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They flew with amazing strength, swiftness, and grace; but for the most part they about a fixed area like bees at a honey-pot. It was a limited area, but within it they dipped, dropped, curved, wove in and out. "Well, I'll be ." "They're those black spots we saw the first day, Pete," Billy Fairfax said breathlessly. "We thought it was the sun."
"'I can't eat it, said the queen, looking ruefully at the honey-pot. "'No wonder! retorted the king. 'You've just eaten your breakfast two turkey eggs, and three anchovies. "'Oh! that's not it! sobbed her majesty. 'It's my child, my child! "'Well, what's the matter with your child? She's neither up the chimney nor down the draw-well.
This exceedingly simple movement, however, at once doubled up the front seat, sent the honey-pot a dozen feet into the air, and dropped Miss Amy upon her knees in the bed of the wagon. The combined mental and physical shock was too much for her; she instantly and sincerely fainted; the last thing in her ears amidst this wreck of matter being the "wheep" of a bullet and the sharp crack of a rifle.
"I found it," he said quietly, "I was digging." "I got it out," said Ambrose, still bending over the treasure. "You'd have given up digging without me," persisted David. "It's just as much mine as yours." "Well, anyhow, we settled to go halves in all we found," said Ambrose, "and you wouldn't have known it was valuable without me. A honey-pot indeed!" He laughed jeeringly.
Do you know that yonder, in Monument Yard, they were all at my poor little Blessing for her money? There was Tom Lutestring; there was Mr. Draper, your precious lawyer; there was actually Mr. Tubbs, of Bethesda Chapel; and they must all come buzzing like flies round the honey-pot. That is why we came out of the quarter where my brother-tradesmen live."
He was so cheery and good-tempered over it, too, and so amusing, and full of fun and jokes, that the young Ingletons buzzed round him like flies round a honey-pot. There are some people in the world whose mental atmosphere appears to act like genial sunshine. Because their uplifting personality demands the best in others' natures, the best is offered to them. Mr.
The bear hesitated for an instant, then, catching sight of the honey-pot on the front seat, which the shrinking-back of the young girl had disclosed, he slowly reached forward his other paw and attempted to grasp it.
Nick was eager to be out in all this blindman's holiday; but, "Nay," said Carew; "not so much as thy nose. A fog like this would steal the croak from a raven's throat, let alone the sweetness from a honey-pot like thine and bottom crust is the end of pie!" With which, bang went the door, creak went the key, and Carew was off to the Falcon Inn.
When to the honey-pot of wealth is added the lure of beauty, how can one be sure that any proffered love is free from the taint of greed? Her brother was one of America's most brilliant money-getters. He gathered in and disbursed with a lavish magnificence. She had been called the most beautiful woman in Europe and her gem-like brilliancy had been set in Life's gold and platinum of environment.
For a moment I was confused and knew not what to answer, but gathering my wits together I smiled and answered readily in the affirmative. "And you?" I said, gayly. "How goes the cholera?" The landlord shook his head dolefully. "Holy Joseph! do not speak of it. The people die like flies in a honey-pot. Only yesterday body of Bacchus! who would have thought it?"
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