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...kely the dinner is not half cooked, for it is not two yet. Saint Michael’s clock has only just struck half-past one.” “Then why has the master come ho... ...of his character, and I was prepar- ing for a violent outbreak, when two o’clock struck by the little timepiece over the fireplace. At that moment our... ...ng left in the house. Still I held out; I made it a point of honour. Two o’clock struck. This was becoming ridiculous; worse than that, unbearable. I ... ...enditure of vital power, he sank back exhausted into his armchair. “What o’clock is it?” he asked after a few moments of si- lence. “Three o’clock,” I... ...“Tomorrow morning at six precisely,” my uncle decreed “we start.” At ten o’clock I fell upon my bed, a dead lump of inert matter. All through the nigh... ...with a little bathing house, and moving about and grumbling, at last ten o’clock came. The heavy coils of smoke from the Ellenora’s funnel un- rolled ... ...venant that his wages should be counted out to him every Saturday at six o’clock in the evening, which, according to him, was one indispensable part o... ... seemed to pay very little attention to his energetic directions. At six o’clock our preparations were over. M. Fridrikssen shook hands with us. My un... ...into a ‘pingstaoer’ or parish called Ejulberg, from whose steeple twelve o’clock would have struck, if Icelandic churches were rich enough to possess ...

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...both,’ said Mr. Tupman. ‘Come on!’ said the cab driver, sparring away like clock work. ‘Come on—all four on you.’ ‘Here’s a lark!’ shouted half a doz... ...c and commer cial prosperity, it is truly gratifying.’ Punctual to five o’clock came the stranger, and shortly af terwards the dinner. He had divest... ...f complicated evolutions, and shortly afterwards sank into repose. Seven o’clock had hardly ceased striking on the following morning, when Mr. Pickwic... ...s at the Bull.’ ‘With great pleasure,’ said the little doctor; ‘will ten o’clock be too late to look in for half an hour?’ ‘Oh dear, no,’ said Mr. Win... ...harles Dickens 67 authority, for half a century at least. An old eight day clock, of solemn and sedate demeanour, ticked gravely in one cor ner; and ... ...should get the greatest number of runs.—Won the toss—first innings—seven o’clock A.m.—six natives to look out—went in; kept in—heat intense—natives al... ... to Mr. Tupman; merely adding that within some few minutes before twelve o’clock that night, the convocation of worthies of Dingley Dell and Muggleton... ...t object—possibly they were with the absent Snodgrass. Eleven—twelve—one o’clock had struck, and the gentlemen had not arrived. Consternation sat on e... ...ons of eternal friendship; Mr. Winkle, supporting himself by the eight day clock, was fee bly invoking destruction upon the head of any member of the...

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...re diametri- cally opposite to those of society,—he went to bed at eight o’clock and got up very early in the morning; and he excused his dulness on t... ...nd diamonds, silk and steel, from nine at night till two and often three o’clock in the morning. She eats little, to attract remark to her slender wai... ...fter sacrificing a third of his vast fortune, had been an exile. At nine o’clock, after coffee had been served, Madame de Serizy kissed her niece on t... ...one of these crowded balls. On Shrove Tuesday, of the year 1838, at four o’clock in the morning, the countess, wrapped in a black domino and sitting o...

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...ou to go out and take a walk; at the end of an hour, that is, about nine o’clock, you are to come back in a great hurry; try to puff as if you were ou... ...stic life. This disciple of the golden calf went to bed at half-past ten o’clock and got up at five in the morning. More- over, being perfectly sure o... ...ng stones which are the wonder of architects and sculptors. It was eight o’clock. At that season twilight was still shed- ding its last gleams; there ... ... of pro- vincial life. The little company separated between nine and ten o’clock. Modeste put her mother to bed, and together they said their prayers,... ...ssing her mother for good-night, the girl went to her own room about ten o’clock. The next morning she prepared her mother for the day with the same c... ...e choice flowers which Dumay cultivated; the family customs, as regular as clock-work, the provincial decorum, the games at whist while the mother kni... ...me Latournelle. During the few moment’s of Modeste’s absence, about nine o’clock, to prepare for her mother’s bedtime, Madame Mignon and her friends s... ...e- tended great man; how far has it gone?” “Dear mamma, it is nearly ten o’clock,” said Modeste. Madame Mignon said good-night to her friends, and wen... ... here now, and I have asked him through Mongenod for an interview at two o’clock. Mongenod is to give him a hint, just a word, that it concerns the ha...

