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Every night he had faithfully performed the rôle, she had allotted to him, at the Kingsway Hall, and upon him she was forced to admit the success of the entertainment, in a large measure, depended. Without pushing himself, or being the least bit officious, he had been equally helpful behind the scenes.
Only six chambers were in the gun, and of course one chamber was empty. Fenn had its bullet in his lungs, as we thought. So someone beside Cynthie touched her arm, pushing it down. But there was another shot, and this time, because of the push, the bullet lodged in Fingall's skull." Pierre paused now, and waved with his hand towards the mist which hung high up like a canopy between the hills.
To begin with, there was only just time for Peter and Bobbie and Phyllis to rush into the wash-house, pushing the young and open-mouthed Perks children in front of them. There was not time to shut the door, so that, without at all meaning it, they had to listen to what went on in the kitchen.
He swallowed a few morsels, then, pushing away his plate, said: "No. I can't go that, positively." When they rose from table he walked round the farm, telling the farm hand he might go home and that he would drive up the animals as he passed by them. The country was deserted, as it was the day of rest.
In the taxi, while the officer struck matches, Christine knelt and fastened his leggings; he could not have performed the nice operation for himself. And all the time she was doing something else she was pushing forward the whole taxi, till her muscles ached with the effort.
He was bound, as he informed me, for Laramie; always provided that the Sioux, now grown exceedingly restless over the many wagon-trains pushing up the Platte to all the swiftly-opening West, had not by this time swooped down and closed all the trails entirely. I wished nothing then so much as that occasion might permit me to join him in a journey across the Plains.
"You act like it," scoffed Mrs. Bailey. Bill Haskins, with a face like black thunder, clumped in and asked Mrs. Bailey if she had any "stickin'-plaster." "Cut you, Bill?" "Bad!" said Bill, exhibiting a cut above the ear the result of Andy's basin-throwing. "Oh, you go 'long!" said Mrs. Bailey, pushing him away. "Askin' for stickin'-plaster for a scratch like that!"
The men, dressed only in malos, carrying their boards under their arms, waded out from some rocks on which the sea was breaking, and, pushing their boards before them, swam out to the first line of breakers, and then diving down were seen no more till they re-appeared as a number of black heads bobbing about like corks in smooth water half a mile from shore.
My chauffeur, with his pushing wife and ordinary child, has been discharged, and told to vacate to-morrow. Rosanna's maid, Minnie, had been discharged and is gone. All the servants have had severe scoldings." There was a long silence, then Mrs. Hargrave said, "Are you crazy?" "Not at all!" said Mrs. Horton. "I will be home to-morrow morning," said Mrs. Hargrave.
"Yonder are the houses, and you will perceive that the doctor has not yet retired to bed. Christopher's, however, looks less hospitable. Never mind! We can take turns at pushing the button." "Bullard, for Heaven's sake, let us respect the the dead." "And let us refrain from hypocrisies. Come along, man!" In silence they came to the gates, where Bullard spoke
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