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As he put his foot outside of the cottage, Madame de Tecle, who was sitting before the door, quickly rose and threw over his shoulders a cloak which they had brought for her. She then reseated herself without speaking. "But you can not remain here all night," he said. "I should be too uneasy at home." "But the night is very cold shall I make you a fire?" "If you wish," she said.
"Not guilty, sir," Nancy answered, without a tremor, and she reseated herself by Warren's side. Symonds was the first witness called. After he had been duly sworn, the judge advocate began his direct examination. "Your name and occupation?" "John Symonds, serving as United States Secret Service agent under Colonel Lafayette C. Baker." "How long have you been in that service?"
Milady looked at the officer with one of those terrible expressions peculiar to her countenance, and which so rarely failed of their effect; anger made her eyes flash in the darkness. The young man remained immovable. Milady tried to open the door in order to throw herself out. "Take care, madame," said the young man, coolly, "you will kill yourself in jumping." Milady reseated herself, foaming.
Ocumpaugh has been told nothing," I hastily returned, answering the last and most important question first. "Nor must she be; at least not till certainty replaces doubt. She is in a critical state, I am told. To rouse her hopes to-night only to dash them again to-morrow would be cruel policy." With her eyes still on my face, Mrs. Carew slowly reseated herself.
Henri, I had noticed, when we had reseated ourselves in the cart, had greeted us with an air of silent sadness; he clearly had not approved of ruins that interfered with the business of the day. "Oui, monsieur, I did bring some ice, but as monsieur can imagine to himself a two hours' sun " "Nonsense, this sun wouldn't melt a pat of butter; the ice is all right, and so is the wine."
Pat Dearman having realized that the stuffy, hot cabin was positively uninhabitable until the port-hole could be opened, after coaling operations were completed. Moussa Isa reseated himself, grabbed the rope again, and with clear conscience, duty done, calmly awaited that which might follow. Nothing followed.
So considering, I relit the gas, replenished the fire, refilled my pipe, reseated myself by the hearth, and with feet stretched out towards the genial blaze, attempted to resume my reading. All in vain: I could not fix my attention on the page; I could not connect one sentence with another.
The singer reseated herself at the piano and playing a prelude, sang two or three bars with exquisite expression. "Madame," began the tenor. "Mademoiselle," corrected the lady, raising her vail. "You have a hundred times more talent than Mademoiselle X." "We will not talk of her, and she must always remain in ignorance of this defection of one of her greatest admirers."
I had not thought of the English groom as a man of resource, but his action in this emergency proved him. He cast a fleeting glance over his shoulder. Artie Brower was huddled down in his armchair practically out of sight; Miss Emory and I had reseated ourselves in the only other two chairs in the room, so that we were in the same relative positions as when we had been bound and left.
Relieved by this, Marcus reseated himself to watch unseen every action of the soldier, who had left his helmet, shield and weapons at the foot of the tree where he had slept; and, after bathing his face and hands, he was on his way back, when, to Marcus' horror, he caught sight of a glint of something bright, and, directly after, made out first one and then another rough-looking, armed man, till he saw there were no less than six creeping towards the spot where the Roman soldier had left his weapons.
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