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But this time he remained in his place in the extreme rear, and could see the Bishop only over the shoulders of the ecclesiastics who crowded towards this door.
The tall stature of these men, their rounded shoulders, their heavy gait, their bushy whiskers, the long frock coats that coveted their bodies, all attracted Julien's attention.
He came up to the counter, whistling and swaying his shoulders; he stared at Julien.
At the same time Julien caught sight of the shoulders of the lady who had fallen back.
Julien had the appearance of an extremely young man, in deep mourning; he did, as a matter of fact, look quite well, but the good abbe was himself too provincial to notice that Julien still had that swing of the shoulders which in the provinces betokens at once elegance and importance.
I have not an income of twenty louis, and I have found myself rubbing shoulders with a man who has an income of twenty louis an hour, and they laughed at him ...A sight like that cures one of envy.'CHAPTER 5 Sensibility and a Pious LadyThe smallest living idea seems an outrage, so accustomed are people there to words without colour.
'She overdoes all the fashions, her gown is falling off her shoulders ... she is even paler than when she went away ...What colourless hair, if that is what they call golden!
Curiosity made him step forward with a pleasure which the low cut of the gown on Mathilda's shoulders rapidly enhanced, in a manner, it must be admitted, by no means flattering to his self-esteem.
'I told him that I had something to say to him, and he does not condescend to return!'CHAPTER 9 The BallThe splendour of the dresses, the blaze of the candles, the perfumes; all those rounded arms, and fine shoulders; bouquets, the sound of Rossini's music, pictures by Ciceri!
The violent movement which she thus made had slightly displaced her pelerine: Julien caught a glimpse of her charming shoulders.
"Now, gentlemen," called out K., and for a moment it seemed as if he was carrying all of them on his shoulders, "it looks like your business with me is over with.
Shivering, she pulled a silk shawl over her slender shoulders as she locked the door.
The woman waved down at K. and by raising and lowering her shoulders she tried to show that she was an innocent party in this abduction, although the gesture did not show a lot of regret.
And with that he raised his shoulders to make it easier for the two of them to take him by the arms.
"Your position is quite unassailable, then?""Yes, quite unassailable," said the painter, and he raised his shoulders in pride.
The painter said that last phrase possibly as a result of the impression that K., whose shoulders had dropped somewhat, gave on him.
The two of them looked back over their shoulders.
This is what he said: some lawyers lead their clients on a thread until judgement is passed, but there are others who immediately lift their clients onto their shoulders and carry them all the way to the judgement and beyond.
He, however, immediately gestured to turn down this offer, shrugged his shoulders and limped away.
They kept their shoulders close behind his, did not turn their arms in but twisted them around the entire length of K.'s arms and took hold of his hands with a grasp that was formal, experienced and could not be resisted.
But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his trembling shoulders as he left.
"My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "what are we to do?"His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier certainty.
Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is how they went into Gregor's room.
"My father!-my dear father!" - cried the handsome young man; "and you, my dearest sisters and aunt! - have I at last met you again?""Heaven bless you, my Henry, my son!" exclaimed the astonished but delighted parent; while his sisters sank on his shoulders, dissolved in tears.
On entering the room, the peddler relieved himself from his burden, which, as it stood on the floor, reached nearly to his shoulders, and saluted the family with modest civility.
"Ah! don't mention it, my good Tom; the thought makes my head ache," replied the other, shrugging up his shoulders.
Her dress was a rich, heavy silk, of violet color, cut low around the bust, with a stomacher of the same material, that fitted close to the figure, and exhibited the form, from the shoulders to the waist in its true proportions.
The upper part of the bust, and the fine fall of the shoulders, were blazing in all their native beauty, and, like the aunt, the throat was ornamented by a treble row of pearls, to correspond with which were rings of the same quality in the ears.
It was not long, however, that passion maintained an ascendency ever the reason of this singular man; and perceiving that the night had already thrown an obscurity around objects without doors, he hastily threw his pack over his shoulders, and taking Katy kindly by the hand, in leavetaking,-"It is painful to part with even you, good woman," he said, "but the hour has come, and I must go.
The black tresses, that during the dinner had been drawn in close folds over the crown of the head, were now loosened, and fell in profusion over her shoulders and bosom, imparting a slight degree of wildness to her countenance; the chilling white of her complexion was strongly contrasted with eyes of the deepest black, that were fixed in rooted attention on a picture she held in her hand.
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