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She saw the upturned face of the Duke. She stepped back, trembling with fury, staring around her. Inspiration came. She thrust her head out again. "Are you there?" she whispered. "Yes, yes. I knew you would come." "Wait a moment, wait!" The water-jug stood where she had left it, on the floor by the wash-stand. It was almost full, rather heavy. She bore it steadily to the window, and looked out.
It is beautiful and graceful, but beyond producing something beautiful and graceful, how can you say what other notion that heathen had as to its possible usefulness? He may have made it to hold flowers. He may have intended it for a water-jug.
Things returned to their old way at Miss Tempest's. Her friends never doubted she would now at last commit her plate to her banker's strong room, but they found themselves mistaken: she was convinced that, with such servants and Abdiel, it was safe where it was. The leader of the gang, injured by Clare's water-jug, was soon after captured, and the gang was broken up. Ann Shotover.
I stood in the doorway, gripping my belaying-pin, until I began to see more clearly making out that a small fixed table, with a water-jug and some bottles and glasses on it, filled a half of the cabin, and that three state-room doors one of which stood open were ranged on each of its sides.
"Your money is quite safe," repeated the doctor, "and, to my mind, could not be better invested." "That's all very well; d well, I dare say, for you and Squire Gresham " "What do you mean, Sir Louis?" "Mean! why I mean that I'll sell the squire up; that's what I mean hallo beg pardon. I'm blessed if I haven't broken the water-jug. That comes of having water on the table.
"You'd better tell him then, that you do it to pay your debts, and that it would be well for him to follow your example. Now you have told me enough. Bring me your shirt on Saturday, and I'll wash it for you." Judith lifted her water-jug and was turning away, but Blasi detained her. "Just wait one moment, I want to ask you a question. Do you think she will have him?"
In the morning I heard the servants exclaim how providential that master thought of the water-jug when he had left the candle alight; and passing the room, I saw, sewing rings on the new curtains, no other than Grace Poole. Company now came to the hall, including the beautiful Miss Ingram, whom rumour associated with Mr. Rochester, as I heard from Mrs. Fairfax. One day Mr.
We found ourselves in a small room, austerely furnished with two little iron bedsteads, two little deal tables, and two rush chairs. Above each bed there was a crucifix, with a branch of box attached to it. Each table had a tiny white basin and a tiny water-jug. All this was very nice, and amply sufficient for us. Everything was clean, bright, and polished.
In the morning the orderly swept out my cell, filled my water-jug, and, if so desired, opened a movable pane at the top of the window, which when closed was secured by a catch. These three silent and regular visits were the sole events of the day.
"It is a raw hot wine," continued Misset, "and goes better with water;" and he filled up the glass from the water-jug. The courier reached out his hand for it. "I am the thirstiest man in all Germany," said he, and he took a gulp of the wine and immediately fell to spluttering. "Save us," said he, "but this wine is devilishly strong."
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