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...Tra- dition has it that many adventurers of olden time had perished in the search. The story goes also that within men’s memory two wandering sailors—... ...e had observed that “they never seemed to have enough change about them to pay for their passage ticket out of the country.” And he could speak with k... ...flocking into Sulaco for a week past. They had scented the end, sir. Fifty per cent. of that murdering mob were professional bandits from the Campo, s... ...” they nudged each other. There was in old Giorgio an energy of feeling, a per- sonal quality of conviction, something they called “terribilita”—”an o... ... strong- limbed foreigners who dug the earth, blasted the rocks, drove the engines for the “progressive and patriotic undertaking.” In these very word... ...tion, it is impossible to tell now. Costaguana was made with difficulty to pay a beggarly money compensation to the families of the victims, and then ... ...e truth. Mrs. Gould, accompanying her husband all over the province in the search for labour, had seen the land with a deeper glance than a trueborn C... ...ed faces of servants with mops of black hair peeped at you from above; the click of billiard balls came to your ears, and ascending the steps, you wou... ...two stones could come together anywhere without the Gobernador hearing the click, señora.” And he would tap his ear with the tip of his fore- finger k...

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...given him that stare of suspicion when first their eyes had met; he should pay her for that yet. “Miss Page,—your sister,—Miss Page Dearborn? Cer- tai... ... entertained for an instant the notion of dashing out into the street in a search for a messenger boy, who would take a note to Cressler and set him r... ...ht” She made a little gesture of despair, turning her head for an instant, searching the gloom about her. But she could see no one not interested in t... ...im to leave her, exclaiming from time to time: “Va via, va via— Vel chieco per pieta.” Then all at once, while the orchestra blared, they fell into ea... ...ey fell into each other’s arms. “Why do they do that?” murmured Aunt Wess’ per- plexed. “I thought the gentleman with the beard didn’t like her at all... ...hen the curtain fell for the last time, the lights of the great chandelier clicked and blazed up, and from every quarter of the house came the cries o... ...er “grand manner,” and had promised herself that she would humble him, and pay him for that first mistrustful stare at her. And now, behold, she was s... ...nd passen- ger, puffed and steamed, waiting the word to depart. De- tached engines hurried in and out of sheds and round- houses, seeking their trains... ..., her hands busy with the back of her hair. From time to time the hairpins clicked as she laid them down in the silver trays close at hand. Then putti...

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..., I know I am getting absurdly absent-minded. You are quite justified, sir—per- fectly justified. Indeed, I am indebted to you. The thing shall end. A... ...a garment of knowledge to which I have no claim. The object of Mr. Cavor’s search was a substance that should be “opaque”—he used some other word I ha... ... and there upon the country-side. But on the other hand, I cannot possibly pay for the damage I have done, and if the real cause of this is published,... ... chance of working in peace again. My three assistants may or may not have per- ished. That is a detail. If they have, it is no great loss; they were ... ... was a clean old woman and took my eye. I found I had just enough money to pay for my lodging with her. I decided to stop the night there. She was a t... ... last I got so used to them that I experienced no inconvenience. I heard a click, and a little glow lamp came, into being. I saw Cavor’s face, as whit... ...quarter we are going somewhere to- wards her. I will open a blind—” Came a click, and then a window in the outer case yawned open. The sky outside was... ... moon world was still. But it was some time before we resumed our crawling search for the vanished sphere. When next we saw mooncalves they were some ... ... the cave would probably get reinforced. Heaven alone knew what tremendous engines of warfare—guns, bombs, terrestrial torpedoes—this unknown world be...

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...Excerpt: It was on a Saturday, at six in the morning, that I died after a three days? illness. My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me rigid, with open eyes and silent pulses. She ran to me, fancying that I had fainted, touched my hands and bent over me. Then she suddenly grew alarmed,...

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...t six in the morning, that I died after a three days’ illness. My wife was searching a trunk for some linen, and when she rose and turned she saw me r... ... white light before my left eye was growing dim, but I remembered the room per fectly. On the left there was a chest of drawers, on the right a mante... ...ory. A stern landlord had sold her furniture during the previous winter to pay himself his rent, and since then she had resided at the lodginghouse in... ...ttered on, must have pointed to the bed, for I guessed that the child felt per plexed and was backing toward the door. “Is the gentleman asleep?” she... ...he mother and daughter had sat down at our table. I could plainly hear the click of their scissors as they clipped the lamp shades, which no doubt req... ...s they were laid aside, while my anxi ety grew more and more intense. The clicking of the scissors was the only noise in the room, so I concluded tha... ...agony commenced. No assistance could possibly reach us; even with powerful engines and incessant labor it would take a month to clear the tunnel. We w... ... people came and went, prowling round the carriages like beasts of prey in search of carrion. All classes were mingled together. A millionaire, a high...

