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You take no interest in these remarks, perhaps; but treasure them. If ever, Cousin Mary, you drive a dray, they will serve you. Like a strain of wondrous music rising up in cloister dim, Through my life's unwritten measures thou dost steal, a glorious hymn! All the joys of earth and heaven in the singing meet, and flow Richer, sweeter, for the wailing of an undertone of woe.
Of course the prima donna is obliged to come back to her dressing-room to make even this slight change. Madame Bonanni was speaking earnestly to Lushington in an undertone during the interval before the last act, and as he listened to what she said his face became very grave, and his lips set themselves together in a look which his mother knew well enough.
The hall and corridor were dim and the circle of lights above the model stand was twinkling brightly when Patricia peeped in at the crack of the door during the first rest. "Nothing seems to be happening," said Elinor to her in an undertone as she joined her. "I believe I'll wait till later, unless I see signs of action." "Don't keep me hanging on here in the dark too long," protested Patricia.
He stood and pressed his clenched fists into his eyes, and so for a moment remained, fearing to open them again and see, lest the dream should already have passed away.... The voice of the giant children spoke to one another, an undertone to that clangorous melody of the smiths. His tide of doubt ebbed. He heard the giant voices; he heard their movements about him still.
"I wasn't mistaken in my own feeling," said Rosamund in her melodious undertone. "No; but your feeling, you have always said, was due to a judgment you formed of Mr. Franks' character and motives. And now you confess that it looks very much as if you had judged him wrongly." Rosamund smiled and shook her head.
And in the meanwhile, as time went on, the less I found her, the more I fell back upon my lute, which became the only confidante of my secret, and my sole refuge in my desolation. And I used to sit playing, thinking all the while of nothing but herself, so that she gradually became as it were the theme and the undertone of every air.
"There," said the guard at last; "there really ain't no one there, sir, you see. I've felt everywhere and Hello, I certainly did feel something just then, gentlemen!" he added, in an undertone, after a lunge which took all the breath out of Paul's body. All was lost now! "You touch that again with that confounded stick if you dare!" said one of the passengers. "That's a parcel of mine.
But he was forced to admit that up to a few weeks ago the girl had never set eyes on him, and knew nothing of his antecedents, whereas she trusted Lynch implicitly. So he refrained from any comment as he handed back the letter. "You don't deny it?" asked the girl, an undertone of disappointment in her voice. "What's the use?" shrugged Stratton. "You evidently believe Lynch."
'You a great eater! retorted his companion, with no less indignation than before. 'How do you know you are? There appeared to be forcible matter in this inquiry, for Mr Pinch only repeated in an undertone that he had a strong misgiving on the subject, and that he greatly feared he was. 'Besides, whether I am or no, he added, 'that has little or nothing to do with his thinking me ungrateful.
Kalman spoke out of full and varied experience of the ways of men with the lust of drink in them. "Well, well, maybe so. But the more there iss for me, the less there iss for him," said Mackenzie, jerking his head toward the inner door. "Why not empty it out?" said Kalman in an eager undertone. "Hoot! toot! man, and would you be guilty of sinful waste like yon?
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