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In Trim's case there was a concurrence of nothing in the world, but of him and Bridget in the kitchen; though in truth, the love and veneration he bore his master was such, and so fond was he of imitating him in all he did, that had my uncle Toby employed his time and genius in tagging of points I am persuaded the honest corporal would have laid down his arms, and followed his example with pleasure.
Ther' ain't a man big 'nough in this world to lift a finger ef you sez 'no' and has got your gun pointin' right. S'long." But Tresler detained him. "Just one moment, Arizona," he said, imitating the other's impressive manner. "I'd just like to say one thing to you, being a new hand around these parts myself, and that's this.
"They're pretty critters," said the old woman, running her eyes over the three horses. "Be they Mister Ward's?" "We all be Mister Ward's," answered Ump, screwing his mouth to one side and imitating the old carpet-weaver's voice. "Bless my life," said the old woman, looking us up and down, "Mister Ward has a fine chance of scalawags." We laughed and the old woman's face wrinkled into smiles.
When he utters his usual note and reveals himself, his voice very properly resembles the 'discordant creaking of a sign-board hinge. A flock of snow-birds or finches may be sporting and feeding in some low shrubbery, for instance. They may hear a bird approaching, imitating their own notes. A moment later the shrike will be seen among them, causing no alarm, for his appearance is in his favor.
"And what if it were true, Signor Alexis Orloff, called the handsome Northern Hercules?" asked she, roguishly imitating his grave seriousness. "If it were really true, what further?" Alexis looked in her face with an expression of astonishment. "You are wonderfully bold!" said he. "None but slaves are without courage!" responded she. "Freedom is the mother of boldness!"
He reminded me of a monkey imitating a man; but what amused me most, was his finale, in which he told his audience that there could be no faith without charity. For a little while he descanted upon this generally, and at last became personal. His words were, as well as I can recollect, nearly as follows:
He had on a grey wig, imitating partial baldness. There could have been no doubt of the historical correctness of the dress, though there might have been some question of its becomingness. There were changes of some importance in the royal household at this time, caused by the retirement of General, afterwards Sir George Bowles, the Master of the Household, and of Mr.
After a pause, Francis Ardry recommenced imitating the tones and the gestures of his monitor in the most admirable manner. Before he had proceeded far, however, he burst into a fit of laughter, in which I should, perhaps, have joined, provided it were ever my wont to laugh. 'Ha, ha! said the other, good-humouredly, 'you are laughing at me.
"Well, as we are to have no fighting, I suppose, I will just go and relieve the anxiety of my little girl," said the colonel, whose good humour was now in the ascendant. No sooner did his niece see him than she flew into his arms, and kissed his cheek affectionately an example Marianna, in the exuberance of her joy at finding there was to be no fighting, was nearly imitating.
And enclosing this kind of nave on either side, like a terrible forest, is another mass of columns monster columns, of an earlier style, of which the capitals close instead of opening, imitating the buds of some flower which will never blossom.
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