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... three on their knees upon a mountain-top around a glow-worm. CHAPTER III. THE RETURN ext morning we were up by half-past five, ac cording to agreem... ...he little parlour, quietly talking or listening to the wind among the trees. Sleep dwelt in the Toll House, like a fixture: summer sleep, shallow, sof... ...id the slumber of the mountains – I slowly awake to a sense of admira- tion, gratitude, and almost love. A fine place, after all, for a wasted life to... ...sk we stand, like cattle, exulting in the absence of the load. Our nights wore never cold, and they were always still, but for one remarkable exceptio...

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...ure, and, the very instant this truth was apparent, came on deck, at two o’clock in the morning, to see a noble full moon sinking westward, and millio... ...ral most steep and dusty streets—hot and dusty, although it was but nine o’clock in the morning. Thence the guide conducted us into some little dust-p... ...claring that by the will of Heaven horses should be forthcoming at three o’clock in the morning; and that if not, why, then, we might write to Halil P... ...I heard the clatter of hoofs below, and the hailing of men. It was three o’clock, the horses were actually come; nay, there were camels likewise; asse... ...these digressions are interminable. The party got under way at near four o’clock:the ladies in the litter, the French femme-de-chambre manfully caraco... ...ast. To be sure it was a short night, for our party were stirring at one o’clock, and those who got up insisted on talking and keeping awake those who... ...at two places at once (which I don’t believe or deny) Waghorn is he. Six o’clock bell rings. Sixty people sit down to a quasi- French banquet:thirty I... ... its vastness and loneliness. Everybody has gone to rest long before ten o’clock. There are no lights in the enormous buildings; only the stars blazi...

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...But I am very hungry.” “You must stay to dinner,” said Gertrude. “At two o’clock. 26 The Europeans They will all have come back from church; you will... ...is new friends the hour at which he should bring his sister; it was four o’clock in the afternoon. The large, clean-faced house wore, to his eyes, as ... ...g on the piazza and listening to the crick- ets, and going to bed at ten o’clock.” “Your description is very animated,” said Mr. Wentworth; “but I see... ...and said that he thought he would “go off.” It was very late; it was ten o’clock. His quiet-faced kinsman looked at him a moment. “Are you going home?... ... she took out her watch, and, glancing at it, declared that it was three o’clock in the morning and that he must go. “I have not been here an hour,” h... ...e house was perfectly still, save for the ticking, some- where, of a great clock. The lower hall stretched away at the foot of the stairs, half covere...

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...vy storm without having had a view of the illustrious foreign ers. Eleven o’clock came; and the Cooper house was the only one in the town that still ... ... Pudd nhead Wilson s Calendar J udge Driscoll was in bed and asleep by ten o’clock on Friday night, and he was up and gone a fishing before daylight i... ...vanced now. By the time he had snatched a trifle of breakfast, it was nine o’clock, and the court was ready to begin its sitting. He was in his place ... ...house; then, when through the profound hush he could hear the ticking of the clock on the wall, he put out his hand and took the Indian knife by the b... ...k and forth—“and please God we will produce that man in this room before the clock strikes noon!” Stunned, distraught, unconscious of its own movement... ...rds struggled: “De Lord have mercy on me, po’ misasble sinner dat I is!” The clock struck twelve. The court rose; the new prisoner, handcuffed, was re...

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...h as they were) to the eccentricities of her timepieces; and as the cuckoo-clock had that night cuckooed all the hours round in succession, no one tho... ...ttle note to make the request, but the elegant valet who appeared at ten o’clock brought a verbal message that his master wished Mrs. and Miss Egremon... ...message that his master wished Mrs. and Miss Egremont to be ready by two o’clock to join him in calling on Lady Kirkaldy at Monks Horton, and that if ... ...dy Kirkaldy at Monks Horton, and that if their luggage was ready by four o’clock, he (Gregorio) would take charge of it, as they were all to go up to ... ...e to the door with Mr. Egremont seated in it, at a few minutes after two o’clock, and found Alice in her only black silk, with a rose in her bonnet, a... ... ask leave first, for the ladies were come. The Squire came home at nine o’clock last night, and Mrs. Egremont and all, and only sent a telegram two h... ...s a hardship that the pair were forbidden to rush together before twelve o’clock, and that Ursula’s mother in- sisted on rational home occupation unti... ...y lain down, whereupon Nuttie laughed, declared that she had heard a great clock strike twelve before she moved, and showed day- light coming in throu... ...as good, and wanted to see him. He must manage to stay till after eleven o’clock; she could not be ready before. Then he might come to her sitting- 1...