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... life as it is did not occur. He found his limitations soon enough; he was per- petually rediscovering them, but out of these interments of the spirit... ...r that very definitely. “I thought, I suppose, my arm was in splinters. Or per- haps of the scraps and ends of rods and wires flying about us. It is c... ...en 65 H G Wells in charge of the barrow. Here are my cards. I am ready to pay for any damage… . “The barrow ought not to have been there… . “Yes, I a... ...s neck, Benham, as that he is afraid of breaking something he will have to pay for. For instance—. Benham! how much did your little expedition the oth... ...issing over- night, and this morning his brother who had been prowling and searching with some dogs had found him, or rather his head. It was on this ... ...veral or many in compatible and incommensurable gods; science, in the same search for unity, may follow divergent methods of inquiry into ultimately u... ...re in ‘em. As well sup- pose that the passengers on a liner understand the engines, or soldiers a war. Before men can think of to-morrow, they must th... ...y words. The housemaid made a rapid apologetic noise and van- ished with a click of the door. “Damn!” said Amanda. Then slowly she rose to her knees. ... ...over the whole place, and they had injured noth- ing. They had stopped the engines, but they had not even disabled them. Here too manifestly a majorit...

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...ular family; an orphan daughter of an admiral who educated her on his half-pay, and her conduct struck but at the man whose name she bore. After five ... ...s charming after din- ner, with men or with women: delightfully sarcastic: per- haps a little too unscrupulous in his moral tone, but that his moral r... ...ots, so they pushed their expedition into the lands of their neighbors, in search of a stupider race, happily oblivious of the laws and condi- tions o... ...ize, the free- trade farmer under the shield of the Papworths, no worship- per of the Griffin between two Wheatsheaves; destined to be much allied wit... ...n the inner voice, and the result, if the probation be not very severe and search- ing, is the same. The leader can rely on the faithfulness of his ho... ...a was subjected to the gallantries of Sir Miles, who talked land and steam-engines to her till she was sick, and had to be imperti- nent in self-defen... ...ll, but,” Ripton persisted, “suppose we are found out?” “If we are, I must pay for it.” Sir Austin breathed the better for this reply. He was begin- n... ...future, in the forlorn dead-hush of his library there, hearing the cinders click in the extinguished fire, and that humming stillness in which one may...

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...le Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any per- son using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so ... ...egan to pack it. When at last it was finished, he shut it with a snap. The click sounded final. He stood up, stretched him- self, and sighed. ‘I am fe... ...troubled eyes, he happened to glance to her, with the same dark, curiously searching, disappointed eyes. ‘Shall I read to you?’ she asked bitterly. ‘I... ...sh of dread, like a presentiment. She laughed as he gripped her. They went searching for a way of descent. At last Siegmund inquired of the coastguard... ...r fingers stroking his eyebrows, that were broad and rather arched. He lay per- fectly still, in a half-dream. Presently she laid her head on his brea... ...ed, refusing to allow him to take back his word, declaring that she should pay the cost. He permitted her at last. ‘Wonderfully well, Helena,’ he repl... ...r luggage, and were standing at the foot of the ladder, in the heat of the engines and the smell of hot oil, waiting for the crowd to pass on, so that... ...nce, as if scornful of the other clumsy-footed traffic. He heard the merry click-clock of the swinging hansoms, then the excited whirring of the motor...

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...le Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any per- son using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so ... ...ual of sufficient means— well—’ she tailed off ironically. Then she looked searchingly at Ursula, as if to probe her. ‘Don’t you find yourself getting... ...he was that in every respect she stood beyond all vulgar judgment, knowing per- fectly that her appearance was complete and perfect, accord- ing to th... ...hile the men stood in calm little groups, chatting, smoking, pretending to pay no heed to the rustling anima- tion of the women’s world. But they coul... ... waited a moment, for his sister to play hostess. He knew his mother would pay no attention to her duties. But his sister merely crowded to her seat. ... ... absorbed in the passion of instruction. She heard, but did not notice the click of the door. Sud- denly she started. She saw, in the shaft of ruddy, ... ...s complete as a swoon. ‘That’s what you have done,’ said Hermione, looking search- ingly at the plants on the shore, and comparing with Gudrun’s drawi... ...to sit in front next to you. It makes my feet so lovely and warm, from the engines.’ Birkin helped her up, amused at sending Gerald to sit by Gudrun i... ...se down to the cream, perfectly balanced, as he lapped with his odd little click. ‘It’s bad for him, teaching him to eat at table,’ said Birkin. ‘Yes,...

