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...oung girl among Mme. Vauquer’s boarders. That word drama has been somewhat discredited of late; it has been overworked and twisted to strange uses in ... ... neither a fiction nor a romance! ALL IS TRUE,—so true, that every one can discern the elements of the tragedy in his own house, perhaps in his own he... ...reek of a hospital. It might be possible to describe it if some one should discover a process by which to distil from the atmosphere all the nauseatin... ...commonly queer slough, too,” replied Vautrin. “The mud splashes you as you drive through it in your car- riage—you are a respectable person; you go af... ... with words and ideas. The di- orama, a recent invention, which carried an optical illusion a degree further than panoramas, had given rise to a mania... ...g for that old hum- bug of a Goriot!” When he reached the street door, the driver of a hackney coach, who had probably just deposited a wedding party ... ...opped and looked at him inquiringly. Eugene, in the blind desperation that drives a young man to plunge deeper and deeper into an abyss, as if he migh...

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...down to ascertain the extent of the injury. Some minutes after- wards they discovered the existence of a large hole, two yards in diameter, in the shi... ...oducing the perforation was not of a com- mon stamp and, after having been driven with prodigious strength, and piercing an iron plate 1 3/8 inches th... ...he fact, I confined myself to a decided negative. But soon, finding myself driven into a corner, I was obliged to explain myself point by point. I dis... ...lf driven into a corner, I was obliged to explain myself point by point. I discussed the question in all its forms, politi- cally and scientifically; ... ...icers on board shared the opinion of their chief. They were ever chatting, discussing, and calculating the various chances of a meeting, watching narr... ...ld not eat, they could not sleep—twenty times a day, a misconception or an optical illusion of some sailor seated on the taffrail, would cause dreadfu... ..., to use a technical expression; but the lines of the iron rivets, solidly driven into the joints of the iron plates, were clear and uniform. Besides,...

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...ne at all resem- 10 Martin Chuzzlewit bling this, in sound even, is to be discovered. But what is the irre- sistible inference? Rejecting a theory br... ...e, had not stepped forward from the doorway and taken up the thread of the discourse. ‘Come, Mr Pecksniff,’ he said, with a smile, ‘don’t let there be... ...d they are now remarkable rather for holding aloof from the softer sex and discouraging their visits (especially on Saturday nights), than for rudely ... ...whence and going nobody knew whither; had turned out of the high road, and driven unexpectedly to the Blue Dragon; and here was the old gentleman, who... ... one bright frosty morning; for with this gallant equipage he was about to drive to Salisbury alone, there to meet with the new pupil, and thence to b... ...aten on the road, when thou art calmer in thy high rejoicing! Who, as thou drivest off, a happy, man, and noddest with a grateful loving- ness to Peck... ...dazzling may have pre- 592 Martin Chuzzlewit sented or assisted a curious optical illusion, which suddenly rose before the startled eyes of Montague ...

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... my correspondent), being converted to Methodism by some wayside preacher, discarded in a moment his name, his old nature, and his political principle... ...s- tress. For nearly half a sheet she keeps to the point with an excellent discretion in language then suddenly breaks out: ‘It was fully my intention... ...y, 11th, the weather appeared to moderate, and they put to sea, only to be driven by evening into Levenswick. There they lay, ‘rolling much,’ with bot... ...vits unshipped, high seas, strong gales from the south- ward, and the ship driven to refuge in Kirkwall or Deer Sound. I have many a passage before me... ...e expeditiously ashore. A gale immediately followed, and the Elizabeth was driven back to Orkney and lost with all hands. The second escape I have bee... ... sound of breakers, and an anchor was immediately let go. The peep of dawn discovered them swinging in desperate proximity to the Isle of Swona* and t... ...oth a naked look to those accustomed to their former appearance; a curious optical deception was also remarked, by which the lighthouse seemed to incl...

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...f selection and revision brings home to me with something of the effect of discovery that I was once an industrious writer of short stories, and that ... ...flicts would break out amidst the flower-beds of suburban gardens; I would discover I was peering into remote and mysterious worlds ruled by an or- de... ... for this compact, amusing form is closely associated in my mind with that discouraging imputation. One felt hopelessly open to a pa- ralysing and una... ...at twenty-three shil- lings a week. “He is really kind of over the man who drives the van,” said Jane, “and him married, with three children.” And she... ... and hot as sin; but yonder there, where the moonlight falls on it, and it drives across the clinker-heaps, it is as white as death.” Raut turned his ... ... emerged upon the doorstep, and hailed a cab that opportunely crawled by. “Drive me up the road and round Havelock Crescent, and see if we can find a ... ...to what follows, I am inclined to think that that redness may have been an optical effect due to contrast. Something black fluttered momentarily again...

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... over. 6 Reprinted Pieces A shadow on the wall in which my mind’s eye can discern some traces of a rocky sea coast, recalls to me a fearful story of ... ...t when she struck, it was too dark for the unfortunate persons on board to discover the real magnitude of the danger, and the extreme horror of such a... ...; the sides were visibly giving way; the deck seemed to be lifting, and he discovered other strong indications that she could not hold much longer tog... ...ighbouring water ing places come occasionally in flys to stare at us, and drive away again as if they thought us very dull; Italian boys come, Punch ... ... approached, I was at a loss to recon cile the careless deportment of the drivers of these vehicles, with the terrific announcements they conducted t... ... Leadenhall market, and halted at 49 Charles Dickens a public house. Each driver dismounted. I then distinctly heard, proceeding from the second car,... ...losed the dialogue. At this juncture, I became the subject of a remarkable optical delusion; the legs of my stool appeared to me to double up; the car...

