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Vauquelin was holding out an arm, and staring at it incredulously; Lanyard's gaze was drawn to the same spot a ragged perforation in the sleeve of the pilot's leather surtout, just above the elbow. "What is it?" he enquired stupidly, again forgetting that he could not be heard. The eyes of the aviator, lifting from the perforation to meet Lanyard's stare, were clouded with consternation.
But these were easy days, compared with many country ones of this journey, during which he traversed Ceylon, visited South India, spoke to some 8,000 Syrian Christians, and, calling at Madras and Calcutta, went on to the Punjab and Guzerat. His final days in Bombay were, as we have seen, clouded by a bereavement of the Royal House. "Their Royal Highnesses' thanks for your prayers and sympathy."
WHEN Grant came in at noon, Mrs. McLane met him at the door with a tender smile on her face. "Where's Howard, Grant?" "I don't know," he replied in a tone that implied "I don't care." The dim eyes clouded with quick tears. "Ain't you seen him?" "Not since nine o'clock." "Where d'you think he is?" "I tell yeh I don't know. He'll take care of himself; don't worry."
Here and there a patch of green and a few huts marked a railway station and at each gaily-robed natives sprung apparently from nowhere and going no-whither thronged the platform and climbed into the carriages. Thresk looked impatiently through the clouded windows, wondering what he should find in Chitipur if ever he got there.
There is no escaping the mournfulness of life. When our minds are least clouded the shadow of death suddenly stands between us and the sunshine. I was in no mood to linger at the table. What a relief to be out again in the sunshine and the light air, to see the Dordogne flashing through meadows where women were haymaking with bare feet!
"Not at this moment," the landlord answered, clearing his throat loudly; "there is hardly a room free here, and that only in the top story. But to-morrow, or the day after, many people are leaving, and then I can give you what you want." Wilhelm's face clouded with disappointment, but only for a moment, then he said: "Very well, I will stay."
James IV. also erected in the Church a throne for himself, and twelve stalls for Knights Companions of the Thistle.... His death and the rout of his army clouded for many a day the glory of Scotland, and marred the mirth of her palaces. James V. was much attached to Linlithgow, and added to the Palace both the Chapel and Parliament Hall, the last of which is peculiarly striking.
October was drawing to a close: the autumn had been dry, and the foliage was not brilliantly colored, but exhibited a single shade of dusty brown that, in the sun, took the somber gleams of clouded gold. It was warm still, but a furtive wind, stirring the dead leaves uneasily over the ground, was momentarily ominous, chill.
Upon one occasion, the son having been guilty of some independent excursion, by which the mother felt herself affronted and disobliged, she had been more than usually violent on his return, and awakened in Hamish a sense of displeasure, which clouded his brow and cheek.
I have something very important to tell you," he said, eagerly, but his fine face clouded as he uttered these last words. "It is something that troubles you, I am sure, Ray," said Mona, who was quick to interpret his every expression.
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