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...utes she looked up from the book which she held in her hand to examine the clock over the station door, compare it with her watch, and study the count... ...ny one else, that she can allow him to sit up with a candle after eleven o’clock. I really believe that there is not another living creature in the wo... ...e’s, and assisted Willie in a puzzling Latin exercise. It was almost one o’clock, and as a certain sound of clatter- ing plates was heard in the next ... ...en Bee, as the last rever- beration of the single stroke of the deep-toned clock fell quiv- ering on her ear. “I thought you would have given us at le... ...ng their, chiefly for want of energy to move, till the fire burnt low, the clock struck twelve, and Mrs. Frederick Langford exclaimed in a sleepy voic... ...to her exclamations the information that “Missus had been up since seven o’clock, helping to put away the things herself, for she said she could not b... ...ned to the carriage, in some dismay on perceiving that it was nearly one o’clock. “We must go straight home,” said Beatrice, “or this velvet will be o... ... on leaving his bed at his usual hour. Philip Carey came at about twelve o’clock, and was disap- pointed as well as surprised to find him so much more... ... it is so with mamma. A fortnight ago she used to be up by ten or eleven o’clock; now I don’t believe she ever is till one.” “It has been close, damp ...

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..., the upright, awful figure, agitated at regular intervals like a piece of clockwork by the low murderous catch of his breath: it was so piteous to he... ...d supper- time. Then they asked what time he had supper and he said nine o’clock by the clock and we proved that at nine o’clock T om was drinking in ... ...tion. Indeed these urgent appeals to his fancy in feminine names at five o’clock in the morning slightly 92 Ordeal of Richard Feverel surprised him, ... ...ne it myself if I had been a man. Kiss me.” BOOK 3 CHAPTER XXI BY TWELVE O’CLOCK at noon next day the inhabitants of Raynham Abbey knew that Berry, th... ...stance to alight. “Lunch ready—eh!” “Luncheon was ordered precise at two o’clock, sir—been in attendance one quarter of an hour. Heah!” Berry sang out... ...e little bride to her bed. Lucy stops on the landing where there is an old clock eccentrically correct that night. ’Tis the palpitating pause before t... ...an engage- ment. What possible engagement can a young man have at eleven o’clock in the morning?—unless it’s to be married!” Mrs. Doria laughed at the... ...rs. Think ye a hero is one to be defeated in his first battle? Look at the clock! there are but seven minutes to the stroke of the celibate hours: the... ...tter not go down to-night. Go down the first thing to-morrow, by the six o’clock train. Give him my letter. Listen to me—give him my letter, and don’t...

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...ought his brothernlaw down, and will bring him to the 150th mess at five o’clock sharp —when you and I, my dear, will take a snack here, if you like.”... ...slept very comfortably. The town was quite quiet when she woke up at ten o’clock, and partook of coffee, very requisite and comforting after the exhau... ...nd she was the better of this control and company. They went on till two o’clock; their hearts were with the column as it marched far- ther and farthe... ...se faithful arms in which Pauline had so often welcomed him? At some ten o’clock the clinking of a sabre might have been heard up the stair of the hou... ...s far as her mother would let her, and the sun rising and setting, and the clock- tower bell of the Hall ringing to dinner and to prayers as usual, th... ...uge piece of worsted by the fire, on the sofa, hard by the great Iphigenia clock, which ticked and tolled with mournful loudness in the dreary room. T... ...m, no men- tion was ever made of the brave and once darling son. At five o’clock Mr. Osborne came back to his dinner, which he and his daughter took i... ...ir feath- ers—some ladies of fashion, I say, we may have seen, about two o’clock of the forenoon of a levee day, as the laced-jack- eted band of the L... ...ok up and see the drawing-room win- dows illuminated, and, at about nine o’clock, the chamber in the upper story where Georgy sleeps. She knows—he has...

