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She seldom made comments unless she thought it absolutely necessary to do so, but there were certain twitches and movements of her head and shoulders which might indicate emotions, such as pleasant excitement at the sudden development of the situation, or impatience at my delay in the delivery of interesting passages; and I imagined that during the interpolation of descriptive matter she appeared to be anxious to get through with it as quickly as possible, and to go on with the story.
I have been particular in chronicling these few and apparently trivial circumstances, for by what mere trifles are our greatest and most important movements induced had the near wheeler of the Umpire been only safe on his fore legs, and while I write this I might but let me continue. The gloom and melancholy which beset me, momentarily increased.
We can only perceive certain effects of its presence when it comes into our limited world of consciousness, under the aspects of Time and Space namely, in its movements, which we classify as forms of matter and modes of energy.
As messenger after messenger arrived at Leitmeritz, with reports of the movements of the troops, the astonishment and indignation of Frederick rose higher and higher.
But as she stood beside him, close to the divided door, opening on the hill, of which both the horizontal halves were now shut, she was aware of certain movements on the other side of the door some one passing it footsteps. Her nerves gave a jump. Could it be? again! Impetuously she went to the door, threw open the upper half, and looked out.
The greater part of the Tyrolese force had not as yet descended the Adige below Roveredo; and allowing for detachments and losses, Alvintzy's array at Caldiero barely exceeded 20,000 effectives. Bonaparte now determined to hazard one of the most daring turning movements which history records.
She shortly cried out to uncle not to be so idle, but to commence the delicious movements she expected from him.
On waking up, take a thought of joy, of courage, of love toward all mankind, toward the day and its work. Maintaining all previous conditions, take a full, deep breath. Set free with the simplest movements every part of the body. Co-ordinate the parts of the body concerned in every-day work, and sustain them with primary and normal activities.
His path had led him through a populous country, but the Indians made no attempt to molest his movements. It is supposed that Quigate must have been on the White river, about forty or fifty miles from its mouth. Here De Soto learned that, faraway in the northwest there was a range of mountains, and there he thought might perhaps be the gold region of which he had so long been in search.
Twice he shied at a flutter of woman-garments, retreated to a respectable distance and reconnoitred with a fine air of indifference, to find that the flutter accompanied the movements of some girl for whom he cared not at all.
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