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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "Not at all," he replied; "they were brightened by the exercise.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "Her indifferent state of health unhappily prevents her being in town;and by that means, as I told Lady Catherine one day, has deprived theBritish court of its brightest ornament.<>
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Could he expect that her friendswould not step forward? Could he expect to be noticed again by theregiment, after such an affront to Colonel Forster? His temptation isnot adequate to the risk!""Do you really think so?" cried Elizabeth, brightening up for a moment.<>
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He could evenlisten to Sir William Lucas, when he complimented him on carrying awaythe brightest jewel of the country, and expressed his hopes of their allmeeting frequently at St.<>
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Therewas one old lady who always had about half a dozen cards to pay for, atwhich everybody laughed, regularly every round; and when the old ladylooked cross at having to pay, they laughed louder than ever; on whichthe old lady's face gradually brightened up, till at last she laughedlouder than any of them, Then, when the spinster aunt got 'matrimony,'the young ladies laughed afresh, and the Spinster aunt seemed disposedto be pettish; till, feeling Mr. Tupman squeezing her hand under thetable, she brightened up too, and looked rather knowing, as if matrimonyin reality were not quite so far off as some people thought for;whereupon everybody laughed again, and especially old Mr. Wardle, whoenjoyed a joke as much as the youngest.<>
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That's the place where we are to lunch; and, by Jove, there's the boywith the basket, punctual as clockwork!So he is,' said Mr. Pickwick, brightening up.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'One of the brightest jewels in the British crown, wrung from hisMajesty by the barons, I believe, Mr. Jinks?' said the magistrate.<>
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And now, to hear, after all, that he was a needyadventurer, a strolling player, and if not a swindler, something so verylike it, that it was hard to tell the difference! Heavens! what wouldthe Porkenhams say! What would be the triumph of Mr. Sidney Porkenhamwhen he found that his addresses had been slighted for such a rival!How should he, Nupkins, meet the eye of old Porkenham at the nextquarter-sessions! And what a handle would it be for the oppositionmagisterial party if the story got abroad!'But after all,' said Mr. Nupkins, brightening for a moment, after along pause; 'after all, this is a mere statement.<>
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His face brightened up, and he began to feel quite convivial.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) '"So I take the privilidge of the day, Mary, my dear--as the gen'l'm'nin difficulties did, ven he valked out of a Sunday--to tell you that thefirst and only time I see you, your likeness was took on my hart in muchquicker time and brighter colours than ever a likeness was took by theprofeel macheen (wich p'raps you may have heerd on Mary my dear) althoit DOES finish a portrait and put the frame and glass on complete,with a hook at the end to hang it up by, and all in two minutes and aquarter.<>
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The only observable alterations inhis appearance were, that he wore a brighter blue coat, with a whitesilk lining, black tights, black silk stockings, and pumps, and a whitewaistcoat, and was, if possible, just a thought more scented.<>
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Amazin' stupid o' me,that 'ere! Never mind,' said Sam, brightening up, 'it's easily doneto-morrow, anyvays.<>
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Of course I feel it, ma'am,' said Mr. Raddle, rubbing his hands, andevincing a slight tendency to brighten up a little.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'A reptile contemporary has recently sweltered forth his black venomin the vain and hopeless attempt of sullying the fair name of ourdistinguished and excellent representative, the Honourable Mr.Slumkey--that Slumkey whom we, long before he gained his present nobleand exalted position, predicted would one day be, as he now is, at oncehis country's brightest honour, and her proudest boast: alike her bolddefender and her honest pride--our reptile contemporary, we say,has made himself merry, at the expense of a superbly embossed platedcoal-scuttle, which has been presented to that glorious man by hisenraptured constituents, and towards the purchase of which, the namelesswretch insinuates, the Honourable Mr. Slumkey himself contributed,through a confidential friend of his butler's, more than three-fourthsof the whole sum subscribed.<>
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Was he, though?' exclaimed Stiggins, brightening up.<>
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The healthy light of a fine October morning made even the dingy oldhouses brighten up a little; some of the dusty windows actually lookingalmost cheerful as the sun's rays gleamed upon them.<>
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Just the wery thing, to be sure,' said Mr. Weller, brightening up; 'o'course you can, sir.<>
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The red end of his cigar brightened and darkenedrhythmically, but his brown face was in shadow; when he spoke it waswith quite a new voice.<>
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(Chesterton The secret of father Brown ) The moon brightened and grew dim again above the greensquare and the grey blocks of houses in a solitude and silence thatseemed to have no human witness; and it was when the white cracks ofdaybreak had already appeared in the corners of the grey sky that thething happened.<>
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(Chesterton The secret of father Brown ) "And so," he went on, still in the same soft voice, "when you wouldblacken my religion to brighten the story of the pure and perfectaffection of two brothers, it seems----"(Chesterton The secret of father Brown ) "Stop!" cried Outram in a tone like a pistol shot.<>
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