At last he clasped his hands in prayer, and in so doing rubbed the ring, which the magician had forgotten to take from him.

"Pauline, my child," he said with tremulous voice, "if Manuel's story is all false, in the name of Heaven how could you think he was going to tell it?" He unconsciously clasped his hands.

" Colossus clasped his hands and groaned.

an' ev'ry mornin' too, maybe; wouldn't that bebe" and Ralph, at a loss for a fitting wor to represent such bliss as that, simply clasped his hands together and gazed wistfully into the fire.

and the boy clasped his hands together in unspeakable delight.

The present respectable President of the Royal Society was so much struck on reading it, that he clasped his hands together, and remained for some time in an attitude of silent admiration, BOSWELL.

Racey pulled off his boots, flopped down on the hay, and clasped his hands behind his head.

Having completed his letter he lighted another cigar, and leaning back in his revolving chair clasped his hands behind his head and fell into a reverie.

At length he reached the mighty throne, And sank upon his knees; And clasped his hands with stifled groan, And spake in words like these: "Father, I am come backThy will Is sometimes hard to do.

" Mr. Pecksniff looked up to the ceiling, and clasped his hands in rapture.

I am myself the victim of them," and he lowered his head and clasped his hands tightly together between his knees.

" He clasped his hands and rolled his fat thumbs one around the other.

Dr. Fearing alone was in doubt, He said little; but he shook his head and clasped his hands tight, and implored that at least the marriage should be deferred for a year.

He then clasped his hands behind his head, and stared at the ceiling.

He clasped his hands behind his head, lay back in his chair and sat for a long time, staring with steadfast, thoughtful eyes into the impassive face of his subordinate.

Pulin clasped his hands in a mute appeal for mercy, whereon Rámtonu stepped forward.

Abbot Hans clasped his hands and dropped to his knees.

Full of boyish fun, he crept up behind her, and clasped his hands over her eyes, exclaiming, in an assumed voice, "Now, who am I?" "Go away, you impudent, nasty thing!" cried Caddy, plunging violently.

I recoiled with sudden terror, and retreated, but the wretch clasped his hands in agony, and implored me in gestures which could not be mistaken, to remain.

" The clergyman closed his eyes and clasped his hands, lifting his face upwards with a rapt expression while he murmured under his breath the description of the Rider on the White Horse from the Book of the Revelations, as though it held some inner meaning that his heart knew yet dared not divulge: "And he had a Name written, that no man knew but he himself.

He clasped his hands upon the saddle-horn and, stealthily loosening the dagger-point from the hem of his sleeve, slid the weapon cautiously into his hand.

The Wallachian fell on his knees, and clasped his hands.

" Arthur had started up, and glided to the floor, on his knees, had clasped his hands about her slender waist, and was looking earnestly and tenderly into her coy, half-averted face, as, half seriously and half in badinage, she made her plaint.

He clasped his hands on his knee, and looked much distressed.

He sank into a chair, clasped his hands over his face for a moment, then surveyed them all one by one, and said, "You told me she was here.