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... evil, allowed herself to be engrossed by O’Brien. And then, about three o’clock, we returned to the ham- per. Luncheon under such circumstances alway...

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...nt Ada dis- 9 Beechcroft At Rockstone tracted, with coo-roo-roo at four o’clock in the morning, just as she goes off to sleep.’ ‘The Rigdums make no ... ...ne, who quietly took her own way, seldom came down- stairs before eleven o’clock, went out and came in, made vis- 29 Beechcroft At Rockstone its or r... ...range matters as to be ready to go with him to the marble works at three o’clock. Valetta could not go, as she had her music lesson at that time, and ... ...r, and he was quite certain some horrible cad would detain her till four o’clock, and then going would be of no use. Never- theless he was miserable t... ...ively tableau of a couple of leopards in a cage. However, precisely as the clock struck three, Aunt Jane walked up to the iron gate. She had secured a... ...to repent of having insisted on not returning to Rockstone till the four o’clock train, feeling her solitary liberty oppressive; and finally she found... ...d it was on a wild stormy evening that the two sisters appeared at seven o’clock at Beechcroft Cottage. While hats and wa- terproofs were being taken ... ...‘No,’ said Miss Mohun emphatically; ‘but I could leave her there at five o’clock, and go to Tideshole to take old 104 Charlotte M. Young Jemmy Burnet... ...ould only insist on air and exercise, and permit no work after the seven-o’clock tea. She was endeavouring to chase cobwebs from the brains of the stu...

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...letting them know by this that there was a ship not far off. About eight o’clock in the morning we discovered the ship’s boats by the help of our pers... ...ely by way of triumph, and so the fight ended; the same day, about three o’clock in the afternoon, they also marched to their canoes. And thus the Spa... ...n I lay down; after being about three hours awake, it be- ing about five o’clock in the morning, I found myself empty , and my stomach sickish, and la... ... the cover of the branches of the trees all night in the boat. About two o’clock in the morning we heard one of our men making a terrible noise on the... ... night we set out upon our expedition. We came to the place about eleven o’clock at night, and found that the people had not the least suspicion of da... ...hat, in short, it was rather lighter than we wished it to be; but by six o’clock the next morning we had got above thirty miles, having almost spoiled... ... the next morning, though not quite so hard as be- fore; and about seven o’clock we passed a little river, called Kirtza, and came to a good large tow...

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... AN EPISODE UNDER THE TERROR ON THE 22ND OF JANUARY, 1793, towards eight o’clock in the evening, an old lady came down the steep street that comes to ... ... could still keep her in sight. He might have been her very shadow. Nine o’clock struck as the silent man and woman passed again by the Church of Sain...

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...y that the day’s papers could be expected on board somewhere about three o’clock in the afternoon. ‘ And then,’ said the Hon. Melville, nodding genera... ...in effecting, she ordered that the pint of Madeira should stand from six o’clock in the evening till seven—a small monument of confidence in him who w... ...hief again, feverishly. The world was severe with this old gentleman. ‘Ah! clock wrong now!’ He leaned back like a man who can no longer carry his bur... ... rying ahead like that? T ell me !’ Rather at a loss, Jonathan scanned the clock seriously, and observed that it was not quite a minute too fast. The ... ... too fast. The old gentleman pulled out his watch. He grunted that a lying clock was hateful to him; subsequently sinking into con- templation of his ... ..., gentlemen. I shall be in this house, and am to be found here, till ten o’clock to-mor- row morning. Sir,’ he addressed the chairman, ‘I must apolo- ... ...m some- what; for he remained in a state of composure eight minutes by the clock. And mark how little things hang together. Another word from the land... ...oxes to be packed and everything got ready to depart by half-past eleven o’clock, when the fly would call for them and convey them to Fallow field in ...

