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No one accosted them, and they took their seats in the carriage with the deliberation and dignity which had been impressed upon them. The official spread a bear-skin rug over their knees, and demanded which way they would go. Jack replied, "To the promenade." The carriage which was an open one proceeded on its way at a rapid pace, and the boys' hopes rose higher and higher.
He was always slumbering, lying with half-open, discoloured eyes on a large sofa tapestried in pig-skin of English make, and covered with a bear-skin rug. He lay there day and night, his right arm flung back behind his head. Whenever, by day or night, he was called by his name Ippolyte Ippolytovich, he would remain silent a moment collecting his wits, then answer: "Eh?" He had no thoughts.
Do you mind if I take just a little, tiny nap?" For all answer he patted her, and smoothed her hair, her cheek, her full, warm throat. Presently by her slow, gentle breathing he knew she was asleep. For a long time he half-lay there against the oak, softly swathed in his bear-skin, on the odorous bed of fir, holding her in his arms, looking into the dancing firelight.
There was a slight movement within the wrappings. "Couldn't ye climb up on my shoulder, honey? that's a good child!" There were one or two spasmodic jerks of the bear-skin, and, aided by Jeff, the bundle was presently seated on his shoulder. "Are you all right now, Sis?" Something like a laugh came from the bear-skin. Then a childish voice said, "Thank you, I think I am!"
This present close-fitting, undignified set of habiliments, which no chisel dare imitate this cumbersome, unbecoming garb might, should, ought to be, and would be, superseded by slashed gay jerkins, and picturesque nether garments: cap and feather throwing into shade the modern hat, ugliest of all imaginable head-dresses; and in lieu of the smock-frock Macintosh, or coarse-featured bear-skin, Ciceronian mantles flowing from the shoulders, or lighter capes of the elegant olden-time Venitian.
As the scorched bear-skin dropped to the floor, Lawrence picked up the Indian blanket and flung it over Jill's tattered gown. 'Go up to your room, Miss Jocelyn, he whispered: 'you are all right now. And she obeyed without a word. Miss Gillespie and I followed. I think Aunt Philippa was faint or had palpitations, for I heard Uncle Brian calling loudly to some one to open the windows.
They went to Jurand. The heat in the room was intense, as in a bath. It was light, because there were big pine logs in the fireplace. Father Wyszoniek kept watch over the patient, who lay in bed, covered with a bear-skin; his face was pale, his hair matted with perspiration, and his eyes closed.
It gathered around the seeming corpse, and stared hard at it. Dad and Dave spoke at the same time. "Why," they said, "it's the cove with the bear-skin cap!" Sure enough it was.
The sleigh was but a 'cutter' for carrying two, and had handsome robes of its equipment, a pair for each seat; one of wolf-skins garnished with a row of tails at the bottom and lined with scarlet; another a bear-skin, in which the beast's grim countenance had been preserved, and his claws affixed as a fringe. When Linda was comfortably wrapped up, Mr. Holt produced a third robe to throw over all.
At this Burghley turned to his colleagues and said, in English, "The French are acting according to the proverb; they wish to sell us the bear-skin before they have killed the bear." Sancy, who understood English, rejoined, "We have no bear-skin to sell, but we are giving you a very good and salutary piece of advice. It is for you to profit by it as you may."
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