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At such times I hear the beat of the waves at the foot of the rock, and feel like a prisoner on an island. Eden would not be Eden in a rainstorm. The drought occurred just after the expulsion of the Bourbons from Naples, and many think on account of it.
Under cover of a heavy rainstorm and of troops despatched in haste, he retreated in good order with his wounded and artillery, leaving the victors in possession of a few inconsiderable breastworks. Fort Washington was betrayed, and fell on the 16th of November.
"And I declare," Miranda continued, "when you think o' the fuss they make about ostriches, killin' em off by hundreds for the sake o' their feathers that'll string out and spoil in one hard rainstorm, an' all the time lettin' useful porcupines run round with their quills on, why I can't hardly understand it, without milliners have found out jest how good they do last, an' so they won't use em for trimmin'. 'Bijah's right; the hat ain't no more use, Rebecca, but you can buy you another this mornin' any color or shape you fancy an' have Miss Morton sew these brown quills on to it with some kind of a buckle or a bow, jest to hide the roots.
Here the Commercial Club took hold with a will and provided funds for a stone monument. On the last day of March it was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies. That evening I drove out to the Indian school in a fierce rainstorm to talk to the teachers and pupils about the Oregon Trail. A night in the wagon without fire and with only a scant supper sent my spirits down to zero.
The show at the evening performance was pushed forward with a rush, while many anxious eyes were upon the skies, for it was believed that the heaviest rainstorm in years was about to fall. By dint of much hard work, together with a great deal of shouting and racket, the tents were off the field by the time indicated by Mr. Sparling, and loaded. A quick start was made.
Zygfried was unarmed, but he was not fettered. The rainstorm, driven by the tempest, had already overtaken them. Now and then, when it suddenly thundered, the horses reared. They traveled in deep silence in a ravine. Owing to the narrowness of the road, they were at times so near that they struck each other's stirrups.
Well, of course I knew that if, as I suspected, someone in the house was the real culprit, an attempt would be made to make it look as though the criminal entered from without, so naturally the window would be opened, and something of some sort would be smeared on the sill something that wouldn't blow away and wouldn't wash off in the event of a sudden rainstorm coming up.
.... We reached the shore drenched, angry with ourselves, and with each other; I started sulkily for home. As I rode past an orchard, an apple, loosened by the rainstorm, came down with a thud. "The apples were ripe and ready to fall, Oh! heigh-ho! and ready to fall." I made up my mind to pack, and go away. But there's a strangeness, a sort of haunting fascination in it all.
The testimony of the soldier who had listened in the rainstorm was brought forward, and, in spite of a noble defense, Balboa was declared guilty. Espinosa, who was his judge, was so dissatisfied with the verdict, however, that he personally besought Pedrarias to mitigate the sentence. The stern old tyrant refused to interfere, nor would he entertain Balboa's appeal to Spain.
Lescott waited for some expression, and, when none came, he casually suggested: "Samson, that is considered rather an impressive panorama over there. What do you think of it?" "Ef somebody was ter ask ye ter describe the shape of a rainstorm, what would ye say?" countered the boy. Lescott laughed. "I guess I wouldn't try to say." "I reckon," replied the mountaineer, "I won't try, neither."
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