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Papineau. The three sat down to the table and ate hungrily, abundantly, as people have to who make stern demands upon their vitality. The doctor made a few more remarks about the treatment of his patient. He had carefully laid on the table the little tablets of medicine, the bottle containing an antiseptic, the cotton and gauze that must be used to renew the dressing.
The train stopped, and the passengers came into the station, at first in a trickle and then in a stream, with porters hurrying before them, baggage laden. The son was one of the first. He emerged from the gate, a tall chap, not unlike his father. Stopped for a moment, casting his eyes about, and saw the flower in the old man's lapel. Leaped toward him hungrily.
Now the great animal was hungrily devouring an added feed of oats which his master had poured into its manger. The man glanced over the equipments, and moved to the other end of the stable, where stood the Padre's heavily built chestnut. It, too, was ready saddled as though for a journey. Here again the saddle-bags and wallets had been filled and adjusted.
On the way an idea popped all of a sudden into his mind. The dazzling splendor of it first brought him to a dead halt and then set him running breathlessly to join the Mullarkey children. He found them all gathered about Danny, hungrily watching him eat a green apple. "Couldn't we play circus!" he exclaimed, in eager excitement at the idea that had come to him.
He eyed it hungrily, and reached a hand out without thinking what he did. Gustav drew the book back. "It has a suspicious look," he said. "So many plans and measurements and specifications. Will you not explain?" The Professor reddened. He shut his mouth stubbornly. "Those are private notes," be said. "I was sent over here to make what discoveries I could along certain lines."
Listening to the Reader, we were there, in the coffee-room of the Saracen's Head the rascal Squeers in the full enjoyment of his repast of hot toast and cold round of beef, the while five little boys sat opposite hungrily and thirstily expectant of their share in a miserable meal of two-penn'orth of milk and thick bread and butter for three.
Do you want to eat the sandwiches now, or do you prefer dinner at six?" Polly eyed the two big sandwiches with a serious eye. "Let's look at them a while first," she said, hungrily. "Isn't there any way of getting anything else? Can't you shoot something?" "I don't see anything but you and me and the horses. What's the matter?" For the girl had given a shriek of joy. "In my coat pocket!
"All!" replied Miss Arden firmly. But she smiled, showing her perfect white teeth and showing also her sympathy by the tone in which she added: "Poor child!" "Shall I never, never, never," asked the patient, hungrily surveying the tray at close range, "have enough just to dull these pangs a little? Not enough to satisfy me, of course, but just enough to take the edge off?"
"I lammed him, as I'd have lammed Robert Bruce if he'd lied to me." The Boy stared at this sudden incursion into history, but all he said was: "Your dinner's waitin'." The minute Mac got inside he looked round hungrily for the child. Not seeing him, he went over and scrutinised the tumbled contents of the bunks. "Where's Kaviak?" "P'raps you'll tell us." "You mean he isn't here?"
"But there's nothing to to talk about, Ellen," she said; and in spite of herself her voice sounded cold, almost menacing. "Oh, very well, if you feel that way," retorted Ellen. "But I can tell you one thing or, I might tell you something; but I guess I won't." "Please, Ellen, if it's about " "Well, it is." Fanny's eyes pleaded hungrily with the naughty Ellen.
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