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Your tailor knows not only the precise shade of colour which suits your complexion, but, as if by intuition, he divines the exact cut that suits your condition in life.
Let her only change colour by the shadow of a shade let her eyes only drop for half an instant I shall discover her! The one thing I want to know is, does the law permit it? 'The law permits it, Mr. Troy answered gravely; 'but whether her ladyship will permit it, is quite another question. Have you really courage enough, Mrs. Ferrari, to carry out this notable scheme of yours?
There is one line of a hymn that always comes into my mind when I look at an olive tree, it runs "Beneath the olive's moon-pierced shade." That is very good, because the brilliant clear white light of an Eastern moon would certainly pierce through any "shade" an olive tree could make.
In a few minutes they reached a well by the road-side, and here the children drank deeply and were comforted. There was a wide, leafy tree growing hard by the well, and in the shade of this tree they sat down and ate their cakes. While they rested the Thin Woman advised the children on many important matters.
"His face is all a glist'ny yellow, and he's peaked as a starving caged bird." McLean rode to the Limberlost, and stopping in the shade, sat waiting for Freckles, whose hour for passing the foot of the lease had come. Along the north line came Freckles, fairly staggering.
Jane then ran for her hat, and, in great joy, took her doll, and went in the lime walk. There was a seat in this walk; and here Jane would oft spend two or three hours in the cool shade of the trees. On this seat she sat down now, and, when she had been some time, she thought she would fix her doll on a branch of a tree.
The shutters let in a clink of light; the scagliola pavement gleams faintly in it; the whole place is bathed in a kind of transparent shade. The girls are vaguely engaged in some very humble household work; they are counting turnips or stringing onions, and these small vegetables, enchantingly painted, look as valuable as magnified pearls.
One huge gingko tree, topping all the others, shot its great limbs and maidenhair foliage over the fort which we had constructed. In its shade we continued our discussion, while Lord John, who had quickly taken command in the hour of action, gave us his views. "So long as neither man nor beast has seen or heard us, we are safe," said he. "From the time they know we are here our troubles begin.
That night I dreamed that I was in Father's yard, under a shade tree. Looking around me, I saw some things that were not pleasant; but when it occurred to me to look at myself, I found that I was robed in pure white. My soul was stirred as by heavenly music. Although I had never been able to sing, yet now I felt as though I could not keep from trying.
Strutt pulled it back with his walking-cane: they ran races across the meadows, and tried to see who could get over the stiles first; and then when they were hot and tired, they all sat under the shade of the great elm-trees, and Mr. Strutt told them the following anecdote:
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