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"Halt, there, young feller!" was the reply, given in sharp, stern tones. "One step further and you'll find half an ounce of lead under your skin, mebbe." Ralph obeyed, somewhat puzzled and decidedly alarmed. The men there were two of them drew something over their faces, then ordered the boy to advance.
Spriggins threw himself into an arm-chair and then in lively tones continued: "You know them ere Verneses that live in the big house on that high bank near the Square well that's where Melindy Jane is hired, so of course when I left here I went up there and as I was a showin' the paper to Melindy Jane and explainin' it who should walk in but one of the young ladies. At this point Mr.
And when the ranch was running like a clock we could take a month or two in Europe every year or so " "Rather! And I could show you off Bother! I'll not answer." He put the receiver to his ear and asked, "Well?" in his most inhospitable tones. The answer came in Spaulding's voice, and in a moment he sat down.
When a man or woman is small, and has less breath power than some others, it becomes more important that they observe the laws of contrast, rest, etc., in their public efforts. A forte has much the same effect, if it be preceded by darker, quieter tones, as if it were really louder.
The movements I mention are less frequent, but I often hear the plaintive cry, I observe that it is rarely laughing of late; I never have detected one articulate word, but I never heard such tones from anything but a human voice. There has been, of late, a deference approaching to tenderness, on the part of the boarders generally, so far as he is concerned.
Bernard Langdon: a noble young man, a true friend, like a brother to her, God bless him, and send him some young heart as fresh as his own! But this gentleman produced a new impression upon her, quite different from any to which she was accustomed. His rich, low tones had the strangest significance to her; she felt sure he must have lived through long experiences, sorrowful like her own.
The two started off, and for a few moments walked along in silence. Azalea was in a quiet, chastened mood, a side of her character that Phil had never before seen, and he noted with pleasure the gentle sweetness of her face and the soft tones of her voice. "It woke me up," she said, reminiscently, "when that man tried to take Fleurette from my arms.
Rodier and he sprang out and ran towards the bound figures. "It's Charley!" called a voice, in tones wherein surprise and joy were blended. And then the sailormen, famished and feeble as they were, broke forth in hoarse cheers and incoherent shouts, which died away in sobs. To cut the bonds of the prisoners was the work of only a few moments.
Then she turned over in bed towards the door, panic in her breast, and her whole body swept by the hot waves of fear. She had locked the door, as she always did now, but the tones, soft as they were, had power to frighten her even through the stout wood. She lay silent, hoping he would think she was asleep, not making a sound. "I do want to see 'ee that bad," came the voice.
Her voice had that penetrating intelligence of the dying which never deceives, and Liot knew instantly that the hour for parting had come. He took her hands and murmured in tones of anguish, "O Karen, Karen! wife of my soul!" She drew him closer, and said with the eagerness of one in great haste, "Oh, my dear one, I shall soon be nearer to God than you. At his feet I will pray.
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