She pressed press him closer to herself .

Her tears tear increased increase her emotion emotion , and she pressed press the little boy to her heart .

, with a final burst burst of love triumphant , as she pressed press the dishevelled daisy to her lips and lifted lift her large eyes to the sophisticated countenance of the little brown Faust-Capoul , who was vainly trying try , in a tight purple velvet doublet and plumed cap , to look as pure and true as his artless victim .

After this he pressed press me earnestly , and in the most affectionate manner , not to play the young man , nor to precipitate myself into miseries which nature , and the station of life I was born in , seemed to have provided against ; that I was under no necessity of seeking my bread ; that he would do well for me , and endeavour to enter me fairly into the station of life which he had just been recommending to me ; and that if I was not very easy and happy in the world , it must be my mere fate or fault that must hinder it ; and that he should have nothing to answer for , having thus discharged his duty in warning me against measures which he knew would be to my hurt ; in a word , that as he would do very kind things for me if I would stay and settle at home as he directed , so he would not have so much hand in my misfortunes as to give me any encouragement to go away ; and to close all , he told tell me I had my elder brother for an example , to whom he had used the same earnest persuasions persuasion to keep him from going into the Low Country wars , but could not prevail , his young desires prompting him to run run into the army , where he was killed kill ; and though he said say he would not cease to pray for me , yet he would venture to say to me , that if I did take this foolish step , God would not bless me , and I should have leisure hereafter to reflect upon having neglected his counsel when there might be none to assist in my recovery .

There was a shade of jealousy in the voice of Curtis Waring as he entered enter the library through the open door , and approaching approach his uncle , pressed press his hand .