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...een radiating from a fountain, at present quiescent, for it was only ten o’clock in the forenoon, and the gardens were chiefly frequented at that hour... ...n Claquette is gnawing his heart out, and he is to be left concierge!’ The clock at the palace chimed eleven, Estelle took her brother’s hand, Honor r... ... rude, till, at a halt at a cabaret to water the horses, the striking of a clock reminded the Abbe that it was the time for reading the Hours, and whe... ... and that he had come on shore in the dusk, which was then at about five o’clock. There was certainly a prom- ontory, made by the ridge of a hill, and... ...their shortest, though that was not very short, closing in at about five o’clock, so that there was not much time to spare. Arthur began to feel some ...

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...voters may attend for that purpose, that the voters attend- ing at eight o’clock in the morning of said day may choose judges and clerks of election f... ... on Monday, the fifth day of September, commencing at the hour of twelve o’clock noon, there shall be given a salute of one hundred guns at the arsena... ...t on Wednesday, the 7th of September, com- mencing at the hour of twelve o’clock noon, there shall be fired a salute of one hundred guns at the arsena... ...o the United States require that the Senate should be convened at twelve o’clock on the fourth of March next to receive and act upon such communicatio... ...l, in the city of Washington, on the fourth day of March next, at twelve o’clock at noon on that day, of which all who shall at that time be entitled ... ...will thank you to see that our coachman is at the Arsenal wharf at eight o’clock to- morrow morning, there to wait until she arrives. A. LINCOLN. 320...

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...e waited, without even the relief of a report, till we had heard the great clock strike quarter after quarter, and were 63 Charlotte M. Yonge e... ...ure,” he went on: “Poor Hogg was beside himself; he came to Arked at ten o’clock last night to look for you, and, luckily, I was there, so we’ve been ... ...paired to our rooms, conscious that family prayers would take place as the clock struck nine as punctually as if nothing had happened, and that our ch... ...rumble at us and the food, and though we heard Harold come in about nine o’clock, he did not come in, but went up to his room. Eustace was himself aga... ...s “that three day-labourers could not end.” I saw him coming home at six o’clock, clay up to the eyes, and having achieved whole- some hunger and whol... ...p and out long before it was light, and he made his appearance at eleven o’clock, saying he had promised to go and give Lord Erymanth an account of hi... ...tayed with him till the family were nearly ready to appear at their nine o’clock breakfast, not seeing Viola at all, unless any special cause led to a... ...gh, looking down, as his master below took to pieces some squatter’s crazy clock. When Harold’s greeting had aroused him, Dermot said, nothing could b...

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... strode into the book. She had fled half-way through it before the three o’clock bell called her to the class in English history. She sighed, “That’s ... ...ooking wrist-watches for women. In front of it, at the curb, a huge wooden clock which did not go. A fly-buzzing saloon with a brilliant gold and enam... ...er in Main Street. II Till they had a maid they took noon dinner and six o’clock supper at Mrs. Gurrey’s boarding-house. Mrs. Elisha Gurrey, relict of... ...lder a pan, weld an automobile spring, soothe a frightened filly, tinker a clock, carve a Gloucester schooner which magi- cally went into a bottle. No... ...nd the water-pipes. He rushed from house to house till after bedtime—ten o’clock. Icicles from burst water- pipes hung along the skirt of his brown do... ...uldn’t—” Shrouded in shame, Carol did not know when Vida slipped away. The clock’s bell, at half past five, aroused her. “I must get hold of myself be... ...d the door, patted her head, unbuttoned his waist- coat, yawned, wound the clock, went down to look at the furnace, yawned, and clumped up-stairs to b... ...e banged the book and suggested that they were not too late for the nine o’clock show at the movies. That was her last effort to harvest the April win... ...ffice.” “Why, you haven’t been sitting and chinning with him till eleven o’clock?” “Of course there were some other people there and— Will! What do yo...

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...oung Step-Mother ‘Willow Lawn.’ Gilbert was not to be found; but at four o’clock the whole party met at dinner, before the evening service. Gilbert co... ...elcome, Mr. Dusautoy, and Winifred’s friends, the Nugents. When, at four o’clock, she had shaken hands with the last guest, she gave a hearty yawn, ju... ...SSENGER at Fairmead Parsonage by sunrise the next morning, and by twelve o’clock Mr. and Mrs. Ferrars were at Willow Lawn. Mr. Kendal’s grave brow and... ...t, to gave her strength and 164 Yo n g e collect her thoughts. At seven o’clock in the evening, there was not a formidable congregation. Miss Meadows... ... in having only two fruitless discussions in his absence. Not till eight o’clock did he make his appearance, and then it was in an unhearing, unseeing... ... eyes reproachfully at her instead of eating his breakfast. About eleven o’clock the Fairmead pony-carriage stopped at the door, containing Mr. Ferrar... ...ning upon the balusters three steps below, and there they stayed, till the clock struck one, and Ulick’s candle burnt out. ‘What could you be talking ... ...s swung back, and they rattled over the wooden bridge. It was about four o’clock, and he said, hur- riedly, as with a sort of hope, ‘I suppose they ar... ...ad their backs to the world, and gave no interval, so that it was eleven o’clock before Mr. Kendal, in desperation, laid his hand on his daughter, and...

