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"This is what we generally get off Hatteras," says Vee, who has shown up in a green oiled silk outfit and has joined me in a sheltered spot under the bridge. "Isn't it perfectly gorgeous?" "It's all right for once," says I, "providin' it don't last too long. Everyone below enjoyin' it, are they?" "Oh, Auntie's been in her berth for hours," says Vee. "She never takes any chances. But Mrs.
Well, if the indictment were true, there was proof to be had in Barton's leather case! Harber, having called the doctor, went to his stateroom. He opened the leather case. Inside a cover of yellow oiled silk he found first a certificate of deposit for three thousand pounds, and beneath it a packet of letters. He unwrapped them.
It was most beautiful far back from the oiled roads and trimmed hedges, for here were only woodland voices and languorous forest fragrances.
Here they were held while the ranch hands busied themselves with preparations for the journey. A wagon and harness were oiled, a chuck-box built, and a supply of groceries packed. Bridles and cinches were gone over carefully, ropes examined, and hobbles prepared. The remuda for the trail outfit was chosen by Harshaw himself. He knew his horses as he knew the trail to Bear Cat.
So the betel-nuts oiled themselves and went to invite the people in the different towns. Soon after this Aponibolinayen, the mother of Dumalawi, sat alone in her house, still mourning the loss of her son, when suddenly she was seized with a desire to chew betel-nut. "What ails me?" she said to herself; "why do I want to chew? I had not intended to eat anything while Dumalawi was away."
"Well, you go and get them, for I am going to get the head of the old man To-odan of Kalaskigan before we make Sayang." So Aponibolinayen went to get his clout and belt. After that he oiled his hair and Aponibolinayen put a golden bead on each hair. Not long after he went to get his headaxe and spear. As soon as Aponibolinayen gave him his provisions for the journey, he started.
He pauses, and there still hangs a faint perplexity between us. "But " I begin. For a moment we stand there, and my dream of Utopia runs off me like water from an oiled slab. Of course we lunched at our club. We came back from Switzerland by no dream train but by the ordinary Bale express. We have been talking of that Lucerne woman he harps upon, and I have made some novel comment on his story.
The greater part of the body from the waist down to the knee is covered with it, variegated here and there with neat regular stripes of the untattooed skin, which when they are well oiled, make them appear in the distance as if they had on black silk knee-breeches.
Yes, whatever strain were put on this band, it would surely recover recover, that is, if it were dealt with as she, Anna, would deal with such a piece of work. It would have to be damped and stretched out on a piece of oiled silk, and each point fastened down with a pin. Then an almost cold iron would have to be passed over it, with a piece of clean flannel in between....
"I should not have thought it would have been such hard work to lift a man up this height. Now, follow us, and be sure you make no noise." Two flights of stairs were descended, and then they stood before a small but heavy door; some bolts were drawn and a key turned in the lock, this being done so noiselessly that Ronald was sure they must have been carefully oiled.
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