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...d shadows were again and again repeated, conducting the eye in diminishing per- spective to a mansion on a broad base of stone steps. Herds of cattle,... ...with that exquis- ite complexion, ivory fairness,—the form of her face the per- fect oval!—what you so seldom see—and her figure, just the right heigh... ...hiefly by John’s influence, was fixed as the allowance, in addition to his pay; and as his promotion was now purchased for him, he had far more than h... ... 78 Heartsease bly begged for answers to one or two questions. ‘Was she to pay the servants’ wages out of this?’ ‘Your maids—of course.’ ‘And how many... ...s com- ing, Arthur looked annoyed, gave a sort of whistle, and said, as if searching for an excuse, ‘Why, they never could spare her from Wrangerton.’... ... even when before his eyes, this was not conclusive; and she undertook the search in spite of another careless ‘No, no, don’t,’ knowing it meant the c... ... placed at the mercy of Johnnie’s fingers. Theodora comprehended the sharp click with which he rang the nursery bell, and the half frown with which he... ... not let her stir from his side. Water had been the great deficiency. Fire-engines were slow in coming, and the supply from the fountains was as noth-...

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...in want of a likely young domestic of retiring manners, would be tempted into the engagement of either of the two leading Refractories, on her own pre... ...e mechanic before me, who must detect the preacher as being wrong about the visible manner of himself and the like of himself, and about such a noisy ... ... would presently arise from both sides of the Atlantic so vo- ciferous an invocation of the sweet little cherub who sits calculating aloft, keeping wa... ...y minutes for the knives and forks, three-quarters of an hour for the chops, and an hour for the potatoes. On settling the little bill—which was not m... ...ill at last brought and paid, at the rate of sixpence a mouthful, your waiter reproach- fully reminds you that ‘attendance is not charged for a single... ... without my knowledge, or with my consent. I was never (thank Heaven) in company with the little old woman who hobbled out of the chest and told the m... ...the light of the for ever extinguished coach-lamps, and the gleam on the hatches and paddle-boxes is their gleam on cottages and haystacks, and the mo... ...k themselves off their legs at every turn of their sails, and creak in loud complaint. A weaving country, too, for in the way- side cottages the loom ... ... him upright on the hearth to terrify the sultan’s purveyor. The golden sounds of the overture to the first metropoli- tan pantomime, I remember, were...

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...no one else occupied five minutes in rubbing his shoes. He had been out to pay the baker’s bill. ‘Mr. Tibbs, ’ called Mr. Calton in a very bland tone,... ...es to the amount of 1,000£. which the unfortunate knocker was compelled to pay. Mr. Septimus Hicks having walked the hospitals, took it into his head ... ...ck his iron heel on the top of the coal-cellar with a noise resembling the click of a smoke-Jack. A low, monotonous, gushing sound was heard, which ad... ...ave thought it?’ ‘I told you so, ’ said Wisbottle, in a most knowing whis- per. ‘Lord bless you, he has paid her most extraordinary attention for the ... ...y as his friends said. He was always exceedingly clean, precise, and tidy; per- haps somewhat priggish, and the most retiring man in the world. He usu... ...minutes had elapsed, and the surgeon had resolved to explore the house, in search of some one to whom he might make his errand known, when the room-do... ...isery. ‘There has been violence here, ’ said the surgeon, pre- serving his searching glance. ‘There has!’ replied the woman. ‘This man has been murder... ...e in any one of Mrs. Radcliffe’s castles; omnibus horses smoked like steam-engines; nobody thought of ‘standing up’ under doorways or arches; they wer...

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...cumspect attitude and position seemed peculiar and unaccountable. Smoking, per- haps, might seem more natural. He drew pipe and pouch from his pocket,... ...s not right—this is a joke you have played upon me! Tell me—some days ago, per- haps, I was walking along the coast of Cornwall—?” His voice failed hi... ...peated its evolutions, but in a different cos- tume. “Or this,” and with a click another small figure in a more voluminous type of robe marched on to ... ...5 H G Wells like the stud of an electric bell. He pressed this and a rapid clicking began and ceased. He became aware of voices and music, and noticed... ... a breath of mo- mentous happening. His enquiries became more definite and searching. Howard retreated through protests and difficul- ties. The awaken... ...h the ribs of its body, Graham saw two little men, very minute and active, searching the snowy areas about him, as it seemed to him, with field glasse... ...were all at last mere Stock Exchange counters, selling their principles to pay for their electioneering. And the great concern of the rich was natu- r... ...hed engi- neer crawling against the gale along a ladder way, of spout- ing engines beating together, of the whirling wind screw, and of a wide waste o... ...fly of my own accord if I smash at the end of it. I will have something to pay for my sleep. Of all other things—. In my past it was my dream to fly. ...

