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The room in which he was had neither windows nor doors, and gritting his teeth the young man said: "The wretch has ensnared me in a trap." Something extraordinary happened now. The wall before him opened, and an open space came to view. The room lighted up, and Spero saw Jane, but, merciful God, in what company!
That is the last; now there is only the grasshopper left. And there's nothing to say of a grasshopper, you never see it; it doesn't count, only he's there gritting his resiny teeth, as you might say. I sit and think of all these things; of how summer has its joys for a wanderer, so there's no sort of need to wait till autumn comes.
One thing we must do if ever we get the chance, and that is let these shell gatherers know we don't mean to harm 'em even a little bit." "But they've just got to let our pearls be, or else they're going to get into trouble, that's what," remarked the pugnacious Steve, with a determined shake of his head and a gritting of his teeth. Max saw and heard, and was more deeply bewildered than ever.
The two now sat face to face, their legs forming a sort of an ellipse, with the roast mutton in the centre, and for several minutes a formidable gritting of teeth, as huge pieces of the mutton passed through them, were the only sounds that broke the stillness of the night. "I have said then," resumed Pepe, after a time, "that I pretended to be always asleep.
I've no doubt you and Miss Thursdale would not in the least mind being left to the last," with a sly smile. "Oh er ah, by Jove!" gasped Windomshire, with a glance at the still faces of the young women. He saw no relief there. "Blamed cat!" muttered Dauntless, gritting his teeth. "Mr. Dauntless, will you and Miss Courtenay come with us in this boat? I want some one to keep the snakes away; Mr.
With the sands of the sea-beach gritting beneath their feet, Slade ordered a halt and conferred with the Mexican. Then he whispered to Billings: "This is the isthmus bay where I told the men to land. I know where I am now all right. Around the next point is the goose-neck. The cave Joe speaks of is at the far end of the cove. It has two entrances, one from the bluff and one from the beach.
I had hitherto thought of trust as a gritting of the teeth and a stiffening of the nerves to believe and endure, no matter what compulsion one put upon oneself. Gradually, in the light of the experience sketched above, I came to see it as simply the knowledge that the supreme command rules everything to everyone's advantage.
And now, above the roaring undertone of the cars, from far ahead floated back the treble bell-notes of the locomotive; there came a gritting vibration of brakes; slowly, more slowly the cars glided to a creaking standstill beside a sun-scorched platform gay with the bright flutter of sunshades and summer gowns. "Shotover!
He drifted aft, muttering to himself, until suddenly he stopped, and fixed his eyes on Denman, who, with gritting teeth, had watched the deadly fracas at the companion. "I told you so. I told you so," rang out the crazed voice of Billings. "A woman aboard ship a woman aboard ship. Always makes trouble. There, take it!"
Just then the paying-teller called out. "Richard, here is the letter to be sent registered; and on the way back stop in at Underwoods and leave this notice of a note coming due to-morrow." "Yes, sir," said Dick, hurrying out; while Ferd followed more slowly, a frown on his face and his teeth gritting with anger.
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