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Through the black masses of trees that lined the shore could be seen the glow of windows, yellow and homey. Eugene and Stella had slowed up to turn about, having left the crowd of skaters some distance back. Stella's golden curls were covered, except for a few ringlets, with a French cap; her body, to below the hips, encased in a white wool Jersey, close-fitting and shapely.
Brett for a long time, as he sat by us on the bench under the wistaria, helping Sally and me feed the squirrels, and shelling peanuts for us to eat, too. I do believe there must be something special about peanuts, which gives you a homey sort of feeling, if you share them with people.
After they had eaten cake and ice cream, Kate showed Gordon over the house. It was built of adobe, and the window seats in the thick walls were made comfortable with cushions or filled with potted plants. Navajo rugs and Indian baskets lent the rooms the homey appearance such furnishings always give in the old Southwest.
"The fire feels kind o' homey, ma'am; Californy ain't much of a place for fires, it 'pears." "Been long on the coast, stranger?" Joel squared himself interrogatively. "'Bout a week. I'm from Indianny. Brice's my name Posey Brice the boys 'n the glass-mill called me. I wuz blowed up in a glass-mill oncet." The speaker turned to show an ugly scar on his neck.
More than ever she made him think of the girl of olden times, the girl hard to find in our modern world. All of her life she had had others to turn to, men whom she loved to lean upon. Her father, her brothers would have done everything for her; she would have done her purely feminine part in making home homey.
It was large and roomy, and a table drawn up before the hearth was spread for the evening meal. A great fire of pine boughs blazed in the deep-throated fireplace filling the room with fragrance and cheerfulness. The maidens ran to it with exclamations of pleasure. "Oh!" cried Sally with a deep breath. "How pleasant and homey it is.
She was sure of nothing in all the world for once was not in the least certain of herself when she drew her hand out of King's and hastened to her guests in the house. It was with a sense of relief that she heard the door close, shutting her in with familiar, homey objects and faces, opposing its barrier against the wilderness and a man who was a part of the wilderness.
Aunt Lucinda had taken out her sewing and there was a very homey atmosphere even in the garish hotel room conducive to a confidential chat. Blue Bonnet did not answer for a minute. "I think so, Grandmother," she said presently. "It seems almost as if I should. Uncle Cliff needs me and there's Gabriel, too! I should like to get him started in his new quarters. Do you know what Uncle Cliff is doing?
"Homey spot you have here," Allison observed. "How did it go today?" Stan asked. "You fellows did a swell job, but why only six fighters?" Allison's smile had faded. "The brass hats knew I was goin' along," O'Malley replied. "One of those little experiments," Stan explained grimly. "Pretty expensive try, I'd say," Allison answered.
"So am I," insisted the little fellow, not really knowing what he meant himself. "I likes dis yere car de best," spoke up Dinah, looking around at the ordinary day coach, the kind used in short journeys. "De red velvet seats seems de most homey," she went on, throwing her kinky head back, "and I likes to lean back wit'out tumbling ober." "And there's more to see," agreed Bert.
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