The woman was distressed that she had a bad fire, but she heaped up some dry peats and heather, and, blowing it with her breath, in a short time raised a blaze that scorched us into comfortable feelings.
Dark when we reached Peebles; found a comfortable old-fashioned public-house, had a neat parlour, and drank tea.
The good woman had provided, according to her promise, a better fire than we had found in the morning; and indeed when I sate down in the chimney-corner of her smoky biggin’ I thought I had never been more comfortable in my life.
She had an excellent fire, and her cottage, though very small, looked comfortable and cleanly; but remember I saw it only by firelight.
Further up, though the plantations on the hills are noble, the valley was cold and naked, wanting hedgerows and comfortable houses.
I did not sleep much, but passed a comfortable night, for my bed, though hard, was warm and clean: the unusualness of my situation prevented me from sleeping.
At last, however, on our insisting upon it, the fire was lighted: we got tea by candlelight, and spent a comfortable evening.
The dwellings certainly did not look so comfortable when we were near to them as from a distance; but this might be chiefly owing to what the inhabitants did not feel as an evil—the dirt about the doors.
Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in an advanced age; and if we do not plant it while young, it will give us no shade when we grow old.
Under a tree, upon a comfortable bed of dry sand, we wer obliged to lay her for several hours, until the paroxysm passed, and she could remount her dromedary.
We therefore became his guests in a most comfortable house for some days.
No bed is more comfortablefor a warm climate than a native angarep with a simple mat covering; it is beautifully elastic, and is always cool, as free ventilation is permitted from below.
Till in some snug and comfortable room Your friends receive you as a welcome guest, You'll own that Winter's robbed of half his gloom, When on my whole your feet in slippers rest.
The marshal felt at once that he could never be comfortable till he had had a trial of strength with this sturdy-looking fellow; so he bade him bring out one of his best horse-shoes.
We know, too, from the bas reliefs and papyri in the British Museum, how advanced were the Ancient Egyptians in the arts of civilization, and that the manufacture of comfortable and even luxurious furniture was not neglected.
There was another farewell to be said at the railway junction, for Mr. Arnold could only wait a few minutes to see her into a comfortable carriage, and then returned home to Cressleigh.
I hold that a man is not worth knowing who will endure excessive tropical heat, perspiring at every pore, because his pride demands a waistcoat and coat of thickest woolen material, which would have been comfortable in a blizzard.
Far off in the distant corner lounged a bronzed planter in comfortable muddy clothes.
Soon, impelled by the great heat, I removed my coat and was looked at askance; but I was the only comfortable one of the three.
The tables being cleared, Messer Torello, surmising that they must be weary, kept them no long time from their rest, but bestowed them in most comfortable beds, and soon after went to rest himself.
I was but now thinking to send one of these my men on an errand to Pavia; I will send him with you, and he will guide you to a place where you will find very comfortable quarters.
Sally, and the widow agreeing to the plan, they soon had a comfortable bed ready for the stranger.
There's a perfect gale coming through, and one can see nicely now, and feel quite comfortable in this atmosphere.
Let Alphonse tell you that you will find native costume comfortable, ascomfortable as is mine, for he has tried it.
When our hero came to his senses he was lying in a beautifully comfortable bed, with bright rays from a warm fire playing on him.
He drew in the first comfortable breath he had taken for some minutes.
He greeted them warmly, sent their prisoner to the cells, and at once arranged for comfortable quarters to be given to David and his following.
Shan't feel comfortable or safe till I've had a chat, and not then till the money is in the bank.
I used to wonder what I could do to justify my comfortable existence here during such a time of horror.
This bookshop, which does business under the unusual name "Parnassus at Home," is housed in one of the comfortable old brown-stone dwellings which have been the joy of several generations of plumbers and cockroaches.
Many a passer-by would stumble down the steps from the street in sheer curiosity; others, familiar visitors, dropped in with the same comfortable emotion that a man feels on entering his club.
After finishing his supper he lit one of his "mild but they satisfy" cigarettes and sat in the comfortable warmth of a near-by radiator.
Now you light your pipe and make yourself comfortable for a few minutes while I get things ready.
Two shabby, comfortable chairs were drawn up to the iron fender, and a mustard-coloured terrier was lying so close to the glow that a smell of singed hair was sensible.
Her cheeks were cool and ruddy from the keen air, her face lit with the tranquil satisfaction of those who have sojourned in the comfortable city of Boston.
The shop had a warm and comfortable obscurity, a kind of drowsy dusk, stabbed here and there by bright cones of yellow light from green-shaded electrics.
The andirons with the brass flowers at the ends appeared unreal; the burning logs were just logs that were burning and not the comfortable symbols of an indestructible mode of life.
