Word: well
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Well!" said I, "it strikes me that you have come back mighty late. I suppose you wanted me to warm the room...
...Thereby hangs a tale. I'll tell you as soon as I can make myself presentable. Well," continued he in a moment or two, "you know I went to Boscos. That village has particular charms for me just at present, and perhaps you can guess why I lingered and lingered until the last train had gone and my only hope was to catch the express as it stops for a moment at Boscos bridge. It was a breathless and stilly night, the tide at its flood but as calm as a lake, reflecting myriads of stars, that seemed arrayed...
...dear fellow. I'll explain that to your satisfaction by and by - If we go on this way we shall get to hair-splitting, which is unprofitable, you know. Don't ask irrelevant and awkward questions, but let me go on with my story. Where was I ? O yes. Well, I pulled out a handkerchief, and with both hands dusted the sparklets from my face and shoulders. At last, thank Heaven, they shut the door. A curve, - a jerk that would have thrown me off, had I not been clinging on for dear life...
...Well, you need n't believe it, you know, but I tell you I not only paid my ticket that way, but I won ten dollars from the baggage master besides...
...programme was well selected, and the pieces, without exception, were well rendered. Mr. Heard's careful training has had already a marked effect, and it certainly seems a little hard that the efforts of both leader and Club should, at their first concert, meet with such slight recognition...