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A dozen or more bands were playing a dozen or more different tunes from a dozen or more different dance-halls, all near together along the levee and the neighboring streets; and, sometimes, high above even these discordant sounds, rose the human voice, in loud song, or boisterous shout, or peals of rough laughter.
And there began to arrive mighty sounds proceeding from the tree, and also from those breaking down incessantly under the force of the wind, and falling to the ground.
If she chose to give him reminders of aspects which hurt, he would do the same! "It sounds most interesting," she agreed, but had not the courage to make any remarks about the chapel or ask what it contained. The clock over the gateway struck twelve and she laughingly started to walk very fast toward the house.
"It sounds conceited to say yes, but nevertheless I think I should. For I should make a very handsome offer." "What would it be?" "Everything she wishes. If I get hold of a woman that comes up to my standard, I shall think nothing too good for her. I have been a long time looking, and I find such women are rare.
He could feel violent waves of hatred and loathing of all he said, coming out of her. It was dynamic hatred and loathing, coming strong and black out of the unconsciousness. She heard his words in her unconscious self, CONSCIOUSLY she was as if deafened, she paid no heed to them. 'It SOUNDS like megalomania, Rupert, said Gerald, genially. Hermione gave a queer, grunting sound. Birkin stood back.
That sounds consumptive, but I don't mean that way. I mean it's my last Orphan summer. Of course, I'm glad, awful glad; but I'm so sorry the other children aren't going, too. For them it's prunes and blue-and-white calico to look forward to until they're eighteen. Year in and year out, prunes and calico. But maybe it isn't. If Mary Cary will do her part something nicer may happen.
Stuart's headquarters were full of the most mirthful sounds and sights. The knoll was alive with picturesque forms. The horses, tethered to the boughs, champed their bits and pawed impatiently. The bright saddle-blankets shone under the saddles covered with gay decorations. Young officers with clanking sabres and rattling spurs moved to and fro.
Anon, unusual sounds broke on his ears; sounds well known, sounds reminding him of his country, of his beautiful Italy.
A part of God left heaven, came to earth as a man, died on the Cross to satisfy the other part of himself for sins somebody else committed! I know this sounds to the orthodox like sacrilege, but I mean it seriously. Think of it for a moment! God dividing himself, one part in heaven, one part on earth and the third part, the Holy Ghost, a go-between!
I'll make a stab where I am. "Well, sir, it sounds queer to tell it, and it seems queerer still to think of the doing of it, but I hadn't dug two feet before I come to bed rock, and there was some heavy black chunks. "'Aggy, says I, 'what's these things? throwing one over to him. He caught it and Stared at it. "'Where did you get that? says he, in almost a whisper.
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