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Maimie craned forward eagerly to see how her friend fared, though she had really no hope; no one seemed to have the least hope except Brownie herself, who, however, was absolutely confident.

Let's get back." "No, no; let me try," I cried eagerly. "Don't I tell you it's of no use," he said angrily. "Here, I'll go again and show you. Hold on tight, Big."

Little doth it comfort Mary to be a queen when there is such an one to control her actions. Well, I must to the inn." She turned to go back to the town when her eye was caught by a filmy bit of linen which was caught in a bush by the wayside. "'Twas hers," cried Francis catching it up eagerly. "How foolish to repine when I should have known that there would be some sign."

I may never have the courage again if stopped now. Do not stop me, Helen." "I must, Cecilia. General Clarendon desired you not to interfere in the matter." "But this is not interfering, only interposing to prevent mischief." "But, Cecilia," continued Helen eagerly, "another reason has just struck me." "I wish reasons would not strike you. Let me go. Oh, Helen; it is for you."

He did not wait long; the eyes and gesture of the girl nestled at the feet of Boabdil drew the king's attention to the spot where the stranger stood: his eye brightened when it fell upon him. "Almamen," cried Boabdil, eagerly, "you are welcome." As he spoke, he motioned to the dancing-girls to withdraw. "May I not rest?

'This is too old talk for you, my dear, said the old lady, after a little silence. 'No, no indeed, said Jacinth eagerly. 'I am so pleased you don't treat me as a child, dear Lady Myrtle. And I love to think of you and my grandmother long ago, when your families were almost relations, weren't they? 'Yes, truly Jacinth and I often said we loved each other more than if we had been sisters.

"I'm like you, Nat, a little bit puzzled. If it were not so small I should say it was a nest from the way that great hornbill keeps flapping about and screeching." "Shall I shoot it, uncle?" I said eagerly. "Well, no, Nat, I hardly like to do that.

The world listened eagerly and without prejudice to the new doctrines; and that attitude tells of a marvellous intellectual growth of our race. Mark the transition. In the year 1600, Bruno was burned at the stake for teaching that our earth is not the centre of the universe.

The initials in my letter were his own signature; and it was he who had threatened me, if I dared to renew my attempt on the Great Eyrie. I rose and took from my desk the letter of June thirteenth. I compared it with the facsimile in the newspapers. There was no doubt about it. They were both in the same peculiar hand-writing. My mind worked eagerly.

He served the King faithfully in life and death, and his sons reaped some reward for their father's fidelity. "Have we then uncles in England?" asked Raymond eagerly. "Then, if we find but our way across the water, we may find a home with one of them? Is it not so, good Father?"