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Madam Glynn took her stand in a corner of the room, holding a roll of music stiffly before her and from time to time changing the direction of her startled gaze. The shadow took her faded dress into shelter but fell revengefully into the little cup behind her collar-bone. The noise of the hall became more audible. The first tenor and the baritone arrived together.
It may almost be said that he fell a victim to his humanity; for if, instead of retreating before his barbarous pursuers, with a view to spare their lives, he had turned revengefully upon them, his fate might have been very different. The death of their commander was felt to be a heavy blow by the officers and seamen of the expedition.
I'm the only fellow who knows a ha'porth about it." "A ha'porth is an awful lot; besides, a chairman can't propose himself," said Cherry, revengefully. "I second the chairman's proposal," said Wilson, backing up his chum. "Carried, nem. con." "No, I'm hanged if it was!" said Cherry. "You're a fraud, Grimmy." "All right now, you chaps, the meeting is over.
To Milly I would not speak of him at all; for though she had apologized for yesterday, and "made friends" with me again, I knew that there was a cruel streak in her which would rejoice revengefully now, in any trouble that fell on Eagle.
He passed from that to the period of his sickness, when he used to fancy he was struggling fiercely in the seething brine with drowning men men whom he had brought to that pass, and who strove revengefully to drag him down along with them. He clasped his hands over his eyes as if he thought to shut out those dreadful memories, and groaned in spirit.
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