King CircumstanceHolt, 1898 - 322 páginas |
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Página 149 - And behold, it shall come to pass that my servants shall be sent forth to the east and to the west, to the north and to the south; 64.
Página 29 - She sat there a long time, with her elbows on her knees and her chin in her hands.
Página 260 - It's a very harmless old river, and it sings better lullabies than any mother. Are you very wet ? Never mind. Keep close to me and we shall soon be warm. . . . May I put my arms round you ? Put your arms round me. . . . Good-night, my dear.
Página 246 - Well, there was a lot more, o' course, but it jest amounted to that. She wants Bet, an' she'll give us ten poun's for 'er.' 'Why didn't you tell me ?' 'What was the good ? I didn't want to upset you. An' I thort you was dead set against it.' 'So I am; but still — ' 'It's a sight o' money. That's jest 'ow I feel. But it's no good. We didn't ought to do it, an' if we did do it we'd be sorry for it arterwards — when all the money was spent.
Página 121 - Jybe's poor seasoning of boneless paradox was very wet salt indeed. The Man of Silence sat in the bay of the window, on a blue-cushioned shelf, with one leg tucked under him and the other dangling. He was the only person present who did not wear patent-leather boots. He was a big, spare man, with a heavy sallow face and fluffy locks.
Página 126 - Bird, I think — that I was beneath contempt, and a young man, very fresh from Cambridge, put me under his heel and squashed me. At first I did not realize that I was dead, and when, in the course of time, my friends assured me that it was so, the habit of not dying had grown too strong upon me, with the result that I survive myself to this day.
Página 121 - I met him first at the house of Mrs. Van Weiss; she married the celebrated Dutch savant, and argued him to death in three short years. The afternoon was hot; the tea was brackish; there was a deaf man present who said,
Página 138 - as a 'abit o' lookin' spiffin' on paper. I was readin' a bit the other day — I forget now where I read it — about it bein' quite right to kill off all the superfluous wimming. An', really, it seemed quite reasonable 'n' kind. It did, straight. Ho, yuss! Though, mindjer, I'd always thought before that the more wimming there was the better ('s long as they was even distributed). Seemed to me there wasn't no superfluous wimming at all.
Página 215 - A sigh or tear perhaps she'll give ; But love on pity cannot live. Tell her that hearts for hearts were made, And love with love is only paid. Tell her my pains so fast increase, That soon they will be past redress. But ah ! the wretch that speechless lies, Attends but death to close his eyes.
Página 125 - As a preliminary, he stretched out his ridiculously clad legs and locked his hands behind his head. At first he stammered and was husky — it was as if the gates of speech were rusty in him; but soon his tones gained strength and volume, and the words came in an easy, level flood. He had a fine voice, deep and strong, and the matter of his talk was as good as the manner.