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As we spun along the south-east coast of the lake, the country grew less rugged; the continuous steep granite hills were replaced by lower buttes with long grassy plains between; and as I took them in, I marvelled at their name the Barrens; bare of trees, yes, but the plains were covered with rich, rank grass, more like New England meadows.
It is also much to be marvelled at that, whereas they do yearly mew and cast their horns, yet in fighting they never break off where they do grife or mew.
Then woke I sleeping appetite to eat as though in sport * Sweets from broceded trays and kickshaws most elaborate. Be patient, soul of me! Then I rose and seated myself at a respectful distance while the King read what I had written, and marvelled, exclaiming, "O the miracle, that an ape should be gifted with this graceful style and this power of penmanship! By Allah, 'tis a wonder of wonders!"
Caroline was urgent with her uncle to act on such good counsel. She marvelled at his opposition, though she detected the principal basis of it. Mr. Adister had no ground of opposition but his own intemperateness.
Lucia was aware that her trouble was still her own exclusively not shared by any one, even her mother. She thought of Percy she longed to know how long he had thought of her how, and why he had changed; and deep down in her heart there was a little disturbed wondering at Maurice's tenderness that very tenderness which Mrs. Costello marvelled she did not see.
And Paul marvelled at the childlike simplicity of the man, the son of the Sicilian woman who went about with a barrel-organ, who, starting in the race on a level with Barney Bill, had made a fortune in the exploitation of fried fish. To disturb his faith in the genius of Saunders were a crime as base a crime as proving to a child the non-existence of fairies.
It took me about two minutes to find out that they were just like other women, fond of finery and pretty things and eager for news of the outside world. They examined all the dainty under clothes that sister had made for me, they marvelled over the high heeled slippers, and laughed at the big sleeves. "Where are you going to wear all these lovely things?" asked Miss Dixon.
She waited for him to take the step she had again implored him not yet to take; she feared that he would, she marvelled at his abstaining; the old wheel revolved, as it ever does with creatures that wait for circumstances to bring the change they cannot work for themselves; and once more the two fell asunder. She had thoughts of the cloister.
"I am so sorry, Richard. I shall tell no one." She laid her hand ever so lightly upon mine and was gone. I stood staring after her until she disappeared in the door. All the way home I marvelled, my thoughts tumultuous, my hopes rising and falling. But when next I saw her, I thought she had forgotten. We had little company at the Hall that year, on account of Mr. Carvel.
Blanche was not at all astonished at the demeanour of her spouse, because she was a virgin in mind, and in marriage she saw only that which is visible to the eyes of young girls namely dresses, banquets, horses, to be a lady and mistress, to have a country seat, to amuse oneself and give orders; so, like the child that she was, she played with the gold tassels on the bed, and marvelled at the richness of the shrine in which her innocence should be interred.
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