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"'None the less, remarks Cherokee Hall, 'while I reckons Enright gives us the c'rrect line on dogs that gets audible that a-way, an' onravels them howls in all their meanin's, I confesses I'm a heap like Boggs about signs. Mebby, as I says prior, it's because I'm a kyard sharp an' allers faces my footure over a faro layout. Anyhow, signs an' omens presses on me.
Captain Powell, you will stay with me who have some words for your ear. Sir Mortimer Ferne, I trust you will recover your servant, as you have recovered so many of our poor fellows" his voice dropped until it was audible only to the three or four who made his immediate circle, "as you have wellnigh recovered yourself." Generous as he was, he had not meant to go so far.
It was necessary to avoid even a tread heavier than common, a fall of the boat-hook, or a collision with the vessel, as the slightest noise became distinctly audible in the profound stillness of deep night. Once enlightened as to his real position, however, Paul saw with his mind's eye obstructions that another might not have avoided.
As I sat upon the window-ledge listening to the voice with its flowing song, my thoughts were far away, and I was looking down once more upon the eager, coal-grimed faces in the rude little church in Black Rock. I was brought back to find myself swallowing hard by an audible whisper from a wee lassie to her mother 'Mither! See till yon man. He's greetin'.
She paused, and when the first shock of amazement was past an audible titter ran through the audience, and Mr. Ives squirmed visibly. "Am I right, Mr. Chairman?" asked Miss Lucretia. "You are unquestionably right, Miss Penniman," answered the chairman, rising, "unquestionably." "Then I will proceed," said Miss Lucretia.
Upton gave out, in a faltering voice, 'The prayers of this congregation are desired for Edward Platt, who is very dangerously ill, there was not a dry eye in the church, and one or two audible sobs came from the boys' seats in the gallery. Mrs. John never left her boy's bedside night and day she was by him, and many wondered at her calm peacefulness.
Kassandane smiled again, murmuring in a scarcely audible voice: "You are right, my children, you will stand in need of your mother." "Now you are speaking once more like the wife of the great Cyrus," cried Croesus, kissing the robe of the blind woman. "Your presence will indeed be needed, who can say how soon? Cambyses is like hard steel; sparks fly wherever he strikes.
Well, I told you I was one girl one minute and another another. I don't know myself these days. Oh, hark," she said, abruptly, as the cadence of hoofs began to make itself audible from the end of the side street. "That's the team now. I could recognise those horses' trot as far as I could hear it. Let's go out. I know he would like to have me there when he drives up.
The slates were then taken down, and the top slate taken off. Upon what had previously been the top slate was written the words, 'Yes, we will try. Mr. Mr. Sellers: My habits of observation have been trained in this kind of work, and I watched the slates intently during the process. Subsequently certain raps were audible, when the Medium called the attention of Dr.
The grandmamma had an equally generous gift, only she had no longer any voice: only every second word was audible, like one of those barrel-organs, in which an occasional note, instead of sounding, merely blows. Our business was to listen quietly.
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