Onward we went, and no sound broke the silence, except the occasional snapping of a twig under our feet, as we moved forward.

After that, I kept silence; it was evident that any reference to the Swine-things, was more than her shaken nerves could bear.

"And who assisted you?" To this inquiry Thurston would give no reply, but maintained a dogged silence.

In descending the trunk of a tree with the intention of alighting on the ground, he preserves a cautious silence, mindful, perhaps, of foxes and wildcats; but while rocking safely at home in the pine-tops there is no end to his capers and noise; and woe to the gray squirrel or chipmunk that ventures to set foot on his favorite tree!

Who said coincidence was the exception and not the rule?" His last words drifted gently away, and in their wake followed an awkward silence.

The opinion of those who believe that the demons had no share in the oracles, and that the coming of the Messiah made no change in them: and the contrary opinion of those who pretend that the incarnation of the word imposed a general silence on oracles, should be equally rejected.

Over the wardroom of the Wolverine had fallen a silence.

"If you're going to scare me again," began Laura, but it was Billie this time who commanded silence.

The audience was probably Petrified with astonishment at the immense learning and research he displayed, for it observed a Stony silence, only interrupted by an occasional snore.

She knew them all,the mother at the bedside, the father near the door, even the nurse who was flitting about disturbing the silence.

He raised his hand, as though to enjoin silence, and then pointed it in front of him, raised to the level of his head.

Among my instruments I demand silence.

Apparently to interrupt an embarrassing silence, and to give a more cheerful tone to their little interview, the governess, in a gay tone, on a sudden said "

The flute had died out, leaving a silence that was plaintive.

I often noticed among them an ominous silence or a convulsive effort to change the subject, when any German of warm feelings and independent judgment talked in their presence of the fearful sufferings of the Armenians.

At length the storm of applause subsided, and then ensued a silence most intense.

We turned in silence toward the beach.

Standing here in the deep, brooding silence all the wilderness seems motionless, as if the work of creation were done.

Cumberland may have felt the other's silence, or he may have realised the imprudence of his own fury; for he dropped his hands with an impatient sigh, and blurted out:

Surely her secret must affect some person very seriously, or such drastic means would never be employed to secure her silence.

There was no open accusation made, but he must have understood the silence of all present.

" King held his silence.

" He paused a moment, took my silence for consent, and went ahead.

Darkness produced silence; this multitude, as we have already said, was hushed.

The best course was to tell her plainly what he wanted, and then to buy her silence.