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He had just time to open a side door on his right hand and conceal himself in a wood closet under the stairs, when he heard the footsteps of Old Hurricane returning. The old man came in and Black Donald laughed to himself to hear with what caution he locked, bolted and barred the doors to keep out house-breakers!
Then she continued, stealing a side glance at him, "I loved Caesar very, very much." There was a satisfying implication in her laughing words, owing to the fact that she had almost wept at Metz. Max was eager to take advantage of the opportunity her words gave him, for his caution was rapidly oozing away; but he had placed a seal on his lips, and they were shut at least, for the time.
After lingering a few moments, as though on the chance of hearing more, the stranger advanced and knocked sharply at the heavily-barred door. It was opened in due season and with great caution by old Catherine, who evidently thought the hour ill-chosen for a new-comer, and mistrusted sorely the purpose of his visit.
This caution, so necessary to check the ardor of the seamen, was hardly uttered, before their enemy became wrapped in sheets of fire and volumes of smoke, as gun after gun hurled its iron missiles at their vessel in quick succession.
You will let me know as soon as the arrangement is complete? and you will not forget the caution I recommended " "Of course I won't. There's the dog-cart at the door for you. My groom will get you to the station in no time. Benjamin, drive like mad! Jump in. If Mr. Merriman misses the train you lose your place. Hold fast, Merriman, and if you are upset trust to the devil to save his own."
"Look out for next year," said one and another. "If Doctor Grimes isn't even with you then, it'll be a wonder." "It will take a brighter genius than he is to fool me," Bunting would usually reply to these words of caution. The First of April came round again. Thomas Bunting was wide awake. He expected to hear from the doctor, who, he was certain, would never forgive him.
"Not at all impossible. She has seen few men in her short life she has been very carefully guarded, in spite of your sneer at my want of caution and the attentions of a man like yourself were quite new to her. What could you expect?" "Attentions!" groaned Hubert. "I never paid her any attentions, save as a cousin and a friend." "Exactly; but she did not understand." There was a short silence.
It required great caution to hide the joy I felt when the title of the book reached my ears, and snatching it from the silk mercer, I bought all the papers and pamphlets from the boy for half a real; and if he had had his wits about him and had known how eager I was for them, he might have safely calculated on making more than six reals by the bargain.
Thus, though on his return to England herding with the common class of his reforming brethren, Wolfe possessed many peculiarities and distinctions of character which, in rendering him strikingly adapted to the purpose of the novelist, must serve as a caution to the reader not to judge of the class by the individual.
We shall keep our minds steadily on the object, and look out for a proper station; but both we and you must act with great caution and tenderness in this affair.
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