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She wondered also to see how handsome he could look, with his eyes alight; his cheek-bones burning, pink as paint; his hair, grown long, lying in dark locks over a luminous forehead. She tried to think of something that would abate all this.
Since you desire it," De Pean spoke it with bitterness, "Le Gardeur shall come back, but I doubt if it will be for his benefit or yours, Mademoiselle." "What do you mean, De Pean?" asked she, abruptly, her dark eyes alight with eager curiosity, not unmingled with apprehension. "Why do you doubt it will not be for his benefit or mine? Who is to harm him?"
I can remember to this day how the poor creature in danger of his life strained and balanced as he was falling and managed to alight on his feet. This was a cruel thing for even wild boys to do, and we never tried the experiment again, for we sincerely pitied the poor fellow when we saw him creeping slowly away, stunned and frightened, with a swollen black and blue chin.
He taught him to notice the chamois, in order to learn from them how to jump, so as to alight steadily upon the feet. If there was no resting place in the clefts of the rock for the foot, he must know how to support himself with the elbow, and be able to climb by means of the muscles of the thigh and calf, even the neck must serve when it is necessary.
His gaze was steadily fixed on the eyes so furiously alight as they watched his every movement. "There's more to this than the murder of Allan Mowbray, your share in which can be proved clear out. Guess you've acted pretty bright, Murray. I allow you've covered a whole heap of tracks. But you haven't covered them all. Guess there never was a murderer born who knew how to cover all his tracks.
Of all the baggage which that truck had borne to the lading of the ship, hers was the only little, lonely piece to come back! In the darkness of the summer midnight Georgiana descended from the "owl" train, the only passenger, as it happened, to alight at the small station. She had hoped to slip away unobserved for the half-mile walk home, but the station master was too quick for her.
These men, year after year, without leadership, without encouragement, without the support and generally against the covered or open hostility of their neighbours, under most disheartening official conditions kept the torch alight.
Jack added as he saw the young man about to alight from Cora's car. "From the ditch," was Ed's laughing answer, as he looked down at his splattered garments. "I just got but in time to " "Never mind shake!" interrupted Jack, extending his hand. "When I was a youngster, and our big Newfoundland dog came out With the stick from the pond " "Now! now!" cautioned Ed.
Either it comes in the guise of peace, after the flames have burnt themselves out or it comes through fusion of love at fever heat " "Yes?" Henry faltered, rather anxiously. "When there are still some cinders alight the peaceful happiness is not quite certain of fulfilment; it becomes an experiment then with some risks." "What makes you say this to me?"
I had intended continuing my journey to the Puris the same day, but my guide was attacked with pains in his knee, and could not ride further. I had, therefore, no resource but to alight at the priest's, who gave me a hearty welcome; he had a pretty good house, immediately adjoining the church. 10th October. As my guide was worse, the priest offered me his negro to replace him.
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