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On arriving at the turn of the road which led to Jemmy Burke's, Hycy caught the hand of his companion, which he squeezed with an affectionate warmth, so cordial and sincere in its character that Bryan cast every shadow of suspicion to the winds, "Cheer up, Bryan, all will end better than you think, I hope.
"Ferry's doing it Jarvis is doing it even Alec and Bob put me to shame with the manliness they're developing. If Maxwell Lane can't swing into line " "He can, dear he will. He's swung already, when he can talk like this." His sister's hand squeezed his arm tight for a minute, in her happiness. "It's not going to be a matter of talk, mind you," he said earnestly.
Then he squeezed the water out of his garments, took down his rod, with a heavy sigh strangely mingled with a triumphant smile, and turned his steps home just as the sun began to dip behind the peaks of the distant hills.
King Friedrich, eight days after Maxen, is somewhat amused at these proceedings in the distance: I see nothing else that can have set them on imagining the farce they are now at. And as the Austrians are extremely squeezed together, and can get nothing out of Bohmen," one hopes it will not be they!
While Amy dressed, she issued her orders, and Jo obeyed them, not without entering her protest, however, for she sighed as she rustled into her new organdie, frowned darkly at herself as she tied her bonnet strings in an irreproachable bow, wrestled viciously with pins as she put on her collar, wrinkled up her features generally as she shook out the handkerchief, whose embroidery was as irritating to her nose as the present mission was to her feelings, and when she had squeezed her hands into tight gloves with three buttons and a tassel, as the last touch of elegance, she turned to Amy with an imbecile expression of countenance, saying meekly...
How she had ever squeezed herself inside the small garment was beyond comprehension, but there she stood, buttoned up and breathless, ready for the evening's social event. "Did Faith say you could go, and where in creation did you find that ridiculous old dress?" demanded Cherry, after an astonished survey of the grotesque figure in the doorway.
"We hoped you were safe, and tried to believe it, boys; but at the same time, even a veteran hunter in these parts might have been caught napping, and I tell you we're mighty glad to see you back safe and sound. Now, tell us how it happened," was Mr. Mabie's greeting as he squeezed a hand of each. "If you mean the fire, sir, we know nothing about it.
"But how do you feed him?" "I will show you," she rejoined, and went away to return directly with two or three ripe little plums. She put one to the baby's lips. "He would open his mouth if he were awake," she said, and took him in her arms. She squeezed a drop to the surface, and again held the fruit to the baby's lips.
As Shung was a wealthy man and had the means of bribing the under-officials in the yamen, his case was remanded in order to see how much money could be squeezed out of him before the final sentence was given.
Standing by the bulwark rail, with her arm in his, she said "I'm afraid you haven't enjoyed it much, Jon. But you've been very sweet to me." Jon squeezed her arm. "Oh! yes, I've enjoyed it awfully-except for my head lately."
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