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...g I did was to put my head down the square of the midship ventilator. As I lifted the lid a visible breath, some- thing like a thin fog, a puff of fai... ...l she smoked. The smoke kept coming out through imperceptible crevices; it forced itself through bulkheads and covers; it oozed here and there and eve... ...s no thicker now than that of an ordinary factory chimney. “W e rigged the force pump, got the hose along, and by-and- by it burst. Well, it was as ol... ...ding up and holding to our main-chains with the boat-hook did not deign to lift his head for a glance. I thought people who had been blown up deserved...

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...e scale of creation, he lies wallowing in the kennel, your saintly lawgivers lift up their hands to heaven, and exclaim for a law which shall convert ... ...very seven. And as you cannot make people religious by Act of Parliament, or force them to church by constables, they display their feeling by staying... ...e religious effects of this Sunday legislation, sup posing it could ever be forced upon the people. But let those who advocate the cause of fanaticis... ...ling which most men possess in a greater or less degree, but which was never forced into the breast of any man by men ace or restraint. I should like...

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...d and maturer years—possesses, or did possess, a hold on my affection, the force of which I have never realized during my seasons of actual residence ... ...vel ous gifts as a story teller. Could I have preserved the pictur esque force of his style, and the humourous colouring which nature taught him how... ..., departs from him. He loses, in an extent proportioned to the weakness or force of his original nature, the capability of self support. If he possess... ... involving, if not his soul, yet many of its better attributes; its sturdy force, its courage and constancy, its truth, its self reliance, and all th... ...ht expect lay in the larger and warmer heart of the multitude; for, as she lifted her eyes to wards the balcony, the unhappy woman grew pale, and tre... ...ip with angels. “What evil thing is at hand?” would Hester say to herself. Lifting her reluctant eyes, there would be nothing human within the scope o... ...hich were lattice windows, the wooden shutters to close over them at need. Lifting the iron hammer that hung at the portal, Hester Prynne gave a sum ... ... hellish breed within them. But, if they seek to glorify God, let them not lift heavenward their unclean hands! If they would serve their fellowmen, l... ... especial torment.” The unfortunate physician, while uttering these words, lifted his hands with a look of horror, as if he had beheld some frightful ...

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... doubtful of ever coming alive out of the trial that was before her, when, lifting her eyes as she dried them, to the window opposite, she saw a stran... ...ce more. I am glad to dwell upon the ear- nestness and love with which she lifted up her face to mine, and did so. As we left her standing in the road... ...nybody who is dear to me? What do you mean by it, Peggotty? Poor Peggotty lifted up her hands and eyes, and only answered, in a sort of paraphrase of... ...ance, the carrier, was at the door. the box was taken out to his cart, and lifted in. Clara! said Miss Murdstone, in her warning note. Ready, my de... ...hey were established for twenty-five poor women. The Master at Salem House lifted the latch of one of a number of little black doors that were all ali... ..., it was a tiresome thing to be roused, like the Sultana Scheherazade, and forced into a long story before the getting-up bell rang; but Steerforth wa... ...wistfully. Do you mean to go and seek your fortune? I expect I shall be forced to go to Yarmouth, replied Peggotty, and live there. You might h... ...at deal of correcting; and to which no greater service can be done than to force it to conform to the ways of the working world, and to bend it and br... ... If there is anything in the world, said my aunt, with great decision and force of manner, that Mr. Dick is not, it s that. I had nothing better to...

