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Now and then it fell on the ghastly grin of Terry Jordan and Kate had to clench her hand to keep up her nerve. It was deep night when Jim Silent rode into the clearing. Shorty Rhinehart and Hal Purvis went to him quickly to explain the presence of the girl and the fact that they were all members of the Y Circle X outfit. He responded with nods while his gloomy eyes held fast on Kate.
I was therefore obliged to appear as I was, on the quarter-deck of the line-of-battle ship, on board of which the passing was to take place. Many others were there to undergo the same ordeal, all strangers to me, as I perceived by their nods and winks to each other, as they walked up and down in their smart clothes, not at all inclined to make my acquaintance.
He walks up and down the yard before the workshop window, and keeps on peeping in. Garibaldi points his finger to his forehead and nods, and Anker does the same; he is shaking with suppressed laughter, as over some excellent joke, and runs off like a child who must hide himself in a corner in order to savor his delight.
"Then you can tell the board if the unhappy condition in which she finds herself is due to any one connected with this hospital." "I think not." "Not to any officer, servant, or member of any school attached to it?" "No." "Thank you," said the chairman, "that is quite enough," and down the tables of the governors there were nods and smiles of satisfaction. "What have I done?" said Glory.
"O well, give me a card of yours," said the captain; "you needn't bother to write; I keep M'Intyre and Spittal in my vest-pocket." Boast for boast; it was always thus with Nares and Pinkerton the two vainest men of my acquaintance. And having thus reinstated himself in his own opinion, the captain rose, and, with a couple of his stiff nods, departed.
I'm comin', sergeant; don't touch 'im this time!" And then in a shriller voice, "Don't touch 'im...." Then he wakes. Poor mass of nerves.... He nods and smiles every time one looks at him, frantic to please. There are men and men. Scutts has eleven wounds, but he doesn't "mind" the war. God made many brands of men, that is all; one must accept them.
Twice running he caught you last night bluffing on no hand at all; and I don't know what fabulous stakes were up with your nods and signs. It's no use your trying to bluff that fellow. He won't be bluffed." "The thing is as broad as it's long, man," Lionel said, impatiently. "If he is determined to see me every time, he must be caught when I have a good hand it stands to reason.
He uttered grunts and nods of approval as he watched Tad build the fire in true woodsman-like manner. "White man no make fire like Indian. You make fire like Indian." "Thank you," smiled Butler. "You make cook fire. How you make sleep fire?" "A little fire close up to the tent," answered Butler.
And after nodding to what the old gentleman had said and the nods expressed every shade of surprise, interest, doubt, cheerful pleasure, and grumpy agreement each passenger had gone on to the platform and read one certain part of his newspaper.
The coach was never used after his wife's death, except to carry Evelina to and from school. She and the Squire also took long walks, but they never exchanged aught but the merest civilities of good-days and nods with the neighbors whom they met, unless indeed the Squire had some matter of business to discuss. Then Evelina stood aside and waited, her fair face drooping gravely aloof.
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