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For a moment the peddler hesitated; his eye glanced towards Harper, who was yet gazing at him with settled meaning, and the whole manner of Birch was altered.
The housekeeper hesitated a moment, at a loss to comprehend all that the surgeon expressed, yet she felt it was both complimentary and kind; therefore, suppressing her natural flow of language a little, she replied,-"I tell Harvey his conduct is often condemnable, and last night he made my words good; but the opinions of such unbelievers is not very consequential; yet it is dreadful to think how he behaves at times: now, when he threw away the needle - ""What!" said the surgeon, interrupting her, "does he affect to despise the needle?
Uncovering his head also, the peddler hesitated a moment, to gather energy, and spoke.
The peddler looked from the window, and saw with dismay that the evening was fast advancing, and knew well that he endangered his life by remaining in the dwelling after dark; yet he could not tolerate the idea of being defrauded in this manner, in a bargain that had already been fairly made; he hesitated.
"Pardon me, Miss Wharton, if my ungovernable feelings have led me into impropriety; the powerful motive - the cruel reason" - she hesitated.
The major hesitated a moment, and then sang, with fine execution, the following words:- Some love the heats of southern suns, Where's life's warm current maddening runs, In one quick circling stream; But dearer far's the mellow light Which trembling shines, reflected bright In Luna's milder beam.
For an instant he hesitated, whether to ride towards the point where he knew the guard was stationed, and endeavor to rescue the family, or, profiting by his liberty and the exchange that had been effected by the divine, to seek the royal army.
"Recollect yourself, Lieutenant Mason," said the major, "or I may have to teach you that your orders pass through me.""I know it, Major Dunwoodie - I know it; and I am sorry that your memory is so bad as to forget that I never have yet hesitated to obey them."
Frances hesitated no longer, but rather flew than ran across the meadow, and was soon at the base of the rock, where she hoped to find something like a path to the summit of the mountain.
Frances hesitated, and unconsciously played with the handle of one of the pistols, and the paleness that her fears had spread over her fine features began to give place to a rich tint, as, after a short pause, she added,-"We can depend much on the friendship of Major Dunwoodie, but his sense of honor is so pure, that - that - notwithstanding his - his - feelings - his desire to serve us - he will conceive it to be his duty to apprehend my brother again.
The operator hesitated a moment, to reflect in what manner he could render this change of service in furthering his favorite system, and then continued,-"It would be wise, John, to advise the colonel to keep at long shot; a spent ball will disable - ""No!" exclaimed the trooper, impatiently, "let the rascals singe their whiskers at the muzzles of the British muskets, if they can be driven there.
Tom hesitated and looked confused.
He hesitated for a moment, and then he shook his head.
Laurent hesitated.
Laurent hesitated; he looked at the corpses, endeavouring to discover the lean body of his victim.
They had hesitated during the hours of indifference, both being oblivious of the egotistic and impassioned reasons that had urged them to the crime, and which were now dispelled.
"That," he stammered, "that——"He hesitated, but he could not lie, and in spite of himself, he told the truth.
About the ass, Don Quixote hesitated a little, trying whether he could call to mind any knight-errant taking with him an esquire mounted on ass-back, but no instance occurred to his memory.
We told him why we hesitated, but he said it was of more importance first to secure the vessel, which could be done with the greatest ease and without any danger, and then we could go for Zoraida.
The princess granted it graciously, and he at once, bracing his buckler on his arm and drawing his sword, hastened to the inn-gate, where the two guests were still handling the landlord roughly; but as soon as he reached the spot he stopped short and stood still, though Maritornes and the landlady asked him why he hesitated to help their master and husband.
He hesitated for a few moments; and then turned away to wander where he might, and seek his bread elsewhere.
On intimate terms he would have been even a more dangerous acquaintance than--' Job looked at Jingle, hesitated, and finally added, 'than--than-myself even.''A hopeful family yours, Mr. Trotter,' said Perker, sealing a letter which he had just finished writing.
I hesitated whether to attempt to secure the photograph at once; but the coachman had come in, and as he was watching me narrowly it seemed safer to wait.
The man hesitated for an instant.
I clambered out upon the sill, but I hesitated to jump until I should have heard what passed between my saviour and the ruffian who pursued me.
His wife hesitated a little, however, in giving her consent to this plan.
She hesitated; she knew not what to do.
A discovery took place,"--here he hesitated and looked down.--"Mrs.
He is" he hesitated a little "of your heart, is he not?
She hesitated a moment.
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