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You hear only the monotonous murmur of the cascades, resembling the rustle of the leaves that the wind stirs in the forest. On our return, we seated ourselves at the door of the hut. It is a poor, squat little house, heavily supported upon thick walls; the knotty joists of the ceiling retain their bark. It is indeed necessary that it should be able to stand out alone against the snows of winter.
Two or three times, the matter in hand became so knotty, that the jackal found it imperative on him to get up, and steep his towels anew. From these pilgrimages to the jug and basin, he returned with such eccentricities of damp headgear as no words can describe; which were made the more ludicrous by his anxious gravity.
Kendal, to his great joy, met Frederick Ferrars at the 'Family Office. The changes in the regiment had given him his majority, and he had flashed over from Ireland to make his preparations for the campaign. His counsel had been most valuable in Gilbert's equipment, especially in the knotty question of horses, and he had shown himself so amiable and rational that Mr.
For example, who could be better equipped to attempt the solution of that knotty question about the Princess von Steinheimer's diamonds?" "By Jove!" cried Hempstead, his eyes glittering with excitement. "That is an inspiration. I imagine that if anyone can unravel the mystery, it is Miss Baxter."
Heedless of his wounded arm and the racking pains of his other injuries, Jean Debry climbed the knotty trunk; seizing a large branch, he raised himself from bough to bough. A few birds, aroused from their slumbers, arose from the foliage and flitted away. Jean Debry followed them with his eyes, and whispered, "You will not betray me!"
For example, we will suppose you require another word for "difficulty"; consider this list: "Nouns. "Dilemma, embarrassment; perplexity, &c. "Nice-, delicate-, subtle-, knotty point; vexed question, vexata quaestio, poser, puzzle, &c. "Nonplus, quandary, strait, pass, pinch, pretty pass, stress, brunt; critical situation, crisis; trial, rub, emergency, exigency, scramble.
Now, if I was a carpenter I'd make a doll-house just like a real house I could make it so nice. She began building doll-houses her favourite castles in the air in imagination. But now and then she wanted another opinion, there were knotty points to decide.
If temptation of lust stir thee in bed, think that thy good Lord hung on the Rood for thee; think on His five wounds that streamed down of blood: think that His bed was the hard knotty tree, and instead of a pillow He had a crown of thorns.
The branches of this tree are greatly ramified and knotty, and the bark is white. Conspicuous, too, is the taxi, with brown buds and white flowers; while the margin of the water is thickly fringed by a belt of arrow-grass, or frexes so called by the Portuguese six feet in height. Its name is given in consequence of being used by the Indians in making arrows for their blowpipes.
Josie declared washing and ironing helped her to work out knotty problems and there was nothing like having your arms in suds up to the elbows to give you an insight into who did what and why. The girls settled themselves to listen to Mary Louise's news, whatever it was.
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