One night, indeed, his interest in this book led him to break the rules of his thrifty homewhere children went to bed when it was dark, so that candles should not be burnedand light the candles and read on about Luther.

Of colours it is good to behold green, red, yellow, and white, and by all means to have light enough, with windows in the day, wax candles in the night, neat chambers, good fires in winter, merry companions; for though melancholy persons love to be dark and alone, yet darkness is a great increaser of the humour.

"Yes; and the wax candle is my pet weakness.

My candle was a little tongue of light in its vastness, that failed to pierce the opposite end of the room, and left an ocean of mystery and suggestion beyond its island of light.

Tallow candles were a luxury, never seen except in the "great houses" of the planters.

The candles on the Roman altars, whatever they have been made to symbolise since then, are the hereditary memorials of that fact.

The candles were just a-light within the villa, where the thick foliage of tree and vine brought a premature gloaming.

" "You're sure he understood what you were asking for?" "Yes, I know that candle is boogy, thank you.

Our candles were original onesa few threads of cotton drawn through a roll of bees' wax.

Lawyer Symonds' son Frank, a fine, good-hearted young fellow as ever stepped in shoe-leatherLizzy, girl, if that candle were nearer your face it would light without a match" "Nonsense, father!" "Very likely.

Each candle was seven and a quarter inches in length, not counting the cone at the top, and I found that they burned in still air at the rate of a fraction over one inch in an hour.

In reality the candles were gas jets, made to look like wax tapers, and Joe lighted them from an electric current produced by a dry battery he carried on his person.