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Updated: June 19, 2025
How many were there on the larva's back? Perhaps eight, ten or more. One Midge, never more than one, comes out of the victim's skin, for the morsel is too small to provide food for many. What has become of the others? Has there been an internecine battle inside the poor wretch's body?
Well, that's consistent, at any rate! Now, I do know something about this young lady. And, to begin with, I know her name." "Oh, what is it?" said Midge and Kitty together. "Well, Mops is such a reader of character, she ought to be able to guess her name. What do you think it is, Midget?" Marjorie considered. She dearly loved to guess, even when she had no hint to go by.
The midge, again, or punkie, or "no-see-'um," just as you please, swarms down upon you suddenly and with commendable vigour, so that you feel as though red-hot pepper were being sprinkled on your bare skin; and his invisibility and intangibility are such that you can never tell whether you have killed him or not; but he doesn't last long, and dope routs him totally.
He wouldn't miss the proper downward beat for the world. He hardly dare breathe. He would like to stop the mouth and wings of every buzzing bee and midge. So much the more therefore is he annoyed at the bustling host who must needs come and bring the wine just at this supreme, delicious moment. An outlook upon an avenue, patterned by brilliant strips of light!
Truly, my limbs do grow slack through abiding idly here. As for two of my six, I will choose Midge the Miller and Arthur a Bland, for, as well thou knowest, good master, they are stout fists at the quarterstaff. Is it not so, Little John?" At this all laughed but Little John and Robin, who twisted up his face. "I can speak for Midge," said he, "and likewise for my cousin Scarlet.
The mental picture of the cow using the typewriter produced such hilarity that it was a few moments before the letter was opened. "It IS from the cow!" exclaimed Marjorie, "and she does write beautifully on the machine. I don't see a single error." "Read it out, Midge; I always love to hear letters from cows."
And he wants to stay here. He will be my slave." She looked eagerly at my lady. "Thou art getting to be such a venturesome midge that it may be well to have so devoted an attendant. Yet I remember he left thee alone and ill and hungry not so long ago." Rose laughed gayly. "If he had not left me I could not have taken the courage to crawl out. And no one else might have come.
He would not cross the door-stones of the house, except at night, when he walked just like a ghost about the grounds and in the orchard as if he had lost his senses which it is my opinion he had; for a more spirited, bolder, keener gentleman than he was before that midge of a governess crossed him, you never saw, ma'am.
Do you think this little midge is too small for God to have made it, and given it life, and spread that mother-of-pearl light on its wings? Do you think yourself too small to pray? or your fault too small to pray about?" Elizabeth cast down her eyes. She did not quite think it was a fault, but she did not say so. "Bessie, what was the great sin of the Israelites in the wilderness?"
The slaves looked at each other in astonishment; the wine was brought, and Paaker emptied beaker after beaker. When the servants had left him, the boldest among them said: "Usually the master eats like a lion, and drinks like a midge, but to-day " "Hold your tongue!" cried his companion, "and come into the court, for Paaker has sent us out beer. The Hathors must have met him."
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