"It'sit's thatthat Nanny goat Amanda Peabody!" cried Laura, panting a little, for she had indeed been in a hurry.

A quick, panting breath behind her, and the sound of hurrying feet, caused her to turn her head; she fully expected to meet the gaze of some big dog, but instead a man was close upon her, dusty, travel-stained, his straw hat pushed back from a perspiring face and a hand stretched out to detain her.

There knowledge breathes in balmy air, Not wrung, as here, with panting breast: The wisdom born of toil you share; But he, the wisdom born of rest.

"Now, then," panted the young man, "which way?

Have no fear!" panted the voice, with an undertone of fervent gratitude in its breathless accents.

She panted up the hill, and as she went she paused ever and again, to rest her bundle and get her breath and stare back at the little cottage beside the pine-wood below.

"Just a few minutes more," panted Andy at length.

"Here is this bepraised couplet: "When panting virtue her last efforts made, You brought your Clio to the virgin's aid.

Where are you going?" "Oh," panted Jack, "it's one of the keepers!

I insist on giving you a cheque for the total amount of the rent due to you from the day when you first entered this house.' 'Oh, Mr. Rymer!' panted the good woman, turning pale with astonishment.

'Hehe's my prisoner,' panted Ken. 'Andand, sergeant, did Norton get back?' 'He did.

he panted, hard-breathing, "see yonder where my good Hacon spurs in to our reliefha, mighty lance!" "Ah, Benedict," cried the Abbess, pale-lipped but calm of eye, "of what avail?

"Hasn't been home all night," panted Mrs. Kingdom, joining them.

"Butwhat areyou doing?" panted Mrs. Teak, in a rising voice.

"I say we've found it," panted Bruce, redoubling his efforts.

He hunts Watling Street like a gentle spirit; the avenues to the play-houses are thick with panting recollections; and Christ's Hospital still breathes the balmy breath of infancy in his description of it!

Caesar, meantime, with panting tongue, was eying the decapitated St. Denis, asking himself, one would say, how even a saint could carry his head in his hands.

So the struck deer in some sequestrate part Lies down to die, the arrow at his heart; There, stretch'd unseen in coverts hid from day, Bleeds drop by drop, and pants his life away.'

"Here is this bepraised couplet: "When panting virtue her last efforts made, You brought your Clio to the virgin's aid.

" "You are not the only one," panted Browning.

"Iamrunning!" panted Buddy.

"Wilt thou stay with me?" panted the caballero.

de Gâtinais cried, and he panted now"a hundred candles to the Virgin of Beaujolais!"

"Now by sweet Cupid his tender bow!" panted Sir Jocelyn"by the cestus of lovely Venusaye, by the ox-eyed Juno, I swear 'twas featly done, Sir Smith!" Quoth Beltane, taking up the fallen sword: "'Tis a trick I learned of that great and glorious knight, Sir Benedict of Bourne.

With panting chests and lolling tongues, they are pegging stolidly along, when fortune gives them this welcome chance.