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.... The Malay at the wheel, after making a dive to see the time by the cabin clock through the skylight, rang a double stroke on the small bell aft. Dir... ... had watched intently yet missed the last moment. “Gone! Look at the cabin clock, Shaw!” “Nearly right, I think, sir. Three minutes past six.” The hel... ...in a scented mantle of star light and silence. II IT WAS HALF-PAST EIGHT O’CLOCK before Lingard came on deck again. Shaw—now with a coat on—trotted up... ...d very long. And all at once he heard in it, for the first time, the cabin clock tick distinctly, in pul- sating beats, as though a little heart of me... ...e him feel more uncomfort- ably alone in that cabin where the pertinacious clock kept ticking off the useless minutes of the calm be- fore it would, w... ... haven’t been called!” He darted into the cuddy. Nobody! Looking up at the clock in the skylight he was vexed to see it had stopped till his ear caugh... ...have trusted me quick enough. So I fumed there till—till… . “ “Till nine o’clock or a little after,” suggested Mrs. Travers, impenetrably. “No. Till I... ...hat is as good as mad.” “Yes, he had been slightly delirious since seven o’clock,” said d’Alcacer. “But believe me, Captain Lingard,” he continued, ea... ...to whom time is nothing and whose life and activities are not ruled by the clock. Indeed Lingard hardly knew what he was say- ing or doing when he wen...

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...er spot of the solid earth. This resting-place used to be, at about five o’clock in the afternoon, full of men and tobacco smoke, but Captain Froud ha... ...ocean, and responded professionally to it with the thought that at eight o’clock, in another half hour or so at the farthest, the topgallant sails wou... ...home among the huts just before the early winter darkness set in at four o’clock. They had observed them with disgust and, perhaps, with despair. Late... ...le staying in this hotel. I have heard a noise of talking up till eleven o’clock.” This statement surprised me; I had heard no noise whatever, having ...

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...rrow?” Patience, however, never put off anything, and there- fore at six o’clock, when her father had finished his slen- der modicum of toddy, she tie...

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...ay and hour of his death. On that day, Sunday, March 29, 1772, hearing the clock strike, he asked what time it was. ‘Five o’clock’ was the answer. ‘It... ... gave it to his guest, who instantly began to read it. It was about nine o’clock in the evening. The serving-woman brought in the supper. Minna made t... ...upon her as it hovered above the clouds of smoke which enveloped them. The clock struck twelve. Suddenly the outer door was opened violently. Heavy bu...

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...er spot of the solid earth. This resting-place used to be, at about five o’clock in the afternoon, full of men and tobacco smoke, but Captain Froud ha... ...ocean, and responded professionally to it with the thought that at eight o’clock, in another half-hour or so at the furthest, the top-gallant sails wo... ...me amongst the huts just before the early winter darkness set in at four o’clock. They had observed them with disgust and perhaps with despair. Late i... ...people staying in this hotel. I have heard a noise of talking up till 11 o’clock?” This statement surprised me; I had heard no noise whatever, having ...

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...th his pu- pils at Mistress Rivett’s. He always left them at eleven of the clock, more shame of Mrs. Rivett not to give the good man his dinner, which... ... road over the down; and just as eleven strokes were chiming from the town clock be- low, a somewhat bent, silver-haired man, in a square cap and blac... ...ar what the Doctor had arranged. And so it was. The time was to be three o’clock, the very dawn of the long summer day, the time when sleep is deepest... ...ust awakening, and Emlyn feigned to be still asleep. It was not yet four o’clock, but the sweet freshness was still around everything. Young Mistress ... ...ul Whitsuntide Matins was said in the fair forest church, and before six o’clock this strange and blessed festival had ended, though not the peace and...