But the night remained clear, and Huck closed his watch and retired to bed in an empty sugar hogshead about twelve.
The retribution that followed every vengeful success was so sweeping and majestic that the boys always retired from the field badly worsted.
But at last the battle was done, and the forces retired with weaker and weaker threatenings and grumblings, and peace resumed her sway.
And while the late steamer Big Missouri worked and sweated in the sun, the retired artist sat on a barrel in the shade close by, dangled his legs, munched his apple, and planned the slaughter of more innocents.
If we assume that a couple, aged 30, is able to put away this much every month until they retired at age 67, adjusted for inflation, and assuming a return of 9% (just below the stock market's historical average), they would have an equivalent of $484,000 in their nest egg come retirement time.
When I was in high school, dad retired and set up a food stand on the street near my school.
Richard Vetter, a retired researcher at the University of California, Riverside, claimed the entomology prize for gathering case studies on arachnophobia among insect experts.
Jack Ma, who retired last fall from the daily operations of Alibaba to focus on philanthropy, saw his net worth fall to $43.
Annie Mae had become a family and children's worker for the state of Alabama and retired in May of 1996.
With his wife and children he retired to a farming village south of the Yangtze River.
In 1071 he was retired with the title of grand preceptor of the crown prince.
: He became the prefect of Yao' an in Yunnan Province, but retired from office in protest at the age of 54 after a 20-odd-year official career.
Legend states that Liu Bei, then a minor military figure, heard of Zhuge Liang's great wisdom and came three times to the wilderness retreat to which Zhuge had retired to seek him out as an adviser.
After a nearly 20-year military career, he finally retired to a retreat in beautiful Shangrao county, where he spent his time reading and creating the ci that were to bring him lasting fame.
Four times demoted for his outspoken opinions, Lu finally resigned his civil-service commission and retired to his country estate.
The retired women and men will take dance as regular exercise early in the morning or evening in the square.
Welch, a 71-year-old retired property manager who lives in Richmond, Va.
Du Ruofu, a researcher on Chinese surnames who retired from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said combined surnames are becoming popular with young, modern couples, though they are not strictly permitted by law.
That's a station I used a lot," the retired doctor said.
He was a neighbor of my grandparents' age, long since retired.
