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...ennsylvania State University assumes any responsibility for the material contained within the document or for the file as an electronic transmission, ... .... Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2001 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is an equal opportunity university. 3 ... ... the Engineers, she had settled, like many mem- bers of the martial miscellany, well within sight of the hereditary enemy, who however had left her le... ... rights, on the part of oth- ers, that such beauty as hers created? I was in a position to answer that question after Mrs. Meldrum had answered a few ... ...assion. That sentiment was coloured by the vi- sion of the dire exposure of a being whom vanity had put so off her guard. Hers was the only vanity I h... ...impression this made upon me—my immediate pang of resentment, a disgust almost equal to Flora’s own. I felt as if a great rare sapphire had split in m... ...hat charming town, a lady who, it appeared, had a special vocation for helping rich young men to find a use for their leisure. She had always one or o... ...ith it a faint impression that I shouldn’t like his son the result of the two images was a whimsical prayer that the girl mightn’t miss her possible f... ...the next time he should turn up. The idea was sharp within me that there were relations and complica- tions it was no mission of mine to bring about. ...

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...ears have passed though it seems but yesterday since I was sitting with my glasses on at the open front parlour window one evening in August (the parl... ...of Lirriper?” A little flustered though I must say gratified I took off my glasses and courtesied and said “Sir, Mrs. Lirriper is your humble servant.... ...ped up getting down to warm their feet and going stamping about and having glasses of ale out of the paper matchboxes on the chim- 24 Mrs. Lirriper’ ...

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... exhausted. While the old man searched for his spectacles and rubbed their glasses, she raised her eyes to him, and seemed to study him with curios- i...

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...ther. They didn’t behave at all well. Some of them looked through quizzing glasses at others, and said, ‘Who are those? Don’t know them. ’ Some of t... ...aid, ‘Who are those? Don’t know them. ’ Some of them looked through quizzing glasses at others, and said, ‘How do?’ Some of them had cups of tea or c...

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...selves, as they discussed an ice or a sherbet, or placed their empty punch glasses on a tray: “I should not be surprised to learn that these people ar... ...h a heartfelt interest which precludes all thought of espionage with opera-glasses. However, the sculptor’s frantic admiration could not long escape t...

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...upied the time of our heroes until the hour for dinner arrived, when a few glasses of Tom’s rich wines soon put them on the qui vive. Vauxhall was the... ...n all that holly stuff and non- sense about the clocks, lamps, and looking-glasses, the dear boys will be back at school, fondly thinking of the panto...

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...tle round-faced man with defective eyesight and an unsuitable nose for the glasses he wore, and he flaunted—God knows why—enormous side- whiskers. “We... ...nted—God knows why—enormous side- whiskers. “Well,” he said, balancing the glasses skilfully by throwing back his head, “and how are you? And what can... ...Zactly. Zactly. Zactly,” said the doctor, snapping his face and making his glasses vibrate. “Run down. Want a tonic or a change?” “Yes. In fact—I want... ... patient. “I am glad that he has been killed,” he said. “Glad! There!” His glasses fell off—shocked beyond measure. He did not heed them. They swnng a... ...n from his tail pocket he produced a large silk handkerchief and wiped the glasses. Replaced them. Wriggled his head in his collar, running his finger... ...ned. His head had gone a little on one side; he had begun to play with his glasses. At the end he gave vent to one or two short coughs, and then point... ... gave vent to one or two short coughs, and then pointed his words with his glasses held out. “T ell me,” he said, “tell me.” (Cough.) “Had this drug t... ...cleared your head—anything to do with your resignation?” And he put on his glasses disconcertingly, and threw his head back to watch the reply. “It di... ... on his carpet and the corners of his mouth tucked in. He was swinging his glasses pendulum-wise. “T ell me,” he said, looking sideways at Scrope, “wh...

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...in Sir Dominick Ferrand?” Mr. Locket, who had also got up, looked over his glasses. “The late Sir Dominick?” “The only one; you know the family’s exti... ...rushing monu- ment.” Mr. Locket, hesitating, shot another glance under his glasses. “Do you allude to—a—revelations?” “Very curious ones.” Mr. Locket,... ... woman, from whom he had evidently re- ceived money.” Mr. Locket wiped his glasses. “What woman?” “I haven’t the least idea. There are lots of questio...

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...y with Fanny; and then we gentlemen gathered round the fire and filled our glasses. In about ten minutes a very light tap was heard, the door was open...

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... close his eyes, Where, lo! two lamps, burnt out, in darkness lies; T wo glasses where herself herself beheld A thousand times, and now no more refl...

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...ppeared upon the scene; and the party, taken flagrante delicto, with their glasses at their elbow, were seized, marched up to the police office, and a... ...e bottle, and, to his further wonder, found it partly empty. Three or four glasses were gone. Alan must have uncorked a bottle of whisky and drank thr... ...e gone. Alan must have uncorked a bottle of whisky and drank three or four glasses one after the other, without sitting down, for there was no chair, ... ...lway ter- minus at Waverley Bridge. During the transit, he sat with raised glasses in the frosty chill and mouldy fetor of his chariot, and glanced ou... ...w- carpeted, and ragged-cushioned cab, with his breath con- gealing on the glasses, where else was John himself ad- vancing to? The thought stirred hi... ...forth and emphasise with tottering slaps upon the table. He drank rum—five glasses regularly ev- ery evening; and for the greater portion of his night...

