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Updated: May 16, 2025
A room called the Scriptorium, or writing-room, was to be found in every monastery, and most of the monks could either write or read, and were looked upon in consequence as very learned and wise. This made the visits of little Hans to his uncle very pleasant.
She was in a little boudoir or writing-room on the first floor, and Fitzpiers was much surprised to find that the window-curtains were closed and a red-shaded lamp and candles burning, though out-of-doors it was broad daylight. Moreover, a large fire was burning in the grate, though it was not cold. "What does it all mean?" he asked. She sat in an easy-chair, her face being turned away.
She stood beside the light over her dressing-table; her heart was pounding furiously, her eyes were radiantly bright. DEAR ALIX: I have just this instant arrived in town, and I am scribbling this in the hotel writing-room, with my overcoat still on my back. I shall not go to sleep tonight until I have had your reply.
As soon as possible he had fled up the aisle and across the street to the hotel writing-room. There he had spied Pearlie's good-humored, homely face, and its contrast with the silly, red and-white countenance of the unlaundered soubrette had attracted his homesick heart. Pearlie had taken some letters from him earlier in the day.
"Now, then, Joel, my boy, we'll go down-town and buy the blank book, so that I can set you to work at once," and he grasped the brown hand tightly, and away they went. And in ten minutes everybody knew that Joel was going to make a list of all the books in a certain case in old Mr. King's writing-room, and that Grandpapa and he were already off down-town to buy a new blank book for the work.
The week following upon the thunder-storm had been a week of grey skies over an acid-green world, and even Hartley became conscious that there is something mournful about a tropical country without a sun in the sky as he sat in his writing-room.
A sharp sigh escaped her as she gently withdrew herself from her husband's arms. "Shall we talk about it to-morrow?" she said. Sitting in his writing-room with Bertrand that night Mordaunt imparted the news that concerned him so nearly. The young Frenchman listened in almost unbroken silence, betraying neither surprise nor even a very great measure of interest.
It was addressed to Lady Constantine, 'with great care. She had it partly opened and taken to her own little writing-room; and after lunch, when she had dressed for walking, she took from the box a paper parcel like the one which had met with the accident.
King's writing-room and up to his big table, and without a bit of warning burst out: "I want to sell tin!" "Eh, what?" exclaimed the old gentleman, looking over his glasses. "What is that you are saying, Joey, my boy?" "I want to sell tin," said Joel bluntly. "Want to sell tin!" ejaculated old Mr. King, in amazement. "Yes, sir, just like Mr. Biggs; he got lots of money. May I, Grandpapa?
But when they had been attended to, the king went into his writing-room and drank a number of glasses of cold water. As he wrote, he sipped coffee and ate a little fruit from time to time. "He loved music very dearly, and sometimes rested from his work and played on his flute. "Dinner was the only regular meal of the day. It was served at twelve o'clock, and lasted three or four hours.
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