...Esther ! you could hardly have hit upon anything more objectionable than a thought in my favour." It was the first time he had ever called her by her Christian name. " Oh, Philip !" exclaimed Edith, with the tears standing in her eyes, " what can you mean by such a...

...side. " Dear Annie," he said, and his deep tones faltered from the intensity of his emotion, — it was the first time he had ever called her by her Christian name, — " Dear Annie, do not look at me thus sorrowfully ; it is true we are in peril, but I have ere now...

...replied George Godolphin. But his voice sounded strangely indecisive. "Pray continue, Charlotte." It was the first time he had ever called her by her Christian name : and though she saw that it was but done in the unconscious excitement of the moment, her cheeks flushed...

...contentedly along. Two or three minutes passed in silence. Then Tom spoke. "Jane," he said, and it was the first time he had ever called her by her Christian name, " Jane, your father has forbidden me to make love to you." It seemed as if Jane had nothing to say...

...sudden impulse kneeling at her side, and taking both her hands in his ; they were cold as marble. It was the first time he had ever called her by her Christian name. She knew now the full meaning of that look the day before, and even in her misery it gave her a thrill...

...future to mar my happiness if I only thought that my coming or my departure, Evelyn, affected yours." It was the first time he had ever called her by her Christian name. At the moment she did not resent it — how could she ? Indeed, she could not help feeling herself,...

...contentedly along. Two or three minutes passed in silence. Then Tom spoke. "Jane," he said, and it was the first time he had ever called her by her Christian name, " Jane, your father has forbidden me to make love to you." It seemed as if Jane had nothing to say...

...Happiness is somewhat of a mythic word, do you think you can tell me where to ensure it, Bertha ? " It was the first time he had ever called her by her Christian name, the temperature was evidently increasing. " It is not far off if you choose to look for it," she answered,...

...But then probably I should not have said it. You are no more than a child, you know, Joyce " — it was the first time he had ever called her by her Christian name, but he did not appear to notice it — " in spite of your feeling so aged." " I am not much younger than...

...beginning to cool, and he determined to have his revenge. " Are you tired of this, Joy ? " he said ; and it was the first time he had ever called her by her Christian name. " No ; I have enjoyed it," said Joy, with eyes sparkling from excitement. " Then I'll punish Mr. Prince...