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Why, because my husband came home almost directly Mr. Bell had gone. I wonder he didn't meet him." "Came home?" cried Mr. Henshaw, shrilly. "Came home?" "Yes; and don't make so much noise," said Mrs. Henshaw, tartly; "he's asleep." The two gentlemen turned and gazed at each other in stupefaction. Mr. Stokes was the first to recover, and, taking his dazed friend by the arm, led him gently away.

As he talked to Miss Lavinia in jerky monosyllables, the only speech that the noise made possible, I had a chance to look at him. He did not possess a single feature of classic proportions, and yet he was a handsome man, owing to the illumination of his face.

"'Sam, said Minister to me, 'what in natur is all that ondecent noise about so near the church-door. "I told him. It was most too much for him, but he bit in his breath, and tried to look grave; but I see a twinkle in his eye, and the corner of his mouth twitch, the way your eyelid does sometimes when a nerve gets a dancing involuntarily.

The noise in the weaving rooms was deafening, the heat oppressive. She began to wonder how these men and women, boys and girls bore the strain all day long.

This leading of the tiger requires considerable skill, as much discretion is necessary in breaking the stick at the proper moment, or increasing the noise should it be deemed expedient.

It is the misfortune of princes, that the effects of their displeasure make usually much more noise than the causes: thus, the sound of the Duke's fall was heard farther than many of the reasons which made it necessary; whereof, though some were visible enough, yet others lay more in the dark.

"What is it you want?" exclaimed Miss P . "Well, go away, if you do not wish to stay!" and she opened the door; but the cat, instead of going, recommenced running to and fro between the door and her friend, continuing to mew as she looked up into her face. Miss P 's attention was now attracted by a peculiar noise, as if proceeding from the outside of one of the windows on the ground-floor.

I speak of this because some one might accuse him of plagiarism, the phrase of Mr. Dwight's sentiment being similar to Swedenborg's words. Pardon this digression, and we will return to our party. Mr. May it be a hive, full of working bees, who make a little noise, a great deal of honey, and sting not at all." Mr.

The slightest noise could have been heard for a long distance in the atmosphere of that elevated region so pure and light that it vibrated afar with the slightest concussion. Sounds were heard, but they were not made by either the dogs or horses of the hunters well-trained to silence nor by the hunters themselves.

Then, clenching his fists more tightly nature's own weapons and without a sound, he suddenly made a dash for two of the boys who were standing with their backs towards him, and with a couple of springs came down upon them like fate, gripping them by the backs of their necks and sending them face downwards amongst the vine leaves and damaged bunches that had been torn from the vine, kneeling upon one and pressing the head of the other down into the soil, regardless of the shrieks and yells which made the two seated above drop down and follow the other two, who had taken to flight, while the noise that was made startled the sleeping swine outside to add their shrill squeals and heavy grunts to the turmoil of the cultivated ground within.