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They could watch now, if they wanted, and see how he went over to the cupboard in the wall where he kept a bottle of good schnapps, how he first emptied a glass of it in place of his breakfast and how he then took a second glassful in order to give himself courage, the last one just as a precaution for the unlikely chance it would be needed.
George said he didn't want any tea, and emptied his cup into the water.
Then George found half a tin of potted salmon, and he emptied that into the pot.
Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous life led by the family during these two months, must have made him confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out.
Camille emptied the box of dominoes on the oilcloth table cover, and everyone became deeply interested in their hands.
When all were seated round the table, each before a cup, when the box of dominoes had been emptied on the board, the old mother, with the past suddenly brought back to her, looked at her guests, and burst into sobs.
Then, turning half round, he emptied the contents of the small stoneware flagon into the glass at the same time as he dropped a lump of sugar into it.
Therese took the glass, half emptied it, and handed it to Laurent who drank off the remainder of the contents at one draught.
The stranger filled, and emptied.
'Beg your pardon, sir,' said the stranger, 'bottle stands--pass it round--way of the sun--through the button-hole--no heeltaps,' and he emptied his glass, which he had filled about two minutes before, and poured out another, with the air of a man who was used to it.
Mr. Winkle emptied his glass, and placed the bottle on the coach-box, by his side.
The fresh bottle was produced, and speedily emptied: the hamper was made fast in its old place--the fat boy once more mounted the box--the spectacles and pocket- glass were again adjusted--and the evolutions of the military recommenced.
Here Tom's eye wandered from the glass on the chimney-piece to the glass on the table; and as he felt himself becoming gradually sentimental, he emptied the fourth tumbler of punch and ordered a fifth.
He emptied his glass, looked mysteriously at his companion, winked both of his small eyes, one after the other, and finally made a motion with his arm, as if he were working an imaginary pump-handle; thereby intimating that he (Mr.
Then little Mrs. Cluppins proposed as a toast, 'Success to Bardell agin Pickwick'; and then the ladies emptied their glasses in honour of the sentiment, and got very talkative directly.
Mr. Weller, having delivered this gentle recipe with strong emphasis, eked out by a variety of nods and contortions of the eye, emptied his glass at a draught, and knocked the ashes out of his pipe, with native dignity.
In which, to show his sincerity, he forthwith pledged the company in a draught which half emptied it.
Gentlemen, my service to you.'Having emptied the glass in a twinkling, Mr. Pell smacked his lips, and looked complacently round on the assembled coachmen, who evidently regarded him as a species of divinity.
Perker said nothing at all until he had emptied his snuff-box, and sent Lowten out to fill it, when he was seized with a fit of laughing, which lasted five minutes; at the expiration of which time he said that he supposed he ought to be very angry, but he couldn't think of the business seriously yet--when he could, he would be.
There were six troopers and six of us, so it was a close thing, but we emptied four of their saddles at the first volley.
He emptied a handful of copper and small silver among them, and the cry rose again, but bitter laughter was mingled with it, and the gypsy folk called to each other, mocking.
Tarvin turned away without answering, emptied something that clicked like a shower of pebbles upon the wool, and sighed deeply.
Athos, without saying anything, emptied his pockets, got together all his jewels, purses, aiguillettes, and gold chains, and offered them all to Porthos; but as to the sword, he said it was sealed to its place and should never quit it until its master should himself quit his lodgings.
Athos emptied at a single draught the glass he held in his hand.
"But methinks I need wine!" and he seized by the neck the last bottle that was left, put it to his mouth, and emptied it at a single draught, as he would have emptied an ordinary glass.
All at once she paused, a livid flash darted from her eyes; she ran to the table, emptied into Mme.
And raising his flask he emptied it every drop between my lips.
But the next instant Holmes had emptied five barrels of his revolver into the creature's flank.
Might not the balloon before that be emptied of all the fluid it yet retained?
It might have been said that an immense cartload of rocks had been emptied out there.
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