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...gly: to calm the rising wrath of the in dignant parish officer. Mr Bumble lifted off his cocked hat; took a handkerchief from the inside of the crown... ...ke it, sir!’ As the atrocity presented itself to Mr. Bumble’s mind in full force, he struck the counter sharply with his cane, and became flushed with... ...f his rage, till his teeth chattered in his head; and collecting his whole force into one heavy blow, felled him to the ground. A minute ago, the boy ... ...Oh, you little wretch!’ screamed Charlotte: seizing Oliver with her utmost force, which was about equal to that of a moderately strong man in particul... ...ere he could hope to reach his place of destination. As this consideration forced itself upon him, he slackened his pace a little, and meditated upon ... ...liver did as he was desired. Immediately afterwards he felt himself gently lifted on to one of the sacks; and then he sunk into a deep sleep. CHAPTER ... ... timidly at Fagin, as if for permission; the Jew reamining silent, and not lifting his eyes from the ground, 106 OLIVER TWIST he retired; and present... ...ittle being who stood trembling beneath Mr. Bumble’s glance; not daring to lift his eyes from the floor; and dreading even to hear the beadle’s voice.... ...e driver with as much civility as he could assume, if he would give them a lift as far as Isleworth. 152 OLIVER TWIST ‘Jump up,’ said the man. ‘Is th...

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...eft out, on the whole, more people than it took in, applied with much less force when it was thrown open for a general party. Toward the end of the so... ...t ways. As the great fact on her own side was that she had 41 Henry James lifted herself from a lower social plane, done it all her- self, and done i... ...lowed them; the others scattered, and Vogelstein, declining with thanks a “lift” 54 Pandora from Mrs. Bonnycastle, walked home alone and in some inte...

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...had prompted him. He was sure of himself there. One only consideration had forced him into this great danger, and that had been the assurance of other... ...ttler had gone back to his old office at the Treasury and Mr Roby had been forced to content himself with the Secretaryship at the Admiralty. But, as ... ...e had his own way of looking at life, but was it reasonable that he should force his girl to look at things with his eyes? The man was distasteful to ... ...left to pass half the night in perplexed reverie, feeling that he would be forced ultimately to give way, and yet certain that by do- ing so he would ... ... friend’s manner,—so much so that Sexty was al- 115 Anthony Trollope most lifted up into temporary jollity himself. Lopez, seating himself almost at ... ... The holy of holies was not less holy, though he himself might not dare to lift the curtain. The fountain would still run,—still the clearest fountain... ...He had been a useful man,—and would still have remained so had he not been lifted a little too high. Had he been only one in the ruck on the Treasury ... ... but he saw the blood trickling down his friend’s temple and forehead, and lifting up his hand, touched the spot with his fingers. Lopez also put his ... ...due. What do you say to Lord Earlybird?’ The old Duke opened his mouth and lifted up his hands in unaffected surprise. The Earl of Earlybird was an ol...

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... Doctor!” I exclaimed. “Y ou know that? Y es. A very able man. He wanted a lift in the world, and there was a good bit of money from her mother, besid... ...e young figure above the hips; when she passed near me I felt with tenfold force the charm of the peculiar, promising sensation I had formed the habit... ...n, more finished, more expressive. His thick hand fell on and grasped with force the back of a light chair (there were several standing about) and I p...

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...with these robed and stately antiques, and it will be a great and satisfying lift for me, that six hundred years will. Mark T wain. CHAPTER 1 Pudd’nhe... ...dy of Pudd nhead Wilson - Mark Twain 22 tion whatever was he privileged to lift his hand against his little master. Chambers overstepped the line th... ... have known he was funning and left him alone. T om’s enemies were in strong force here, so they came out with their opinions quite freely. The laughe... ...ed his moral landscape in much the same way. Some of his low places he found lifted to ideals, some of his ideas had sunk to the valleys, and lay ther... ... rest on; for you grasp it, with your thumb resting on the blunt end—so— and lift it along and strike downward. The Gaikowar showed us how the thing w... ...ddenly that native rose at the bedside, and bent over me with his right hand lifted and a dirk in it aimed at my throat; but Luigi grabbed his wrist, ... ...id: “There it is, shreds and fragments once more—my will. Once more you have forced me to disinherit you, you base son of a most noble father! Leave m... ...f ridicule The Tragedy of Pudd nhead Wilson - Mark Twain 99 upon them, and forced the big mass meeting to laugh and applaud. He scoffed at them as a... ... roundings, Wilson suggested a search upstairs, and he went along. The jury forced an entrance to T om’s room, but found nothing, of course. The coro...

