I revolved her sayings within my restless breast; and, albeit my understanding was blinded, I perceived that what she had said was replete with wisdom, and, almost repenting of what I had uttered and of the course which I had declared I purposed taking, I was wavering in my mind.

Tears had fallen and dried on Mrs. Kaufman's cheeks; she wavered between a hysteria of tears and laughter.

It was a warmer reception than they had counted on, and they wavered for a moment, but there must have been a Frenchman leading them, for they rallied, and came on again with a rush.

The light shifted and wavered from one to the other as the ship swayed: garments swung; the empty berths yawned cavernous.

" "Besides," the low voice wavered on, "didn't we agree we'd learned the lesson o' the North?" "The lesson o' the North?" repeated the other with filling eyes.

"Be fair," I said; "did I not drink your toast?" I thought she wavered at this, for a blush deeper than all the others suffused her.

I saw rays from it coming in through the parted curtains, and distinctly traced tree-branches wavering to and fro out in the night-wind, set astir as the moon came up.

Her face was red, then white, and her eyes wavered before the blaze of his, that held her, compellingly.

Perhaps there was a film upon his sight, but the outlines of the newcomer seemed to change and waver like those of the idols in the wavering candle-light of the shop; and at times he thought he knew him; and at times he thought he bore a likeness to himself; and always, like a lump of living terror, there lay in his bosom the conviction that this thing was not of the earth and not of God.

The Supreme Governor never wavered over a single point; his large democratic sympathies were satisfied by his signature to what he hoped would be the foundation of Russian liberty.

" Long-drawn, like the mockery of a wail, the minor cadence wavered through the stillness, and died away.

It was however highly to their honour that they were found in no one instance to prevaricate, nor to waver as to the certainty of their facts.

The spray cloud got thick, and wavered with luminous tremblings when the long rollers broke.

But her glance wavered under these words and she showed a desire, with difficulty suppressed, to use the strength of her white but brawny arms, in shoving him out of the house.

Bobby wavered toward the door, emerged on the porch, and ran almost upon Di returning from her tea-party at Jenny Plow's.

Near at hand were the black rocks, eternally wet and smoking with the fog and gale; beyond towered the icebergs, pale, cold, glittering like spires of silver in the moonlight; far away, like a vague shadow, a handful of little gray houses clung like barnacles to the base of a great bare hill whose foot was in the sea and whose head wavered among the clouds of heaven.

With both of his own hands he grasped the slender, inquisitive fingers which wavered above the stained pillow, and once more his throat tightened.

" Hill's eyes, which had been fixed on Rolfe's face, wavered towards the doorway, as though he were meditating a rush for freedom.

The voice went on, growing into distinct articulation, but wavering about, now from one point, now from another, as if the owner of it were moving slowly back and forward.

As he looked he forgot the dogforgot everything in earth or heaven except that narrow cloud wavering along the sky.

She raised her fine eyes to his for a moment, and wavered beneath his inquiring gaze.

Study of Andrew Bedient and weeks in which he learned, past the waver of a doubt, that his friend was knit with a glistening and imperishable fabric of courage, brought David Cairns to that high astonishing point, where he could say impatiently, "Rot!"as his former ideals of manhood rose to mind.

Sunk in my own reflections, lying back in my arm-chair, I watched dreamily the smoke pouring from the patroon's pipe, floating away, to hang wavering across the room, now lifting, now curling downward, as though drawn by a hidden current towards the unwaxed oaken floor.

Upon that subject I never wavered throughout the whole of my career, and the testimony of the letters which I received from the most distinguished members of the criminal Barnot to say that they are not equally distinguished in the civilwill, I am sure, bear out my little self-praise upon a small matter of infinite importance.

" Hilda reached to take the offered telegram, but her hand wavered around it instead of seizing it.