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He had retained his place on a bench, looking bored, but for some reason sitting out the session, and Bart wondered why. Baker took a mild interest in what was going on, smiling appreciatively once in a while when Bart made a witty hit or an unusually good sale. Finally, however, Wacker put up his forefinger as Bart was bidding off a thin wooden box about four inches square.
Verver's boat too? Why, but for Mr. Verver's boat, I should have been by this time" and his quick Italian gesture, an expressive direction and motion of his forefinger, pointed to deepest depths "away down, down, down."
Its cylinders were made of live oak; the driving cogs were cut from a much harder wood, the mastic, I was told; and these were so loosely set into the cylinders that I could take them out with thumb and forefinger. It is not necessary to speak in particular of the culture of sweet potatoes, beans, melons, &c. At best it is very primitive.
This thoroughly empties and cleanses the stomach. From a pint to a quart is usually sufficient, although two quarts will do no harm. If the stomach does not reject it readily, thrust the forefinger down the throat to the end of the glottis. The third method is by the stomach tube.
The other nods briskly, and goes his way. He has been invited to a friendly dinner at half-past five o'clock, and will certainly come. All over Italy, a peculiar shake of the right hand from the wrist, with the forefinger stretched out, expresses a negative the only negative beggars will ever understand. But, in Naples, those five fingers are a copious language.
Then stretched he out the forefinger and middle finger or medical of his right hand, holding them asunder as much as he could, and thrusting them towards Thaumast.
At length she stood still before me, crossing her hands over her breast. I saw upon the forefinger of her right hand the gleam of an antique ring. "'Where did you get that ring? I demanded. "She shook her head and laughed. 'Have you been faithful? she asked. 'It is my ring; it is the ring that unites us; it is the ring you gave me when you loved me first.
'I see I am nearer the throne than I thought. 'So it is, madam, I said. After some moments the Princess answered, 'Now, many a child would boast, but they don't know the difficulty. There is much splendour, but there is more responsibility. The Princess having lifted up the forefinger of her right hand while she spoke, gave me that little hand, saying, 'I will be good.
"You see, Mannering," Lord Redford said, tapping the outspread evening paper with his forefinger, "the situation now presents a different aspect. I have no wish to force your hand a few hours ago I think I proved this. But if you are to remain even nominally with us some sort of pronouncement must come from you in reply to these statements." "Yes," Mannering said, "that is quite reasonable."
"Let's go boldly up and offer to buy the slaves," I suggested; but Louis' grip tightened forbiddingly and Little Fellow's forefinger pointed towards a big creature, who was ordering the others about. 'Twas a woman of giant, bronzed form, with the bold stride of a conquering warrior and a trophy-decked belt about her waist.
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