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I hurried to him with my message, and it may be his last hours were more peaceful because of my going. Rachel will come into her full possessions in a short time, as you say. Mapleson, will you renounce your retainer's fees in your interest in the orphaned?" It was Tell's bad day, and he swore sulphureously in a low tone. "Now I'll take up this matter where I left off," John Baronet said.
She made numerous enjoyable excursions on her pony "Sultan" to the top of the Rhigi, and in the little steamboat Winkelried on the lovely lake of the Four Cantons, under the shadow of Pilatus, to William Tell's country she even ventured as far as the desolate, snow-crowned precipices of the Engelberg. Her Majesty returned by Paris, driving out to St.
"Clever way of putting things, Tell has got." "'Yet words, I said, 'might lead us on to deeds." "Neat," said Jost Weiler "very neat. Yes?" "To which Tell's extraordinary reply was: 'The only thing to do is to sit still. "'What! I said; 'bear in silence things unbearable? "'Yes, said Tell; 'to peaceable men peace is gladly granted.
The last sentence was spoken quickly and with attempted carelessness as he resumed his seat. "Hoo ken ye that?" asked Cupples. "There's no sic word i' the Scriptur'." "Do ye think He maun tell us a' thing?" "We hae nae richt to think onything that He doesna tell's." "I'm nae sae sure o' that, Thomas.
Maybe, whiles, he doesna tell's a thing jist to gar's think aboot it, and be ready for the time whan he will tell's." Thomas was silent for a few moments. Then with a smile-�rather a grim one�-he said, But his countenance changed, and he added hastily, "It's a mark o' indwellin' sin. To the law and to the testimony�-Gang awa' and lat me to my prayers."
When both have left the stage, the scene changes, and discloses in The whole valley before TELL'S house, the heights which enclose it occupied by peasants, grouped into tableaux. Some are seen crossing a lofty bridge which crosses to the Sechen. WALTER FURST with the two boys. WERNER and STAUFFACHER come forward. Others throng after them. When TELL appears all receive him with loud cheers.
"Tibbie Dyster!" sobbed Truffey in reply. "Here's Jeames Johnstone!" said Thomas; "he'll tell's a' aboot it." He surmised the facts, but waited in painful expectation of assurance from the deacon, who came slipping and sliding along the wet ridges. "What's this?" he cried fiercely, as James came within hearing. "What is't?" returned the weaver eagerly.
At length Tell nerves himself for the ordeal, raises his bow, and takes aim at the target on his son's head. Before firing, however, he concealed a second arrow under his vest. His movement did not escape Gessler's notice. The marksman fires. The apple falls from his boy's head, cleft in twain by the arrow. Even Gessler is loud in his admiration of Tell's skill.
He touches the chords gently: "pipes to the spirit ditties of no tone;" and you imagine Æolian strains. At last, William Tell's cap is produced. The people who affect to cheat him, apparently cut the rim from a modern hat, and place the scull-cap in his hands; and then begins the almost finest piece of acting that I ever witnessed.
Named after Pontius Pilate, you know, that shot the apple off of William Tell's head. Guide-book tells all about it, they say. I didn't read it an American told me. I don't read when I'm knocking around like this, having a good time. Did you ever see the chapel where William Tell used to preach?" "I did not know he ever preached there." "Oh, yes, he did. That American told me so.
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