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...roid had, on the afternoon when we found him on the quay, called at four o’clock on the grocer, who told him that Madame de la Chanterie was then dini... ... at her meals. The lady, he said, was visible in the evening after seven o’clock, or in the morning between ten and twelve. While speaking, Monsieur M... ... with their woodwork painted white, were covered with tapestry. A pal- try clock, between two copper-gilt candlesticks, decorated the mantel-shelf. Be... ...hanoinesse was like provincial life: the lodger must always be in by ten o’clock at night; they disliked noise; and could have no women or children to... ...of voice. “At what hour shall you be at home, madame?” he asked. “At two o’clock.” “I shall have time to sell my furniture,” he said, as he bowed to h... ... Anglais, and seen the two first pieces at the Varietes, he went, at ten o’clock, to sleep for the first time in the rue Chanoinesse, where Manon cond... ... second breakfast was served and the family were waiting for him. Twelve o’clock was striking. The new lodger went down at once, stirred by a wish to ... ...” asked Madame de la Chanterie. “So well that I did not wake up till ten o’clock,” replied Godefroid, bowing to the four men, who returned the bow wit... ...rs, 25 Balzac except the Abbe de V eze, who says the first mass, at six o’clock in summer and seven o’clock in winter, at Notre-Dame, where these gen...

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... beyond all description; but there had been a pause at night, and at two o’clock, poor Queen Marie Antoinette, spent with horror and fatigue, at last ... ...egan to pack up their clothes there, an operation that lasted till eight o’clock; while Helen’s friend stood there, talking and jesting with them, try... ...f and three hundred cho- sen boyards, and every morning at three or four o’clock he took his two sons into the belfry with him and proceeded to strike... ...ulance at receiving orders from the King through Lord Falkland. At eight o’clock, on the morning of the 23rd of October, King Charles was riding along... ...ole of his forces, about 11,000 in number, were not as- sembled till two o’clock in the afternoon, for the gentlemen who had become officers found it ... ...days after he had left it! Every sail was set for the south, and at four o’clock in the afternoon of the 1st of August a very different sight was seen... ...sired not to be carried below, but that he might die on deck. About nine o’clock the ship took fire, and blazed up with fearful brightness, lighting u... ...that were waiting at Boulogne for the dark night that never came. At six o’clock in the evening, Captain Salmon went to dine with the other officers i... ...he murders on the outside varied with drinking and dancing; and at three o’clock the murderers tried to break into Le Violon. There was a loft far ove...

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...uld make the most of all his goodness.’ ‘Heigh-ho!’ yawned Charles. What o’clock is it? I wonder when Guy is ever coming back from that Lascelles.’ ‘Y... ...ked her to dance, but each time she had been engaged. At last, just as the clock struck the hour at which the carriage had been ordered, he came up, a... ...not this ball famous?’ And their talk was of balls and reviews till nine o’clock, when they were summoned to tea. On the whole, Philip returned to Bro... ...Guy.’ ‘Indeed! I think not. Pray don’t order me, Mrs. Edmonstone.’ ‘What o’clock is it, Amy? Past ten! Papa will be in despair! What is to be done? Ho... ...tmost parts of the field, where she was the very centre of ‘winding up the clock,’ and sorely against her will, dragged her off the wet grass. About s... ... headache into staying another day. Guy was going by the train at twelve o’clock, and she was resolved that some- thing should be done; so, as soon as... ...orts of strange hours. Dr Henley actu- ally found one of them, at twelve o’clock at night, in a mis- erable lodging-house, filled with the worst descr... ...thing unfit to stand, so as to have to begin over again. At last, the town clock struck five; Philip started, declaring that if he was not at the stat... ...at he would throw it over the next hedge. He was at South Moor by eleven o’clock, in time for his morning’s business, and made up for the troubles of ...

