By that letter she had written to her schoolfellow it was apparent that she had some secret of his, for had she not wished to send him a message of reassurance that she had divulged nothing?

But gradually a faint bit of colour made his pasty cheeks something less dead-white, and the powerful raw corn whiskey injected into his blood a little reassurance.

Its clasp meant everything, reassurance, protection, strength.

She had half expected a boyish letter of apology, some friendly reassurance, some word at least of his return to Rodding Abbey.

And she would be won upon and softened by the words; when in reality they were only the outcry of the famished heart which needed some reassurance that its sacrifices had not been all in vain.

A gleam of reassurance came to him.

She thought inconsequently, with a pang that was also a reassurance: "George Cannon would never have understood this.

She calculated that he would get the letter by mid-day, and by one o'clock she could receive his replyhis reassurance of love.

His words of reassurance brought her great comfort.

A word of encouragement, of pity for my childish ignorance, of welcome home, of reassurance to me that it was home, might have made me dutiful to him in my heart henceforth, instead of in my hypocritical outside, and might have made me respect instead of hating him.

Her reassurance had been fortified by the news she had heard at the Elling dinnerthe published fact of Harmon B. Driscoll's unexpected victory.

Clare listened devoutly, her eyes burning on him through the dusk like the stars deepening above the garden; and when she got up to go in he followed her with a new sense of reassurance.

She gave an uncertain laugh, and looked up at Ralph as though entreating him to return the reassurance she had given him.

Ralph, alarmed, betook himself at once to the Ararat, and his first glimpse of Moffatt's round common face and fastidiously dressed person gave him an immediate sense of reassurance.

But, my dear, I don't need any reassurance like that.

she begged reassurance.

Arnold dropped on the bench, waving her a speechless reassurance.

Her aunt motioned a reassurance.

He shifted to paternal reassurance.

He seemed to think I needed reassurance.

She shook her head resolutely, and was not seen in her chair on deck again until the captain not only reassured her, but guaranteed his reassurance.

No reassurance had any effect; he had heard, he declared, the voices of those who had combined to ruin his reputation discussing the measures they were going to take, and it was evident that it had become a mania closely resembling insanity.

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but she wanted perpetual reassurance.

"We all mean to bear you company, Cousin," said Ruyven, cheerfully, patting my arm for my reassurance; and truly I lacked something of assurance among these kinsmen of mine, who appeared to lack none.