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...mp, little man was writing hard, his nose very near the desk. His head was per- fectly bald and about the same drab tint as the papers. He appeared pr... ... a pin in some secret place. And I—you know how stupid I can be at times—I per- ceived with dismay for the first time that by pandering to Fyne’s morb... ...’t. I need not tell you that we found nothing after a most con- scientious search. Fyne even pushed his way into a decaying shed half-buried in dew-so... ...musing profundity. But when Fyne and I got back into the room, then in the searching, domestic, glare of the lamp, inimical to the play of fancy, I sa... ...rits of Thrift manifest to the most callous hearts, simply by promising to pay ten per cent. interest on all deposits. And you didn’t want necessarily... ...n menacing her defenceless existence. It was a confound- edly big price to pay. What an unfortunate little thing she was! “We might be able to do some... ...ccepted eagerly in his own and his wife’s name. A moment after I heard the click of the gate-latch and then in an ecstasy of barking from his de- mons... ...ndale leaving the land, as if stealing away. Even the tugs, now with their engines stopped, were approaching her without a ripple, the burly- looking ... ...ence like death. Next I heard the captain back on deck shouting, “Set your engines slow ahead,” and a howl of “Y es, yes,” answer- ing him from her fo...

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...to intrust it to her mother, at a usurious rate of interest—fifty or sixty per cent.; which interest she exacted every quarter, keeping her accounts i... ...touching the manner in which that operation of changing my heart was to be per- formed, when Mrs. Reed interposed, telling me to sit down; she then pr... ... parents, and this is called an institution for educating orphans.” “Do we pay no money? Do they keep us for nothing?” “We pay, or our friends pay, fi... ...oth and prompt now:- “Y ou must enclose the advertisement and the money to pay for it under a cover directed to the editor of the Herald; you must put... ... her eyes; a gentleman, a landed proprietor—nothing more: she inquired and searched no further, and evidently wondered at my wish to gain a more defin... ...y. “Did you expect a present, Miss Eyre? Are you fond of presents?” and he searched my face with eyes that I saw were dark, irate, and piercing. “I ha... ...s playing billiards with Miss Ingram. To the billiard-room I hastened: the click of balls and the hum of voices resounded thence; Mr. Rochester, Miss ... ...k tick in its obscure corner; and I even fancied I could distin- guish the click-click of the woman’s knitting-needles. When, therefore, a voice broke... ...niture could be saved. The fire broke out at dead of night, and before the engines arrived from Millcote, the building was one mass of flame. It was a...

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...site form of vase, and dish, and goblet; guns, swords, pistols, and patent engines of destruction; screws and irons for the crooked, clothes for the n... ... been the sub- ject of conversation here,’ said Nicholas. ‘I denounce this per- son as a liar, and impeach him as a coward. If he has a friend here, h... ...ircumstances it would be madness to follow, he turned down a bye-street in search of the nearest coach-stand, finding after a minute or two that he wa... ...I am obliged,’ continued Madame Mantalini, ‘since our late misfortunes, to pay Miss Knag a great deal of money for having her name in the business, an... ...n up, we picked out five little boys (sons of small tradesmen, as was sure pay) that had never had the scarlet fever, and we sent one to a cottage whe... ...nd Nicholas, carrying his eye along the window-panes from left to right in search of some 43 Charles Dickens capital-text placard which should be app... ...er, respecting Tim Linkinwater’s sister’ s cap, which had been dispatched, per boy, from the house of the family where Tim Linkinwater’s sister boarde... ...ear, a pen that he had been making, and shutting up his knife with a smart click, said, ‘They belong to a sickly bedridden hump-backed boy , and seem ... ... to day, at least among the waving trees, and not in the midst of dreadful engines which make young children old before they know what childhood is, a...

