Being an early riser he was up with the sun, and the sun rose so serenely and smiled so benignly that Holcroft's clouded brow cleared in spite of all that had happened or could take place.
I'm sure of only one thing--while I do live I could take comfort in working the old place.
But before he could take as much as he wanted, another stone struck him full on the hand, broke the oil pot into pieces, and carried away with it three or four teeth out of his mouth, and sorely crushed two fingers of his hand.
And now the time came that he thought he could take arms if he were knighted, and this he greatly desired, thinking that he could do such things that, if he lived, his mistress would esteem him.
I had a pretty heavy knapsack; it was laden with provisions--provisions for the king to taper down on, till he could take to the coarse fare of the country without damage.
They would clear out without waiting to part their hair, and I could take my own time about dating the explosion.
Arthur opened the letter with trembling hands, and devoured its contents with the utmost greediness; chuckling rapturously over it, and reading it several times, before he could take it from before his eyes.
Previously he had not much considered the subject; he had taken it for granted there was no step that he could take, while international piracy was a recognized institution.
The only steps we could take, as a matter of fact.
He was sure hecould take it from there, to an eminently satisfying conclusion.
But he could take a message to Jean, if he were put a little bit on the road--say through the Blue Hills glen and over the old bridge of Dee.
I had been struck in what he said with more things than I could take up, and I think I must have looked at him, while he talked, with a slight return of my first mystification.
I saw what I saw, I felt what I felt, but such things were exactly a sign that I could take care of myself.
He said the place could be bought cheap, and he also told me that there was a vacant quarter section adjoining this land that I could take up, and I would have the finest goat ranch in the country.
I could take you on the waters of the Gila river where you would be perfectly safe, but whether it would be where you want to go or not is the question.
I told them I did not know where Bannock was, but that I could take them to any portion of Montana they asked to go, I was not long making the bargain and making preparations to get started.
I'll bet, if he had her help, the author of 'One Hundred Common Errors' could take an Argus and run his list up to a hundred and fifty in no time.
I went to the war with what I could take--nothing but a picture.
He says he could take care of me, but no one else can, so I must not be moved.
It was a desperate enterprise for a young girl, to enter a town full of soldiers on such an expedition at night; but I knew Charlie could take care of me, and if he was killed I could take care of myself; so I went.
If Tararo takes it into his head to wish for our vessel, or to kill ourselves, he could take us from them by force.
This relieved me greatly, for I now felt that I could take in air enough to enable me to return the way I came.
But we could not rest satisfied till we had seen more of this cave; so, after further consultation, Jack and I determined to try if we could take down a torch with us, and set fire to it in the cavern.
But I should have to go with scarcely the time to pack my boxes, as Hugh had gone himself, and must know of a place where I could take shelter.
I myself studied her, of course, searching for something to confirm my fears, but finding nothing I could take as convincing.
I wondered whether or not, having taken one liberty, I could take another.
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