Abel Drake's wife, Volumen337F.V. White & Company, 1883 - 312 páginas |
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Abel Drake Abel's answer asked Aw'm Barbara Giffard beauty began bless bluebottle boggart canna cheek child Coppeshall cottage cried door dream dress dunna Eigh eyes face feel felt flowers forget forgive gazed give glad glance hand head hear heard heart hope Hugh Hush Inventor Isaac Sleigh it's alive Job's kind knaw knew LANCELOT WOLCOMBE laugh lips listened looked ma'am machine master mild ale mind Miss Featherstonehaugh morning mother never night nosegay once pain pale passed passionate pause poor quiet rest rose round seemed SERGEANT silence smile snowdrop soul speak stairs stonehaugh stood stopped strange suddenly sweet tears tell thee thing thought Timon tone took touched trembled trouble turned voice walked watched whatten whispered widow Wolcombe's wonder words
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Página 153 - Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes, In looking on the happy autumn fields, And thinking of the days that are no more.
Página 241 - Yes," he said, noticing that it was the first time she had called him by his Christian name. " I can't see where you are, and I am afraid to follow.
Página 242 - I confess there is not one word of truth in all I have said of my objecting to another interview. I want it, and I must have it ; I will have it...
Página 179 - Slanting his elbows on the table, and resting his chin in his hands, he sat gazing straight before him out of the .window, with his face full of gloom and despondency.
Página 261 - ... always thought Jochen would improve with age ; but does he improve ? No, he doesn't improve, and it may be a real blessing for you to have this youth here, as a son-in-law, if he does well, for we are getting old, and when I close my eyes — well, I shall last a little while loDge", perhaps — but it would be a great comfort to me to know that you had some one on hand, to look after you.
Página 73 - Hugh touched the ground, the dog made a new and desperate effort to release himself, and so nearly succeeded, that Barbara lost her grasp, and had to let go, and make a second snatch in order to get a better hold. She succeeded in evading (as it seemed) a fierce snap from the foaming jaws, and then seeing Hugh safe beyond the orchard, and the door shut behind him, she resigned the...
Página 73 - ... of all his dangerously quiet struggles to get free. " Now, then, Master Hugh; quick, quick ! or I shall get a bite ! Mak' haste. I won't let him loose till you've gotten away.