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"There!" suddenly exclaimed the mother, catching eagerly at the watch, which Tommy had dropped, and recovering it just in time to save it from injury. "Gim me! gim me! gim me!" cried Tommy, seizing her hands, and endeavouring to get possession again of the valuable timepiece, which had escaped so narrowly. "There, now," said Mrs.
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Eads, who was so deeply interested in his boats that on another occasion he was narrowly prevented from going into action with one of them, gladly agreed. Before long the Benton grounded. As Eads was merely a guest, and as there were naval officers aboard, he did not feel called upon to interfere with any suggestions.
Gamble, I'm curious to know how you propose to accumulate your million." And he smiled across at Miss Joy, who turned to Gamble, waiting interestedly for his reply. "Work a lot of neglected stunts. I never wanted to make a million till now. I know how, though. I think I'll start with real estate." And he watched Gresham narrowly.
Why should I not deceive him, and at the same time get rid of my poor chronometer for a sum that exceeded its value a hundredfold?" "Good business!" cried Shylock. The stranger smiled and bowed. "Excellent," he said. "I took the words right out of his mouth. 'It was numbered 86507B! I cried, giving, of course, the number of my own watch. "He gazed at me narrowly for a moment, and then he smiled.
This position on his part led to an attitude toward his wife which might have been interpreted agreeably, since he no longer seemed to watch her so narrowly as he had done. He seemed, without speaking on the subject, to give her rather more freedom, and he never again referred to her interest in the Indian famine or in the doings of Horace Spotswood.
She got up, washed, combed her hair, and much refreshed, went downstairs and ate heartily, Agatha watching her narrowly. "You are distraught, my dear," ventured her relative. "I don't think this country agrees with you. Has anything happened?" The girl answered evasively, whereat Agatha compressed her lips. "Don't you think that a trip East "
If you like to risk being drowned in those beastly moorland streams, or to fall into some thirty-feet drift, I'm going to go too. That is final. Kismet, etc.!" Acton looked narrowly at Senior. "All right, Jack. Get your coat on; but, honour bright, I'd rather go alone." "Couldn't do it, old man," said Senior, whilst Worcester nodded approvingly.
I thanked him for the favour he did me; and as soon as I was left alone, I comforted myself for the loss of my eye, by considering that I had very narrowly escaped a much greater danger. Being in such a condition, I could not travel far at a time. I retired to remote places while it was day, and travelled as far by night as my strength would allow me.
Gordon, who had often narrowly escaped death, was mentioned by the generals in despatches; but he did not receive promotion, and, except a scar, the only token he carried away of those long months of toil and strain was the cross of the Legion of Honour bestowed on him by the French.
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