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And now go to rest, Macumazahn, go to rest, for although your heart has been awakened by memories this evening, I promise that you shall sleep well to-night," and throwing the long hair back off his eyes he looked at me keenly, wagging his big head to and fro, and burst into another of his great laughs. So I went. But, ah! as I went I wept. Anyone who knew all that story would understand why.
As he came into camp the Chihuahuanos dropped their plates, reached for their guns, and stood in awkward postures of defence, some wagging their big heads in a braggartly defiance, others, their courage waning, grinning in the natural shame of the peasant. In Hardy they recognized a gentleman of categoría and he never so much as glanced at them as he reined in his spirited horse.
Having made this choice and election, it seemed to me that my exercise therein would be neither unprofitable nor troublesome to any, whilst I should thus set a-going my Diogenical tub, which is all that is left me safe from the shipwreck of my former misfortunes. At this dingle dangle wagging of my tub, what would you have me to do? By the Virgin that tucks up her sleeve, I know not as yet.
"Every Saturday night, the whole six of you," agreed Mother Graymouse wagging her head proudly. "And what could a body ask more of a neat mother mouse with a big family?" "The Giants have a bath every morning," said Limpy-toes. "Granny Whiskers says so, and of course Granny knows." "A bath every morning!" cried Silver Ears. "Just think of that." "Just imagine it!" drawled Buster.
Tip, the dog, was already waiting for them there, for he seemed to know they were going that morning, and he began whimpering for joy, and twisting himself sideways up against them, and nearly wagging his tail off; and licking their hands and faces, and kissing their guns all over; he was about crazy.
Surely enough the big white dog was running after them, wagging his tail joyfully, and barking from time to time. "This will never do!" exclaimed Mr. Bobbsey. "Whoever owns him may think we are trying to take him away. I'll drive him back. Go home! Go back, sir!" exclaimed Papa Bobbsey in stern tones. The dog stopped wagging his tail. Then he sat down on the path, and calmly waited. Mr.
You are too fat to run fast. I nearly missed it. And anyway, you would have stuck in the middle of that teentiest hole and old Tom would have chewed your tail right off." "True, quite true," echoed Mother Graymouse, wagging her head solemnly. One fine morning in midsummer, Mother Graymouse and her family started upon their annual outing. Mrs.
When I did not notice him he would plant himself straight before me, and stand wagging that bud of a tail, and looking up, with his head a little to the one side. His master I occasionally saw; he used to call me "Maister John," but was laconic as any Spartan.
"Ha rot me!" cried she, wagging scornful finger. "Rot me but you are afraid of me afraid, yes!" "True!" said I. "So will I win free of you so soon as I may " "Free of me?" cried she, and throwing herself on the sands, sat crouched there, her head upon her knees and sobbing miserably. "So you will abandon me then?" said she at last. "Aye." "Even though I vow myself your slave?" "I want no slave."
A fresh shower of sods came from the cottage, accompanied by shouts both from besiegers and besieged; and Laddie, who had been looking on with a puzzled face and trying to make out what was the matter, came to the conclusion that his young friends were engaged in deadly warfare, and rushed between the opposing sides with a bark and a wagging tail, bent upon making peace.
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