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And Lakla and Larry and I were, I saw, like shadow shapes upon a smooth breast of stone twenty feet or more above the surface of this place a surface spangled with tiny white blossoms gleaming wanly through creeping veils of phosphorescence like smoke of moon fire.
There was such ferocity on his face when he sat down by his fire that Hiram Look gulped back the questions that were in his throat. He recognized that it was a crisis, realized that Cap'n Sproul was autocrat, and refrained from irritating speech. By noon the sun shone on Cod Lead wanly between ragged clouds. But its smile did not warm Cap'n Sproul's feelings.
He knew little of London, and gave the name of the hostelry at which, many years ago, he had alighted from a West Country coach with his box and midshipman's kit . . . . A moment later he found himself wondering if it still existed as a house of entertainment. Well, he must go and seek it. The Secretary shook hands with him, smiling wanly.
Having satisfied himself that he had no need to worry on this score, he made his way forward again. "Well, Michael, me poor lad," he announced as he rejoined the skipper, "I'll tell you wan thing an' it isn't two. The crew av the Narcissus off watch at this minute will never come on watch ag'in in the Narcissus." The skipper smiled wanly.
Here was the strength his sinking soul had longed for. "Cruel bad goin' fast m' lord," he panted. Mount Dunstan made a sign to the nurse, who gave him a chair. He sat down close to the bed, and took the bloodless hand in his own. "No," he said, "you are not going. You'll stay here. I will see to that." The poor fellow smiled wanly.
Where is Elizabeth? Am I too late?" The rainy dawn which Elizabeth had seen glimmering in the steam and smoke of the railroad station filtered wanly through Mercer's yellow fog. In Mrs. Maitland's office-dining-room the gas, burning in an orange halo, threw a livid light on the haggard faces of four people who had not slept that night.
I succeeded in carrying her up the stairs and out through the empty rooms on to the verandah; but there, from sheer exhaustion, I laid her down. I had no means of reviving her and I lacked the strength to carry her farther. Having recharged my revolver, I stood watching her where she lay, wanly beautiful in the dim light.
I would work my fingers raw for ye if I could, but I canna," she screamed, "I canna, I canna! My lungs are bye wi't. On Tuesday in Skeighan the doctor telled me I would soon be deid; he didna say't, but fine I saw what he was hinting. He advised me to gang to Ventnor in the Isle o' Wight," she added wanly; "as if I could gang to the Isle of Wight.
He seemed rather pale, and I noticed for the first time that his head rested on an enormous soft pillow covered with a spotless linen pillow-slip edged with beautiful lace. But next morning we had a different awakening. Dawn was rising wanly from the east to another day on the Salient.
He went with alacrity, and, returning, announced in an odd voice. "It's Dick Lindley. He wants to see you." "Me?" she murmured, wanly surprised. She was kneeling before the fireplace, wearing an old dress which was dusted with ashes, and upon her hands a pair of worn-out gloves of her father's. Lindley appeared in the hall behind Hedrick, carrying under his arm something wrapped in brown paper.
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