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He took much pleasure in listening to the music of the laborers laments from Italian songs to the accompaniment of the accordion, Spanish guitars and Creole choruses, wild voices chanting of love and death. "This is a regular Noah's ark," exulted the vainglorious patriarch. "He means the tower of Babel," thought Desnoyers to himself, "but it's all the same thing to the old man."
So he sometimes disguised himself at night and went about through the streets and bazaars, listening to the talk of those whom he met and asking them questions. In this way he learned whether the people were contented and happy, or not. In those times Bagdad in the east and the Mohammedan cities of Spain in the west were famed for their schools and learned men.
If he found her at her instrument he would stand listening in earnest delight, until the fear of being missed drove him in: this secret too might be discovered, and this enchantress too sent, by the decree of his grandmother, into the limbo of vanities.
Israel nodded his head, and, moving to a place twenty feet to his left, turned, and in a course parallel to the one Peleg was following, cautiously continued on his way toward the border of the field. When Peleg came near to the edge of the field he stopped once more and peered cautiously all about him, listening for sounds that might indicate the presence of his enemies.
Stanley, in an agitated voice, as Harry finished reading the letter, and handed it to Mr. Wyllys. "It will take more than this to convince me," said Mr. Wyllys, who had been listening attentively. The handwriting was then carefully examined by Mrs. Stanley and Mr. Wyllys, and both were compelled to admit that it was at least a good imitation of that of William Stanley.
Tom O'Hara, illustrating her beauty, her importance, and the incidental importance of himself; and it was with profound surprise and deep offence that he discovered that neither Malcourt nor Miss Suydam were listening.
"Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more, Macbeth shall sleep no more." With such horrible imaginations Macbeth returned to his listening wife, who began to think he had failed of his purpose, and that the deed was somehow frustrated.
Let him open that book and begin reading it without grand words or superciliousness, without condescension to them, but gently and kindly, being glad that he is reading to them and that they are listening with attention, loving the words himself, only stopping from time to time to explain words that are not understood by the peasants.
"Then," said Zilah, "the question of bread comes up everywhere, even in insanity." "And money is perhaps happiness, since it allows of the purchase of happiness." "Oh!" said the Prince, "for me, happiness would be " "What?" "Forgetfulness." And he followed with his eyes Vivian's lover, who now had his ear glued to the trunk of the tree, and was listening to the voice which spoke only to him.
And at that she gave a tremulous cry, and rushed around the table to him. "Oh, Orville!" She took the offending elbow in her two arms, and bent and kissed the rough coat sleeve. "Why, Terry! Don't, honey. Don't!" "Oh, Orville, listen " "Yes." "Listen, Orville " "I'm listening, Terry." "I've got something to tell you. There's something you've got to know." "Yes, I know it, Terry.
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