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There was not much to see. The scrap of paper itself was evidently a quarter of a leaf of old-fashioned, stoutish notepaper, somewhat yellow with age, and bearing evidence of having been folded and kept flat in the dead man's purse for some time the creases were well-defined, the edges were worn and slightly stained by long rubbing against the leather.
Though generally an allopath in practice, I once saved my own life, and have certainly helped others by a little knowledge in diagnosing complaints and having simple homeopathic remedies at hand to be used in the first stages of what might otherwise have been serious illnesses. Every one has heard, and most believe, that fire may be easily produced by rubbing together two pieces of wood.
"What? With her own hands?" "To be sure. Why not?" "Then that accounts for it," said Mr Philp gleefully, rubbing his hands. "He's a deep one, is your friend Hunken! It did strike me as odd, too his givin' an order to Wyatt in all this hurry: but now I understand." "Drat the man! what is it you understand?"
She was crying great dreadful tears, and rubbing her eyes hard with her one free hand. "Why, you most blessed of babies," I exclaimed, kneeling down and putting my arms round her, "what in the world is the matter?" She looked at me with grieved and doubting eyes. "Such a mother to talk French to her child!" she sobbed.
They wanted to get into his house under pretense of taking him to the camp; but he, without being frightened by their number, threatened death to the first who should cross the threshold of his door, and as there was one who did venture, the Frenchman stretched him on the earth with a pistol-shot." "Ah! he is a Frenchman, is he?" said D'Artagnan, rubbing his hands. "Good!"
He now raised himself up in a sitting posture, and rubbing his eyes vigorously, he searched the ground closely. But his eyes, usually so good, must have been dimmed by some enchantment, for he could perceive neither the hares nor the partridges, which he could not but think were there.
I see him yonder with his pipe pendulous in his hand, and the ashes falling out of it looking and looking then rubbing his eyes and looking again, with twice the good-nature that ever Galileo look'd for a spot in the sun.
Poor man! it was very unfair, for Mr. C. H had told me during our ride that his servitor was a German, and I had employed the last long hour of the journey in rubbing up my exceedingly rusty knowledge of that language, and arranging one or two effective sentences.
In a very few words he made his master acquainted with the truth, at the same time earnestly conjuring Richard to protect him from the displeasure of thc lodge Ill do it, boy, Ill do it, cried the other, rubbing his hands with delight; say nothing, but leave me to manage Duke.
This rain will make up for the dry March with a vengeance; I am glad I am safely housed before a good fire." Unlucky words! he drew nearer to the fire, and began rubbing his knees; he had given them about three rubs, when the door opened and the maid's voice was heard ominous of evil.
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