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When Ingolby's voice ceased, a horrified silence filled the room for a moment. Even Jim Beadle, his servant, standing at the foot of the bed, clapped a hand to his mouth to stop a cry, and the nurse turned as white as the apron she wore. Dumbfounded as Rockwell was, with instant professional presence of mind he said: "No, Ingolby, you must be kept in darkness a while yet."
She clutched Tonio, shook him gently, and whispered in his ear, "Tonio, Tonio, wake up." Tonio stirred and opened his mouth, but Tita clapped her hand over it. She was so afraid he would make a noise. When he saw the flickering light Tonio almost shouted for joy, for he was sure that his father had found them at last. The flickering light grew brighter.
There is a carved ivory from China representing a rat sucking an egg; and there is last ah ha! a ball of crystal as big as a bean set on a gold leaf. He clapped his hands at the close. 'He is thy master, said Lurgan Sahib, smiling. 'Huh! He knew the names of the stones, said Kim, flushing. 'Try again! With common things such as he and I both know.
Accordingly, when the people were all at church, having provided himself with a red coat and a horse-soldier's accoutrements, he picked the stable door, clapped them on the priest's beast, and rode him without the least suspicion as hard as conveniently he could to Worcester.
Head over heels, down the hatchway, reeled the astonished dons. Drake clapped down hatches, and had the Spaniards trapped while his men went ashore to sack the town. One Spaniard had succeeded in swimming across to warn the port. When Drake landed, the entire population had fled to the hills. Rich plunder in wedges of pure gold, and gems, was carried off from the fort.
'Why, he shall have no hand, Cromwell said. He clapped his hands, and told the blonde page-boy that appeared to send him very quickly Viridus, that had had this matter in his care. Lascelles recounted shortly how he had set four men to watch Thomas Culpepper till he came to Hampton, and very swiftly to send word of when he came.
"Believe me, this also has its uses; in time you will see them; and what am I to think of your affection, if you refuse me such trifles at our first interview?" Silas confounded himself in explanations and apologies; in the middle of these she looked up at the clock and clapped her hands together with a suppressed scream. "Heavens!" she cried, "is it so late? I have not an instant to lose.
Dotty clapped her hands, and watched the sun coming out like pure gold, and turning the dark clouds into silver. "We were patient and willing for it to rain," said she; "but of course that wasn't why it cleared off." And it wasn't why Flyaway lost her thumb-nail, either. She lost that or half of it in the crack of the door. The poor little thumb was very painful, and had to be put in a cot.
The person to whom we had been assigned, an Englishman, being on the spot waiting us, we were forthwith clapped into a covered waggon, and driven off to our destination, our new master following us on horseback. The work to which we were put on the farm was very laborious, consisting, for several weeks, in clearing the land of trees; felling, burning, and grubbing up the roots.
THE train left Bordeaux after a stoppage of a few minutes, during which those who had not dined hastened to purchase some provisions. Moreover, the ailing ones were constantly drinking milk, and asking for biscuits, like little children. And, as soon as they were off again, Sister Hyacinthe clapped her hands, and exclaimed: "Come, let us make haste; the evening prayer."
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