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...g settled in the evening, they arose early the next morning, and at five o’clock departed from Worcester, it being then above two hours be fore day, ... ...o rise and walk their nightly round. —In plainer language, it was twelve o’clock, and all the family, as we have said, lay buried in drink and sleep, ... ...s if the hardness of down disquieted their repose. In simple phrase, the clock had no sooner struck seven, than the ladies were ready for their jour... ...e 496 The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding; Vol. II o’clock in the morning.” They now arrived at an inn, or indeed an ale house... ...idge, he departed with the utmost expedition. It was almost eight of the clock before all matters could be got ready for his departure: for Partridg... ... to conceive much worthier sentiments of his friend’s understanding. The clock had just struck three when they arrived, and Jones immediately bespok... ...blazed in the neighbourhood; so that, after a successless inquiry till the clock had struck eleven, Jones at last yielded to the advice of Partridge, ... ...appeared to him to be one of the longest in the whole year. At length, the clock having struck five, he returned to Mrs. Fitzpatrick, who, though it w... ...very common and ordinary occurrences, and which lasted from two till six o’clock in the morning. It is sufficient to mention all of it that is anywise...

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...ir business like cudgels of carpet-thwackers expelling dust or the cottage-clock pendulum teaching the infant hour over midnight simple arithmetic. Th... ...re, I’d go down after him. I mean to learn. We’re both of us here at six o’clock in the morning, when it’s 67 George Meredith light, and have a swim.... ...is low rich flute-notes that shocked him. He glanced at the gold cathedral-clock on the mantel-piece, and proposed a stroll on the lawn before dinner.... ... of men or of physicians.” Dr. Middleton said this rising, glancing at the clock and at the back of his hands. “‘Quod autem secundum litteras difficil... ...hen, before the dinner-bell. I cannot tie myself to the minute-hand of the clock, my dear child. And let me direct you, for the next occasion when you... ...hter and his host was at an end. He left the table a little after eleven o’clock. A short dia- logue ensued upon the subject of the ladies. They must ... ...ntry people call roemancing. For, Colonel De Craye, I had a bun at seven o’clock. Miss Middleton forced me to go and buy it” “A stale bun, my boy?” “Y... ...he day together,” he said. Clara bowed. At the breakfast-table she faced a clock. De Craye took out his watch. “You are five and a half min- utes too ... ...ye took out his watch. “You are five and a half min- utes too slow by that clock, Willoughby.” “The man omitted to come from Rendon to set it last wee...

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...the hands of the public executioner.) * * * TWO MINUTES BEFORE the clock struck noon, the savage baron was on the platform to inspect the prep... ...-room on the first floor, and a tabble-doat at eighteenpence peredd at 5 o’clock; and the landlord, who kem into Jools’s room smoaking a segar, told t... ...ust to be hup with the sunrice. I coodn’t sleep that night. By abowt six o’clock in the morning I was drest in my full uniform; and I didnt know how t... ...norable the Earl of Bareacres, was ordered on Friday afternoon at eleven o’clock to fetch a cabriolet from the stand in Davies Street. He se- lected t... ...onday Evening. “The mystery is at length solved. This afternoon, at four o’clock, the Hymeneal Blacksmith, of Gretna Green, celebrated the marriage be... ...upper, and he’s at Paddington by this time. Y es,’ says he, looking at the clock, ‘he’s been there these ten minutes.’ “But seeing my poor wife’s dist... ...to fail be- 137 Burlesques fore, and the circumstance occurred at seven o’clock.* I could continue, almost ad infinitum, an account of the wars which... ...tism; I simply mean that my advice to the General, at a quarter past two o’clock in the afternoon of that day, won this great triumph for the British ... ...I have the honor to inform you that I arrived before this place at eight o’clock P .M. with ten thousand cavalry under my orders. I have burned, since...

