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Further conversation was interrupted by Miss Peyton, who, advancing, acquainted them that they had been invited to grace the nuptials of her eldest niece and Colonel Wellmere.
"P'r'aps Massa Doctor will say him over ag'in," interrupted the old negro, whose memory began to fail him, just as the other made so confident an allusion to his powers of comprehension.
interrupted the negro, stretching forth his bony knuckles.
"Where?" interrupted the sergeant, instinctively laying his hand on the hilt of his saber.
It was probably a wise arrangement of Paul, who was much of a scholar, and probably had frequent conferences, on this important subject, with Luke, whom we all know to have been bred to the practice of medicine - "There is no telling how far the discursive fancy of Sitgreaves might have led him, on this subject, had he not been interrupted.
"But a word - are you what you seem? - can you - are you - ""A royal spy," interrupted Birch, averting his face, and endeavoring to release his hand.
"No!" interrupted Isabella; "you have one inducement to wish for life, that pleads strongly in a woman's breast.
Neither Frances nor her brother interrupted her meditations, which continued for several minutes; when, suddenly recollecting herself, she continued,-"I remain selfish even to the last; with me, Miss Wharton, America and her liberties were my earliest passion, and - " Again she paused, and Frances thought it was the struggle of death that followed; but reviving, she proceeded, "Why should I hesitate, on the brink of the grave!
But Henry replied, with earnest grace,-"That I passed your pickets in disguise, is true; but - ""Peace!" interrupted the president.
"Had he a wig?" interrupted the officer.
"Nay, nay," interrupted the lieutenant, "forgive me and my honest zeal.
But he was interrupted, as will be seen in the following chapter.
"Then read for yourself, and verify your words," interrupted Dunwoodie, holding the note towards her.
"Listen!" interrupted Henry, "there are horse at this moment passing the foot of the hill.
My mother was - ""An angel!" interrupted the old man, in a voice that startled the young soldiers by its abruptness and energy.
The reply of the stranger was interrupted by sudden and heavy explosions of artillery, which were immediately followed by continued volleys of small arms, and in a few minutes the air was filled with the tumult of a warm and well-contested battle.
The blackness of darkness reigned, the perfect stillness was interrupted only by occasional mutterings of distant thunder.
It struck me to the heart when he told me this, for though it was most rational to think I would not deny him, yet I knew in my own conscience I must deny him, and I saw my ruin in my being obliged to do so; but I knew it was my business to talk otherwise then, so I interrupted him in his story thus.
She was going on with that part of the story, when her own part in it interrupted her, and with a great deal of good-humoured confidence she told me she was one of the second sort of inhabitants herself; that she came away openly, having ventured too far in a particular case, so that she was become a criminal.
I interrupted him, and told him I was sorry I had gone so far, since I saw what disorder it put him into, but I desired him not to talk to me of explanations, for that would but make things worse.
I sat me down and looked upon these things two hours together, and scarce spoke a word, till my maid interrupted me by telling me my dinner was ready.
I begged my landlady that we might not have any more music in the town, nor ringing of bells, and she managed it so well that we were very quiet; but an odd passage interrupted all my mirth for a good while.
I interrupted her there.
Then, she briskly seated herself again, and resumed her glum grimace, while Laurent calmly continued the interrupted conversation with Camille.
He frequently interrupted the game of dominoes, to observe the infirm woman whose eyes were quietly following the game, and declare that she wanted such or such a thing.
But Grivet interrupted her at every moment, declaring it was needless, that he understood, and he then brought out some stupidity.
CHAPTER XXVIIIWHICH TREATS OF THE STRANGE AND DELIGHTFUL ADVENTURE THAT BEFELL THE CURATE AND THE BARBER IN THE SAME SIERRAHappy and fortunate were the times when that most daring knight Don Quixote of La Mancha was sent into the world; for by reason of his having formed a resolution so honourable as that of seeking to revive and restore to the world the long-lost and almost defunct order of knight-errantry, we now enjoy in this age of ours, so poor in light entertainment, not only the charm of his veracious history, but also of the tales and episodes contained in it which are, in a measure, no less pleasing, ingenious, and truthful, than the history itself; which, resuming its thread, carded, spun, and wound, relates that just as the curate was going to offer consolation to Cardenio, he was interrupted by a voice that fell upon his ear saying in plaintive tones:"O God! is it possible I have found a place that may serve as a secret grave for the weary load of this body that I support so unwillingly?
This coherent speech was interrupted by the entrance of the Rochester coachman, to announce that 'the Commodore' was on the point of starting.
'Hear me swear--''No, no,' interrupted Winkle, terrified at the idea of his companion's unconsciously pledging himself not to give information; 'don't swear, don't swear; it's quite unnecessary.'
Mr. Pickwick had replaced on the table the glass which, during the last few sentences of the tale, he had retained in his hand; and had just made up his mind to speak--indeed, we have the authority of Mr. Snodgrass's note-book for stating, that he had actually opened his mouth--when the waiter entered the room, and said--'Some gentlemen, Sir.'It has been conjectured that Mr. Pickwick was on the point of delivering some remarks which would have enlightened the world, if not the Thames, when he was thus interrupted; for he gazed sternly on the waiter's countenance, and then looked round on the company generally, as if seeking for information relative to the new-comers.
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