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...ound awaiting her a small neutral-tinted man with a bald head and gold eye-glasses, and it sent a strange tremor through her to know that this was the... ...rst startled cry, had thrown her a sober- ing glance through his impartial glasses. “Bob Elwell wasn’t smart enough, that’s all; if he had been, he mi... ...poke to me in the garden!” Parvis took the journal from her, directing his glasses to the portrait. “It can’t be, Mrs. Boyne. It’s Robert Elwell.” “Ro... ...ging fellow who carried above his head a tall metal tree hung with sherbet-glasses. The encounter set the glasses spinning and three or four spun off ... ...th mezzotints, the pale spring flowers scattered here and there in V enice glasses and bowls of old Sevres, recalled, she hardly knew why, the apartme...

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...n that was ended, both on his part and Morgiana’s, a rapturous knocking of glasses was heard in the little bar, then a great clapping of hands, and fi... ...d after the two bottles were drunk (of which Mrs. Crump took at least nine glasses to her share), how happy, merry, and confidential the whole party h... ...cts as waiter in Cursitor Street had only time to remove the flask and the glasses, when poor Morgiana with a flood of tears rushed into her husband’s... ... few months of the King’s Bench were likely to terrify), and drank several glasses of punch in company with his host; with whom in perfect calm- ness ... ...one, and wouldn’t trouble him any more. But although he drank several more glasses of maraschino, and went to the play that night, and to the Cider-ce... ...The Reverend Edward Chip took Berry into his study, and poured him out two glasses of port-wine, which he made him take with a biscuit, and patted him... ...ge. The devilled fowl had, somehow, no devil in it. The cham- pagne in the glasses looked exceedingly flat and blue. The fact is, that Cutler and I we...

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...e of labor,” shouted Marcus, banging the table with his fist till the beer glasses danced; “white-livered drones, traitors, with their livers white as... ...s hurried up and 70 McTeague down the aisles, their trays laden with beer glasses. A smell of cigar-smoke filled the air, and soon a faint blue haze ... ...the other. “No speech.” The company rattled upon the table with their beer glasses, in- sisting upon a speech. McT eague settled obstinately into his ... ...g fiercely, bang- ing the table with his fists, brandishing the plates and glasses, exciting himself with his own clamor. On a certain Saturday evenin... ... the day was his birthday. He would permit himself an extra pipe and a few glasses of beer. When McT eague entered Frenna’s back room by the street do... ...e semi-circle, stood the invited guests. A little pock-marked gentleman in glasses, no doubt the famous Uncle Oelbermann; Miss Baker, in her black gre... ...ay, rushing into the sitting-room, their hands full of plates or knives or glasses, and darting out again after more. Marcus and Mr. Sieppe took their... ...on’t get scairt,” he said, reassuringly, “it ain’t loaded.” When all their glasses had been filled, Marcus proposed the health of the bride, “standing... ...s of beer, Mrs. Heise (who was a decayed writing teacher) ate salads, with glasses of grenadine and currant syrups. Heise drank cock- tails and whiske...

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...ently the case with near-sighted persons; for the habit of looking through glasses has covered the pupils of his eyes with a sort of film. Between the... ..., now seemed of ordinary size. His eyes, much weakened, and pro- tected by glasses, no longer showed the innocence of their light-blue orbs, which in ... ...olleville, you know how to pop corks!” The two maids distributed champagne glasses, also claret glasses, and wine glasses. Josephine also brought thre... ...hose who know her, it is really touching,” remarked Madame Colleville. The glasses were filled. The guests all looked at one an- other, evidently expe... ...rybody looked curious. “T o Mademoiselle Brigitte!” They all rose, clinked glasses, and cried with one voice, “Mademoiselle Brigitte!” so much enthusi... ...Colleville, posing like an athlete. “Now listen: To friendship! Empty your glasses; refill your glasses. 95 Balzac Good! T o the fine arts,—the flowe... ... 95 Balzac Good! T o the fine arts,—the flower of social life! Empty your glasses; refill your glasses. T o another such festival on the day after el... ...ed to him by Theodose at the moment when the malaga sparkled in the little glasses like so many rubies. “Colleville, messieurs, has drunk to friendshi... ... raspberry syrup?” “Run out and buy some more orgeat!” “There’s not enough glasses. Where’s the ‘eau rougie’? Take those six bottles of ‘vin ordinaire...

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...of in due proportion when conceived in relation to one another. They are the glasses through which the kingdoms of science are seen, but at a distance... ... is less able to observe facts, be cause they are too much magnified by the glasses through which they are seen. The common logic says ‘the greater t...

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...e. That stratagem failing, out comes a long sable elegy , bedeck d with hour-glasses, mattocks, sculls, spades, and skeletons, with an epitaph as con-...

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...- ducing piquant effects seen among the porcelain baskets, the fruits, the glasses, and the candelabra. All of a sudden my imagination was caught by t...

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...I have never seen you before,” said Pierrotin to the valet as they touched glasses. “There’s a good reason for that,” said the footman. “My master onl... ...ll you all. You never saw a man so changed in a single day.” “Clapart, two glasses of wine for the postilion and for mon- sieur!” cried the mother, fl... ...ncs of their mutual stake. Oscar was consumed with thirst, and drank three glasses of iced punch one after the other. The actress now led him into the... ...o kill you to lead such a life!” cried old Cardot; “and look at the broken glasses! What pillage! The antecham- ber actually makes me shudder—” At thi...

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... Driscoll or maybe Pem Howard. Blame dat man, he worries me wid dem or nery glasses o’ his’n; I b’lieve he’s a witch. But nemmine, I’s gwine to happ... ...fingers on another glass, and Luigi followed with a third. Wilson marked the glasses with names and dates, and put them away. T om gave one of his lit... ...n arose a storm of cries: “Wet them down! Wet them down! Give them a drink!” Glasses of whisky were handed to the twins. Luigi waves his aloft, then b... ... is a teetotaler!” “Drink his health!” “Give him a rouser, and no heeltaps!” Glasses were handed around, and everybody on the plat form drank Angelo’...