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They brought the spirit-lamp, upon which stood the vessel containing the steaming mixture for her eyes; she directed them to place it near, and go quietly to sleep. She would undress herself and read a while before she went to bed. She embraced Fraulein von Haak, and charged her to sleep peacefully. "You have promised," whispered Ernestine, lightly, "you will live!"
But it made her feel a stranger, and she hastened through it to the cosier nest beyond. This was a far more homely spot. The furniture here was French also, and exquisitely delicate; but it was designed for comfort, and the gilded state of the outer room was wholly absent. A tea-table stood near a deeply-cushioned settee, and the kettle sang merrily over a spirit-lamp.
Irksome as this curiosity was, I was obliged to endure it patiently, for I could not have sent these good people away without seriously offending them; so I began quietly to unpack my little portmanteau, and proceeded to boil my coffee over a spirit-lamp.
He had barely had time to arrange the borrowed tea-things, and to set a kettle on a little spirit-lamp behind the screen, when Mrs. Dollond and her husband were announced. He threw his black sombrero somewhat theatrically into a corner, and advanced with effusion to meet them. Mrs.
It seemed that Lady Groombridge had given out some medicine, and Lady Rose had sent up her hot-water bottle and her spirit-lamp, and had advised that the bottle be constantly refilled during the night. "But I'm sure, miss, she shouldn't take that medicine. I took on myself to tell her not to till I'd spoken to you, and I'm sure I don't know who is going to sit up filling bottles to-night.
We can as easily understand that the universe ever did exist, as we now understand that it does exist but we cannot conceive its absence for the millionth part of an instant and really it puzzles one to conceive what those people can be dreaming of who talk as familiarly about the extinction of a universe as the chemist does of extinguishing the flame of his spirit-lamp.
'I thought, said he, twitching an open newspaper off the table and folding it up 'I thought I asked to be allowed the privilege of opening my paper for myself. 'Your Times hasn't been touched, said his wife, anxiously occupied with the spirit-lamp. He stopped in the act of thrusting the paper in his pocket and shook it. 'What do you call this? 'That is my Times, she said. 'Your Times?
However, I supposed that there must be some village or hamlet not very far away; or only one of these mysterious little inns one comes upon sometimes in most unexpected and lonely places. "The stillness was oppressive. I went back to my boat, made some coffee over a spirit-lamp, devoured a few biscuits, and stretched myself aft, to smoke and gaze at the stars.
Prove all things! I have proved that." "You certainly have. Well, until breakfast is ready I'll glance over the Times. Have you seen it?" "The Times? Oh, dear me, this is it which I have under my spirit-lamp. I am afraid there is some acid upon that too, and it is rather damp and torn. Here it is." The Doctor took the bedraggled paper with a rueful face.
Helen had just lighted the spirit-lamp beneath the swinging kettle on the brass stand. Her face was rather white again. "Here it is, Helen," he said. "The most beautiful 'cello you ever saw! It is one hundred and fifty years old. It was made at Prague. I paid a hundred and fifty pounds for it." Helen looked.
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