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Early in 1860 Leverrier had announced that the position of Mercury's path was not precisely in agreement with calculations based on the adopted estimates of the masses of those planets which chiefly disturb the motions of Mercury. The part of the path where Mercury is nearest to the sun, and where, therefore, he travels fastest, had slightly shifted from its calculated place.
Harkutt remained for a moment with his face pressed against the glass. After an interval he thought he heard the faint splash of hoofs in the shallows of the road; he opened the door softly and looked out. The light had disappeared from the nearest house; only an uncertain bulk of shapeless shadows remained.
Therefore I bade her not to try to harm you in the house, for my own reasons, but told her that it were safer for herself to wait for some stirrup cup chance, as it were. That day I saw that it had come, and I cut a thorn from the nearest bush and was ready. I could not reach the girl to stumble against her."
As soon as they had disappeared I struck further into the grove, knowing by its situation that the outlet on the other side would conduct me to the nearest road to that quarter of the city in which I lodged. But scarcely had I reached the outskirts of the little wood in the direction which I have named, when I saw a party of men moving on in front of me, through the obscurity of the night.
"Will you drive us to the nearest railway station, old gentleman?" said Burnaby cheerily. The old gentleman withdrew his gaze from the balloon and surveyed us, a feeble, indecisive smile playing about his wooden features; but he made no other answer. "Will you drive us to the nearest railway station?" repeated Burnaby. "We'll pay you well."
"Just pass a couple of hours a day, delighting my own ears and heart. Do you remember what Constance said, last night? Hamish, it is wonderful, that this help should so soon have come to me!" "Stay! Where are you going?" interrupted Hamish, as Arthur was turning into a side-street. "This is the nearest way home." "I had rather not go that way." "Why?" exclaimed Arthur, in surprise.
The grove was on a plateau, which was cut on the side nearest the mountain by the line of a gray stone wall, under which the land fell away sharply. Mr. Flint was seated on a bench, his hands clasped across his stick, and as she came softly over the carpet of the needles he did not hear her until she stood beside him. "You didn't tell me that you were going for a walk," she said reproachfully.
Immediately the women about raised a loud lamentation; such as were nearest her cried out: "Blessings on you!" and they kissed the hem of her gown, and followed her moaning and weeping. The body was borne into the house, and to the chapel, and all who wished went in. Before the altar, two others were lying lifeless on improvised biers, an elderly woman and a half-grown girl.
"He will not die?" she cried, with the tears streaming down her cheeks. "I hope not. I will do my best to save him." "Yes, yes; of course. But we must not waste time. Sir, he once saved my life. Oh, pray, pray make haste!" "Yes. Forward, my lads!" "But where are you taking him?" "To the nearest inn." "Oh, no no no!" she cried. "He ought to be taken to where he will be properly attended."
We must have it we've got nothing else! Mrs. Luna sank into the nearest chair, with a groan, covering her face with her hands. "Heaven help me, I am glad I am going to Europe!" "That is another little item everything counts," said Matthias Pardon, making a rapid entry in his tablets. "May I inquire whether you are going to Europe in consequence of your disapproval of your sister's views?" Mrs.
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