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... Babbitt stared, the nervousness was soothed from his face, his slack chin lifted in reverence. All he articulated was “That’s one lovely sight!” but ... ...ed at a respectable-looking man who was waiting for a trolley car, “Have a lift?” As the man climbed in Babbitt conde- scended, “Going clear down-town... ... fel- low waiting for a trolley, I always make it a practice to give him a lift—unless, of course, he looks like a bum.” “Wish there were more folks t... ...r- vous swiftness, and to-day the light of spring was so win- some that he lifted his head and saw. He admired each district along his familiar route ... ...rse I get it. But—Oh, I think we’d better use something more dignified and force- ful, like ‘We lead, others follow,’ or ‘Eventually, why not now?’ Co... ...y inch, of certain districts of Zenith, he did not know whether the police force was too large or too small, or whether it was in alliance with gambli... ...keeps out radical unions, which would destroy property. No one ought to be forced to belong to a union, however. All labor agita- tors who try to forc... ...og who doesn’t join 41 Sinclair Lewis the Chamber of Commerce ought to be forced to.” In nothing—as the expert on whose advice families moved to new ... ...ved in neighborly affection, and slid on with the traffic as the policeman lifted his hand. He noted how quickly his car picked up. He felt superior a...

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...ket-handkerchief over his cocked hat to shelter him. There, then, with up- lifted forefinger, he first put me on my guard against a con- siderable num... ... in the dim light, was a great piece of wood all studded with nails; and I lifted my hand with a faint heart under my jacket, and knocked once. Then I... ...ght of my uncle, and his eyes playing hide and seek with mine, revived the force of my distrust. One thing I discovered, which put me in some doubt. T... ...ciety of the cabin-boy so far protected me. Once there, I believed I could force on the visit to the lawyer, even if my uncle were now insincere in pr... ...ye must climb up into yon bed where ye’re handy at the window; and if they lift hand, against the door, ye’re to shoot. But that’s not all. Let’s make... ...robs (that had two rents to 74 Kidnapped pay, one to King George by stark force, and one to Ardshiel by natural kindness) offered him a better price ... ...s and was full of hamper, and the breaking of the heavier seas continually forced us to give over and hold on; but we all wrought like horses while we... ... more than ordinary; and sure enough, there followed a sea so huge that it lifted the brig right up and canted her over on her beam. Whether the cry c... ...awn was come. There was no sign of the brig, which must have 82 Kidnapped lifted from the reef and sunk. The boat, too, was nowhere to be seen. There...

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...y round Of duty and of love, Thou best wilt find that patient faith That lifts the soul above.’ ELEANOR MOHUN was the eldest child of a gentleman of... ...ire for the all-for-love principle,’ said Claude, ‘but I see it is in full force. And how are the verses, Lily? Have you made a poem upon Michael Moon... ...so sure of that maxim,’ said Claude. ‘Truth is chiefly injured—I mean, her force weakened, by her own supporters.’ ‘Then you agree with me,’ said Maur... ...e entered into the struggles which it cost her to tame her impetuosity, or force herself to do what was disagreeable to herself, and might offend Emil... ...t for me to get any way right,’ said Lily. ‘Oh! dear, what would I give to force backward the wheels of time!’ ‘But as you cannot, you had better try ... ...See, Jenny, how fortunate that this was driven through the window with the force of the explo- sion. The whole place might have been blown to atoms wi...

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...magine the grimace which con- tracted the puritan visage of Simon, who was forced to wel- come graciously an habitue of his aunt’s salon and an influ-... ...rrupting him. The candidate swallowed that shaft without reply, for he was forced at that moment to go forward and receive two more influential electo... ... before family! that is indeed so great an effort that, to make it, we are forced to believe that Brutus from his realm of justice still contem- plate... ...d tell us to nominate, by rising or sitting, inspectors of the ballot thus forced upon us? Have we any liberty of choice? If I were proposed, I believ... ...and caused him to receive the pension which the colonel now enjoys without lifting a finger to obtain it.” A murmur, flattering to the old soldier, gr... ...It is enough to belong to Arcis to obtain admission to him with- out being forced to kick our heels in his antechamber. Those two families know every ... ...d has, I must own, stirred my imagination.” “Well, we shall now completely lift the veil, one corner of which we were careful to raise at first, so th... ... Is this, monsieur, pouring contempt on public functions? Is it not rather lifting them to higher honor?” Monsieur Godivet declared himself satisfied,...

