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I guess you was startled, too, mister, and kinder frit!" "I confess I was, at first," replied Mr Meldrum, "till I felt the earthquake. Then I recollected about the volcano." "Oh! the one down south, that we seed to leeward when the old ship poked her nose on the reef?" "The same," said the other. "It was smoking then; and we've just had the eruption.

Returning to the Inferno, Cicerone led the way to a pot which was being filled with frit from one of the little covered cars that he had pointed out in the mixing-room.

Lapis-lazuli, for instance, was replaced by blue frit made with an admixture of silicate of copper, and this was reduced to an impalpable powder. The painters kept their colours in tiny bags, and, as required, mixed them with water containing a little gum tragacanth. They laid them on by means of a reed, or a more or less fine hair brush.

"These trucks you see are ready-loaded with the frit, or glass-material, and are to be wheeled down to the furnaces presently," said Cicerone. "But, before following them, we had better go down and see the fires."

She spoke as one conferring the freedom of a city. Foxy very clean in her straw, smoothly white and brown, dignified, and golden of eye looked mistrustfully at Edward and showed her baby white teeth. 'She'll liven the old lady up, said Hazel. 'I'm afraid began Edward; and then 'she shows her teeth a good deal. 'Only along of being frit. 'She needn't be frightened.

More explosions at a little distance, and two more men were found to be casting, in the same manner, small bottles of opaque white glass, resembling china, a quality produced by an admixture of bone-dust in the frit.

Even while saying this she was seized with a cold trembling; one moment her heart stood still, and then almost suffocated her with its rapid beating. A soft voice seemed to warn her against this imprudence; she seemed to see the pale face of her mother, and to hear her living counsels: "Do not go, Louise, Frit Wendel is no lover for Louise von Schwerin."

I kept the coffin open till the very last minute, thinkin' as you'd come." "That was very sweet of you, Mrs. Briggs," said Violet. "It was all Dr. Wyndham's fault that we didn't. I'm staying there, you know, and whatever he says is law. I'm sure I don't know why, but there it is." "Well, there!" said Mrs. Briggs. "I might 'a' known. Pore mother was frit to death o' he.

Just tell the truth and shame the devil! Them lawyers is a tricky pack, and they know how to mix a fellow up, till he don't know crystal from frit. But don't you worrit! The truth's stronger'n the whole pack of 'em, and that's what I'm a-restin' on. You tell the truth as you b'lieve it, whether it's for me or agin' me, child, and it's all I'll ask o' you."

Rear Brigade Headquarters, in Rues Vertes, or at least above that village, had been seized, and the R.E.'s, a portion of the N.C.O. staff, all rations and ammunition captured. A dressing station filled with R.A.M.C. and wounded was taken, but Frit acted honourably, placed a sentry over the entrance and allowed the Red Cross men to carry on with their work.