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"Why, the Irish run naked through their native forests," he was crying. "Their sole weapon is the great knotted club, with which, however, they do not hesitate, when in great numbers, to attack lions and tigers. But how can this barbarian face the sword of an officer of His Majesty's army?" Some in the group espied my approach, and there was a nudging of elbows.
Then for a little things seemed to improve. Filippo suddenly lost his stupid look as he bent over the pages, and his eyes were bright with interest. 'Aha! said one brother nudging the other, 'the boy has found his brains at last. But great indeed was their wrath and disappointment when they looked over his shoulder.
"What does he mean by coming here, and getting into such a horrible position an idiot!" said Ralph to himself. "How dare he, an insolent Darley, come down by a rope and save my life!" said Mark to himself. Then there was an awkward pause, with the two lads scowling, and avoiding each other's gaze, and the men nudging one another, and winking knowingly.
'That is the dabe of this 'ouse, replied the Jew. 'A gentleman we met on the road, coming up from the country, recommended us here, said Noah, nudging Charlotte, perhaps to call her attention to this most ingenious device for attracting respect, and perhaps to warn her to betray no surprise. 'We want to sleep here to-night.
Chasing away the plane that was going to land for us, and not using the beam on the fugitives it was plainly going to land for that's not like men preparing to take over a continent! And nudging the Army back to make the cordoned space larger that's not like our most likely human enemy, either. They'd wipe out the cordon by stepping up the terror beam to death ray intensity."
Neither did they like each other, because they were rivals. "Hello there, Bob," he exclaimed, his face brightening. Bob had always been a marked favorite of his, and many a thing he had showed him about the machinery at the factory. "You look mad," said Bob. "I was sort of mad," said Karl. "I was worried." "Anything I can do for you?" Bob inquired, nudging Hugh with his elbow.
"Well?" "I was angry at the time. But it was perhaps necessary we should get on. They have different skins, and probably different nerves. They may not understand our objection just as a being from Mars might not like our earthly habit of nudging." "They'd better be careful how they nudge me." "And about that geometry. After all, their way is a way of understanding, too.
Linton had picked it up from the ledge, beginning to oscillate it in front of her fair face, the nudging ceased. People looked at the thing with eyes wide with astonishment, but with lips mute. A more satisfactory evening she had never spent, Mrs.
So saying, the skipper dived down the poop ladder, we two after him, when we found a well-spread table below, the sight of which pleased Sam as much as the appearance of my bunk although, mind you, only on account of his interest in me, as there wasn't a bit of the gourmand about him. "See, my laddie," said he, nudging me, and speaking in a whisper. "The cap'en ain't a going to starve you!"
Instead of the night becoming cooler it had grown sultrier, and in places the walk was fairly packed with human beings. More than once he had to turn out of his way to pass the chattering groups. In so doing he was often conscious that the flow of small talk suddenly ceased, and that, nudging each other, the chatterers pointed his way.
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