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Updated: May 23, 2025
I was surprised at the coolness with which John avowed his knowledge of the island; and I own I was half-frightened when I saw him drawing nearer to myself.
Over an orange foundation, eccentric in itself and very short, was a vivid tunic covered with peacock feathers on gold tissue, with a sweeping tail behind, and on her head was the towering chest of a peacock on a gold bandeau. She waved a great peacock fan, also, and half-way down the stairs she paused and looked down at him, with half-frightened eyes. "Do you like it?"
The Ramblin' Kid started to hand the cup to Gyp to be refilled a queer numbness swept over him the cup fell from his hand he swayed tensed his body in an effort to get up mumbled thickly: "What th' what th' ?" The tout backed away toward the door, crouching like a cat ready to spring, his beady eyes half-frightened, watching the poison deaden the faculties of the other.
He could not know how she stood, scarcely breathing, her hands at her breast; nor how, now that the great step was taken, she was again half-frightened, half-regretful, altogether bewildered and uncertain. Of herself, of him, of everything "Is it you, Mark?" "Yes. May I come in, Gloria?" "Please, Mark.
The occupants of the stalls and boxes exchanged wondering and half-frightened looks, then as the cheer subsided, settled themselves again to listen, more or less spell-bound, as the second verse began.
But their fear hung over the area, so he decided to swim toward home, at more than his usual speed. He had not gone very far when he saw several adult fish swimming toward him with serious and half-frightened expressions on their faces. When they saw him, they stopped at a distance. "Stop there," one of them demanded, so Chirpy Bird stopped.
It is not etiquette for the groom to see the bride on the day of their marriage, until they meet at the altar; but you look so charming, dear! I would like him to admire you. He has such exquisite taste." Margie's uplifted eyes had a half-frightened look, which Alexandrine did not understand. "No, no!" she said, hurriedly; "do not bring him here!
Also I will chase down Rutheford, and track him all over the world until I find him, and make him suffer for all he has done!" This was a northern child, and his baby eyes would gleam and his features draw, and then his mother, half-frightened, would try to quiet him in her arms.
She shook her head; the tears stood suddenly in her leaf-brown eyes. "Helena!" he said, and there was a half-frightened violence in his voice; "what is it? Tell me, for Heaven's sake; what is it? Do you hate me?" "No no no!" "If you dislike me, say so! I think I could bear it better to believe you disliked me." "Robert, how absurd you are! You know I could never dislike you.
"Oh, you needn't put down your work for that," said Miss Faithful, but Miss Sophonisba dropped the ribbon she was plaiting and followed her sister with the candle. She threw a half-frightened glance around the room as she entered, but the Vision did not reappear. It was some time before the ribbon was found.
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