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"Devil take the thing!" exclaimed the Captain, thoughtfully measuring the walls of the factory with his eyes. "If only ..." Trembling with excitement at the thought that had just entered his mind, Aristid Kuvalda jumped up and ran to Vaviloff's eating-house, muttering to himself all the time. Vaviloff met him at the bar, and gave him a friendly welcome. "I wish your honour good health!"
Now go to madame, and tell her I beg she will retire to the winter-garden, and not come out of it in any case or for any noise." The valet obeyed, and I girded on my sword again, put on my képi, and went downstairs. The porter had locked the entrance, but a loud muttering and battering noise was heard from the outside. "Open the door!"
The Boolooroo stamped up and down the room, muttering threats and declaring Cap'n Bill should be punished whether Tiggle was found or not, and while they waited, Trot took time to make an inspection of the place, which she now saw for the first time in broad daylight. The Room of the Great Knife was high and big, and around it ran rows of benches for the spectators to sit upon.
As he walked towards the beach he kept muttering to himself, but in such a tone that his companion lost not a word, 'Smuggling fellow Aye, smuggler and, start your cargo into the sea and be ready to start for the Hebrides, or Sweden or the devil, I suppose.
Stay, fellow," for Moniplies, muttering somewhat about finishing his breakfast, was beginning to shamble towards the door, "answer me this farther question When you gave your master's petition to his Majesty, gave you nothing with it?" "Ou, what should I give wi' it, ye ken, Master George?" "That is what I desire and insist to know," replied his interrogator.
From the path below came the sound of footsteps approaching unsteadily, and the voice of a man swearing and muttering to himself. Standish pulled the ex-cowboy into the shadow of the darkness and spoke in eager whispers. "You understand," he concluded, "you will not report until you see me pick up a cigar from the desk and light it. You will wait out here in the darkness.
Two priests were sometimes to be seen muttering away at the opposite ends of the same altar, like a couple of musical boxes playing different parts of the same tune at the same time. It made no difference. The upper powers had what they wanted. If they got the masses, and the priests got the money, all parties concerned were satisfied.
Enacting what seemed to be a proper rite, she put her shaking left hand upon his right shoulder, her right hand under his chin, as if to cup it; and then, with sniffs and wailings interspersed, came her petition to his merciful ears. What she precisely asked of him, muttering, wheezing, whining, snivelling, as she did, repeating herself with her burthen of "O dear, O dear, O dear!" I don't know.
Here Lilburne's countenance assumed a sudden aspect of dark and angry passion, he broke off abruptly, rose, and paced the room, muttering to himself. Suddenly he stopped, and put his hand to his hip, as an expression of pain again altered the character of his face. "The limb pains me still! Dykeman I was scarce twenty-one when I became a cripple for life."
The western Indians were friendly, and if we had not had this incubus of an Englishman on our hands we should have had fire and song, a boiling pot, and roasting maize cakes. There was no muttering among the men, for I was there, but they looked glowering, and drew away. The Englishman ate in silence. I was too ruffled and crossgrained to talk to him, but I could not keep myself from watching him.
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