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Here he hesitated for a word, and I, although I knew nothing about the matter, helped him out with suggestions in the same rhetorical vein. "Or a button-hook," I said, "or a blunderbuss or a battering-ram or a piston-rod " He resumed, refreshed with this assistance, "Or a curtain rod or a candle-stick, or a "
The Saracens of Mahomet are swarms of locusts appearing upon the earth, with scorpion stings, tormenting men five months, or, prophetically, one hundred and fifty years. On the other hand, a church is a candle-stick; its pastor, a beautiful star; the whole church, a virgin bride; the glorious assembly of God's reformers, a rainbow angel, etc.
But the old man never seemed to mind it. Fumbling in his vest pocket, he found a match. This he struck and lighted a tallow dip which was stuck into a rude candle-stick upon a bare wooden table. One glance at the room revealed by the dim light showed its desolate bareness. Besides the table there were two small benches and a wash-stand, containing a granite-iron basin.
Thinking of the story of the candle-stick, with his mouth twisted into a queer, wry smile, Philip fumbled for his pipe. "Requiescat in pace," said Philip, "the hopes of Philip Poynter!" Southward under the watery moon and the wild, dark clouds rode the Indian girl, following a trail blazed only for Indian eyes.
Now how in the world did it get here? It's the candle-stick from the dragon's head in the room above." "Are you sure, Jermyn?" the Duke asked, in a voice which showed that he was agitated. "Yes, sir. Quite sure. But no one's been up there." "There must be a spy," said the Duke. The two voices spoke together for a moment in whispers.
Yet the footsteps had been distinctly audible for a moment. Since Settimia was not walking about, Corbario must have got into the room. Yet Regina had locked the door, and had the key in her pocket. It was perfectly incomprehensible. She left the sitting-room again, carrying her candle as before; but at the door she turned back, and set the candle-stick upon the table.
Not a chair, not a wash-stand, not a table cumbered it unless a round, flat tree stump, which looked as if it might have grown up through the floor, was intended for both washstand and table. It had served the latter purpose at any rate as upon it rested the candle-stick containing the solitary candle by which he had got himself to bed. "Single room, without bath," murmured the professor.
"I c-can't he'p myse'f," stammered Celia; "you say such frightful things to me you tell me that they happen in my own house in her own room How can I be calm? How can I believe such things of of Constance Berkley of yo' daid mother " "I don't know," he said dully. The star-light sparkled on the silver candle-stick where it lay on the floor in a little pool of wax.
There were also other articles on the walls, such as Indian curios, bows and arrows, as well as a few pictures. In the middle of the room was a table, covered with a cloth of rich design. In the centre of this stood a candle-stick, made of wood, evidently hand-wrought. It had seven branches, and in each was a dip-candle. A well-polished silver tray, containing a pair of snuffers, was lying near.
"He was down there with me yesterday, and it just occurred to me that he might have gone there again." "What! All in the dark?" "He'd lighted a candle, if you please! I'd left a candle-stick and a box of matches handy because I hadn't finished that shelving." "Well!" Constance murmured. "I can't think how ever he dared go there all alone!" "Can't you?" said Mr. Povey, cynically. "I can.
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