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The woodcutter's house on the hills in the interior, and the planter's habitation on the sea-coast, equally attract this songless species of the order of pie, provided the Indian-corn be ripe there. He is nearly of the jackdaw's size and makes his nest far away from the haunts of men.
"No fire can be lit in the hall," says Lawrence, "for there's an ould jackdaw's nest in the chimney." "Oh thin," says my father, "let us stop in the kitchen, for it's very unproper for the likes iv me to be sittin' in the parlour," says he. "Oh, Terry, that can't be," says Lawrence; "if we keep up the ould custom at all, we may as well keep it up properly," says he.
You that are no Whichcote scholars." "Don't we?" cried Hector, "when there is a jackdaw's nest in Eton Chapel, twenty feet high." "Old Grey made that!" said Tom, who usually acted the part of esprit fort to Hector's credulity. "Why, there is a picture of it on Jesse's book," said Hector. "But may not we get up on the roof, to see if we can get at the nest, papa?" said Tom. "You must ask Dr.
"Why, it's quite a little chamber," Scarlett exclaimed; "and look at the ivy. It has come in through that loop-hole." "And look at that old jackdaw's nest. I say, Scar, can your father know of this place?" "No, nor any one else. But it is queer. A regular secret chamber." "Yes, but what's it for?" "I don't know.
He took the little Jackdaw out of his cage, and set him to perch upon his shoulder, while he busied himself over something which he was taking carefully out of ever so many boxes and coverings. The Jackdaw's sad eye became attracted by a splendid scarf-pin that the showman wore a gold pin set with a tiny emerald that burned like fire.
Again he fell silent, and Myles sat quite still, wondering if it was on account of any special one of his latest escapades that he had been summoned to the office the breaking of the window in the Long Hall by the stone he had flung at the rook, or the climbing of the South Tower for the jackdaw's nest.
"What did he say? the very words, dad," and Kate held up her finger in command. "'Jack, old man, is this really you? he held me at arm's length 'man, div ye mind the jackdaw's nest?" "Did he? And he 's to be our padre. I know I 'll love him at once. Go on, everything, for you 've never told me anything about Drumtochty." "We had a glorious time going over old times.
For the King ? Suddenly he raised his voice to a high nasal drawl that rang out like a jackdaw's: 'That is very true; and, in this matter of Death you may read in Socrates' Apology.
Ambrose noticed, however, that when he had done saying his lessons, and had an exercise to write by himself, Dr Budge could not settle down as usual to his own work. After a short time he began to sigh and fidget, and then took his usual heavy walk up and down the room, stopping from force of habit at the jackdaw's cage, and half raising his hand as though to invite him to come out.
Then there was a heart-shaped ruby of perfect colour and without flaw, almost as large as a jackdaw's egg, which on the days of sacrifice had adorned the breasts of the chief priests of the People of the Mist for many generations.
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