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The vesper is larger than the song sparrow, of a lighter gray and russet, and does not frequent our gardens and orchards as does the latter. In color it suggests the European skylark; the two lateral white quills in its tail enhance this impression.
Mr Pinch stood rooted to the spot on hearing this, and might have stood there until dark, but that the old cathedral bell began to ring for vesper service, on which he tore himself away.
O'Connor drew us away from the automobile toward the stone parapet overlooking the railroad and river far below, and out of earshot of the department chauffeur. "I want to pull off a successful raid on the Vesper Club," he whispered earnestly, scanning our faces. "Good heavens, man," I ejaculated, "don't you know that Senator Danfield is interested in "
Already a plan was forming in his brain; the quietude of vespers would, he thought, help him to complete it. Outside, the lads and maids were loudly demanding the appearance of the bride and bridegroom: the vesper bell had long ago ceased its compelling call. Erös Béla offered his silent fiancée his arm. She took it without hesitation, and together they walked across the square to the church.
It pleased her so much that she tried to sing it again to Father Cricky for the Marsh Grass Vesper Quartette. Of course it was all about Toadie Todson, and this was it: A Lament Very slowly Mournful, mournful notes, In our little throats we sing Flowers, flowers dead, For our Toadie's head we bring
Through the deserted streets stalked a squad of backwoodsmen headed by John Duff and two American traders found in the town, who were bestirring themselves in our behalf, knocking now at this door and anon at that. "The Colonel bids you come to the fort," he said, and was gone. The church bell rang with slow, ominous strokes, far different from its gentle vesper peal of yesterday.
Temple, gayly, to me, "Madame is not happy unless she is controlling some one, and I am a rebellious subject." "You have not been taking care of yourself," said Madame. She glanced at me, and bit her lips, as though guessing the emotion which my visit had caused. "Listen," she said, "the vesper bells! You must go into the house, and Mr. Ritchie and I must leave you." She took Mrs.
It was closely barred as usual, but when I coughed slightly, I was answered from the other side and, O heaven! it was my husband's voice which said, 'Lose not a minute here at present, but be on this spot when the vesper bell has tolled. "I retired in an ecstasy of joy.
I've got room for her in my buggy and room for her in any place that belongs to me," he hastened to reflect with a curious, bashful smile. "It's like a thing in a book," he murmured, as he neared the waiting people on the banks of Carillon, and the ringing of the vesper bells came out to him on the evening air.
And the young junco shows, in its striped appearance of breast and back, and the lateral white quills in the tail, its kinship to the grass finch or vesper sparrow. The slate-color soon obliterates most of these signs, but the white quills remain. It has departed from the nesting-habits of its forbears.
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