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The novel called The Woodlanders is filled with notable illustrations of an interest in minute things. The facts are introduced unobtrusively and no great emphasis is laid upon them. But they cling to the memory. Giles Winterbourne, a chief character in this story, 'had a marvelous power in making trees grow.
Prince looked hopelessly at Connie's back, for her face was already turned toward the dining-room. How cold and infinitely distant that tall, straight, tailored back appeared. "Ask him to eat with us," Connie hissed, out of one corner of her lip, in David's direction. David hesitated, looking at her doubtfully. Connie nudged him with emphasis. Well, what could David do?
"There you are wrong," said Max. "If your father were here, he would forbid it as I do." He spoke with emphasis, and glanced again at his watch as he did so. "He doesn't object to my going alone with one of the boys," said Olga. "It's only Violet who is too precious to go motoring without a full-grown escort. As if I weren't quite capable of taking care of her!"
Thus: The aim of a short-story is to produce a single narrative effect with the greatest economy of means that is consistent with the utmost emphasis. Because of its succinctness, this sentence needs a little explanation. A narrative effect necessarily involves the three elements of action, characters, and setting.
And," he added, after a pause, "it would have been better for her, and for Willy, too, if he had gone to a better land with them." "His course of life must be to her a terrible affliction." said I. "It is destroying her reason," he replied, with emphasis, "He was her idol. No mother ever loved a son with more self-devotion than Mrs.
The question smote with appalling emphasis upon his heart. So he continued to nourish in his soul a vague hope, menaced by a vague fear that sorely tried his courage and his faith. Meanwhile the fratricidal strife between the kindred nations came to an end never, let us hope, while the world stands, to be renewed. The Treaty of Paris brought repose to the two war-wearied people.
"Get ap, Prince," Tunk shouted, as he gave him a slap. Prince moved aside, betraying evidence of age and infirmity. "But " Tunk repeated with emphasis. "Ugly?" the teacher queried. "Ugly!" said Tunk, as if the word were all too feeble for the fact in hand. "Reg'lar hell on wheels! that's what he is. Look out! don't git too nigh him. He ain't no conscience that hoss ain't." "Is he fast?"
I had begun to like the man, and there might have been a secret sympathy between us, as one day it was to be my fate also to write myself, author. Having adjusted ourselves into the most comfortable attitudes that we could assume, I began, as Lord Ogleby hath it, "with good emphasis, and good discretion," to read the "Tour up and down the Rio de la Plate."
Jefferies, which I at once recognised, so confounded and terrified me, that I felt almost choking. I could not utter a word. "Did you write that letter?" he repeated, with slow and intense emphasis. "You did, liar and hypocrite. You dared to write that foul and infamous libel; but it shall be your last. Men will universally believe you mad, if I choose to call for an inquiry.
Graham received her, saying "I thought, perhaps, you would return with them to spend the day!" laying great emphasis on the last words, as if that, of course, was to be the limit of her visit Grandma understood it, and it strengthened her resolution of not remaining long.
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