he rarely had visitors, was all the proof Barclay needed; he would come back here after his London business
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She had shown too much eagerness to find out
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could almost sense the eagerness and apprehension in Van Thorn, as
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“Why don’t I just wait at the bar for you?” There seemed to be a trace of eagerness in her voice as she eased herself away from Graisco
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More important than his collection of what was being said, and the comprehension of it, was the eagerness, and willingness, to absorb every nugget that could be had
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His eyes immediately widened, and he glanced at Higgins who watched with little show of eagerness
