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The men who had made and used that narrow way had undoubtedly gone with a purpose, and not for pleasure. And he was bound to learn what that purpose was. So he set his teeth, and wormed himself slowly along, with pinched face and tight-shut mouth, and nostrils opened wide to take in all the air they could and let out as little as possible.
"We've won, my boy! We've won!" "Then don't let us stand here talking!" cried Emerson, sharply. "Hurry! Hurry!" He turned, and sped up the dock. He had come into his own at last, and he vowed with tight-shut teeth that no wheel should stop, no belt should slacken, no man should leave his duty till the run had passed.
Byner moved his head in Collingwood's direction and Eldrick turned and looked anxiously at Collingwood, who, finding the eyes of both men on him, opened his hitherto tight-shut lips. "I think it quite likely!" he said. Byner laughed softly and looked at the solicitor. "Just listen to me a minute or two, Mr. Eldrick," he said.
He squeezed it tightly, but quickly withdrew his hand with a cry of pain. The fuse still sputtered. "Let me!" almost sobbed Hugh. "Let me try." He repeated Bob's performance, except that he held on in spite if the pain he suffered. With tight-shut lips and set jaw he pinched the fuse with all his strength. Finally he could stand it no longer and let go. "It's out," cried Bob.
He sat frowning through the latter part of the service, till the missioner, standing upright with tight-shut eyes, gave the closing benediction. Then, compellingly, he turned upon the girl. "Say," he said, "let's get out o' this. I'd like to walk along with you and talk. Come on!" Miss James looked at him with startled eyes. He was insistent. "Aw, come on," he pressed.
But an hour later Laura paced the room with tight-shut lips and burning cheeks. She was still alone; her day, her hour, was passing, and he had not so much as sent word. For a moment the thought occurred to her that he might perhaps be in great trouble, in great straits, that there was an excuse. But instantly she repudiated the notion. "No, no," she cried, beneath her breath.
The thing played with her, tormented her; at times it all but disappeared; at times she believed she had fought it from her for good, and then she would wake of a night, in the stillness and in the dark, and know it to be there once more at her bedside at her back at her throat till her heart went wild with fear, and the suspense of waiting for an Enemy that would not strike, but that lurked and leered in dark corners, wrung from her a suppressed cry of anguish and exasperation, and drove her from her sleep with streaming eyes and tight-shut hands and wordless prayers.
Our six-shooters lay across our laps, our bowie-knives were at our sides, our cartouch-boxes, crammed with ready vengeance, swung open on our breast-straps. We sat with tight-shut teeth, only muttering now and then to each other, in a glum undertone, "Don't get nervous, don't throw a single shot away, take aim, remember it's for home!"
Clare undid her tight-shut fingers, as if to some attraction of her eyes, and displayed a small gold hoop on the palm of a green glove. "A wedding-ring!" exclaimed Mrs. Doria, inspecting the curiosity most daintily. There on Clare's pale green glove lay a wedding-ring! Rapid questions as to where, when, how, it was found, beset Clare, who replied: "In the Gardens, mama. This morning.
The next moment, as perfectly helpless, and looking not unlike a hawk nailed to a barn-door by way of warning to kindred robbers, Bert hung there, doing his best to keep a smile on his face, but in reality half frightened to death. The whole crowd then precipitated themselves upon him, and with tight-shut fists proceeded to pummel any part of his body they could reach.
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