He turned his head at her coming, not quickly, not with any eagerness of welcome; but with that in his eyes, a slow kindling, that seemed to surround her with the glow of a great warmth.

He did not go toward the woodpilewhat difference did dry kindling make now?

The eager kindling of her look made her radiant.

Had her parents doubted what had weighed on Emmeline's mind, the sudden light beaming in those saddened eyes, the flush kindling on those pale cheeks, the rapid movement with which she caught her father's hand, and looked in his face, as if fearful he would deceive her, all these minute but striking circumstances must have betrayed the truth.

" "Then long may this paragon of excellence remain away," replied Caroline, with indignant haughtiness kindling in every feature.

" "Percy," repeated the dying youth, a gleam of light kindling in his eye and flushing his cheek.

Mr. Fox had followed her glances, and perhaps understood his adversary better than she did; for he drew himself up with an appearance of satisfaction as he asked very quietly: "What material did you use in lighting the fire on the club-house hearth?" "Wood from the box, and a little kindling I found there.

I did errands, split kindling, dug "tracks," (i. e., paths in the snow,) and glued broken furniture.

Such a custom points strongly to Samhain or All Saints' Day (the first of November) as New Year's Day; since the annual kindling of a new fire takes place most naturally at the beginning of the year, in order that the blessed influence of the fresh fire may last throughout the whole period of twelve months.

The greatest increase which it admits of is its sympathetic kindling in the hearts of others, not least of those who know by experience the pain of speculation, the truth that he who increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.