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'Well, lazy boy, what have you been doing, this from Lippa who is eating strawberries with apparent relish. 'Nothing, is the yawned reply. 'Not even thinking of me, and Lippa looks coquettishly at him from under her large shady hat. 'No, indeed, why should I, but you may as well spare me one strawberry. 'Oh, well, if you must!
Nobody lives here, and I guess nobody'll care if I take a nap right here on the doorstep," said Prickly Porky to himself. "And I don't care if they do," he added, for Prickly Porky the Porcupine was afraid of nobody and nothing. So Prickly Porky made himself as comfortable as possible, yawned once or twice, tried to wink at jolly, round, red Mr.
It was his blood; and whatever pits and chasms yawned between, the spirit of this blood was common. Perhaps some day he could forgive. And Diane, she had mocked him, not knowing; she had laughed in his face, unconscious of the double edge; she had accused him and he had been without answer.
"Don't come any nearer, Flowers," said he, "and don't stick out your jaw like that don't do it; I might be tempted to try to er hit it!" "What you?" said M'Ginnis, and laughed hoarsely, while Ravenslee yawned again. "An' now, Mr. Butt-in, if you're still awake listen here. I guess it's about time you stopped foolin' around Hermy Chesterton an' you're goin' t' quit see!"
"Wake up, you old mummy!" shouted Bob. "A great mountain climber you are, sleeping here all day. Have you forgotten you're going up Monadnock to-day?" "Hang Monadnock! I was sound asleep when you lammed that pillow at me, you heathen. What's the good of waking me up at this unearthly hour?" yawned Van. "It's seven o'clock." "Seven o'clock!" Van straightened up and stared.
He had his private manner of interpreting the phrase, and it seemed necessary the brother should sin different sins on every occasion. They were of the most curious character: odd transgressions that I never imagined previously. Oh, how weary I grow. How I writhed, and yawned, and nodded, and revived!
Presently the colour began slowly to return to Horrocleave's cheek; his eyes opened; he looked round sleepily and then wildly; and then he rubbed his eyes and yawned. He remained quiescent for several minutes, while a railway lorry thundered through the archway and the hoofs of the great horse crunched on shawds in the yard. Then he called, in a subdued voice "Louis! Where the devil are ye?"
She recovered, God be praised! for her death would have been poor Charles's too; and the same grave that yawned for her and him would have closed upon their father also. Even as it was, when she arose from off the weary bed of sickness, it was to be a nurse herself, and watch beside that patient, weak old man.
She threatened to him in the middle of his best stories, smiled quietly when he preached, yawned to his poetical recitations, left the room when he sang, mistook the subjects of his sketches with a verisimilitude of innocence that often deceived even himself, was silent and sneered much whenever he was present.
"But, see here, fellows," suggested Dave soberly, "we're now right in the enemy's country. That is to say, we're on the same side of the lake with the man of mystery and his companions, if he has any. I don't doubt that resentful eyes have watched the erecting of this camp on its present site." "Sorry to have hurt anyone's feelings," yawned Tom.
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