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Clover, who had alighted from an omnibus, sounded her pleasant rat-tat self-respecting, and such as did credit to the house, but with no suggestion of arrogance. As her habit was she kissed Mrs. Bubb a very kindly and gracious thing to do. She asked after the children, and was sorry she could not see them. In her attire Mrs.
When she reached her room she felt deadly tired, and lying down on her bed, almost at once fell asleep. She was wakened by a sound, and, recognizing the delicate 'rat-tat' of her husband's knock, did not answer, indifferent whether he came in or no. He entered noiselessly. If she did not let him know she was awake, he would not wake her.
"We dared not look back, but we knew the figure followed us, for we heard its footsteps close at our heels; and never to my dying day shall I forget the sound rat-tat, tat, rat-tat, tat for all the world like the beat of a muffled drum.
Hardly had he begun to rebuke Michael, when "rat-tat" went the iron ring that hung at the door. Some one was knocking. They looked out of the window; a man had come on horseback, and was fastening his horse. They opened the door, and the servant who had been with the gentleman came in. "Good day," said he. "Good day," replied Simon. "What can we do for you?"
On the afternoon when Reardon had visited a second-hand bookseller with a view of raising money he was again shut up in his study, dolorously at work Amy was disturbed by the sound of a visitor's rat-tat; the little servant went to the door, and returned followed by Mrs Carter.
What can have put the shivers on him?" "He suspects that we are detectives," I suggested. "That's it," cried Pycroft. Holmes shook his head. "He did not turn pale. He was pale when we entered the room," said he. "It is just possible that " His words were interrupted by a sharp rat-tat from the direction of the inner door. "What the deuce is he knocking at his own door for?" cried the clerk.
"Well, General?" said Valmond. "Sire," said the old man, "they mock us in the streets. Come to the window, sire." The "sire," fell on the ears of Madame Chalice like a mot in a play; but Valmond, living up to his part, was grave and solicitous. He walked to the window, and the old man said: "Sire, do you not hear a drum?" A faint rat-tat came up the road. Valmond bowed.
"Biped knock" = merely "double" the peculiar rat-tat which postmen have mostly forgotten or not learnt perhaps regarding it as a badge of slavery like "tips." Dear Kelsall Day after day since Christmas I have intended to write or go to London, and day after day I have deferred both projects; and now I will give you the adventures and mishaps of this present sunday.
The silence of a minute or two was broken by a thunderous rat-tat at the house-door. Christopherson leapt to his feet, rushed from the room; I, half fearing that he had gone mad, followed to the head of the stairs. In a moment he came up again, limp and wretched as before. 'It was the postman, he muttered. 'I am expecting a letter.
Her ear, disappointed of the rat-tat, morbidly followed every sound; but it seemed a long time before her boy's returning footstep reached her. The strange, slow drag of it worked upon her nerves, and her heart grew sick with premonition. He held out the letter towards her. His face was white. 'She cannot marry me, because I am a Jew, he said tonelessly.
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