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"There, there!" he said, comfortingly, seeing her tremble. "I won't let anybody hurt you. I was terribly drunk things are swimming yet but all the way across town I couldn't think of anything, anybody except you and what it would mean to you if it got out." "It will get out, I'm sure. Such things always do." He eyed her gravely, kindly, with an expression she had never seen upon his face.
As I was fastening my horse Mr. Hardcap came up. We entered the gate together. "This is a hard experience for Mr. Gear," said I to Mr. Hardcap. "The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether," replied Mr. Hardcap, severely. I could feel Jennie tremble on my arm, but I made no response to Mr. Hardcap. Mr. Gear opened the door for us himself before we had time to knock.
You array yourself in fine linen, and set out, sleek and happy, for the home where your mistress languishes; you throw yourself upon the cushions where she has just knelt in prayer, for you and for her, and you gently stroke those delicate hands that still tremble.
Supper time; then evening came on, dark and chilly, and Desire's lips grew paler every minute: still, no tidings yet of the boy. Through the long night she listened listened listened, till every gust of wind made her tremble like the leaves. Morning dawned, noon came again, then night. Then, indeed, at last they heard the tramp of heavy feet.
Why, you shrink from me, and tremble like a leaf. Tell me, Joyce, what is it?” “My father!” she whispered, “Oh, I fear—I fear!” “Fear what, darling?” “That he will drive you from me; that he will forbid me seeing you!” “For what?” “Because you fought against your country; because you were one of Morgan’s men.” “What would he do? Hang me, if he could?” asked Calhoun, bitterly.
O, the horse that carried me safely on a thousand errands of folly and wickedness, that he should have broke down with me on the only good mission I have undertaken for years! But I must rein in my passion my frame cannot endure it, and I have much to say. Give me some of the cordial which stands on that table. Why do you tremble? But you have too good cause. Let it stand I need it not."
It was not so with the frank and blunt sailor, who had had a kind of Puritan bringing-up too; so I suppose that was the reason it made me tremble so strangely, or perhaps the look on his face was the cause. I was therefore not sorry to see Althea coming up to us again. 'We had better keep nearer the house; their conference may be over, and Mrs.
She exhibited all the touching confusion of a young bride, and was constantly more or less embarrassed. Henrietta comprehended but too well the influence such a woman was likely to have over an old man who had fallen in love with her. It made her tremble. But grim Mrs. Brian appeared to her hardly less formidable.
But, taking one thing with another, I see now that it does look suspicious, and I don't suppose any of you'll get any more of your money. Mr. Sutton is so sick o' being laughed at, he'll jump at anything." "You dursn't do it, Bob," ses Peter, all of a tremble. "It ain't me, Peter, old pal," ses Bob, "it's my friend. But I don't mind stopping 'im for the sake of old times if I get my arf.
Certainly there did appear to be a strange murkiness and haze in the air; and was there not a smell as of burning? or was it but the idea suggested by the man's words? Janet trembled as she slipped her arm within that of the old porter. "What does he mean?" she asked nervously. "The people seem very attentive to hear. They look affrighted, and some of them seem to tremble. What does it all mean?"
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