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I have it myself I have it, I tell you!" shouted Father Tim; in his voice the appeal to a merciful Heaven to grant patience was unmistakable. Sister Maria Joseph, recognising with trembling her superfluousness, withdrew. "It's Barty will have that job we were speaking of just now, before you were coaxing Sister Maria Joseph to go away from you," resumed Dr. Mangan.
One two three four five paces we crept onward ... and I found myself looking through an archway into a medieval torture-chamber! Only a part of the place was visible to me, but its character was unmistakable. Leg-irons, boots and thumb-screws hung in racks upon the fungi-covered wall.
I never had an old mother; I never knew what it was to want one but the men did! And as I couldn't get one for them, I got one for myself to share and share alike I thought they'd be happier ef there was one in the camp!" There was the unmistakable accent of truth in his voice. There came a faint twitching of the young girl's lips and the dawning of a smile.
Indeed it would have been impossible for either to avoid noting the sound, which was the unmistakable neigh of a horse at no great distance from them. "Dot vos de golt," said Otto, with a beaming countenance. "He vos near by and not far off." Night was closing in so rapidly that the vision of the two was necessarily shortened.
Sir James, a tall, well-preserved man of middle age, with the unmistakable bearing of long years of recognized and unchallenged position, however, exhibited on this occasion that slight consciousness of weakness and susceptibility to ridicule which is apt to indicate the invasion of the tender passion in the heart of the average Briton.
Maurice related what had passed, and the doctor requested Madeleine to address the patient. That he made an effort to reply was unmistakable. Dr. Bayard then spoke to the count, but without attracting his attention. He desired Maurice to accost him, but no better result ensued.
A large man of unmistakable American make, but with so little that was of New England or New York in his presence that she might not at once have thought him American, lounged toward them with a quill toothpick in the corner of his mouth. At his approach Burnamy turned, and with a flush said: "Oh! Let me introduce Mr. Stoller, Mrs. March."
Such were my impressions when I got into bed. Contrary to my expectations, I soon fell asleep. I was awakened by a creak, the loud but unmistakable creak of a chair. Now, the creaking of furniture is no uncommon thing.
We had but a week longer to stay, when, one evening, the weather gave unmistakable signs of a change. 'There will be a storm to-night, said the fishermen, as they hauled their boats up high and dry upon the beach beyond reach of the sea.
The money came, and walking off straight to the Jolly Herring, he dashed it down on the table before Billy, and imperiously bade him write a receipt. The man did so, but with so unmistakable an air of cunning and triumph that Eric was both astonished and dismayed. Could the miscreant have any further plot against him?
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