 ... bad position — the moment there is a fair opportunity of letting him out of it. Accordingly, without more ado, he lifted up the creaking board, and Lenny Fairfield darted forth like a bird from a cage — halted a moment as if for breath, or in...  "My Novel," Or, Varieties in English Life - Side 263af Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1860Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1851 - 786 sider
...— halted a moment as if for breath, or in joy ; and then, taking at once to his heels, fled, fast as a hare to its form — fast to his mother's' home. Dr Riccabocca dropped the ya*ning wood into its place, picked up his handkerchief and restored it to his pocket; and then, with... | |
 | 1851 - 812 sider
...cage— halted a moment as if for breath, or in joy ; and then, taking at once to his heels, fled, fast as a hare to its form — fast to his mother's home....handkerchief and restored it to his pocket ; and then, with sonic curiosity, began to examine the nature of that place of duresse which had caused so much painful... | |
 | 1851 - 856 sider
...— halted a moment as if for breath, or in joy ; and then, taking at once to his heels, fled, fast as a hare to its form — fast to his mother's home....Riccabocca dropped the yawning wood into its place, picked np his handkerchief and restored it to his pocket; and then, with some curiosity, began to examine... | |
 | 1851 - 792 sider
...— halted a moment as if for breath, or in joy ; and then, taking at once to his heels, fled, fast as a hare to its form — fast to his mother's home....Riccabocca dropped the yawning wood into its place, picked np his handkerchief and restored it to his pocket ; and then, with some cnriosity, began to examine... | |
 | Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.) - 1859 - 398 sider
...ado, he lifted up the creaking board, and Lenny Fairfield darted forth like a bird from a cnge — halted a moment as if for breath, or in joy; and then,...had caused so much painful emotion to its rescued and bonnets through the trees, which j victim. Man is a very irrational Riccabocca saw not, despite... | |
 | Blanchard Jerrold - 1872 - 502 sider
...that discovery, it occurred to him that all the wisdom in all the schools that ever existed cannot reconcile man or boy to a bad position — the moment...to its rescued victim. " Man is a very irrational being at best," quoth the sage, soliloquizing, " and is frightened by strange bugabooes ! 'Tis but... | |
 | 1872 - 556 sider
...partition fell back into mother's home. Dr. Riccabocca dropped its clasp. Dr. Kiccabocca was fairly the yawning wood into its place, picked up his handkerchief and restored it to his up pocket ; and then, with some curiosity, began to examine the nature of that place of duresse which... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1892 - 448 sider
...locked (for, indeed, the padlock and key were snug in the justice-room of the squire, who never dreamed that his orders would be executed so literally and...curiosity, began to examine the nature of that place of duress which had caused so much painful emotion to its rescued victim. " Man is a very irrational animal... | |
 | Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton - 1896 - 562 sider
...his heels, fled, as a hare to its form, — fast to his mother's home. VOL. i. — 15 Dr. Biccabocca dropped the yawning wood into its place, picked up...a very irrational animal at best," quoth the sage, soliloquizing, " and is frightened by strange buggabooes! 'T is but a piece of wood! how little it... | |
 | 1851 - 644 sider
...— halted a moment as if for breath, or in joy ; and then, taking at once to his heels, fled, last as a hare to its form — fast to his mother's home....then, with some curiosity, began to examine the nature ofthat place of duresse which had caused so much painful emotion to its rescued victim. " Man is a... | |
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