And it struck him that the things to take for that purpose were oranges--because California is the orange country--and comfortable folding chairs.
They made me feel comfortablewith him, good towards him; they made me trust him.
Then he produced a pipe that he had found somewhere in the lodge, a most vile one, too, and settled down for a comfortable smoke.
There were plenty of comfortable leather chairs, and a thick rug covered the floor.
His pursuers made up in desperation what they lacked in length of leg, and it took the young Canadian some time to gain a comfortable lead.
He was almost comfortable now, knowing that Jerry Lipton had the rocket under control.
A few minutes later they had checked in and were unpacking their bags in a comfortable room in the Cortez Annex.
Set off by itself was a recreation hall, equipped with TV sets, comfortable chairs, card tables, and pool tables.
It is a charmingly comfortable little room, and we think it scarcely worth while to keep up the parlour-fire just for our two selves.
Now you will see what a show she will make at dinner in a dress, the cost of which would keep her whole family in comfortable calico gowns for two years.
However, I have no doubt you will find it very comfortable up stairs.
He likes a good comfortable three story brick mansion, in a central part of the city, with marble steps, iron railings, and green venetian shutters.
Prayers last half an hour; after which the student walks in the college grounds, and by 8, he is seated by his comfortable fire over his hot rolls and tea.
Each laid his pistol a comfortable distance away, so that if either tried to arm himself while the other slept, there would be much snapping of twigs under his feet.
Then I can make a nice comfortable report to Maximilian.
Well, it all came about in this way," and he settled himself into a comfortable position.
Get that bearskin off your horse and make me as comfortable as possible on it.
The seats of these chairs were often lined and stuffed in good shape and had the comfortablefeel and rock of the more costly chairs of civilization--and what more need a miner ask?
He was feeling reasonably comfortable now, but there was still one other detail that kept pushing itself on his notice: of course he had done that service--that was settled; but what was that service?
I was beginning to feel fairly comfortable once more, after my night's rest, but the look of that envelope makes me sick.
We all did so, not feeling very comfortable as to what was to follow, when his attendants got hold of Jim and me.
When I came to myself I found that I was in a comfortable bed with curtains round it, the sun shining brightly through the open window of the room, which looked neater and prettier than any I had ever slept in.
He and they were ordering all about the funeral, and I've got two women to stay with the missus till she's put all comfortable into her coffin.
When I had done this, I went back to the nave of the church, and, finding a comfortable place, I lay down, and was soon in a state bordering on sleep.
It was not a comfortable idea to cope with the unknown in the dark, and in an instant I had seized the bed-clothes, and grasping a corner of them in each hand, and holding them up before me, I charged straight at the figure.
I walked on to the bridge, and leaned my back against the white painted rail top, then lighted my briar-root, and had a comfortable smoke.
The room in itself was comfortable enough--large and warm.
Only I thought I caught again the faintest rustle of silk, as the figure seated itself in a more comfortable position.
They feared to lose their comfortable homestead, and to suffer at the hands of the English.
She went daily to one of the shops where fine starching and ironing was done, and, with the money she earned in this way, she had kept the little home comfortable for some time.
He had come to see her mother, and assure her that the prisoner had been taken to a more comfortable lodging, and had received better food and bedding than had been his heretofore.
Many writers, following Macaulay and Pope, assume that Buckingham died in this house because he had squandered his fortune so thoroughly that he could not secure a more comfortable place to die in.
The run up Swaledale may easily be achieved from Richmond, where there is a comfortable hotel.
There is a comfortable hotel at Ripon, and as we have a great deal to see before reaching any other desirable shelter, we shall find it best, I think, to spend a night there either before or after visiting Fountains.
The 40-rater has the owner's cabin and the lady's cabin, with a very comfortable one for a guest, to say nothing of accommodation for sea bachelors who do not require shore luxury.
This comfortable rig was determined upon after many experiments.
Two comfortable and well-managed clubs exercise the proverbial hospitality of colonists to properly accredited arrivals from England.
In joining a racer there is nothing so comfortable for host and guest too as being on board in good time.
She is also a comfortable cruising boat, having two cabins with good accommodation.
Still, for modest sails out of the harbour, for Dutch waters, and for Norfolk rivers, these barges possess every advantage, while they are most comfortable to live upon.
The lamps gave a rich glow of colour and glitter to our table, all the more comfortable from the contrast with the sudden cold without and the howling and moaning of the gale.
From the Thames the yacht may be taken round to the harbour of Tauranga; this is a quiet and comfortable little town, the harbour land-locked by an island running down to meet a sandy spit.
The building is a very comfortable cabin, with all modern conveniences.
He wouldn't run His universe on a leisurely and comfortable plan, if He expected us to wear ourselves out hustling.
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