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He slept on a door-step, dreaming that he was blown about among the angels of heaven and hell by a glorious tempest. Near morning an officer of volunteers came to inspect the barricade defences. Angelo knew him by sight; it was Luciano Romara. He explained the position of the opposing forces. The Marshal, he said, was clearly no street-fighter.
He was an elderly man of comfortable contour, and wore no glasses, even for the finest print. "'Mornin', Abner, said the librarian; 'have you brought back that book? "Abner seated himself on the door-step. 'No, I haven't, Mr.
And yet no wonder that he avoids me, believing what he must about me. She went out, going rapidly towards the country, and trying to drown reflection by swiftness of motion. As she stood on the door-step, at her return, her father came up: 'Good girl! said he. 'You've been to Mrs. Boucher's. I was just meaning to go there, if I had time, before dinner.
"Well, look you, Jacques, if I find you saying any such thing again, this is the very last time you cross my door-step, and that account of yours will have to be paid in full next week. You understand?" "Oh! yes, I understand well enough," he answered sulkily; "but if I hold my tongue the neighbours will talk; I am not the only person who saw you come through the street, I will answer for it."
Young Thorpe took up the candle directly; and leading the way down-stairs, let him out into the street by the private door, not venturing to irritate him by saying anything, but waiting on the door-step, and watching him with great curiosity as he started for his walk. He was just getting out of sight, when Zack heard him stop, and strike his stick on the pavement.
Moss was again on the door-step when her brother rode up. She had been crying, but was rocking baby to sleep in her arms now, and made no ostentatious show of sorrow as her brother looked at her, but merely said: "The father's gone to the field, again, if you want him, brother." "No, Gritty, no," said Mr. Tulliver, in a gentle tone.
He made no further interruptions, but at the conclusion of the walk hesitated so long on the door-step that Mr. Letts had to take the initiative. "Good-night," he said, shaking hands. "Come round to-morrow night and I'll give you another lesson. You're a slow learner, that's what you are; a slow learner." He gave Mr.
"Gaspare, I know that, but what could this woman have meant?" "Madonna! How should I know? Signora, how can I tell what a woman like that means? Such women have no sense, they talk, they gossip ah, ah, ah, ah!" he imitated the voice of a woman of the people "they are always on the door-step, their tongues are always going. Dio mio!
"Well, upon my word an' honor!" said Cousin Maria, lifting up both her hands. "Come along, boys," said Tony, starting off toward the woods. "We've got no time to lose. Good-by, Cousin Maria." "Good-by, Cousin Maria," said each of the other men, as the party hurried away. Cousin Maria did not answer a word. She sat right down on the door-step and took off her spectacles.
Yes, it was wonderful what the vision showed him. ... In his absorption he might have frozen fast to the door-step if the Rhadamanthine portals behind him had not suddenly opened to let out a slim fur-coated figure, the figure, as he perceived, of the youth whom he had caught in the act of withdrawal as he entered Mr.
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