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Hat in hand, the young man turned, plainly puzzled, and found himself looking at a white-faced little girl who gave back his look with brave steadiness. "Do you think you can forgive me, too?" she asked in a very small voice. He came three steps forward, into the middle of the room, and there halted dead, staring at her with a look of searching inquiry.
Why " he recovered himself "I should get married again, as soon as possible, of course. What else should any one do?" But the bold eyes for once looked down a little, their steadiness broken. "You would do nothing of the sort," said Gianluca. "What do you mean?" Again Taquisara started almost imperceptibly, and his brows contracted as he looked up sharply.
Speed, steadiness, cost of track construction, and cost of maintenance were all to be considered, and were all diversely estimated. In early years, before the need of standardizing equipment was felt, many experiments were made, especially in the United States. In the southern states five feet was the usual width, and the Erie was built on a gauge of six feet, to fit an engine bought at a bargain.
When, two men had been shot down by his side he continued to work his gun effectively alone until assistance arrived, July 1st. Sergt. Green, Company H, 13th Infantry, medal of honor. Conspicuous coolness and steadiness in handling his piece under hot fire, July 1st. Sergt. John Graham, 10th Cavalry, medal of honor. Conspicuous coolness and steadiness under fire, July 1st. Sergt.
It was grim work looking down the sheer face, and one might well be excused for holding a hand for steadiness. And it would soon be the time for no more touches of this girl's fair self for Billy.
With it all a sort of serene steadiness and refinement that never allowed pleasures to degenerate into a maddening whirl. A thrift and prudence, too, that had become a solid, underlying strand in the character of the city.
But in a strewn circle, outside, lay rent corpses, and the wounded pitifully striving to crawl from that shambles. With the steadiness which comes to nerves racked to the point of collapse, Hal made the rounds of the building. Two men in the pressroom were slightly hurt. Their fellows would look after them. Wayne, with his men, was already in the street, combining professional duty with first aid.
All this done, with singular deliberation and steadiness, he arranged his light dress, and prepared to present himself before the wife and daughters of the man, whom, three hours before, he had remorselessly murdered.
The skill of the old Field-Marshal and the steadiness of the Prussian battalions prevailed; and the Austrian army was driven from the field with the loss of eight thousand men. The news was carried late at night to a mill in which the King had taken shelter. It gave him a bitter pang.
"We sent for you to sing to the soldiers. Will you do that?" the General asked, from puffing cheeks. Poltneck looked down at him with sudden steadiness. "On the way home," he said. "You refuse then?" "I would prefer that you wound them first." "At least, he has declared himself," said Dabnitz. They did not murder him then and there. Boylan was glad of that.
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