... to the man on guard outside. To my mind, there was something so desperate and terrifying about the whole episode that I was surprised Mr. Wintle could treat it lightly, and even laugh over it while he warmed his back at the parlour fire. tt THE DETECTIVE ...

... Ballygarron station. There had been no one but himself in the train for the last half hour, and at the last station but one the guard had come in and sat down for a chat, being very eager to know where the strange passenger was going to. - Dick didn't half ...

... of the watchful sentinel, and the challenge of the guard. She knew where she could slip down over the parapet—it was easy to slide down there, though none might climb up. Outside the walls the camp fires of the beleaguering army sparkled and glowed. She ...

... systems are more sensitive. The tickling stimulates them too much. Pain is Nature's warning. If the hand be held too near a fire, a burning sensation warns the owner of the hand that unless he withdraw it the skin of the hand will suffer injury. And in ...

... telling you to be cold and hard-hearted, but sentimentality is no sign of a really kind and loving spirit. One ought to be on guard against mere indulgence in emotion, as it weakens the whole nature and makes one affected, unreal, and self-conscious. You ...