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The news of Birotteau's removal from Madame de Listomere's house seemed all the more amazing because the reason of it was wholly impenetrable. Madame de Listomere said that her nephew was intending to marry and leave the navy, and she wanted the vicar's apartment to enlarge her own. Birotteau's relinquishment was still unknown. The advice of Monsieur de Bourbonne was followed.
We anchored close to her, intending to board her in the dark. I thought I would swim off and reconnoitre a bit, before we attacked her; and, of course, I saw at once what she was, and we cut our cable, and were towed out in the dark. She fired away at us, but didn't do us any damage.
He took off his shoes and set them gently on the floor. Then he went on tiptoes out into the little hallway. The ceiling was so low that he had to stoop to avoid knocking his head against it. He raised his hand intending to knock on the door, and then lost courage. Several times he went into the hallway with the same intent, and each time returned noiselessly to his own room.
Days ago, Selim and I cached the rope at the top of the cliff, anticipating just such an emergency as this, and intending to use it if we could reach the château in no other way. I figured that they would cut off all other means of getting into your grounds. "Neenah came up from the village ahead of the attacking party, out of breath and terribly frightened.
Vikher roared, breathing fire in his rage, and with his mouth wide open threw himself upon the prince, intending to swallow him.
Their eyes met, and he looked away. He thought her quite beautiful. To break the silence, she asked, a little tone of politeness coming into her voice: "May I inquire what your name is? I am Miss Yorke Miss Alice Yorke," she added, intending to make him feel at ease. "Gordon Keith is my name. Where are you from?" His manner was again perfectly easy. "From New York." "I thought you were."
To this advice the king gave ear, and went to consult a very celebrated rishi, Vâmadeva, intending, under his directions, to engage in such penance as might lead to the accomplishment of his wishes. Having been well received by the holy man, he said to him: "O father, having heard of your great piety and wisdom, I have come hither for guidance and help in a great calamity.
To Oxford, then, he directed his course; and, having some accidental business at Bath, he stopped there for the night, intending to continue his journey next morning. Among other jobs, he had to get a "Garden of the Soul," and two or three similar books which might help him in the great preparation which awaited his arrival in London.
"I've been intending to call sooner, Miss Hawkins," said the Hon. Mrs. Oreille, "but the weather's been so horrid. How do you like Washington?" Laura liked it very well indeed. Mrs. Gashly "Is it your first visit?" Yea, it was her first. All "Indeed?" Mrs. Oreille "I'm afraid you'll despise the weather, Miss Hawkins. It's perfectly awful. It always is. I tell Mr.
It was quite evident the next day that Margaret had made an impression on our visitor, and that he was struggling with some new idea. "Did you say, Mrs. Fairchild," he asked my wife, "that Miss Debree is a teacher? It seems very odd." "No; I said she taught in one of our schools. I don't think she is exactly a teacher." "Not intending always to teach?"
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