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"I always thought there was a soft spot in Mrs Jake's heart, if only a body could find it out." "My dear," said Mrs Bright, impressively, "there's a soft spot I believe in everybody's heart, though in some hearts it's pretty well choked up an' overlaid " At that moment a bursting yell from the crib behind the door went straight to the soft spot in Mrs Davidson's heart, and sank deeply into it.
A passionate flood of self-reproachful love was on his lips. He choked it back. It was desecration that her name should be mentioned in that room. But he dropped the hand he held. The fierceness died out of his eyes. His companion stood beside him panting, breathless, afraid. 'Thank God, he said slowly, 'thank God for yourself and me that I love my wife!
But to-day " and hot tears gushed from his eyes "but to-day God has broken the hardness of my heart; and, dear Sir Weigand, look upon yourself no more as a murderer, and say that you will forgive me, and pray for him who has done you so fearful an injury, and " Sobs choked his words. He fell at the feet of the pilgrim, who with tears of joy pressed him to his heart, in token of forgiveness.
"Dear star," she whispered, "thank you for coming. I needed you just then." "Are you better?" asked Saidee in a choked voice. Victoria turned away from sky and desert to the drooping figure of the woman, standing in a pool of shadow, dark as fear and treachery. "Yes, dearest one, I am well again, and I won't have to worry you any more." The girl gently wound two protecting arms round her sister.
Tess gathered her senses at the sound of his voice. "He were a-tryin' to make me come to his shanty with him to be his'n and I ain't a-goin'!" She whimpered a little, but choked back the tears, and raged: "A squatter-girl can't live a minute without some damn bloke wants to take her from her Daddy's shanty.... I ain't a-goin', I says!"
She sprang up from her low seat and went to stand in the window-bay. After a time she turned and faced me once again, and the warm blood was in cheek and neck, and there was a soft light in her eyes to make them shine like stars. "Then you would have me marry Richard Jennifer?" she asked. 'Twas but a little word that honor bade me say, and yet it choked me and I could not say it.
Instead of going to Whamond's house in the school wynd I hastened down the Banker's close to the kirk, and had almost to turn back, so choked was the close with floating refuse. I could see the bell swaying, but the kirk was locked, and I battered on the door to no purpose. Then, remembering that Henry Munn lived in Coutt's trance, I set off for his house.
They sue me I laugh as I spurn The slaves at my knee, But in faith and in fondness I turn Unto thee, unto thee! 'Now for the travelling, Wiggle my boy! And I began, in a voice choked with emotion 'Away! for my heart knows no rest Since you taught it to feel; The secret must die in my breast I burn to reveal; The passion I may not. . . .
Grant knew that he was safe from that quarter, and was wondering whether he ought to ride up along the top of the bluff before going to Hartley, as he had intended. He had almost reached the level, and was passing a steep, narrow, little gully choked with rocks, when something started up so close beside him that Keno ducked away and squatted almost upon his haunches.
Ragnar, comforted by the good news, embarked, crossed the sea, and, telling his men to stop in Gaulardale, as the valley is called, went to the dwelling of the maiden alone. Here the beasts met him, and he thrust one through with a spear, and caught the other by the throat, wrung its neck, and choked it. Thus he had the maiden as the prize of the peril he had overcome.
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