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...k up the quarrel on their side, and encircling Master Graham a hundred deep, forced him from the gate. In vain he waved the broken sword above his hea... ...ixed up together in inextri cable disorder. The design of the people was to force Master Graham to take refuge in his dwelling, and to defend it unti... ...ng Charles’s name, assist me to secure this man. ’ They both set upon me and forced me away, though I fought and bit and caught at them like a madman.... ...er of the country, and the Public’s hair stood on end to that degree that it lifted its hat off its head, and made its face pale with terror. You may ... ...t a coachman; and wot’s the rail to sich coachmen and guards as is sometimes forced to go by it, but a outrage and a insult? As to the pace, wot sort ... ...him to want to—over all the posts as we come along, and wery cruel on him to force poor grandfather to lift him cross legged over every vun of ‘em. He... ...e posts as we come along, and wery cruel on him to force poor grandfather to lift him cross legged over every vun of ‘em. He wouldn’t pass vun single ...

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...him which she could wish unsaid. What Louis did not see, was that the very force of her own affection was what alarmed Mary, and caused her reserve. T... ..., as though reproach- ing himself for the delay. ‘Oh! that she should have forced herself to that wedding, and spared me!’ ‘I am coming with you,’ sai... ...ne as Clara’s escort, promising to return on the Monday, to bring the full force of his remonstrances to bear down Mary’s scruples. Lord Ormersfield b... ...f such a sunset, turning each cloud to red and purple radiance by the very force of love and faith, who could regret the being beside her? My own dear... ..., writing to his Inglewood bailiff, and now and then so- lacing himself by lifting with the feather of his pen one of the bells of a delicate lily in ... ...and temper. He is not himself.’ The dim light seemed to encourage Clara to lift her head to listen to the kind words. ‘Was I so very wrong?’ she mur- ... ... shady lane, overhung by the beech- trees of Mr. Calcott’s park, and as he lifted Kitty in his arms to allow her the robin-redbreast, he did not feel ... ...itch! stitch! If I could but do needlework!’ ‘Ah!’ said Isabel, playfully, lifting up a sweeter face than had ever been admired in Miss Conway, ‘if yo... ...rmoil and whirl of the darkening world below, almost as sacred old age had lifted his grandmother into perpetual peace and joy, above the fret and vex...

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...ust be very hard put to it for amuse- ment, be sure of that, when they are forced to gather together in a company and hear novels read aloud! They onl... ...- plause of her, except Morgiana’s own, and that the Larkinses thought was lifted in odious triumph, rather than in sympathy, for Miss L. was of an en... ...ond, and began to drink it out of the pewter pot. It was a fine sight. She lifted up the tankard with one of the finest arms, covered with the biggest... ...then struck madly and unnaturally a great number of times, as Morgiana was lifting her store of treasures out of the hackney- coach. The coachman wagg... ... glass of water which the pastry-cook in the Strand had given her, and was forced to take hold of the railings of a house for support just as a little... ...e mili- tary in his looks and conversation, than the combatant part of the forces. He has adopted the sham-Duke-of-Wellington air, which is by no mean... ...ne or two pet profane songs of the sentimental kind, and will occasionally lift up his little pipe in a glee. He does not dance, but the honest fellow... ... defection; and Berry was evidently annoyed that three-eighths of his male forces had left him. But fancy our delight and astonishment, when in a minu... ...ht me to.” I thought it might be a flannel waistcoat into which madame had forced him; but it was worse: I give you my word of honour it was a pitch-p...

