My book--except when I was thinking of the tarn and that old man I so hated--was Miss Brandon's exquisite and mysterious face.
Women can hide their pain better than we men, and bear it better, too, except when shame drops fire into the dreadful chalice.
Besides, these demons never came over meexcept when I was alone.
Aubrey is her chief friend, except when she is lying at her ease on Ethel's dress.
The rest were reduced to silence, chess, books, and mischief, except when a treat of facetious small talk was got up for their benefit.
Emmeline attends to the household, except when Picotee is at home, and Joey attends to the gate; but our mother's affliction is a very unfortunate thing for the poor children.
That is, except when he is rude, and ill-uses me, and will not come and apologize!
Und he was always politeful to me except when I talk too long to Bertran und say nodings at all to him.
He pounded on, the seven-hundred- rupee passage as far away as ever, and his style of living unchanged, except when he launched into a new filter.
Suddhoo sleeps on the roof generally, except when he sleeps in the street.
I have humoured this whim lately; except when my irritable fancy breaks loose, and runs riot.
Yet it never acts with safety, or with satisfaction, except when it has or imagines it has made this examination.
He is apparently never satisfied, except when it is exercised to give or procure me pleasure.
And he's all right with the children too, except when he's not himself.
Half a woman of this and half of another world, except when as now, she is as irresponsible a bit of life as a little flowering weed growing out of a wall.
Soon she was within a few feet of the little minister, to whom singing, except when out of tune, was a suspicious thing, and dancing a device of the devil.
Though really of the average height, she was a little thing to the eyes of Gavin, who always felt tall and stout except whenhe looked down.
Leastwise, he doesna strike me except when he's mortal, and syne I can jouk him.
The waves at the wharf rolled in, black and heavy, with a sullen beat, and the sky shut down close to the water, except when a sudden stronger gust of wind cleared a luminous space for an instant.
The trout is a retiring and harmless animal, except when he is aroused and forced into a combat; and then his agility, fierceness, and vindictiveness become apparent.
It needs but a few of these skins to cover the roof; and they make a perfectly water-tight roof, except when it rains.
Some men there are who never shave (if they are so absurd as ever to shave), except when they go abroad, and who do not take care to wear polished boots in the bosoms of their families.
He had never yet known Babs sick of anything, except when he took her out in John Bogle's boat.
Freedom from worry--yes, except when a pair of boots is wanted, or one of the children is ill; then he has to make up for lost time with a vengeance.
Me he never noticed, except when I ate less than usual; then he peered into my face, and said, "What ails you?
Veronica has been let alone--is master of herself, except when in a rage.
It smiles continually, but never cries, never moves, except whenit is moved.
Except when assigned as supports or reserve, regiments in the brigade, battalions in the regiment, and companies in the battalion are, when practicable, deployed side by side.
Except when there is little chance of error in transmission, messages should be written.
Reveille precedes the assembly for roll call; retreat follows the assembly, the interval between being only that required for formation and roll call, except when there is parade.
It may be prejudice, but we could not do it; so we simply let him alone, and he has lived to himself, except when we drill with him.
Why, I was the happiest man in the institution, except when I'd get brooding over my loneliness, etc.
Except when out of doors taking my allotted exercise, I remained in my room reading, writing, or drawing.
I took everything as a matter of course, and, except when I deliberately analyzed my feelings, was scarcely conscious of my former deprivations.
Garvin Westmore lay full length on the sweet-scented bed, motionless, except when he lifted to his elbow to look out at the country below.
The stir Ann had heard was in this room, which, except when it had accommodated an occasional visiting Penniman, had been closed for fourteen years.
The eyes themselves were a gray-hazel, and, except when surprised or smiling, their expression was wistful, almost melancholy.
He looked at it steadily, except when he turned to look up at the screen of bushes.
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