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The puffing, panting, stumbling people, who forge ahead, herring-boning or turning their ankles over their Skis so as to get a grip with their boots, are not included in my "experienced runners." Another hint for uphill work is that when traversing a slope, the Skis should be edged so that the inner edge of the Ski bites into the slope.
"I suppose I may come in," he says, hardly waiting my permission to jump into the punt, which, however, by reason of the noble broadness of its bottom, is enabled to bid defiance to any such shock. "She was making a flannel petticoat for an old woman," he goes on, sitting down opposite me, and looking at me from under his hat-brim, with gravely shining eyes; "herring-boning, she called it.
"Yes, my dear," my Aunt Kezia seemed to snap out. "Satan's the matter." "I don't know what you mean, Aunt," said Flora. "'Tis a mercy if you don't. No, child, there is not much the matter for you. The matter's for me and these girls here. Well, to be sure! there's no fool like an old f Caroline! You are herring-boning that seam on the wrong side!" Alas! the charge was true.
"Surely, surely, sir. I remember once that my faith broke down just for one moment, sir. And then the Lord gave me my way lest I should blaspheme Him in thy wicked heart." "How was that, Rogers?" "A scream came from the quarter-deck, and then the cry: 'Child overboard! There was but one child, the captain's, aboard. I was sitting just aft the foremast, herring-boning a split in a spare jib.
'Much we shall have of the right direction, unless we are content to turn right about face, said Ulick. 'The best path of life is but a herring-bone pattern. 'What does he know of herring-boning? asked Mrs. Kendal, coming in at the moment, with a white cashmere cloak folded picturesquely over her delicate blue silk. Ulick in a moment assumed a less careless attitude, as he answered
But the three white caps and the flower-wreathed bonnet drew close together over the dainty garments, all a foam of lace and ruffles and embroidery. David heard the terms rolling and whipping, and felling and overcasting and hemstitching and herring-boning which were an unknown tongue to him. Ruth praised everything, till even Sister Angela was quite satisfied.
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