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"A black and villainous traitor, Augusta," said Licinia, whose voice at the mere suggestion had become hoarse with awe. "And what in Rome is the punishment for such traitors, Licinia?" asked the young girl, still speaking slowly and measuredly. "Death, my child," replied the old woman.
Seamanlike, the two officers tramped measuredly up and down without exchanging a word. The loose planks rattled rhythmically under their steps with obstrusive dry sound in the perfect silence of the night. As they were wheeling round again the younger man stood attentive. "Did you hear that?" he asked. "No!" said the other. "Hear what?" "I thought I heard a cry. Ever so faint.
He's in hospital now, ravin'. He's got some kinda fever the doctors don't know nothin' about. Sick as hell!" Tommy compressed his lips. Matters were more desperate even than he had believed. He informed his helper measuredly: "Evelyn and I can't stay around here, Smithers. The Ragged Men may come back, and it'll be weeks before you and the professor can get another Tube through.
They found the orator measuredly stepping the short distance between this round table and the post on which was fixed the button of the electric bell.
Even the tramp of the men, as they moved heavily and measuredly across the yielding bridge, seemed to wear the character of the reluctance with which they proceeded on so hateful a duty; and more than one individual, as he momentarily turned his eye upon the ramparts, where many of his comrades were grouped together watching the departure of the detachment, testified by the significant and mournful movement of his head how much he envied their exemption from the task.
Then, screwing up his bright eyes with a humorous air, and twisting his curly beard between his fingers, Ossip gave a complacent click of his tongue, and continued measuredly, and with deliberation: "So he seized hold of the tench, and thrust it back into the cave. Elesia-ah!"
His fingers tightly grasped the carved ornaments at its top. His words were carefully chosen and measuredly spoken. He knew that if he permitted one expression to escape him unguardedly, with it would slip away the command by which he was curbing mutinous emotions. "Cara, I happened to be born a Prince, who should one day develop into a King.
"Then you will take up the case?" urged the latter eagerly, forgetting both his campaign manager and his campaign manners, and leaning forward almost like a prisoner in the dock to catch the words of the foreman of the jury. "You will trace down the forger of those pictures before it is too late?" "I haven't said I'll do that yet," answered Craig measuredly.
Even the tramp of the men, as they moved heavily and measuredly across the yielding bridge, seemed to wear the character of the reluctance with which they proceeded on so hateful a duty; and more than one individual, as he momentarily turned his eye upon the ramparts, where many of his comrades were grouped together watching the departure of the detachment, testified by the significant and mournful movement of his head how much he envied their exemption from the task.
"We can take a cab," cried the other, waxing indignant. The tall man grew suddenly calm. "Do you know any one else?" he asked, measuredly. "I know another fellow somewhere on Park Place." "Somewhere on Park Place," repeated the tall man in an unnatural manner. "Somewhere on Park Place." With an air of sublime resignation he turned his face to the wall.
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