At that I could scarce control my own voice: "Lanette--little Lana!
Finally, about six bells of the watch, the stranger wore ship and bore down across our bows, hoisting English colours, at sight of which I could scarce forbear a cheer.
When I had got down, they pressed around me until I could scarce breathe, crying congratulations, Comyn embracing me openly.
And if it were, it could scarce be more pat," I retorted.
But he knew that until he could come with his share of the Trevlyn treasure in his hands, he could scarce hope or look for a patient hearing from the shrewd man of business.
But I heard them talking together of thee when they forgot that I was by; and then there was something different in their words, and I could scarce forbear to smile.
He could scarce remember, but he knew it was one or the other.
I could scarcemake it out from Susan's letter, for she is no scholar, as she ofttimes says.
This was no light achievement, for the little man, clasping his foe in strength of malice and with the tight embrace of one drowning, yet never loosing the ham, could scarce be persuaded that he was not in the article of death.
The company was very merry, but I was aweary with having been up all the night before, and what with our host's good cheer and the heaviness of the air I could scarce keep my eyes open.
We stopped two hours at an inn on its banks, and whether it was the air, or the influence of the perfect stillness about us, my companions went to sleep, and I could scarce resist my own drowsiness.
I could scarce believe my eyes when she appeared as the "wife of Argon.
I never knew a rogue to cut so fat; his villainy was ample, like his belly, and I could scarce find it in my heart to hold him responsible for either.
I could scarce believe my sight; yet the next instant it was the same cheerful, benevolent face, and I thought my eyes must have played me some trick.
They were so real that, when I awoke, I could scarce believe I had been dreaming.
Maybe with them I could find relief from this awful agony of heart, this thing that I could scarce bear to think of, yet never ceased to think of.
As he spoke he saw the youth walking up and down in short turns; but his face he could scarce see at all, what for his slouched hat, what for his cloak; and at last he saw him go up to the tall man and speak softly to him awhile.
Their faces were like old ivory, their dress the stern Miro himself could scarce repress.
Then a longing to kill seized me, a longing so strange and fierce that I could scarce be still.
I could scarce restrain a smile at the notion of dieting a man for a duel, though, I confess, there seemed something excessively bloodthirsty about it.
I could scarce hold my pistol with laughing; for such faces no man ever looked at.
Shall I confess, that, notwithstanding the deep sorrow of my heart, I could scarce repress an outbreak of laughter at these words!
Things went better now in the family, though it could scarce be pretended they went well.
I could scarce credit my ears, nor yet my senses, when he took me by the shoulders and thrust me, laughing, into my own place - such an affectionate playfulness was in his voice.
As he thus moralised on my adventures, he looked upon me with so much humour and benignity that I could scarce contain my satisfaction.
The result was that as we were passing through a clump of bush a score of warriors leaped out upon us, and before we could scarce strike a blow in defense, had disarmed and bound us.
I could scarce refrain a grin when I thought of the wasted possibilities of that deadly revolver in the hands of an untutored warrior of the stone age.
I could scarce restrain a smile at Perry's use of the pronoun "we," yet I was glad to share the rejoicing with him as I shall always be glad to share everything with the dear old fellow.
He paused awhile, and I was glad of this respite, for my heart was beating so high that I could scarce conceal my agitation.
I had a pair of great pistols in the holsters of my saddle which I could scarce forbear to flourish in either hand, and the sword at my belt delighted me no less, it being the first I had yet worn.
The candle which I still bore just then a gust of wind extinguished, so that I could scarce find my way to the window, so black was all, and I so distraught.
At every rustle of wind he staggered so he could scarce stand, and had it not been for the invigorating coolness of my sword upon the nape of his neck, he would have fled thence an hundred times.
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