Dombey and Son, Volum 2printed at the Riverside Press, 1868 |
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Pàgina 14 - He put his hands together, as he had been used to do at his prayers. He did not remove his arms to do it; but they saw him fold them so, behind her neck. 'Mamma is like you, Floy. I know her by the face! But tell them that the print upon the stairs at school is not divine enough. The light about the head is shining on me as I go!
Pàgina 14 - The golden ripple on the wall came back again, and nothing else stirred in the room. The old, old fashion ! The fashion that came in with our first garments, and will last unchanged until our race has run its course, and the wide firmament is rolled up like a scroll. The old, old fashion — Death...
Pàgina 7 - PAUL had never risen from his little bed. He lay there, listening to the noises in the street, quite tranquilly ; not caring much how the time went, but watching it and watching everything about him with observing eyes.
Pàgina 7 - When the sunbeams struck into his room through the rustling blinds, and quivered on the opposite wall like golden water, he knew that evening was coming on, and that the sky was red and beautiful. As the reflection died away, and a gloom went creeping up the wall, he watched it deepen, deepen, deepen into night.
Pàgina 199 - I'd be glad to be often at work earlier, Miss, if I had work to do.' 'Is it so hard to get?' asked Florence. 424 '/find it so," replied the man. Florence glanced to where the girl was sitting, drawn together, with her elbows on her knees, and her chin on her hands, and said: 'Is that your daughter?
Pàgina 11 - Florence better than hia father did, to have held her in her arms when she felt that she was dying — for even he, her brother, who had such dear love for her, could have no greater wish than that. The train of thought suggested to him to inquire if he had ever seen his mother? for he could not remember whether they had told him yes or no, the river running very fast, and confusing his mind. " Floy, did I ever see mama ? "
Pàgina 181 - Immediately there appeared, coming slowly up above the bulk-head of the cabin, another bulk-head — human and very large — with one stationary eye in the mahogany face, and one revolving one, on the principle of some lighthouses. This head was decorated with shaggy hair, like oakum, which had no governing inclination towards the north, east, west, or south, but inclined to all four quarters of the compass, and to every point upon it.
Pàgina 8 - ... choke its way with sand — and when he saw it coming on, resistless, he cried out ! But a word from Florence, who was always at his side, restored him to himself; and leaning his poor head upon her breast, he told Floy of his dream, and smiled.
Pàgina 7 - His fancy had a strange tendency to wander to the river, which he knew was flowing through the great city : and now he thought how black it was, and how deep it would look, reflecting the hosts of stars — and more than all, how steadily it rolled away to meet the sea.
Pàgina 11 - Florence, with her face quite colorless, but smiling, held his head upon her arm. Her arm trembled very much. " Show me that old nurse, Floy, if you please ! " "She is not here, darling. She shall come to-morrow.