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Three rows of
benches
on each side and six rows in front of him were occupied by the dignitaries of the town and by the parents of the pupils.
Then he slowly gained the Rue Saint-Victor, sauntering along the quays, where he seated himself on the benches, in mild weather.
Several other persons were engaged in erecting raised
benches
from which people might conveniently see the plays and dances that were to be performed the next day on the spot dedicated to the celebration of the marriage of Camacho the rich and the obsequies of Basilio.
All then proceeded to the poop, which was very handsomely decorated, and seated themselves on the bulwark benches; the boatswain passed along the gangway and piped all hands to strip, which they did in an instant.
It was a long room, with crimson-covered benches, and wax candles in glass chandeliers.
And lastly, seated on some of the back benches, where they had already taken up their positions for the evening, were divers unmarried ladies past their grand climacteric, who, not dancing because there were no partners for them, and not playing cards lest they should be set down as irretrievably single, were in the favourable situation of being able to abuse everybody without reflecting on themselves.
Everybody rose at the end and said so loudly; they stood on
benches
and shouted it with a bellow that shook the building.
In the antechamber, upon long circular benches, reposed the elect; that is to say, those who were called.
She was no sooner in possession of it than, hurrying into the little copse, where she was least likely to be interrupted, she sat down on one of the
benches
and prepared to be happy; for the length of the letter convinced her that it did not contain a denial.
A deck was placed over this ballast, and the interior was divided into two cabins; two
benches
extended along them and served also as lockers.
Over the lower range of table, the roof, as we have noticed, had no covering; the rough plastered walls were left bare, and the rude earthen floor was uncarpeted; the board was uncovered by a cloth, and rude massive
benches
supplied the place of chairs.
The Preceptors, of whom there were four present, occupied seats lower in height, and somewhat drawn back behind that of their superior; and the knights, who enjoyed no such rank in the Order, were placed on
benches
still lower, and preserving the same distance from the Preceptors as these from the Grand Master.
Brian de Bois-Guilbert, by whom it had been occupied, had left his place, and was now standing near the extreme corner of one of the
benches
occupied by the Knights Companions of the Temple, one hand extending his long mantle, so as in some degree to hide his face; while the other held his cross-handled sword, with the point of which, sheathed as it was, he was slowly drawing lines upon the oaken floor.
It occupied the brow of a soft and gentle eminence, was carefully palisaded around, and, as the Templars willingly invited spectators to be witnesses of their skill in feats of chivalry, was amply supplied with galleries and
benches
for their use.
Help me, O Lord!' thought Levin, hastening toward the old Frenchwoman with the grey curls; who sat on one of the
benches.
Before three o'clock the large shed was invaded by the spectators, comprising Europeans and natives, Chinese and Japanese, men, women and children, who precipitated themselves upon the narrow
benches
and into the boxes opposite the stage.
Boys chased one another from table to table, taking
benches
and platform at a jump . . .
'So I sat down on a small table, close to thé window, and read by the last glimmer of daylight, while I saw them both silently shifting the school
benches
- Admiral Meaulnes glum and cross, his black overall well buttoned up at the back and tightly belted at the waist; the other delicate and nervous, his head bandaged up like a wounded soldier.
Two naphtha flares swung in the wind at the door of the tent...Inside,
benches
were arranged in tiers as at a circus.
Just as I was about to leave, a girl or a young woman -1 don't know which - came and sat on one of the rain-soaked
benches.
The others laughed and turning round spat behind the
benches.
Led by her, I passed from compartment to compartment, from passage to passage, of a large and irregular building; till, emerging from the total and somewhat dreary silence pervading that portion of the house we had traversed, we came upon the hum of many voices, and presently entered a wide, long room, with great deal tables, two at each end, on each of which burnt a pair of candles, and seated all round on benches, a congregation of girls of every age, from nine or ten to twenty.
Ranged on
benches
down the sides of the room, the eighty girls sat motionless and erect; a quaint assemblage they appeared, all with plain locks combed from their faces, not a curl visible; in brown dresses, made high and surrounded by a narrow tucker about the throat, with little pockets of holland (shaped something like a Highlander's purse) tied in front of their frocks, and destined to serve the purpose of a work-bag: all, too, wearing woollen stockings and country-made shoes, fastened with brass buckles.
Around four of the pillars, stalls of merchants, all sparkling with glass and tinsel; around the last three,
benches
of oak, worn and polished by the trunk hose of the litigants, and the robes of the attorneys.
On the front
benches
were already a number of venerable figures, muffled in ermine, velvet, and scarlet.
At sight of them, here and there on the
benches
rose applause, which soon turned into one immense and unbroken storm.
At these words all eyes were turned to the benches; even those who were hanging on the crosses raised their pale, tortured faces, and looked toward the man who was speaking.
Those who were sitting on the highest rows came down, crowding in the passages between
benches
to look more nearly at the strong man.
There was a sound of loud laughter; the auctioneers shouted at the top of their voices; the dealers who had filled the
benches
in front of the auction table tried in vain to obtain silence, in order to transact their business in peace.
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