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What a terrible depth it seemed as he went down very slowly step by step, but heartened each minute by the feeling that every step took them more out of the reach of the fire, while the steady current of air drawn in from the wilderness and the lake side by the fire within the building, rendered it certain that no flame or suffocating fume could reach them there.
He ate his scone with great complacency, heartened by this token that something of Miss Mary's vexation was assumed. Not perhaps her vexation for were her eyes not red as with weeping? but her anger, if she had really been angry. "You are a perfect heartbreak," she went on "The Cornal heard you had run off after the sogers, and " "Would that vex you?" asked Gilian.
If there is no welcome, and more, for you there, I am mistaken, for you deserve all you wish." So we spoke no more, but joined the king. Presently, when I came to think of what the queen had said of my changed rank and all that, I saw that she was right, and it heartened me somewhat.
He took flesh and entering the world, slew demons, heartened the righteous and from time to time conferred salvation by directly exempting individuals from further re-births. It is these beliefs which govern the Mahabharata epic and provide the clue to Krishna's role. Its prime subject is a feud between two families, a feud which racks and finally destroys them.
She said, "Ye are indeed my sons: but ye are reprobates who deserve no favour of me, for since your father's death I have never seen any good in you; whilst as for Judar, I have had abundant good of him and he hath heartened my heart and entreated me with honour; wherefore it behoveth me to weep for him, because of his kindness to me and to you."
"I've been from headquarters three days," Bob explained. "I see. Well, he sent you this message: 'Tell Bob to go ahead. I can take care of myself." "Bully for dad!" cried Bob, greatly heartened. "He told me he did not want to advise you, but that in the old days when a fight was on, the spectators were supposed to do their own dodging."
The Allies were greatly heartened by these Russian successes on the eastern front, and on June 15 Germany was preparing to meet them by troop movements from the north, where Field Marshal von Hindenburgh was in command on Russian territory. The extent and rapidity of the Russian successes up to that time were without parallel in military history.
"I would but kindle a fire, for the cold is bitter." Wood was plentiful, and soon a bright fire blazed on the hearth. The poor woman, heartened by her meal, rose and came to sit by it, and stretching out her thin hands to the grateful warmth, told her tale.
But there were but few cowards and mean. Of his own hearth-comrades there went forth men, hasting eagerly, One of two things their heart's desire, to avenge their lord or die. Young Ælfwine heartened them with noble words, and gave them the example of noble deeds. And Offa, and Leofsunu, and Dunnere, the old man, fought stubbornly.
"I'm not blaming any one," replied John. Billy Porter rose briskly. "You boys quit your kicking. The scent is still warm. You fellows get a couple of hours' sleep while I take the horses back to Coyote Hole for water. By daylight we got to be on the south side of the mesa to pick up the trail." Billy's businesslike manner heartened Jack and John DeWitt.
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