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"Waal," the small boy began alertly, "we-uns hed the deedie behind the smoke-house thar, an' I seen HIM" Rufe pointed at Byers with disfavor "a-comin' powerful slow inter the tanyard, an' I whispered ter Pig-wigs Griggs ter be quiet, an' not let HIM know ez we-uns war thar, 'kase he war always a-jawin' at me, 'thout the tanner war by ter keep him off'n me.
You can imagine it, the dust gathering, the curtains rotting, in the darkness and at times the old man sitting there with his head running on days long since dead. But you know Mr. Mardale, he is not as other men." Sir Charles swung round alertly to his companion. To him at all events the topic was not an indifferent one. "Yet you say, you believe that he is void of the natural affections.
It came into my head that he had shrunken very much in size since the Wimblehurst days, that the cannon ball he had swallowed was rather more evident and shameless than it had been, his skin less fresh and the nose between his glasses, which still didn't quite fit, much redder. And just then he seemed much laxer in his muscles and not quite as alertly quick in his movements.
'Venison, eh? answered the Counsellor alertly, but presently added 'But no! it's impossible; and I can't ask you home neither. Monday's a sacred day; so's Tuesday; and Wednesday we are to be heard in the great teind case in presence, but stay it's frosty weather, and if you don't leave town, and that venison would keep till Thursday 'You will dine with me that day? 'Under certification.
"If you thing" She spread her eyes and elbows suddenly in the manner of a crab, with palms turned upward and thumbs outstretched "Well!" and so dropped them. "You don't want wait till de doctah comin'?" she asked. "I don't think he's coming; it's after his time." "Yass?" The woman was silent a moment, and then threw up one hand again, with the forefinger lifted alertly forward.
Master Rowland's brow lightened as if a cloud lowering there had suddenly cleared away Master Rowland began to look as if it were a much more agreeable experience to contemplate Mistress Betty nervous and glum, than Lady Betty armed at a hundred points, and all but invulnerable Master Rowland walked as alertly to her side as if there were no such things as sprains in this world.
Watch um tail, little brother." For at the first move the big wolf sprang alertly to his feet, looked deep into Mooka's eyes with that intense, penetrating light which serves a wild animal to read your very thoughts, and instantly his great bushy tail was waving its friendly greeting. It was indeed Malsunsis, the cub.
His brain was far too alertly engaged with troubled thoughts of Phil Abingdon to be susceptible to the influence of those delicate etheric waves which he had come to recognize as the note of danger.
The gangway was thronged with friends of passengers returning to land. The crowd on the pier waved flags and handkerchiefs and shouted unintelligibly. Members of the crew stood alertly by the gang-plank ready to draw it in as soon as the last seer-off had crossed it. The girl went to the rail and gazed earnestly at the shore. There was an anxious expression on her face.
My finger felt the trigger, my lids lifted alertly, and as alertly reclosed. Outside the window one of the officers, rising by some slender foothold, had been looking in upon me, and in sinking down again and turning away had snapped a twig. He glanced back just as I opened my eyes, but once more my head was in shadow and the moonlight between us. When I peeped again he was moving away.
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