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...is wife’s death: but certainly they impressed that event upon him with new force, and com- municated to it added weight and bitterness. It was a rude ... ...aps, for the moment, forgotten him) it changed upon the instant and became forced and embarrassed. Still, Polly persevered with all the better heart f... ...ought one, nor found one. And now, when that nature concentrated its whole force so strongly on a partial scheme of parental inter- est and ambition, ... ...There was a toothache in everything. The wine was so bit- ter cold that it forced a little scream from Miss Tox, which she had great difficulty in tur... ...d; violently flattened against posts. Entire strang- ers to his person had lifted his yellow cap off his head, and cast it to the winds. His legs had ... ... 86 Dombey & Son ‘Nobody would, nobody could, you know. Here! just help me lift the little sofa near the fire, will you, Uncle Sol—take care of the pl... ...ill. Good-bye, W alter!’ In the innocence of her grateful heart, the child lifted up her face to his. Walter, bending down his own, raised it again, a... ...or Bagstock, at your service—is not ashamed to confess it.’ Here the Major lifted his hat. ‘Damme, Sir,’ cried the Major with sudden warmth, ‘I envy y... ...limber and Miss Blimber came back in the Doctor’s company; and the Doctor, lifting his new pupil off the table, delivered him over to Miss Blimber. ‘C...

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...d veal! But what should he say to her? That was a bother. And he could not lift his cap without risking a repetition of his previous ignominy. She was... ...? It was as well she didn’t look, because he would certainly capsize if he lifted his cap. Perhaps that was her consideration. Even as he hesi- tated ... ...to tell the truth, ill supported fist, Bechamel’s five feet nine of height lifted from the ground and quivering under a vigor- ously applied horsewhip... ... put his knuckles on the toilet table and regarded him- self with his chin lifted in the air. “Good Lord!” he said. “What a neck! Wonder why I got suc... ... faint breath of summer stirred the trees, and a bunch of dande- lion puff lifted among the meadowsweet and struck and broke into a dozen separate thr... ...st his or her circumstances. General rules don’t apply—” “I often feel the force of that,” said Widgery. “Those are my rules. Of course my books—” “It...

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... wife of a contractor, a banker, a city man, a broker on a large scale; he forced his way into society with his money, and they say that he is not ver... ...s, understanding as much or as little about it as the why and wherefore of forced marches made by the Emperor’s orders. Lucien was inspired with the b... ...e Dauriat’s gorgeous raiment seemed in the pro- vincial poet’s eyes to add force to the man’s remorseless logic. “What is it about?” he continued, add... ...e, Lamartine, and Victor Hugo; as for Cana- lis—he is a poet made by sheer force of writing him up.” Lucien felt that he lacked the courage to hold up... ...nce of a man who has his eighty thousand francs of income; and having been forced to put up with a good deal that he did not like in the way of busine... ...es on stage; she must lower herself before the public, smile on every one, lift her skirts as she dances, and dress like a man, that all the world may... ...e francs a month. Perhaps you will be wanting an advance?” added Braulard, lifting a cash-box full of coin out of his desk. “No, no,” said Lousteau; “...

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...m was not present to my imagina- tion, constantly, as dragged by a greater force than any she herself could exert; she had been given me from far back... ...ss; when we figure to our- selves the strong narrowing eddies, the immense force of suction, the general engulfment that, for any neighbouring object,... ... they generally are by the intelligence, the curiosity, the pas- sion, the force of the moment, whatever it be, directing them), work, as we have seen... ... follow. The author’s accepted task at the outset has been to suggest with force the nature of the tie formed between the two young persons first intr... ...ne (to the eventual deep chill of her eagerness) as the result of her mere lifting of a latch. Infinitely interesting to have built up the relation of... ...nd. He would write about the heavy horrors that could still flourish, that lifted their undiminished heads, in an age so proud of its short way with f... ...g been put to him abruptly, the night before, that he might give himself a lift and do his newspaper a service—so flatteringly was the case ex- presse... ...my knees to the priest. I’ve confessed and I’ve been absolved. It has been lifted off.” Kate’s eyes never quitted her. “He must have liked you.” “Oh—d... ...between them they might settle as between them, and any pressure it should lift from her own spirit they were at liberty to convert to their use. If t...