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"I thought the giants lived in dense forests," said Billy, disgustedly; "this place is a desert." "It was a fortunate accident though that brought us to this shore," said a voice behind them and Professor Sandburr's bony, spectacled face was thrust forward. "I would not have missed it for a great deal. I would like to capture a specimen of a Patagonian alive and take him home in a cage.
Miss Ann raised her spectacled eyes with something like interest. "We-all will be safer," she said quietly. "A darky like Jim, who gets a twist in his head about freedom and license, is a mighty dangerous creature." "Yes, chile, dat's plain truth." Cynthia held her breath. Sandy had been on The Way what had God-a'mighty's justice done to him? Surely if any evil had befallen him Ivy would know.
She was evidently a person of considerable business aptitude. Lewisham paid, and the transaction terminated. "Szhure to be gomfortable," followed him comfortingly to the street. Then he went on to Chelsea and interviewed a fatherly gentleman at the Vestry offices. The fatherly gentleman was chubby-faced and spectacled, and his manner was sympathetic but business-like.
"I understood from what you said just now that Mr. Hurst was contemplating some action of the kind. No doubt you had your information from a reliable quarter." This answer Mr. Jellicoe delivered without moving a muscle, regarding me with the fixity of a spectacled figure-head. I smiled feebly. The operation of pumping Mr.
"Have patience, my friend!" she said, and that was easy saying for a prosperous great lady sitting comfortably crowned and spectacled in her own palace, under her own chimneys and skylights and campaniles and domes and towers and battlements. But in the mean while Manuel and Niafer had not so much as a cowshed wherein to exercise this recommended virtue.
But, curiously enough, they were not thinking of quite the same indiscretion. There was a pause. "I would like a day to think, sir, and then I will let you know about going home, I mean," said Hill, moving towards the door. The next day Hill's place was vacant. The spectacled girl in green was, as usual, first with the news.
A pudgy hand was thrust out and the spectacled little man, his eyes on the boy, said he was glad to know any friend of Mr. Grayson, and resuming his seat continued his conversation in still lower tones with the great architect.
I stowed them away in my wallet, and we sat down together beside the tank. Inside the cage Professor Farrago was seated, his spectacled eyes fixed on the row of pies. For a while, although realizing perfectly that our quarry was transparent and invisible, we unconsciously strained our eyes in quest of something stirring in the forest.
'I dreamed I was in the , His lids narrowed, his dark eyes fixed themselves on the anxious spectacled face bending over him. 'Mr Bethany! Where? What's wrong? His friend put out his hand. 'There, there, he said soothingly, 'do not be disturbed; do not disquiet yourself. Lawford struggled up. Slowly, painfully consciousness returned to him.
There are varieties in colour. Some with white throats, and some of a cinnamon brown, have been observed; but the colour of the species is usually jet black; and on this account the skins are much prized for military and other purposes. The Spectacled bear is a native of South America, and frequents the forests upon the declivities of the Andes.
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