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...k, and as soon as her rent was re- paired, she swung herself downstairs in search of him for this purpose. She found him in the drawing-room, a pretty... ...ct to Sierra Leone, he had shown great coolness and seamanship, in several per- ilous conjunctures, such as a sudden storm, and an encoun- ter with an... ...les con- templating no fare but daily mutton, to be bought at a shil- ling per sheep. A little private discussion ensued between Harry and Hector on t... ... o’clock, when good old nurse, having put her younger ones to bed, came in search of them. “Dear, dear! poor darlings,” said she, as she found them si... ...undred times already, and was doing a curate’s work on sufferance, with no pay, and little but mistrust from Mr. Ramsden, and absurd false reports amo... ...rave voice, “Yes, papa, we have taken a very nice tidy room.” “What do you pay for it?” “Fourpence for each time.” “Well, here’s for you,” said Dr. Ma... ...s- ing the hall to put away her drawing materials, the front door gave the click peculiar to Dr. May’s left-handed way of opening it. She paused, and ... ...s Ethel said, the children learned nothing but facts about lions and steam-engines, while their doctrine varied with that of the visitor for the week.... ... her, and assured her that all would do well, and presently they heard the click of the door. Ethel flew into the hall, where she stopped short, her h...

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...le Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any per- son using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so ... ...t Government Paper of the ’79 issue, bear- ing interest at four and a half per cent. Yet, we have to remember that six consecutive days of rehearsing ... ...outcasting, the loss of my appointment, the breaking off my life’s work. I pay my price. She. And are you so much above the world that you can afford ... ... my price. She. And are you so much above the world that you can afford to pay it. Am I? He. My Divinity what else? She. A very ordinary woman, I’m af... ...,’ said Bobby ruefully. ‘He’s frozen on to me.’ Dormer’s mouth shut with a click. He turned his head and sighed. The clinging hand opened, and Bobby’s... ...ore efficient workmates, and as for the Bengali babu-tchick!” The guttural click 119 Rudyard Kipling needed no interpretation, but Orde translated th... ...sculptured folds, and he would have made a superb model for an art- ist in search of a patriarch. Orde greeted him cordially, and after a polite pause... ... ences, the arts, the manufactures, the indus- trial factories, with steam engines, and other motive powers and public meetings, and de- bates. Alread... ... literary mandarins in posse.” “But our young friend said he wanted steam- engines and factories,” said Pagett. “Yes, he would like to direct such con...

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...ney; his brother got him to be security for an immense sum and left him to pay it; his brother would have given him employment to the tune of hundreds... ...to induce reflection on this subject than any abstract treatise—and with a per sonal knowledge of the extent to which the Begging Letter Trade has be... ...ir knowledge that affects us, public or private, joyful or sorrowful; they per vert the lessons of our lives; they change what ought to be our streng... ...ys speaks of it as ‘ La propriete’) we went three miles straight on end in search of the bridge of Austerlitz—which we afterwards found to be immediat... ... way of posting yourself at the present time; but, even to effect this, on pay ment of a shilling a week to the keepers of steamboat piers and other ... ...reat Heaven, my pine apple! My Angel! It is lost!’ Mystery is desolated. A search made. It is not lost. Zamiel finds it. I curse him (flying) in the P... ...ovely harvest day, a cloudless sky, a tranquil sea. The piston rods of the engines so regularly coming up from be low, to look (as well they may) at ... ...nly turns his lantern on the owner. ‘What! you are there, are you, Mister Click? You hook it too—come!’ ‘What for?’ says Mr. Click, discomfited. ‘You... ...ited. ‘You hook it, will you!’ says Mr. Rogers with stern empha sis. Both Click and Miles do ‘hook it,’ without another word, or, in plainer English...

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...e not wanted here.” “Who’ll stop me?” he answered, deliberately . “Did you pay for my passage, Mister Martin? ‘Guess I’ve as good right here as the ne... ...nxious to talk to me. I want him to take me to New York right away . It’ll pay him.” Dan opened his eyes as the size and beauty of this joke dawned on... ...aptains Courageous “Salt,” he said, returning. “Soon as we’re through sup- per we git to dressing-down. You’ll pitch to Dad. Tom Platt an’ Dad they st... ...flesh sounded like the whirring of a grind- stone—steady undertune to the “click-nick” of knives in the pen; the wrench and shloop of torn heads, drop... ...“I’m glad ye spoke, Danny,” cried Long Jack, who had been casting round in search of amusement. “I’ d dean forgot we’ d a passenger under that T-wharf... ...ne eye on Tom Platt. “Ver’ good. Ver’ good don,” said Manuel. “ After sup- per I show you a little schooner I make, with all her ropes. So we shall le... ...s not the whole of a man. Penn changed colour and caught his breath with a click. Harvey pounded despairingly at the bell, for he feared they might be... ...when they stopped. There was a slack time at noon, and the dories began to search for amusement. It was Dan who sighted the Hope Of Prague just coming... ...the best available. Two and one half minutes would be allowed for changing engines, three for watering, and two for coaling. “Warn the men, and arrang...