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A fir-tree loves a water border, loves a long wind in a draughty canon, loves to spend itself secretly on the inner finishings of its burnished, shapely cones. Broken open in mid-season the petal-shaped scales show a crimson satin surface, perfect as a rose. The birch the brown-bark western birch characteristic of lower stream tangles is a spoil sport.
Jeekes gave the kaleidoscope another jerk that night. Bruce went to the public callbox in the station, but the rhythmic "Zoom-er! Zoom-er! Zoom-er!" which announces that a number is engaged was all the satisfaction he got. The prospect of waiting about the draughty station exit did not appeal to him, so he decided to go home and telephone Robin, as originally arranged, in the morning.
It does look such a large grey pile: and how cold and draughty that immense stone hall must be in winter! There were no nice big sofas about, or palms, or lots of papers and books; nothing but suits of armour and great marble tables, looking like monuments.
It was the first time Ballantrae had visited that wine-seller's, the first time he had seen the wife; and his eyes were true to her. "I perceive your reason for carrying me to this very draughty tavern," he said at last. "I believe it is propinquity," returned Balmile. "You play dark," said Ballantrae, "but have a care! Be more frank with me, or I will cut you out.
"This conservatory is fearfully draughty," remarked Lady Mary, close to Betty's shoulder. "I don't want to stay all night, do you?" "I am ready," said Betty; but she sighed, for she had been almost happy for the hour. If the reception at the White House had been calm, Betty's salon on the following evening was not.
It would be a little warm in summer perhaps, and a little cold in winter in that draughty valley between two great mountain fields; but what with the hills, and the racing river, and the fiery Rhone wines, he was little to be pitied on the conditions of his exile.
At this time an eye might have noticed a figure flitting in and about those draughty apartments, and making no more noise in so doing than a puff of wind. Its motion hither and thither was rapid, but methodical, its bearing absorbed, yet cautious.
The show was held in a draughty tent, and when it was over the Padre made a short prayer and they all sang a hymn. It was perfectly splendid. There they stood, rows of men, the best physique England could produce, and how they sang!
Ernest, miserable as he was, wondered if the Telephone Boy had gotten safely home, or if he were alone in the draughty room in the basement; and Roderick hugged his big brother, who slept with him and said, "Now I lay me," three times running, as fast as ever his tongue would say it.
This haven was divided from the rough world by a glass partition and a half-door, with a leaden sill upon it for the convenience of resting your liquor; but, over this half-door the bar's snugness so gushed forth that, albeit customers drank there standing, in a dark and draughty passage where they were shouldered by other customers passing in and out, they always appeared to drink under an enchanting delusion that they were in the bar itself.
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