He was a grand target and the Maharajah's finger ached to pull his trigger, but courtesy forbade him and he generously, as always, left the fine prize for his guests.

Oh, mum's the word, is it?" as Tom laid his finger on his lips.

but Lord Minchampstead stopped him with an uplifted finger.

Upon our Interpreters telling us, that she was a Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth, the Knight was very inquisitive into her Name and Family; and after having regarded her Finger for some time, I wonder, says he, that Sir Richard Baker has said nothing of her in his Chronicle.

"Here, wife, is a guest to our Christmas Eve supper," said he, leading in the little one, who held timidly to his finger with its tiny hand.

The dagger split suddenly into three blades, as when one separates the forefinger and the ring-finger from the middle one.

But, sir, from the time he looked over that bill o' fare an' put his finger on what he'd have, an' when, that boy ain't never failed to call for it, an' get it, day 'r night.

No finger could git much purchase on a dimple.

I ricollec' when she seen 'im she took her little one-year-old finger an' teched 'im on the forehead, an' she says, says she, "Howdy?"thess that-a-way.

When he desired muslin, calico, and camel's-hair shawls for his family, he put his finger on India; and when he called for those great staples of commerce, indigo, saltpetre, jute, flax, and linseed, India sent them at his bidding.

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If they dared to put a gold ring on their finger, even that trifling pretension to gentility was detected and disallowed by the jealous overseer.

This time I was successful, I put my hand gently under his belly, and by a tickle, secured the rascal, by thrusting the fore-finger and thumb of my right hand in his gills.

A good way to keep them under is to make small holes, about an inch deep, and about the diameter of the little finger, round the plants which they infest.

He fell asleep at night usually with a mind full of confusion,infant baptisma slender figure in a pink dress or a bluethe Trinitya firm little brown hand pointing the finger of admonition at himthe regeneration of manhair, dark and lustrous, that fell often half away from what he called its "lashings"eternal punishmentearnest eyesthe Urim and Thummim,and a pleading, earnest voice.

" 10 Fate had come with that little card summoning each man to join his depot, and tapped him on the shoulder with just a finger touch.

SEE Finger, Charles J. LE FORT, GERTRUD FREIIN VON.

I took his finger, and placed it in the flame, much to his astonishment, but convincing him of its reality.

Krishna is lifting Mount Govardhana on his little finger and Nanda, the cowherds and cowgirls are sheltering underneath.

In the hour that elapsed before their arrival I gained in the hostess's good graces by lancing a festered finger and bandaging her small daughter's skinned knee.

I turned, with my finger on the patient's wrist, and looked into the face of the most thoroughly scared woman I have ever seen.

Whatever name he put his finger on would prove that of his future wife.[606] Again, two nuts, representing a lad and a lass whose names were announced to the company, were put side by side in the fire.

The enquirer was blindfolded, knelt in front of the hearth, and groped about till he put his finger in one of them.

For a girl the answer of the oracle was analogous; she would marry a bachelor, a widower, or nobody according to the plate into which she chanced to dip her finger.

If the enquirer put his or her finger into the same plate thrice or even twice, it was quite conclusive.[610]