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It was eaten both fresh and dried, forming in the latter case a delicious sweetmeat. The wine, "sweet but headachy," was probably not the spirit which it is at present customary to distil from the dates, but the slightly intoxicating drink called lagby in North Africa, which may be drawn from the tree itself by decapitating it, and suffering the juice to flow.
At a quarter to nine she ventured to say, ever so casually: "I feel sort of headachy. I think I'll run down and sit on the steps again and get a little fresh air." "Let's have a little walk. I'd like some fresh air, too," said Mrs. Golden, brightly. "Why oh to tell the truth, I wanted to think over some office business." "Oh, of course, my dear, if I am in the way !" Mrs.
He had ceased to feel faint and headachy and hungry, having reached that stage of faintness, headache and hunger when the body sheds its weight and seems to walk gloriously upon air, to be possessed of supernatural energy. He went up and down library steps that were ladders, and stood perilously on the tops of them.
I allude to Polemon, whose days, from morning to night, were spent in revel; who in broad daylight sought the publicity of the Market in the company of music girls and singers; ever drunk, ever headachy, ever garlanded. In support of my statements, I appeal to every man in Athens to say whether he had ever seen Polemon sober.
The men, indeed, all seemed satisfied. They had cigars to smoke, and they told stories and played cards, and so beguiled the weary hours of travel. The women were headachy and tired; they soon threw aside their paper novels and confidential talks. Some of the very young ones pretty, wilful, inexperienced girls, not yet disillusioned, not yet weary added flirtation to their amusements.
The ruse she had employed was culpable. The other thing would be infamous. And he would be sure to see that the end of the proof-slip had been pasted on. She slept jerkily, rose headachy, and set out for the Convalescent Hospital in that stage of penitence that immediately precedes hysterical breakdown.
Do you mind ringing the bell for me; the others will be in directly, and will be glad of tea after that headachy place." "Is there nothing else I can do for you?" asked Brian. "Yes, one thing more help me to remember the levers of the second order. It's my physiology class tonight, and I feel, as Tom would express it, like a 'boiled owl." "Let me take the class for you."
'This is my first expedition to the town since I came from the islands, I shall have a horse in case I am very tired, but I would rather walk all the way if I can. 'Just now I am headachy, and seedy too; but I think it is all coming right again. I hope to have a bright happy Christmas. 'After this day's Ordination we shall number one Bishop, six Priests, and one Deacon.
Here the Hazeldeans entered, arm-in-arm, and the fat butler announced dinner. The squire was unusually taciturn, Mrs. Hazeldean thoughtful, Mrs. Dale languid and headachy. The parson, who seldom enjoyed the luxury of converse with a scholar, save when he quarrelled with Dr. Riccaboeca, was animated by Randal's repute for ability into a great desire for argument. "A glass of wine, Mr. Leslie.
She had been to the theatre with Wolf and a young couple from the house next door, last night, and had fallen asleep after an afternoon walk, and felt headachy, prickly with heat and cold, and stupid. Yawning and chilly, she kissed her aunt, and suggested that they move to the kitchen. It was Inga's free night and Norma was cook.
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