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At one time there were but two rainy seasons spring and autumn and never a cloud in between. For about three days clouds would be gathering gradually in the sky, beginning with one literally "no bigger than a man's hand." Whenever there was a cloud, you might be certain of rain, past or to come. Then one day, when there was no longer any blue to be seen, the heavens opened and the rain came down.
When I ascertained that these young trees had not been sown or planted I was so much surprised at their numbers that I went to several points of view, whence I could examine hundreds of acres of the unenclosed heath, and literally I could not see a single Scotch fir, except the old planted clumps.
"I am as good as dead in my own country and among my own people." This was all literally all that she told me of herself. I have never discovered more of her sad story from that day to this. She never mentioned her family name never even told me what part of France she came from or how long she had lived in England.
I can still vividly recall the astonishment with which I woke one frosty December morning, after sleeping all night in a breeze across my head that literally made Each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine, not only without the sign of a sniffle, but feeling as if I'd been made new while I slept.
As I have gone among them I have heard nothing but such conversations as this, which is literally reproduced: "Hello, Will! Where's Jim?" "He's lost." "Is that so! Goodby." Another was: "Good morning, Mr. Holden; did you save Mrs. Holden?" "No; she went with the house. You lost your two boys, didn't you?" "Yes. Good morning." Two women met on the narrow rope bridge which spans the creek.
He was literally aglow with diamonds and self-satisfaction. But he was unmistakably one of our people. It was like coming across a human being in the jungle. Moreover, his very diamonds somehow told a tale of former want, of a time when he had landed, an impecunious immigrant like myself; and this made him a living source of encouragement to me
She was frantic, she was frenzied with anxiety. All the evening and half the night she was literally dancing with suspense, intermingled with fits of despair that reduced her, while they lasted, to a state of absolute collapse. Before midnight all Valpré knew that the little English demoiselle was missing, and all Valpré scoured the shore for her in vain.
Do you bring up as much in the way of provisions as you can carry, and one or two blankets. And, harkee, make no mention of the pirate to any one. Away!" During the delivery of this message, the negro listened eagerly, and stood quite motionless, like a black statue, with the exception of his glittering eyes. "Yes, massa," he said at its conclusion, and almost literally vanished from the scene.
Had the man been a murderous robber, he could long ago have executed his villanous purpose without any risk of resistance, as long as he himself had literally both hands full. "Here," answered the poacher; at the same time raising a very broad piece of turf and laying it aside, he said, "Some days since I lived above ground, there I might not remain; but it is a poor mouse that has but one hole."
When, then, a Master volunteers to serve as what may literally be called the scapegoat of a new spiritual movement, He takes up a karma whose whole course He is unable to see.
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