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... couple of glasses of this, and nothing else. When I got on the coach, the driver had not taken his seat, and I saw him talking to the landlady. T... ...d orange trees in green tubs clustered in the centre of the yard. Then our driver, whose wide linen drawers covered the whole front of the boxseat,—... ... a feverish haste. I could not understand then what the haste meant, but the driver was evi dently bent on losing no time in reaching Borgo Prund. I ... ... a few stones, formed them into some device. Once there appeared a strange optical effect. When he stood between me and the flame he did not ob str... ... dissipated all my doubts and fears. Having then reached my normal state, I discov ered that I was half famished with hunger. So making a hasty toil... ... energy and talent in his own way, and of a very faithful disposition. He is discreet and silent, and has grown into manhood in my service. He shall b... ...n the friendly soil.” “But how,” said I, “can it have remained so long un discovered, when there is a sure index to it if men will but take the tro...

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...s take their Departure from the home coast sadly, in a spirit of grief and discon- tent. They have a wife, children perhaps, some af- fection at any r... ...em- ployment, of ships, of being ready to take another command; but he had discoursed of his early days, 11 Joseph Conrad in the abundant but thin fl... ...knows better than the others. There he sees the cable ranged, the windlass disconnected, the com- 16 The Mirror of the Sea pressors opened; and there... ...getting foul. A very little affects the speed of an iron ship which is not driven on by a merciless propeller. Often it is impossible to tell what inc... ... three months of mental worry, hard rolling, remorse, and physical pain to drive home the lesson of insuf- ficient experience. Yes, your ship wants to... ...ter, her gear flying in bights, ran at some ten knots an hour. We had been driven far south—much farther that way than we had meant to go; and suddenl... ...e smooth undulations seemed checked suddenly around the brig. By a strange optical delusion the whole sea ap- peared to rise upon her in one overwhelm...

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...ith enthusiasm, and Latin antiquity was not enough for him. Greek, a study discountenanced by the Church, which looked on it as dangerous and tending ... ...orks. It is probably in this direction that the hazard of fortune has most discoveries and surprises in store for the lucky searcher. Moreover, as in ... ... of burning his fingers. England has been less daring, and her modesty and discre- tion have brought her success. But, before speaking of Urquhart’s t... ...he to invade me? What moves him? What provokes him? What sets him on? What drives him to it? Who hath given him this coun- sel? Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, my... ...e are like to put out mine eyes; give me a branch of those willow-trees to drive them away, thinking that the bullets and stones shot out of the great... ...s, marrers of mirth, and disturbers of all civil conversation, as the bees drive away the drones from their hives? Ignavum fucos pecus, said Maro, a p... ...d superlative f. Collateral f. Dutiful and officious f. Haunch and side f. Optical and perspective f. N estling, ninny, and youngling f. Algoristic f....

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...m. Or per- haps he would have gone walking with Al, who worked in the same optical-goods store, down through the glaring streets of the theatre and re... ...as he read out each word of the report he was copying. “Recommendation for discharge” … click, click … ”Damn this typewriter … . Private Coe Elbert” ... ...re in Casuals?” asked Andrews again. “Ain’t got no lungs.” “Why don’t they discharge you?” “Reckon they’re going to, soon.” They worked on in silence ... ...t say- ing it over and over to himself: “Arbeit und Rhythmus.” He tried to drive the phrase out of his mind, to bury his mind in the music of the rhyt... ... changed ever so slightly. “If this ever occurs again you may be sure that disciplinary action will be taken … . Attention there!” At the other end of... ...ified people in evening suits. The president of the Company that owned the optical goods store, where he had worked, at home in Frisco, had had someth... ...eard that Americans were free and independent. Will they let themselves be driven to the slaughter always?” “O I don’t know.” Eisenstein got to his fe... ...d the corporal. The motor trucks kept on grinding past monotonously; their drivers were so splashed with mud it was hard to see 88 Three Soldiers wha... ...y. “A feller told me, Sergeant-Major, that you was look-in’ for a man with optical experience;” Fuselli’s voice was velvety. “Well?” “I worked three y...

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...aining, to the necessity of relying almost singly upon her own courage and discretion. For the other question, whether I did not depend too blindly an... ...iver him, and with his eyes still tracing in the far distance, ‘Ships, dim-discover’d, dropping from the clouds,’— which a brief interval of suspense ... ...other in her bedroom. Their reply was, that they were as much at a loss to discover his meaning as I was; that he had made the same assertion to them,... ...lor of probability or the shadow of a foundation, and that way, alas! I am driven in my fears by that Hungarian woman’s prophecy; or, which but for my... ...ents, from the dangerous speed we maintained, and which, nevertheless, the driver had or- ders to maintain, as essential to our plan. All the stoppage... ...roasted potatoes in Spain at that date, and very few in England. But anger drives a man to say anything. Catalina had seen her last of friends and ene... ...rences from A or from B, whichever of the two were assumed, unless through optical laws that might not equally affect objects under different circumst...