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But before she could think her thought to the end, he was there; and when she saw his kind eyes alight, his eager hands outstretched, her nervous fears were vanquished. Maurice hardly gave himself time to shut the door, before catching her to him in a long embrace. And yet, though she did not suspect it, he, too, had a twinge of uncertainty on entering.
Have I not many times offered the town pardon on favourable terms? 'Yes, returned Conrad, hesitating; 'but with permission people know what your excellency's pardon is like. Inside the town there, they say they would rather die than accept your excellency's pardon. Perhaps it was a fresh twinge of the gout that distorted Torstenson's face.
And for the first time in her life Honora experienced a twinge of that world-old ailment jealousy. How did Ethel know what was like him? "I made father give him up for a little while after lunch, and he talked about you the whole time.
Martie felt, with a little twinge of pain, that she would have liked a handsomer home for Sally, would have liked a more imposing husband than the tired, dirty, boyish-looking Joe, would have liked the first Monroe baby to come to a prettier layette than these plain little slips and flannels; but Sally saw everything rose-coloured. They had almost no money, she told Martie, with a happy laugh.
I hardly think I shall ever forgive him; every twinge of the rheumatism, which I still occasionally feel, is directly referable to him. The Immortals have a reputation for clemency; and they may pardon him; but he must not dun me to be merciful. But my personal feelings toward the man shall not prevent me from here doing him justice.
An instant of that strange and thrilling picture, and the night was black again. The girl's voice spoke softly. Bodies shuffled out of her path. And then she said, quite near to him; "Are you coming, Philip?" Not without a slight twinge of trepidation did Philip step from his canoe to her.
I put them together on the long list yonder, and the Spaniards at the court add new ones every hour. If you care to know them " Here he hesitated, because the gout in his foot gave him a sharper twinge; but the Queen availed herself of the pause to exclaim: "I think I am aware of them.
Most of the prizes consisted of books. Davidson, primus, got two gilt-edged volumes of poetry. Keith caught a glimpse of them and experienced a twinge of envy. His heart was beating so that he thought he could hear it. His eyes clung to the Rector's mouth, and when the next name was read, he half rose. Then he sank back, and around him an ominous stillness seemed to reign.
"Confound that leg!" he continued, as a fierce twinge gave him warning not to try many experiments. "I know her name is Maggie Miller, and I supposed she lived in a house; but who is she, anyway, and what is she?" "If you mean is she anybody, I can answer that question quick," returned Hagar.
Why had he come? What had transpired at that interview? The green-eyed monster took the baronet's heart between his finger and thumb, and gave it a most terrible twinge. He watched over her when they let him into that darkened chamber, as a mother may over an only and darling child. If he lost her! "O Heaven!" he cried passionately, rebelliously, "rather let me die than that!"
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