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He looked down the paddock and back to her. "Walk with me a little way," he said, "and I will show you Iris before she starts." "You!" she exclaimed. He pointed to the card. It was surely an accident that she had not noticed it before. Mr. Trent's Iris was amongst the entries for the Gold Cup. "Why, Iris is the favourite!" He nodded. "So they tell me!
Standing there in the middle of the windy road, we quite forgot the temperature, and a passing snow shower even whipped us unnoticed. "Look!" she said. "The writing is thicker and blacker and a little bigger than the other entries." "It was evidently written with a different pencil, or with a blunt pointed pencil. A man writing with a short blunt stump naturally writes a little bigger and blacker.
Others, well understanding the advantages of systematic classification, have proposed to fit their materials, as fast as collected, into their appropriate places in a prearranged scheme. For this purpose they use note-books of which every page has first been provided with a heading. Thus all the entries of the same kind are close to one another.
But you must remember that we have some first-class athletes at this academy." "Oh, I don't doubt it. All academies have them," put in Helen Staton. The first event to come off was the hammer throwing, to take place in the middle of the parade ground. There were four entries for this, Tom, as already mentioned, Jackson, Powell, and a big boy named Larson.
For all his discoveries in the end amount only to entries and equipages, addresses, audiences, and visits, with other such politic speculations as the rabble in the streets is wont to entertain itself withal. Nevertheless he is very cautious not to omit his cipher, though he writes nothing but what every one does or may safely know, for otherwise it would appear to be no secret.
Possibly the most touching comment upon this extraordinary journey is to give some of the brief entries which refer to it in the diary. 'February 19, 1884. Started in a litter for Mongolia. Good talk in inn with innman. 'February 23. Went to Mr. Williams. My letter had not reached them. No one knew I was coming. 'February 25. Over the Pass to Barosaij. 'February 26.
His diary, in which he recounts his experiences upon this journey, and which is accompanied by a multitude of wayside sketches, is still preserved, and contains, besides the dry entries of his current expenditures, most entertaining allusions to the distinguished people whom he met, and who received him with the utmost cordiality.
And this bit of a memorandum book, that fits that empty pocket-book we found, with pencil entries in it naught of any importance. Look 'em over, if you like, Mr. Brereton. I make nothing out of 'em." Brereton made nothing out either, at first glance.
The houses stood with closed shutters and locked doors. Not so much as a dog awaited the triumphant entry through the city gates. Long streets without a living being from end to end met the eyes of those daring organizers of triumphal entries who had been sent forward to clear a path and range the respectful citizens on either hand. But there were no citizens.
Signor Polani told Francis, that evening, that he was much pleased with the report that the captain had given of his eagerness to acquire information both in mercantile and nautical matters, and of the manner in which he had kept the ship's books, and the entries of the sales, and purchases of goods.
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