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Rory's next duty was to chop up a bit of firewood, and stack it beside the door. Dusk was gathering by this time; and Mrs. O'Halloran called Mary to prepare her for the night, while Rory and I seated ourselves on the bucket-stool outside. Presently a lighted lamp was placed on the table, when we removed indoors.
"I ask your pardon, sir?" said Lackington interrogatively. "That fellow! did you not see him spit at me?" "I did not observe it, sir," said the servant; and presently took his leave. "Why did that man spit at you, father?" asked Isabel, when they had come indoors. "I cannot think, my dear; I have never seen him in my life." "I think Lackington knew," said Anthony, with a shrewd air. "Lackington!
Outside the bedroom the night was black and still. The small rain fell too softly to be heard in the garden; not a leaf stirred in the airless calm; the watch-dog was asleep, the cats were indoors; far or near, under the murky heaven, not a sound was stirring. Inside the bedroom the night was black and still.
And of course, like a true philosophical student, he did not attempt to explain to himself his own conduct, nor to catalogue the reasons for and against a daily visit to the old castle. So the week passed, and another after it, and one day, late in the afternoon, Claudius descended the hill and went up as usual to his chamber above the river, to spend an hour indoors before going to supper.
Prince Metternich asked, "What shall we do indoors this awful day?" I proposed tableaux; but he objected to tableaux. Then I suggested that one might have a fancy-dress tea-party. At last, after many wild propositions, he said, "Why not charades?" Of course he had intended charades all the time. He asked the Marquis de Gallifet if he would help us.
He talks as if he knew more about God's will than Moses did! He goes too far for me. After all, I am a Jew!" Abruptly he changed the subject. "Will you stay for supper, Andrew?" "No ... no. I think I had better be going," murmured Andrew. Hurriedly he left. He was much upset by the words of this trusted friend. Purple shadows filled the narrow streets. Most of the people were already indoors.
"O, it is a mistake!" she groaned. "And he will rue it some day, and think of me!" While she remained thus, overcome by her forebodings, the old clock indoors whizzed forth twelve strokes. Soon after, faint sounds floated to her ear from afar over the hills.
It was too pleasant to stay indoors altogether, even in such rewarding companionship; besides, I might meet William; and, straying out presently, I found the hoe by the well-house and an old splint basket at the woodshed door, and also found my way down to the field where there was a great square patch of rough, weedy potato-tops and tall ragweed.
His father scuttled down the steps to the assistance of that precious son, who lay moaning where he had fallen, the angle at which the half of one of his legs stood to the rest of it, plainly announcing the nature of his punishment. My mother swept me indoors, loading me with reproaches as we went.
He reviewed his own dismal part in it with considerable satisfaction, and, after going indoors and eating a remarkably good breakfast, he lighted his pipe and, in the most benignant of moods, went out with a horse and cart to gather withered fern. Mrs. Blanchard now dwelt alone, and all her remaining interests in life were clustered about Will.
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