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"But I'd forgotten you since!" went on the girl, eyeing him mischievously; "for oh, I was so happy, coming down the old, old path, and seeing all the old sights! Things haven't changed a bit, Arthur; the woods look exactly the same, and the bridge hasn't altered a mite since the days we used to sit on the edge and let our feet hang in. Do you remember that, Arthur?" "Perfectly," was the answer.
"It is owned, I believe, by one Benjamin Younker," answered Algernon, in a cavalier manner, still eyeing the other closely. "May I ask his occupation?" "He is a farmer, sir a tiller of the soil." "Will you favor me with a description of his personal appearance?" "I can do so," replied Algernon, somewhat surprised at the question, "provided I know the motive of inquiry to be a good one."
Legs wide apart, hands thrust deep into his pockets, he puffed fiercely at his pipe and surveyed the scene before him. He stood on the gigantic quay overlooking the seething activity of the inner Tandjong Priok harbor, and beyond this stretched the two monster jetties and the outer port. Eyeing the trading craft that lined the quays, Barry frowned and cursed his luck afresh.
"What is that you are reading?" asked Esther, eyeing the red-covered book with a sort of feeling that it was familiar to her. "Oh, it's only The Invasion of the Crimea," said Penelope, withdrawing her eyes almost reluctantly from the page. "I didn't know you were going on with it," said Esther, a touch of resentment in her voice.
There was one story of two of his friends who walked into his dressing-room one day. After dancing about the place they told him they were out of the army. "I don't see much wrong with you," said G., eyeing them up and down. They then whacked their legs soundly and never flinched once, for they each had an artificial one! I blessed George from the bottom of my heart.
The priest, coughing slightly, bowed to the doctors and to all present, who acknowledged his greeting with excessive politeness, and then remained perfectly silent as before. Without noticing anybody, Sanine took up his position by the window, eyeing Semenoff and the others with great curiosity as he sought to discern what the patient and those about him actually felt and thought.
"Good-evening" said the parson. He was, about to add "Miss Isabel," but the words stuck in his throat. "She ain't to home," answered Isabel. "My niece ain't to home." The parson had bent forward, and was eyeing her curiously, yet with benevolence. He knew all the residents within a large radius, and he expected, at another word from the shadowy masker, to recognize her also.
"So much for preamble; now for the discourse." "By your excellency's leave. I am a poor man. I have only my little craft and a handful of seamen picked up at odd prices. But there's gold and silver enough I know of, owned by no man, to make cargo and ballast for the Nell Gwynn, or another twice her size." "Gold and silver," said the governor, cocking his ear and eyeing his visitor up and down.
I want to know whether you will let her to us for a couple of weeks or so." "Where do you want to go to in her?" asked the old man, eyeing his visitor. "To be honest with you, we desire to be put across either to the coast of France, or should the wind prove favourable, we should prefer running on to Holland." The old man eyed Stephen narrowly as he was speaking.
The pipeing at her breast gave wings to large and small of the visible; and along the downs went stateliest of flowing dances; a copse lengthened to forest; a pool of cattle-water caught grey for flights through enchantment. Cottage-children, wherever seen in groups, she wreathed above with angels to watch them. Her mind all the while was busy upon earth, embracing her mother, eyeing her father.
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