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He rolled over swiftly, caught up the two pokers which had been restored to the fire after they had been used to frighten him, and, before he could be prevented, thrust the handle of one of them into Tug's grasp, and rose to his feet, brandishing the other like a sword. Tug lost no time in adapting himself to the new weapon.
They are mere outside, and nothing else. Besides, our gown is so hideously ugly." "Well, I don't go along with your sweeping condemnation," answered Charles; "this is a great place, and should have a dress. I declare, when I first saw the procession of Heads at St. Mary's, it was quite moving. First " "Of course the pokers," interrupted Sheffield.
"Oh," she stammered, "I must get in I must get in!" She took the knocker herself, and fluttered it against the door. "You see," said the artist, "they're all alike; these knockers are as stiff' as pokers." He again curved his hand over his eyes. Mrs. Pendyce leaned against the door; her knees were trembling violently. 'What is happening? she thought. 'Perhaps he's only asleep, perhaps Oh God!
Her papa furnished pokers and shovels for the schools, and her papa would call on the Board. Mary Agatha's Papa did see to it, and the papas of Sadie and Sally and Rebecca supported him. They called it religious persecution; and they wanted Miss Fanny removed. Emmy Lou heard about it at home. It was vacation. Uncle Charlie owned a newspaper. It was for Miss Fanny.
Now as long as that heron sits there, not a bird will ever come up that pipe, not knowing what trick he will play them, and our only chance is to try another. There are some ducks, too, which nothing will tempt to come up the pipe. They are the pochard, or, as we call them here, pokers. Now they're the cunningest birds you ever saw!
'They haven't been misusing you with sticks, or pokers, or any other blunt instruments have they, Johnny? asked Solomon, with a very anxious glance at Mr Willet's head. 'They didn't beat you, did they?
The luminary was a golden-haired, beaming, mild-eyed, God-like creature, gazing down in the vigour and intentness of youth upon an earth that was brimming with interest for him. His light, a little later, broke though chinks of cottage shutters, throwing stripes like red-hot pokers upon cupboards, chests of drawers, and other furniture within; and awakening harvesters who were not already astir.
Camps seem to have some special attraction for pokers, but we learned they object to interference. Poke round peaceful as cats until "you rile them," Dan told us, and then glided into a tale of how a poker "had us all treed once."
Not a flicker of animation lit up their features; they stood like pokers staring blankly before them, as if they had heard no word of what was passing, and poor Bridgie murmured more disconnected nothings, while Esmeralda looked from one to the other with her haughty, patronising smile.
"Oh, it was so curious yesterday. Lord Lackington had just told them. You should have seen those two men." "The sons?" The Duchess nodded. "They don't like it. They were as stiff as pokers. But they will do absolutely the right thing. They see at once that she must be provided for. And when he asked for her they told me to telegraph, if I could find out where she was.
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