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...he ends of the mantelshelf, also glass-draped with lustres, and the ormolu clock under a glass-cover in 4 You Never Can Tell the middle between them,... ... the middle between them, its uselessness empha- sized by a cheap American clock disrespectfully placed beside it and now indicating 12 o’clock noon, ... .... Gloria is standing at the window, looking out in a tormented revery. The clock on the mantelpiece strikes five with a sickly clink, the bell being u... ...MAS (taking her hand and shaking it). Thank you, Mrs. Clandon. Will nine o’clock suit you? MRS. CLANDON. Perfectly. Phil: will you ring, please. (Phil... ...in the middle of the room staring after him.) Act IV The same room. Nine o’clock. Nobody present. The lamps are lighted; but the curtains are not draw... ...mother is not here to re- ceive you, Mr. Valentine. It is not quite nine o’clock; and the gentleman of whom Mr. McComas spoke, the lawyer, is not yet ...

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...trousers, uniforms of very goot clos, fifteen of Thalers, ant one sil- ver clock which my Vater hat given me, Ze Frans Soldaten took from me everysing... ..., fumigate the pipe, ant says nosing. Ven the night watchman shoutet ten o’clock I taket my hat, paid ze money, and go home. At ze middle of ze night ... ...ling not because he wanted to, but because he knew it annoyed me. At two o’clock, he and Woloda departed downstairs, and Nicola brought me up some lun... ...t the window, and watched for him with greater impatience than ever. Two o’clock, and yet no Woloda. “Here they come, Papa! Here they come!” suddenly ...

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...e of tobacco, and a certain other proportion in looking at the sky, or the clock, or try- ing to recall an air, or in meditation on his own past adven... ...rounded Sir James Turner’s lodging. Though it was between eight and nine o’clock, that worthy, being unwell, was still in bed, but rose at once and we... ... the evening of Monday the 26th, the wearied army stopped. But at twelve o’clock the cry, which served them for a trumpet, of ‘Horse! horse!’ and ‘Mou... ... was, all was darkness and silence, save the dry monotonous ticking of the clock that came cease- lessly up to my ear. The final crown of it all, howe... ...s and some whispered con- versation, in the howling river of the wind; the clock had not yet ticked a score of times since Paradou’s appearance; and n... ...for respectability. She pursued the pair of them for twenty minutes on the clock with wonder- ful animation and detail, something of the pulpit manner...

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...e of progress may be compared more justly to the hand upon the dial of the clock, which continues to advance as it indicates, than to the stationary m... ...h a priest called Gilles and a woman of the name of Isabeau. It was nine o’clock, a mighty late hour for the period, and evi- dently a fine summer’s n... ...cion it was Dom Nicolas, the Picardy monk) hurried them away. It was ten o’clock when they mounted the ladder; it was about midnight before T abary be... ...my window, as I was writing of this very line, and cried, `Past one of the clock, and a cold, frosty, windy morn- ing.’” Such passages are not to be m... ...s,” says he, “I could not forbear carrying it in my hand and seeing what o’clock it was an hundred times.” T o go to Vauxhall, he says, and “to hear t...

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... of dinner forsooth, and remains locked up for a couple of hours. At two o’clock afternoon (I was over a tan- kard), out comes the little she-devil, h... ...e ebon countenance of the latter; and the air grew colder; and about two o’clock the moon appeared, a dismal pale-faced rake, walking solitary through... ...of his nose, a vile plot was laid against him; and when about seven of the clock he woke, he found, on sitting up in his bed, three gentlemen on each ... ...as garnished with a tremendous number of oaths); and he was, about eight o’clock, carried up to the house of Squire Ballance, the neighbouring justice... ... way, and the rope stretches tight, the poor wretch before St. Sepulchre’s clock dies. Only with us, clear-sighted mortals as we are, we can’t see the... ...ndship and table: all returned, smiling and rosy, at about half-past ten o’clock, from a walk which they had taken to Bayswater. Many thousands of peo... ...y, and just cutting off Holofernes’s head, stood an enormous ominous black clock, the spoil of some other usurious transaction. Some chairs, and a dis... ...t the bed of the feverish sleeper. It was just upon six, and presently the clock began to utter those dismal grinding sounds, which issue from clocks ... ...no danger for him to apprehend. He entered the house about dusk, at five o’clock. Mrs. Hayes was absent with Mr. Billings; only Mr. W ood was smoking,...