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"No, but I had a lot of things to see to there." "What?" asked Moxlow. "Oh, papers to destroy, and things of that sort that kept me pretty busy until train-time." "You walked to the depot?" "Yes, I was too late for the hotel bus; in fact, I barely caught the train. I just had time to jump aboard as it pulled out." "Excuse me a moment, North!" said Moxlow as he rose from his chair.
All that afternoon his telephone had been ringing; one person after another had warned him some pleading with him, some abusing him. It was evident that among them were people who had a hold on the old man; but he was undaunted, and would not hear of Hal's going to stay at the hotel until train-time. Then Keating returned, with an exciting tale to tell.
Breakfast was ready also; and it was hardly over before Dab's great new trunk was brought down into the front-door passage by a couple of the farmhands. "It's an hour yet to train-time," said Ham Morris; "but we might as well get ready. We must be on hand in time." What a long hour that was!
We'll miss yew a lot; but " "Here's the apple-picker right over your head," interrupted Blossy tartly, and Abe felt himself peremptorily dismissed. Scarcely had he left the attic, however, than she too hastened down the steep, narrow stairs. She spent the remaining hours before train-time in donning her beautiful lace gown, and in making the woman within it as young and ravishing as possible.
"All the same, this road will be mighty hot when the sun gets full on it," her husband said; and added, anxiously, "I wish I had made you rest in the station until train-time." She flung out her hands with an exclamation: "Rest! I hate rest!" "Hold on, and I'll give you a stick," he called to her; "it's a help when you're climbing."
Here they were able to purchase rolls steaming from the oven, fresh pats of golden butter wrapped in clean lettuce leaves, and milk in twin bottles; all of which they prosaically carried with them back to the station, lacking leisure as they did to partake of the food before train-time. Mr.
That man you just roughed is George Chirakes, and he's a bad one. Knifed three of his countrymen in a drunken riot in Darrow last fall, but got out of it on a plea of self-defense. Keep your eye on the brute. He may try to play even, although there's no real courage in his kind. They're born bushwhackers," The Laird glanced at his watch and saw that it still lacked eight minutes of train-time.
The rest was only the dreary, bustling futility of the last moments before train-time kisses, remarks about writing more often; a promise from Aunt Victoria to send Sylvia from time to time a box of old dresses and fineries as material for her niece's dressmaking skill; from Arnold, appearing at the last minute, a good deal of rather flat, well-meant chaffing, proffered with the most entire unconcern as to the expressed purpose of their journey; and then the descent through long, mirrored, softly carpeted corridors to the classic beauty of the Grecian temple where the busy men, with tired eyes, came and went hurriedly, treading heavily on their heels.
He was at the end of his resources, as I knew he must be, and he made no objections. But at train-time he got up and put on his overcoat to accompany me as far as the station. It was a rough night outside, and I tried to dissuade him, but he wouldn't have it that way.
Some purchases that he had made in London especially the great work on French cathedrals were already despatched to Birmingham, to lie in the care of Robert Narramore. He reached Charing Cross half an hour before train-time, and waited at the entrance. Several cabs that drove up stirred his expectation only to disappoint him. He was again in an anguish of fear lest Eve should not come.
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