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...length I came near the house. I knocked. No one answered, and I turned the handle and entered. The door of the room was open, and within she was sitting, reading intently. I did not interrupt her, but leaned with folded arms against the door and watched her. From my position I could see merely her side face. The clock on the mantelpiece struck the hour, but she stirred not. I wished to see the book she was reading. I speculated as to what it was. I felt that I must see her face, must see the book. I made...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ? | 4/23/1880 | See Source »

...desk took a good start, and before the umbrella could again interrupt, said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A ROMANCE IN THE LIBRARY. | 10/11/1878 | See Source »

...made me oblivious to all the beauties of the building upon my first visit, I was now in a mood to feel the deepest patriotism. But when I found myself regretting that I too had not graduated in time to fall at Gettysburg, I thought it best to interrupt that train of thought, and so I hurried up the dark stairway to the gallery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MEMORIAL VS. CLUBS. | 1/25/1878 | See Source »

...glad to see that you looked at it. Well, sir, what is civilization? (H. says it's the absence of unenlightenment.) Y-e-s, that's all true; but - you are, I think, a little too general; try to be a little more concise. Well, don't let me interrupt you, sir; go on. (H. says civilization is a very good sort of a thing; if we did n't have any civilization, we'd have barbarism.) Y-e-s, that's quite true, sir; but what - Well, I 'll get somebody else. That will do, sir, that will...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUR EXCHANGES. | 12/24/1875 | See Source »

...kicked, touched, or is being run with by any of his own side behind him (that is, between himself and his goal line). Every player when off-side is out of the game, and shall not touch the ball in any case whatever, or in any way obstruct or interrupt any player until he is on-side...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOOT-BALL RULES. | 10/29/1875 | See Source »

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