Evening
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It was getting dark; that is to say, a few gas jets were kindled in this place which was never light, by way of compliment to the evening, which had set in outside.
A happy
evening
was that for at least one party in the George and Vulture; and light and cheerful were two of the hearts that emerged from its hospitable door next morning.
In protracted expectation of the weather clearing up, the last
evening
paper from London was read and re-read with an intensity of interest only known in cases of extreme destitution; every inch of the carpet was walked over with similar perseverance; the windows were looked out of, often enough to justify the imposition of an additional duty upon them; all kinds of topics of conversation were started, and failed; and at length Mr. Pickwick, when noon had arrived, without a change for the better, rang the bell resolutely, and ordered out the chaise.
'Yes, Sir,' resumed Pott, 'it is.'Here, bending towards Mr. Pickwick, he whispered in a deep, hollow voice,'A Buff ball, Sir, will take place in Birmingham to-morrow evening.''God bless me!' exclaimed Mr. Pickwick.
It was a cold, dull evening; the little street looked dreary and dismal; and the mahogany countenance of the noble and gallant marquis seemed to wear a more sad and melancholy expression than it was wont to do, as it swung to and fro, creaking mournfully in the wind.
'This evening, Sir, at seven o'clock,' said Job, taking one step forward.
My daughter Bella-- Emily having gone to bed with a headache after she had read Arabella's letter to me--sat herself down by my side the other evening, and began to talk over this marriage affair.
'I'll look in, in the evening, at all events.'
The
evening
was excellent.
"I have been too busy to think of food, and I am likely to be busier still this
evening.
They were all engaged for the evening."
The photograph was of Irene Adler herself in
evening
dress, the letter was superscribed to "Sherlock Holmes, Esq.
"'Ten to two.'"Now a pawnbroker's business is mostly done of an evening, Mr. Holmes, especially Thursday and Friday evening, which is just before pay-day; so it would suit me very well to earn a little in the mornings.
"Well, I thought over the matter all day, and by
evening
I was in low spirits again; for I had quite persuaded myself that the whole affair must be some great hoax or fraud, though what its object might be I could not imagine.
He would rather walk with me in the
evening
than in the daylight, for he said that he hated to be conspicuous.
One is to a firm in the City, the other is to the young lady's stepfather, Mr. Windibank, asking him whether he could meet us here at six o'clock tomorrow
evening.
I left him then, still puffing at his black clay pipe, with the conviction that when I came again on the next
evening
I would find that he held in his hands all the clues which would lead up to the identity of the disappearing bridegroom of Miss Mary Sutherland.
He thought no more of the matter until he heard in the
evening
of the tragedy that had occurred.
I shall be busy this afternoon, and shall probably return to London by the
evening
train."
As
evening
drew in, the storm grew higher and louder, and the wind cried and sobbed like a child in the chimney.
All day I was engaged in my professional work, and it was late in the
evening
before I returned to Baker Street.
Hitherto his orgies had always been confined to one day, and he had come back, twitching and shattered, in the
evening.
I travelled in my youth, took to the stage, and finally became a reporter on an
evening
paper in London.
For seven hours I plied my trade, and when I returned home in the
evening
I found to my surprise that I had received no less than 26s.
Ryder instantly gave the alarm, and Horner was arrested the same evening; but the stone could not be found either upon his person or in his rooms.
To do this, we must try the simplest means first, and these lie undoubtedly in an advertisement in all the
evening
papers.
Mr. Henry Baker can have the same by applying at 6:30 this
evening
at 221B, Baker Street.'
Here you are, Peterson, run down to the advertising agency and have this put in the
evening
papers."
But I shall come back in the
evening
at the hour you have mentioned, for I should like to see the solution of so tangled a business."
Dr. Roylott has gone to town, and it is unlikely that he will be back before evening."
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