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It was not lost on Miriam, who recoiled from the mere thought. It seemed to her better to ignore the hint, but Evie, with feverish eagerness, refused to let it pass. "Did you hear what I said?" she persisted, sharply. "I heard it, dear; but it didn't seem to me to mean anything." "That would depend on whether you heard it only with the ear or in the heart."
If their beasts sickened, or any mischance happened, men laid it to the door of Miriam and Long Robin. But for mine own part, I trow that they had little to do with any of these matters. Trouble is the lot of many born into this world. The Trevlyns had no more than their fair share of troubles that I can see.
Remember who I am, and don't involve me in your degradation." "Have no fear. Your garment of righteousness shall not be soiled." When he was gone, Miriam sat for a short time alone. She had not foreseen this sequel of yesterday's event. In spite of all the promptings of her jealous fear, she had striven to explain Cecily's visit in some harmless way.
Skale laughed good-humouredly, as the two men, suddenly in the region of teacups and buttered toast, looked one another in the face with a certain confusion. Miriam, sipping her tea, laughed too, curiously. Spinrobin felt restored to some measure of safety and sanity again. Only the strange emotion of a few moments before still moved there unseen among them.
Hypatia could look at nothing but those eyes; and she reddened, and grew all but unphilosophically angry, as she saw that the old woman intended her to look at them, and feel the strange power which she evidently wished them to exercise. After a moment's silence, Miriam drew a letter from her bosom, and with a second low obeisance presented it. 'From whom is this?
We are going undoubtedly to cross to the north bank Yes. McClellan's right wing Fitz John Porter A good soldier Oh, he'll have about twenty-five thousand men." A boy, breathing excitement from top to toe, sent up a shrill voice. "Isn't Jackson coming, sir? Aren't they looking for Jackson?" The soldier who had drunk the milk was discovered by Miriam and Christianna, near their tree.
Proceedings of the new King of Egypt Birth of Moses Conduct of Miriam Preservation of Moses Escape of Israel Miriam's Zeal in celebrating the Event her Character formed by early advantages Contrasted with Michal she engages with Aaron in a Plot against Moses God observes it Trial Punishment of Leprosy inflicted upon Miriam her Cure dies at Kadesh general Remarks on Slander debasing Nature of Sin Hope of escaping Punishment fallacious Danger of opposing Christ Exhortation to imitate the Temper of Moses.
No sooner had Miriam turned away from the bier, and gone a few steps, than she fancied the likeness altogether an illusion, which would vanish at a closer and colder view. She must look at it again, therefore, and at once; or else the grave would close over the face, and leave the awful fantasy that had connected itself therewith fixed ineffaceably in her brain.
Jethro and a woman now led Miriam into the room. The girl's hands were bound with thick cords, and dry grass clung to her dress and rough black hair. A dark fire glowed in her eyes, and the muscles of her face moved incessantly, as if she had St. Vitus' dance. When Dorothea looked at her she drew herself up defiantly, and looked around the room, as if to estimate the strength of her enemies.
Miriam had talked with her brothers and shared the heavy anxieties that oppressed them. Why had the desert wind so speedily destroyed the courage of the people during their brief pilgrimage? How impatient, how weak in faith, how rebellious they had showed themselves at the first obstacle they had encountered, how uncontrollable they had been in following their fierce impulses.
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