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Bewildered, torn between her comprehension of mother love and a real knowledge of this particular case, Susan Hornby fumbled with the hem of her apron and did not look up. Elizabeth, alone and without support, was easily victimized. "I'll go," she said briefly. So the peaceful summer ended for Elizabeth Farnshaw with her promise to go home.
When he shook hands, the tears ran down out of his little eyes and trickled over his bushy beard to the deck. "I wishes ye all the best o' luck," said he, and he fumbled in his pocket for a moment, letting a small piece of paper escape and flutter to the deck. I stooped and picked it up, glancing at the writing on it. The words were: Mrs. William Sackett, 25 Prince St., E.C., London, Eng.
He returned to the taxi and pressed himself into the corner, staring ahead so that he should not see the familiar ermine coat on the door-step. Barbara fumbled blindly with the lock and spun round, as the taxi began slowly to turn. As the driver changed speed, she dropped her key and ran twenty yards down the square, crying "Eric!"; but the grinding of the gears drowned her voice.
Mechanically, she fumbled for the matches on a nearby table, found one and struck it. She attempted to light the lamp but dropped the chimney and it rolled away under the bed. Drearily, she tried to consider her course. Ebenezer had ordered her to go. Then she must go. She'd always done as he directed. But where?
While Betty was talking, the old man fumbled in an inside pocket and brought forth several papers. "See," and he held one of them up so the light of the lamp would fall upon it, "it is all here. You can understand my plan much better from this. Here is Break Neck Falls, and just below it the plant will be placed. From there power will radiate throughout the entire country.
The vagrant fumbled in his pocket for a minute and extracting a scrap of paper, unfolded it and held it out to Desmond. "That's me, sir!" he said, "and, oh, sir! if you would kindly help me with a word of good advice, just for old times' sake, I'd be very grateful!" Desmond took the scrap of paper which the man tendered and held it so as to catch the rays of the lamp.
Late in the afternoon, little Philip was lifted down from riding before old Ralph into the arms of the splendid officer, whose appearance transcended all his visions. He fumbled in his small pocket, and held out a handful of something green and limp. "Here's my salad, papa. I brought it all the way for you to eat."
So now these two clinched and battled with it till the best man won. The showman's look gave way before the stark courage of the other. His was no match for the inscrutable, unwavering eye that commanded him. His fingers began to twitch, edged slowly toward his waist. For an instant they fumbled at the buckle of the belt, which presently fell with a rattle to the floor.
"My father seemed to wish it, sir," said Philip. The Ballawhaine turned back to Auntie Nan. "Well, Miss Christian?" Auntie Nan fumbled the handle of her umbrella and began "We were thinking, Peter you see we know so little now if his father had been living " The Ballawhaine coughed, scratched with his nail on his cheek, and said, "You wish me to put him with a barrister in chambers, is that it?"
"Nor I," she answered, "but I knew, somehow, that it was there. It is very strange and uncanny, and I shall insist on an explanation from Alresca." She gave a forced laugh. As I fumbled with the handle of the door she took hold of my hand. "Listen!" she said excitedly, "this will be a small room, and over the mantelpiece is a little round picture of a dog."
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