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He relates of himself that, being sent from a convent in Artois to Calais at the season of herring fishing, he made friends of the sailors and never tired of their stories. "Often," he says, "I hid myself behind tavern doors while the sailors were telling of their voyages. Hennepin, "A New Discovery of a Large Country in America," ed. Along the way up the St.
But you must take Sivert with you all the same." Isak only sniffed. "You might be taken poorly of a sudden, taken ill out in the woods you've not been over well lately." Isak sniffed again. Ill? Tired, perhaps, and worn out a bit, but ill?
But I am afraid he will never understand that. He has very unchangeable opinions." "They will change all the more suddenly when he is tired of them. Those ideas are morbid, like the ravings of a man in a fever. When the fever has worn itself out, there comes a great sense of lassitude, and a desire for peace." "Provided it ever really does wear itself out," said Don Paolo, sadly.
He was fond of an adventure and here was one that suited him precisely to rescue distressed damsels from the grasp of persecutors. He was tired, but he managed to find the road, and he trudged on determinedly, humming a song of Beranger's as he walked to keep him cheerful.
But now I am tired, and will rest." But he did not even then go to rest, but lay still scheming, scheming, scheming, about the property. There was now another letter to be written, for the writing of which he would not again summon Mr. Merton. He was half ashamed to do so, and at last sent for his sister. "Martha," said he, "I want you to write a letter for me." "Mr.
Weak, most of them, with dysentery when the battle started, they had now had two days of it, and with the heat, the short commons of water, and little sleep, they felt a wee bit tired, and they made the most of the short hours.
I have thought this over some, and I consider the compliment doubtful. We remained one day longer in Helena than we had expected for the bal masque; consequently we were obliged to start back the very next morning, directly after breakfast, and that was not pleasant, for we were very tired.
"Oh, my dear boy, I'm going to Washington at five, and I can't find the free ticket man, and there won't be time to see Joan, and I'm so tired and cross I don't know what to do; and will you help me, like a cherub as you are?" "Oh, yes, of course.
'Don't talk to me about that Howard swab, I won't hear it. That's what he always says. He always calls Nelson a 'swab. Oh, dear! I'm so tired of it all." "Yes ah yes, I'm sure you must be. Ah um swab? Swab? It doesn't sound agreeable. What is a ah swab, may I ask?" "Oh, I believe it's a kind of mop that the sailors use aboard ship to clean decks with. I believe that is what it is." "Indeed?
However, Gabriel, Roche, and I were too happy to complain. We had just escaped from a bitter and long slavery, besides which, we were heartily tired of the lean and tough dogs of the Arrapahoes, which are the only food of that tribe during the winter.
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