Though he went about somberly, untalkative and morose, the Chevalier proved himself a capital soldier, readily adapting himself to the privations of scouting and the loneliness of long watches in the night.
For the rest of the day his Excellency the governor went about with a preoccupied expression on his face.
Only the seamen and the priests went about unconcerned, untroubled, tranquil, the one knowing his sea and the other his God.
In this manner he went about in that district, and had 300 deadly men-at-arms with him; and then proceeded to Raumarike.
King Harald, one winter, went about in guest-quarters in the Uplands, and had ordered a Christmas feast to be prepared for him at the farm Thoptar.
And he went about it in a way that reminded me of a story out of Boccaccio.
Still the Ghost tore along, till the boat dwindled to a speck, when Wolf Larsen's voice rang out in command and he went about on the starboard tack.
The outlook was black indeed, and I went about my work with a heavy heart.
People said afterwards that they had often remarked something singular in his manner as he went about in these duties.
I went about, day after day, in a dazed state, trying to make up my mind to leave the people, but I couldn't.
I went about my duties in a dull, wooden way, as an image might do, if it could be made to move so as to sew or paint without a soul.
Dame Elizabeth, making pause with one hand all wet, and in the other the napkin whereon she went aboutto dry it.
Thou irksome man, I went about to write `some folks,' not `Cicely.
He became reticent; he went about with a sort of weary and travel-worn look, as if he had seen everything that was worth seeing, and heard everything that was worth hearing.
He went about as though there lay upon him a heavy weight, which he wanted to throw off; or as if he had a very disagreeable bit of business before him, and wished he could get it over.
I went about preoccupied, thought it over at prayers and at lessons, till the Rebbe noticed that something was wrong with me.
We went about 10 Miles, and sat down at the Falls of a large Creek, where lay mighty Rocks, the Water making a strange Noise, as if a great many Water-Mills were going at once.
For I had the Land of Promise to dream of, and as I went about my tasks I conjured up in my mind pictures of its beauty.
And those dreams used to linger with me half the day as I went about my work.
I went about in homespun, which, if good enough for Mr. Bordley, was good enough for me.
I went about my business with all diligence, and constructed the wooden framework according to my excellent system.
Then, when I saw that I had surpassed him, I went about to surpass myself, and produced a foil by new processes which was a long way better than what I had previously made.
Seeing into their plot, I went about with my eyes open and with good attendance, wearing an under-coat and armlets of mail, for which I had obtained permission.
No sooner had I been locked in, than I went about exploring my prison; and when I thought I had discovered how to get out of it, I pondered the means of descending from the lofty keep, for so the great round central tower is called.
He read and carved letters in the bark of the trees; he went about thinking, longing, and singing.
Now I went about in sorrow every day, both because of those that were in the chest and because of the new ones that might come.
But the less protection he possessed the more he gained in intrepidity, so he went about out-of-doors undauntedly--the town should be conquered.
He went about as though in a half-slumber; everything was blurred and veiled before his spiritual vision.
He went about it as it were in the midst of a cloud of alcoholic vapor, and worked only just enough to enable him to go on drinking.
Then Iohn Fox intending not to be barred of his enterprise, and minding to worke surely in that which he went about, barred the gate surely, and planted a Canon against it.
Adames to Cochy in bad termes, that I went about to deceave hym, and would force hym to take 150 tais in bad Nishew counterfet plate.
But he retorned answer he owed hym noe such service, and that yf he went about to take his inheritance from hym, he would defend it by armes.
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