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"Because of a feeling which a man of honor cannot express to any woman, no matter who she is," replied the Marquis de Montauran, in a low voice, bending down to her. "We live in times," he said aloud, "when women do the work of the executioner and wield the axe with even better effect."
Sam stood still, drawing his countenance into all manner of grimaces. "Speak then, can't ye! What ails ye? Don't stand there like a Merry Andrew, boy!" "I've hurted myself!" Sam groaned. "And how did ye hurt yourself? When ye were walking along, couldn't ye go for'rard quietly? Where's the hurt?" "My foot!" said Sam, bending down to it. "I can't stir it. Oh!"
The cup of Bacchus is crowned, Along the leaves, along the branches, The fruit, bending them down, flourishes."
There is no address, and nothing to show for whom it is intended, except the phrase beginning, 'My dearest Dorothy." The girl leaned back in her chair, and drew a long breath. "It is not for me," she said, hastily; then bending forward, she cried suddenly: "I agree to your terms: give it to me." The man hesitated, fumbling in his inside pocket.
No hope is there for me of being loved as I love. I shall never be his wife: never be more to him than I am now; in time, perhaps even less. He will form new ties; perhaps he will marry; and then my love for him would be sin!" Olive pressed her hands tightly together, and crushed her hot brow upon them, bending it even to her knees. Thus bowed, she lay until the fierce struggle passed.
Farewell, lovely earth, on whose bosom I lay; Farewell, all ye dear ones, mourning; Farewell, and forgive all the faults of my day: My heart now in death is burning! "It is burning!" repeated Henrik in a voice of suffering. "It is terrible! Mother! Mother!" said he, looking for her with a restless glance. "Your mother is here!" said she, bending over him.
He was soon awakened, however, by a rough shake, and, on opening his eyes, he saw two cocked hats of shiny leather bending over him, and the two gendarmes of the morning, who were holding him and binding his arms. "I knew I should catch you again," said the brigadier jeeringly. But Randel got up without replying.
His coming was as silent as death, for his feet made no noise as he sank ankle-deep in the yielding surface. So, stealthily, step by step, he descended, reached the bag, lifted it silently. Levi, still bending over the chest and searching through the papers within, was not four feet away. Hiram raised the bag in his hands.
Say for your own sake, if not for God's. 'If you are going to turn away from me, I don't mind how soon I follow Charley. All this was said in a half-whisper, I bending towards her where she sat, a little sheltered by one of a pair of folding doors. My heart was like to break or rather it seemed to have vanished out of me altogether, lost in a gulf of emptiness. Was this all?
Meanwhile her last objection remained unanswered, and Balder, distrustful of his capacity, was inspired to seek inspiration from her he would instruct. "Tell me how you love me, Gnulemah," said he. She roused herself, and bending her face to his, breathlessly kissed his lips. Then she drooped her warm cheek on his shoulder, and whispered the rest:
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