But Robert admittedadmitquite frankly that he preferred to stay where he was and talk to Mrs. Pontellier .
of course he ca n’t help his hair , ” admittedadmitRose .
I do not speak it in vanity , but simply recordrecordthe fact , that I was not unemployed in my profession by the late John Jacob Astor ; a name which , I admitadmit, I love to repeat , for it hath a rounded and orbicular sound to it , and rings like unto bullion .
When , therefore , intelligence was receivedreceiveat the fort which covered the southern termination of the portage between the Hudson and the lakes , that Montcalm had been seenseemovingmoveup the Champlain , with an army “ numerous as the leaves on the trees , ” its truth was admittedadmitwith more of the craven reluctance of fear than with the stern joy that a warrior should feel , in finding an enemy within reach of his blow .
He had never said as much before , and I must admitadmitthat his wordswordgave me keen pleasurepleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity to his methods .