Listened
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In this strain did Sancho bewail himself, and his ass
listened
to him, but answered him never a word, such was the distress and anguish the poor beast found himself in.
The instant Don Quixote heard his own name be started to his feet and
listened
with open ears to catch what they said about him, and heard the Don Jeronimo who had been addressed say in reply, "Why would you have us read that absurd stuff, Don Juan, when it is impossible for anyone who has read the First Part of the history of 'Don Quixote of La Mancha' to take any pleasure in reading this Second Part?""For all that," said he who was addressed as Don Juan, "we shall do well to read it, for there is no book so bad but it has something good in it.
He saw me, he paid court to me, I
listened
to him, and, unknown to my father, I loved him; for there is no woman, however secluded she may live or close she may be kept, who will not have opportunities and to spare for following her headlong impulses.
The niece
listened
with attention to her uncle's words, and they struck her as more coherent than what usually fell from him, at least during his illness, so she asked, "What are you saying, senor?
The visitor talked, the Pickwickians
listened.
You invited me to read that paper, the night before last, and
listened
attentively while I did so.''I did,' replied Mr. Pickwick; 'and I certainly thought--''I asked for no opinion,' said the dismal man, interrupting him, 'and I want none.
He listened, but they fell strangely upon his ear; he knew them not.
So there he stood, and there he
listened.
He
listened
attentively.
He held his breath, and
listened
at the key-hole.
He
listened
again.
There was no reply; so Mr. Pickwick sat down unbidden, and
listened
to the loud ticking of the clock and the murmured conversation of the clerks.
Mr. Weller, senior,
listened
to the tale with the most profound attention, and, at its termination, said--'Worn't one o' these chaps slim and tall, with long hair, and the gift o' the gab wery gallopin'?'
The puffy-faced young man rose, and drawing a chair close to Mr. Pickwick in an obscure corner of the room,
listened
attentively to his tale of woe.
'He was seated here, one calm evening, in his old position, now and then raising his head to watch the flight of a sea-gull, or carry his eye along the glorious crimson path, which, commencing in the middle of the ocean, seemed to lead to its very verge where the sun was setting, when the profound stillness of the spot was broken by a loud cry for help; he listened, doubtful of his having heard aright, when the cry was repeated with even greater vehemence than before, and, starting to his feet, he hastened in the direction whence it proceeded.
Mr. Snodgrass and Mr. Winkle
listened
with gloomy respect to the torrent of eloquence which their leader poured forth from the sedan-chair, and the rapid course of which not all Mr. Tupman's earnest entreaties to have the lid of the vehicle closed, were able to check for an instant.
He sat up in bed and
listened.
The father and mother were old and helpless now, and the number of those about them was diminished more than half; but content and cheerfulness sat on every face, and beamed in every eye, as they crowded round the fireside, and told and
listened
to old stories of earlier and bygone days.
An admonitory gesture from Perker restrained him, and he
listened
to the learned gentleman's continuation with a look of indignation, which contrasted forcibly with the admiring faces of Mrs. Cluppins and Mrs. Sanders.
Gentlemen, there was the sound of voices in the front room, and--''And you listened, I believe, Mrs. Cluppins?' said Serjeant Buzfuz.
Mr. Pickwick and Mr. Winkle
listened
with great admiration, and at intervals conversed with Mrs. Dowler, who was a very agreeable and fascinating person.
To make quite certain, however, he remained quiet in bed for ten minutes or so, and listened; and when he had counted two or three-and-thirty knocks, he felt quite satisfied, and gave himself a great deal of credit for being so wakeful.
Which conversation materially lightened the hours and improved the mind of Mr. Bob Sawyer's boy, who, instead of devoting the evening to his ordinary occupation of writing his name on the counter, and rubbing it out again, peeped through the glass door, and thus
listened
and looked on at the same time.
As he laboured, however, under the inconvenience of often wanting a morsel of bread, he eagerly
listened
to Mr. Pickwick's proposal to rent the apartment, and readily covenanted and agreed to yield him up the sole and undisturbed possession thereof, in consideration of the weekly payment of twenty shillings; from which fund he furthermore contracted to pay out any person or persons that might be chummed upon it.
'I wonder what these ghosts of mail-coaches carry in their bags,' said the landlord, who had
listened
to the whole story with profound attention.
With these remarks, which were delivered in a much more animated and earnest manner than is usual in legal gentlemen, Perker drew his chair to his desk, and
listened
to Mr. Pickwick's recital of old Mr. Winkle's obstinacy.
When I had
listened
to all they had to tell, I began to walk up and down near Briony Lodge once more, and to think over my plan of campaign.
Now, Mr. Jabez Wilson here has been good enough to call upon me this morning, and to begin a narrative which promises to be one of the most singular which I have
listened
to for some time.
As far as I have heard it is impossible for me to say whether the present case is an instance of crime or not, but the course of events is certainly among the most singular that I have ever
listened
to.
We travelled by the Underground as far as Aldersgate; and a short walk took us to Saxe-Coburg Square, the scene of the singular story which we had
listened
to in the morning.
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