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And I will tell thee: in that cave was born the first child to the colonists. He was named John Key, and good Master Penn presented him with a lot of ground. But I think he should have been called William Penn Key, to perpetuate the incident and the great founder. There are many queer old landmarks fading away." "And where were you born?" asked Primrose, deeply interested.
This result and the effect it had upon the public taught me how to seize and comprehend the incident, so, that which at the first representation I had hit upon unconsciously, I adopted in full consciousness ever afterward in this part." Not even Malibran could equal her in the impersonation of this character.
Every incident connected with the breaking up of the rivers and ponds and the settling of the weather is particularly interesting to us who live in a climate of so great extremes.
Almost instantly she recollected herself, covered her lapse with a little laugh innocent of any hint of its forced falsity, and showed him and the room as well a radiant countenance: all with such address and art that the incident might well have escaped notice, otherwise have passed for a bit of natural by-play. Yet distress was too eloquent in the broken query: "What am I to do?"
Adjutant Fant tells an amusing incident of Joe Free, a member of Company B. The Adjutant had gone In the afternoon to the wagon yard to be refreshed after the labors of the day. There was a group of men reciting incidents.
'You make a mistake, my friend, the devil does not drink. He keeps his head cool for the express purpose of watching such as you. The countryman replied: 'You seem to be very well acquainted with the respected gentleman's habits, your riverince. And then they walked off different ways. Which reminds me of another clerical incident.
I know they'll say I got him to write the letter. But it's only another incident." "It's true, then? You did pay the money?" "Yes; I was glad to." "But it was folly. What had you to do with your father's debts? Every house to-day should stand on its own foundation." "I don't agree with you; but in this case there was no question of that sort.
Just then, as I was looking aloft, I saw a bird pitch on the fore-topgallant yard-arm. "A booby! a booby!" was the cry. Tommy Bigg was in the fore-top, sent up for something or other, and the desire to possess the bird seized him. Any incident, however light, creates a sensation in a calm. All eyes were directed towards Tommy and the bird.
So we shall both have plenty of time to think it over." Accordingly the next morning Harry, after saying goodbye to all his friends, started. The journey to Surat was nearly seven hundred miles, and was accomplished without incident. On their arrival at Jowaur, they ascended the Ghaut to Trimbuck, and then rode to Jooneer, and another half hour took them to the farm.
Thus the interest in these proceedings was not centred upon X. to some he played quite a secondary part in the matter, being merely an incident connected with the departure of Usoof, who was going to Java, which was his birthplace as all the world knew but which he had left years ago, when little more than a baby in arms.
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