United States or Belize ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
"Yes, sir, and I've been thinking, sir, as he must have took that money when Master Don here was up in the warehouse along o' me." "I daresay we shall find all out by-and-by, Wimble," said the old merchant, coldly. "That will do, now." Jem looked uneasily at Don, as he turned his hat round to make sure which was the right way on, and moved slowly toward the door.
She placed herself quietly by his side, gazing mournfully on the face which she had once so proudly contemplated, now haggard and faded, still strangely beautiful, though it was the beauty of ruin. From time to time he stirred uneasily, and muttered broken words, in which fragments of his own delicately-worded verse were incoherently mixed up with ribald slang, addressed to imaginary companions.
At the bare idea of a theory or "science" of war the mind recurs uneasily to well-known cases where highly "scientific" officers failed as leaders.
Richard glanced uneasily at his stepmother before he answered, as though he wished for her opinion, and she gave him a significant look. "I am very sorry, Edna, but I am afraid it is impossible. I have to go over to Fordham on business, and I cannot possibly be back until six."
"Halloa!" cried the skipper, starting uneasily at the title. "We've been expecting you for some time." "There's a row on with the cabman," said the lady calmly. "This silly old man" the watchman snorted fiercely "let the box go through the window getting it off the top, and the cabman wants ME to pay. He's out there using language, and he keeps calling me grandma I want you to have him locked up."
He asked, in bad Spanish, a few questions of the grief-worn señora, who answered him dully as she had answered Starr. She had heard the call, yes. "You know Elfigo Apodaca?" the sheriff asked suddenly, and watched how the eyes of the señora went questioningly, uneasily, to Luis; watched how she hesitated before she admitted that she knew him. "You know his voice?"
Beyond a swinging glass door Scottish women were hurrying to and fro bandaging the men as they entered, and passing them out on the other side of the building. The Serbs waited with the stoicism of the Oriental, their long lean faces drawn with hunger, pain and fatigue. Now and again some man turned uneasily in his sleep and groaned.
He shivered, with the old doubt tugging fiercely at his heart. Was he right? The war was one of God's great judgments, but was it his place to be in it? It was too late to question now. He went up into the pulpit, taking out the Bible that lay on the shelf, lighting a candle, glancing uneasily at the old man on the steps. He never had feared to meet his eye before.
After a moment he added: "You think Myra Nell is all frivolity and glitter, but she isn't; she's as deep as the sea, Norvin. I can't tell you how glad I am that you two "Blake stirred uneasily. "I I admire you tremendously, for you're just what I wanted to be and couldn't.
If I had known Mary Dane why the deuce did you give her that name? was on this continent, I would have hunted her up of my own accord. I would, upon my honor!" "Swear by something you possess," the woman said, with a sneer; "honor you never had since I first knew you." "Come, come, Miriam," said Mr. Walraven, uneasily, "don't be cantankerous. Let by-gones be by-gones.
Word Of The Day