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He thrust the paper under Droop's nose, pointing to an advertisement therein. "Here," he continued, "here have we a picture bearing the legend, 'Baltimore Bicycle Buy No Other' " He paused, but before Copernicus could speak he went on breathlessly: "And look on this, Master Droop see here here!
You must have ridden this road with an understanding heart and the arm of God around you to know the exact degree of disappointment that swelled in Linda's heart when she answered the telephone early Saturday morning and heard Donald Whiting's strained voice speaking into it. He was talking breathlessly in eager, boyish fashion.
"Afterwards," she broke in breathlessly, "we will just peep at the moonlight on the mountains, and then I must come back." "I will show you something better than the moonlight on the mountains," said Sir Eustace. She did not ask him what he meant, though her whole being was strung to a tense expectancy.
I asked breathlessly, as I moved the coffee pot from between us to the other side. "Just a letter that came to me from the Democratic Headquarters in the City, that shook me up a bit and made me want to to tell you about it. Nobody else can know I have been out on Old Harpeth all afternoon fighting that out, and telling you is the only thing I have allowed myself."
"I want Maurice," she said rather breathlessly, with shining eyes, "to be a good soldier; I want him to be like you." Winn felt a pang of fear; it was a pang that was half horrible pain, and half passionate and wild delight. Was Claire perfectly safe? Why did she want Maurice to be like him?
At the same moment I noted a man hatless, coatless, and wearing upon his waistcoat the badge which indicated his position as 'head waiter' come running from the direction of the Home Restaurant, pointing as he ran, breathlessly, toward a man and woman who were walking rather briskly eastward.
I have changed my mind. I see that it would never do. I leave you free to follow all the turning and twisting of your fancy." She spoke rapidly, almost breathlessly, and she gave him no chance to get out the words that seemed to choke him. She began to run, but at the door of the hotel she stopped and waited till he came stupidly up. "I have a favor to ask, Mr. Burnamy.
Red brick and white pillars, set on rising ground and encircled by trees, the court house rose like a guidon, planted there by English stock. Around it gathered a great crowd, breathlessly listening. It listened to the reading of the Botetourt Resolutions, offered by the President of the Supreme Court of Virginia, and now delivered in a solemn and a ringing voice.
Then Jill said breathlessly, "The switch-board has some long distance lines. I know how to connect them. Shall I try?" Lockley agreed emphatically. Jill slipped into the operator's chair and donned the headset. She inserted a plug and pressed a switch. "I did an article once on how Hello! Serena calling. I have a very important message for the military officer in command of the cordon.
A deadly paralysing coldness stole all over me as I turned my head round on the pillow and determined to test whether the bed-top was really moving or not, by keeping my eye on the man in the picture. The next look in that direction was enough. The dull, black, frowzy outline of the valance above me was within an inch of being parallel with his waist. I still looked breathlessly.
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