This was a gloomy, low, square house, without any light in the windows, roughly built of wood and stone, as I saw when I drew nearer.
As he drew nearer to the lights, he saw that the snow was trampled by footsteps and crushed by wheels.
Ivan gently, as he drew nearer to the weeping group.
He drew nearer, intending to ask his way; for he was surprised to find himself in a place probably not more than a mile from the town, and yet so entirely new to him.
Again he drew nearer, not choosing to note the instinctive stiffening of her figure, the shrinking look in her eyes.
He drew nearer to the stairs whereon she still stood, her graceful figure slightly leaning towards him; he now stood close to her, his head just below the level of her own; his hand had he dared to raise it, could have rested on hers.
He drew nearer to Sir Marmaduke, looked down on him silently for a second or two, then muttered through his teeth: "You have the proofs?
We hurried eagerly on, and as we drew nearer we saw that we were not mistaken.
There appeared to be no one on board the canoe, which was at anchor; but as we drew nearer we saw the head of a person rise up above the gunwale, when, as it seemed, he for the first time caught sight of us.
As we drew nearer, however, three more men appeared from below, holding bows and spears in their hands.
As the period fixed for our marriage drew nearer, whether from cowardice or a prophetic feeling, I felt my heart sink within me.
My eyes devoured the way as we drove on; my sole impulse all the time was, to watch how fast we went, to see how we drew nearer step by step and mile by mile, my own country!
As he drew nearer to me he became graver, and asked me suddenly, "Why did you call me Edgar, Hester?
After a little while, he drew nearer to us, and joined our little circle, and turning round to answer some question for Mr. Osborne, I was surprised to find him still by my side.
Frequently, as we drew nearer, I felt inclined to shriek out and to shout to her to stay for us.
As it drew nearer, I discovered to my satisfaction that it was the empty shell of a nautilus.
As we drew nearer, we saw that the fronts of these dwellings were ornamented with rude carving, sometimes of the human figure, such as the grossest savages alone could wish to exhibit.
There, sure enough, as we drew nearer, we discovered on the summit of a bold rock, standing out into the sea, a flagstaff with a large flag flying from it.
As we drew nearer, we saw two black men, and a woman seated on the ground, with a child near her.
As we drew nearer we saw that the roof was gone, and that the orchard and garden were overrun with creepers and weeds.
As we drew nearer, we could hear the howling and yelping of wolves.
As we drew nearer, we recognised among them numberless turkey buzzards, vultures, and other carrion fowl, while a pack of wolves were roaming about, disputing with the feathered tribe for their prey.
The same silence prevailing as we drew nearer inspired me with not a few doubts and misgivings.
As he drew nearer he cast an attentive eye this way and that; nor stayed until a hoarse challenge brought him up when he had come within six horses' lengths of the Arsenal gate.
Those who had come with me from the eating-house eyed me askance, and turned their backs when I drew nearer; and those who had joined us and obtained admission were scarcely more polite.
With a sick heart I drew nearer, feeling that the crisis was at hand; and in a moment he came in sight, riding beside an elderly man, plainly dressed and mounted, with whom he was carrying on an earnest conversation.
But, as we drew nearerto the narrow waters, I had little hope of escaping without being boarded.
I hope your father has made friends with mine," he kept on saying as we drew nearer home.
They both saluted again, and old Jonas, who looked curiously yellow, and with his eyes seeming to search the officer's, drew nearer.
Lady Grace, who had stopped and strayed and stopped again as a mere watchful witness, drew nearer hereupon, breaking her silence for the first time.
Lady Grace's answer to this was to turn, as he drew nearer, to the person by whom they were now joined.
As it drew nearer, we could make out that at some paces in front of it walked a woman.
Our men, too, began to fall; for as we drew nearer we were in the most deadly range, and the long guns of the Amabuna shot both strong and true.
Stealthily we drew nearer, and, peering out through the trees, this is what we saw.
As he drew nearer to us, we were convinced, by the way he looked about in every direction, that he by some means or other knew we had taken refuge in the neighbourhood.
As it drew nearer, we saw that it had a young one by its side.
We at once with renewed vigour paddled towards it, and as we drew nearer he declared his belief that we should find it frequented by turtle.
The man was moving at a swift gait, almost running; but as he drew nearer, he halted, looking about irresolutely, nervously.
When he drew nearer, he saw a figure in a white dress leave his compound, a figure that paused at the diverging roads not far from the bungalow, and, after a slight hesitation, chose the branch in his direction.
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