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It was a piteous sight to see those patient delvers lay down their spades and die, hour after hour, to be succeeded by their brethren only to share their fate. Yet still the harbour building progressed; for the republic was determined that the city should be open to the sea so long as the States had a stiver, or a ship, or a spade.
"King Monmouth's," he explained impatiently. "Come, Ruth. Already I am late." "If I were to ask you not to go," she said slowly, and she held out her hands to him, her glance most piteous and that was not acting as she raised it to meet his own, "would you not stay to pleasure me?" He considered her from under frowning eyes.
With a shrill, frenzied shriek, Zelma sprang back and stood for a moment shuddering and crouching in a mute agony of fear. Then she burst into wild cries of grief and passionate entreaty, stretching her tremulous hands into the void air, in piteous imploring. "She has gone mad!
Support them. And she could see in imagination her own young face pressed against the pillows. 'Yes, father, always always! 'Catherine, life is harder, the narrow way narrower than ever. I die' and memory caught still the piteous, long-drawn breath by which the voice was broken 'in much much perplexity about many things. You have a clear soul, an iron will. Strengthen the others.
But she sat stiffly, her feet carefully covered, her hands ill at ease, her eyes rather piteous in their hope somehow to hold her vague own. Yet from her came these sufficient, insouciant replies. "Education," he said laughing heartily. "That's mine, too." He spoke a creed. "I ain't never had it and I ain't never missed it." "Most folks are happy without an education," said Lulu.
Once she lifted her left arm and waved it in the air, as if waving some one off in fear or anger. The right arm, indeed the whole of the right side, was lifeless, motionless as a stone. It was a piteous sight to see the beautiful features drawn and distorted, the lips so accustomed to command mouthing the broken syllables of an unknown tongue.
Her eyes had not quitted my face while I spoke, though they were glistening; her mouth had weakened more than once, and a piteous little "Oh!" would come from her lips. When I had finished she looked away from me, dropping her eyes to the floor, leaning forward intently, her hands shut between her knees. For a long time she remained so, forgetting me.
The two barges, crowded with soldiers, and bearing also the captive Outina, rowed up this little stream. Indians awaited them at the landing, with gifts of bread, beans, and fish, and piteous prayers for their chief, upon whose liberation they promised an ample supply of corn.
But I'm afraid it is." Each consulted a watch, and looked guiltily at the other. "It has been very short," said Joyce involuntarily. "And very sweet!" added George below his breath. "Well, come on, little parcels. One-two-three-four have I got them all? Why what is it?" The girl's face had a piteous look as it was turned to his. "I had forgotten it all the Hapgoods, Lozcoski, poor Nate!
The man seemed to be actually struggling in a fit, gasping and choking. It was a piteous business, not less piteous than revolting. But Helwyse felt no pity, only ugly, hateful, unrelenting anger, needing not much stirring to blaze forth in fearful passion. Where now were his wise saws, his philosophic indifference? Self-respect is the pith of such supports; which being gone, the supports fail.
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