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I should have liked him while talking to attend to the nails of his hands, which I was already very fond of; or, better still, to have handed them over to me. How I should have rummaged in the little corners, cut, filed, arranged all that. "Well, dear, what are you looking at me like that for?" said he, smiling. I lowered my eyes at once, and felt that I was blushing.
But as the gipsy went away, smiling wisely, and asking none of the usual pieces of silver, all the Kelt in Marcella, which believed things had no roots, came rushing to the surface and sent her indoors to write down the gipsy's prophecy. Later, with a sense of mischievous amusement she rummaged in the book-room to find one of the Rationalist books. But they had been sold, most of them.
"I only wish to request you to return to Gigel three pieces of silver that I owed him; I could not repay him sooner. I feared Gigel might come and demand his money by moonlight in the shape of some demon." Saying which Stumpy rummaged in his lamb-skin bag, took out three pieces with the stamp of a horse's head, and placed them in the pocket of Armel's breeches.
As for himself, he remained planted in front of the girl, for she evidently did not dare to move and allow him to see what she held so carefully behind her back. So she was his prisoner. The men rummaged around on the ground floor of the house. Sometimes the captain called to them, "Try that closet," "Is there any cellar?"
The police captain coughed and rummaged in his portfolio for something. On the doctor alone the mention of Akulka and Nana appeared to produce no impression. Tchubikov ordered Nikolashka to be fetched.
"She says she's going to look at all our desks this afternoon, and give forfeits for any that are in a muddle. I haven't rummaged to the back of mine for ever so long. I scarcely know what's in it. Why, what's this? It's actually a box of fusees. I remember now, I brought them from home. I'd quite forgotten I had them." "Oh, do give them to me!" cried Enid.
Then, pacing slowly up and down the room, he set to work frantically to lash himself into the drunken bravado which he miscalled courage. Of a sudden his hunger assailed him, violent, convulsive, and, going over to the tin safe, he rummaged among the cold scraps he found there, devouring greedily the food which lead been set by for the hounds.
Drew rummaged frantically, turning the pocket inside out. When—who? "What papers, compadrê?" Drew explained. "You’ve been wearin’ that there belt constantly, ain’t you?" "Yes. Except—" He suddenly tensed. "That night, down by the swimmin’ hole, when you thought you saw somethin’ in the bushes ... remember?" "I remember. Looky here, who’d want ’em—an’ why?" "Shannon!"
"Look quick and see if they found the little flat book you know." Tod rummaged hastily through the disordered mess of drawings littered over the bed and floor. "Not here," he confessed finally. The man gave a deep groan. "We're done for, then. It had the contract folded up in it. And it had the combination to the safe at the house, and there was the list of the specifications Mr.
"I strolled about, enjoying myself, till I got into the library, and there I rummaged, for it was a charming place, and I was happy as only those are who love books, and feel their influence in the silence of a room whose finest ornaments they are." "I hope Moor came in and found you trespassing." "No, I went out and caught him playing.
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