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The adventure! "Whoa!" said Hobbs suddenly. "'Ello, wot the 'ell is " A dark figure had sprung into the road-way near the horses' heads, and was holding up a warning hand. "Is this Mr. Schmidt's carriage?" demanded a hoarse, suppressed voice. "It is," said Hobbs, "for the time being. Wot of it?" Robin's head came through the window. "What do you want?"
The freedom from traffic dangers was a relief: but the pursuit was creeping up, inch by inch, as he swung down the road-way along the eastern border of the lake; and still he had found no opening, had recognized no invitation in the lay of the land to attempt his one plan; as matters stood, the Apaches would be upon him before he could jump from his seat.
Others, with their hulls quite hidden from sight, appear like great floating haystacks moving mysteriously to their destination with horse-fodder for the city stables. From one o'clock to five in the afternoon the Nevsky Prospect, with the tide of humanity pouring in either direction through its broad road-way, is like the Rue Rivoli, Paris, on a holiday. The Imperial Library of St.
The plot of ground which extended towards the river to the road-way for foot passengers, vehicles and the files of men towing the Nile-boats was but narrow, and bounded on either side by extensive premises. Not far from the spot where it lay nearest to the river was the bridge of boats connecting Memphis with the island of Rodah.
Shall we say good-night?" He took Chilcote's hand for an instant; then, crossing the footpath, he passed into the road-way towards the Strand. It was done in a moment; but with his going a sense of loss fell upon Chilcote.
The instability of all human things is familiar to me, to you it is new and oppressive. 'Let us go on to see little Susan, said Margaret, drawing her companion up a grassy road-way, leading under the shadow of a forest glade. 'With all my heart, though I have not an idea who little Susan may be. But I have a kindness for all Susans, for simple Susan's sake.
But no; next time he has to go out, there is the very fellow skulking on the other side of the road. It makes George nervous; but he must go out on business, and when the fellow cuts across the road-way he dodges him. He dodges him once, twice, three times; but at last he gets nabbed in his very doorway. . . What do you want? he says, trying to look fierce. THAT Mr.
Crossing the road, he turned into the field-path near the Rectory; it was a little nearer than the road-way, and he was in a hurry, for he had not thought to ask at what hour his wife dined, and might be keeping her waiting. Who was this Pike, he wondered as he went along; as he had wondered before now.
He turned the handle and entered. On this same day, Ida was visiting her houses. Litany lane and Elm Court now wore a changed appearance. At present it was possible to breathe even in the inmost recesses of the Court. There the fronts of the houses were fresh white-washed; in the Lane they were new-painted. Even the pavement and the road-way exhibited an improvement.
At each corner a denser throng was gathered around jugglers, tumblers, wrestlers that writhed over the road-way, actors who danced Etruscan pantomimes and carried their make-up in little bags slung around their necks, singers of medleys, and would-be popular poets who spouted coarse epigrams and ribald satires levelled at the thieving, the effeminate, the adulterous patricians who thought to rule Rome and had named an Aemilius Paullus to stand beside and check the generous, the fearless, the incorruptible Varro.
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