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More than one would have run miles to escape the chance encounter, trembling with apprehension when in a desperate visit they seemed to court it, and often the several doors opening into our little hall served as important a part in preventing a meeting between Whistler and the enemy as the doors in the old-fashioned farce played in the husband and wife game of hide-and-seek.
"Shoot him!" etc., from different parts of the building. The lights had been turned down, a general gloom was over all, and the panic-stricken audience were rushing toward the doors for exit and safety.
Branghton said, that his first thought was instantly to turn his lodger out of doors, "Lest," continued he, "his killing himself in my house should bring me into any trouble: but then I was afraid I should never get the money that he owes me; whereas, if he dies in my house, I have a right to all he leaves behind him, if he goes off in my debt.
In order to focus all one's powers at a single point, there must be abandonment of a wide field of interest and pleasure. One would like to do many things and take into himself many kinds of knowledge, many forms of influence; but if one is to master an art, a craft, or a profession, one must be willing to leave many paths untrod, to build many walls, and to lock many doors.
John Gaviller, Gordon Strange, Inspector Egerton; there was no man connected with the case but betrayed something of the same agitation. "Admit Miss Gaviller," commanded the judge. The two policemen, with herculean exertions, made an opening in the crowd for Colina and two companions to enter and kept every one else out. The doors were then closed.
We'll have it out of doors." "Yes, I'll stay thank you. It may be the last time, and mother I came to see if you'd go up home and see mother, Mrs. Ballard. I kind of thought you'd think as father and Mr. Ballard do about it, and I thought you might be able to help mother to see it that way, too.
If that happened soon, and the knocked-out sentries were discovered, the chance for escape looked like three less than nothing! "All right," whispered Tom at last. "I can handle her, and there is water enough in the radiator and the gas tanks are filled. Now, then, we must open the doors as noiselessly as possible." Dick taking the left-hand one, Tom the right, they rolled the doors back.
The day of his dinner having arrived, Hayden found himself turned from his own doors by the ruthless Kitty and adrift upon the world. "Yes, you've simply got to go," she said firmly in reply to his protestations. "The decorators will be here any minute and then we'll begin to do things.
Beneath the shelves were the closed doors of low cupboards and on the shelves were ranged many glasses, china and silverware. At one end beneath the window was a sink with two taps, both dripping. On the right-hand side was a fire before which in a wicker armchair sat Mr. Ponders smoking a pipe and reading a newspaper. "What do you want?" inquired Mr. Ponders. Rosalie said, "If you please, Mr.
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Private dining rooms opening on corridor H H. No. 6. Private dining room where body was found. F. Large dining room occupied at time of tragedy by Americans gathered at Fourth-of-July banquet. C. Seat at banquet occupied by Kittredge and left vacant by him. A, B. Two doors opening into corridor from banquet room.
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