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He observed, that, whatever might be said of Dr Johnson while he was alive, he would, after he was dead, be looked upon by the world with regard and astonishment, on account of his Dictionary. Professor Gordon and I walked over to the Old College, which Dr Johnson had seen by this time.

Poor Dick felt the room spin round and everybody looking at him, as he mumbled over some nonsense about the great honor and happiness of having met Miss Goodrich before. Amy looked at him in astonishment. "I think you are mistaken, Mr. Falkner," she said. "I do not remember having met you. Where was it; here in town?"

Then she added carelessly: "Oh, perhaps a month perhaps two." "Two months!" exclaimed Jane in astonishment, dropping into her seat. "Why, what do you want to leave Yardley for? O Lucy, don't please don't go!" "But you can come over, and I can come here," rejoined Lucy in a coaxing tone. "Yes; but I don't want to come over. I want you at home. And it's so lovely here.

It was remarked afterwards that the Squire had never been known to halloo to a fox in that way before. "Just like one of the young 'uns, or a fellow out of the town," said Cox, when expressing his astonishment. But the Squire never rode a run better in his life. He gave a lead to the field, and he kept it.

Through a rich country, whose flourishing condition he beheld with astonishment, he marched against Fregellae which he surprised, forced the passage of the Liris, and reached Anagnia, which is not more than forty miles from Rome.

Even Pasquale stared at Marietta in silent astonishment. "Yes," she said quietly. "There is no one else who knows enough about my father's work." "That is true," said Zorzi. "But you cannot come here and work with me." Marietta turned away and walked to the window. In her thin dress she stood there a few minutes, like a slender lily, all white and gold in the summer light.

De Launay talked on, his voice slightly thick, his eyes heavy, but his mind clear and capable. Wilding went with him to a bank and, after their business there was finished, shook hands in parting with a mixture of astonishment, disapproval and awe. De Launay, having finished the more pressing parts of his business, made straight for Johnny the Greek's.

Leaving her to be joined by the timorous James Tapster, he went boldly on across the big kitchen, and through a door which gave into what appeared to be a scullery. But here everything was in perfect order. "Where can the man have gone?" he asked himself in astonishment.

He forgot that the motive scheme was against White Fell, demanding derision and resentment from him; that was swept out of remembrance by astonishment and admiration for the feat of speed and endurance.

Therefore they used to call me Monsieur Content in the batteries." "You are a soldier, then?" "I served in the Third Artillery under the Republic, and afterward in the Guard, through all the commotions. I was at Jemappes and at Waterloo; so I was at the christening and at the burial of our glory, as one may say!" I looked at him with astonishment.