Mortimer turned the manuscript to the light and read in a high, cracking voice the following curious, old-world narrative: "Of the origin of the Hound of the Baskervilles there have been many statements, yet as I come in a direct line from Hugo Baskerville, and as I had the story from my father, who also had it from his, I have set it down with all belief that it occurred even as is here set forth.
He thought of this as he watched Striped Chipmunk hurrying back and forth.
They fidgeted about among the bulrushes and danced back and forth across the lily-pads.
They were calling back and forth, apparently very much excited.
He strutted back and forth in front of the stranger.
There was a plaintive little mew—a long quiver—and Paddy's friendly soul had fared forth to wherever it is that good cats go.
The yellow trees were mirrored in the placid stream, with now and then a leaf falling on the water, mayhap to drift away and be used, as Uncle Blair suggested, by some adventurous wood sprite who had it in mind to fare forth to some far-off, legendary region where all the brooks ran into the sea.
It hooded itself in shadows and fared forth on the road that is lighted by the white stars of evening.
He shadowed forth to himself the vision of a woman, loving and beloved; he cherished it until it became almost as real to him as his own personality and he gave this dream woman the name he liked best—Alice.
" Indignant Em sat down and poor, innocent Cecily was haled forth to public ignominy.
Aunt Janet and Aunt Olivia had had their last big "kill" of market poultry the day before; and early in the morning all our grown-ups set forth to Charlottetown, to be gone the whole day.
" Anne's imagination pictured forth so vividly the coming degeneration of her dear little house that it hurt her as severely as if it had already been an accomplished fact.
With a sinking heart Anne agreed, and they set forth.
"Oh, I do—I do," exclaimed Leslie, with an eagerness which seemed to burst forth and beat down some restraint that had been imposed on it.
It drew him forth sooner than I expected.
"Nay," cried he, and retired, regardless of any prayers I could pour forth to detain him.
" she screamed, darting her hand into the fire, and drawing forth some half-consumed fragments, at the expense of her fingers.
" Then the latch was raised and fell: they did not suffer him to come forth.
I did not fear her breaking bounds; because the gates were generally locked, and I thought she would scarcely venture forth alone, if they had stood wide open.
"She has been dying for your sake several weeks, and raving about you this morning, and pouring forth a deluge of abuse, because I represented your failings in a plain light, for the purpose of mitigating her adoration.
