"You acted as I should have expected you to act," said Dorothea, her face brightening and her head becoming a little more erect on its beautiful stem.
But he had come at last to create a trust for himself out of Dorothea's nature: she could do what she resolved to do: and he willingly imagined her toiling under the fetters of a promise to erect a tomb with his name upon it.
The old man paused with a blank stare for a little while, holding the one key erect on the ring; then with an agitated jerk he began to work with his bony left hand at emptying the tin box before him.
Hackbutt, a rich tanner of fluent speech, whose glittering spectacles and erect hair were turned with some severity towards innocent Mr.
It was close and airless, and the earthy smell was strong, and it seemed a long time to Rat ere the passage ended and he could stand erect and stretch and shake himself.
Allen's bosom, Catherine sat erect, in the perfect use of her senses, and with cheeks only a little redder than usual.
Matthew walked slowly with bent head; Anne, tall and erect, suited her springing step to his.
" Accordingly, after milking, behold Marilla and Anne walking down the lane, the former erect and triumphant, the latter drooping and dejected.
" Now he crawled forward like a snake, and again erect, he darted across a space on which the moonlight played, one finger on his lip and his dagger at the ready.
Peter sprang erect, as wide awake at once as a dog, and with one warning cry he roused the others.
Bringing up the rear, the place of greatest danger, comes Tiger Lily, proudly erect, a princess in her own right.
Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall.
And my husband and I would like to erect a memorial to him somewhere on campus.
You are the carpenter,and everyday you hammer a nail,place a board ,or erect a wall,Someone once said,"Life is a do-it-yourself project.
Before he left he begged the emperor for a favor--to erect a chastity archway in honor of his widowed mother.
My nipples were erect and hard.
Greenhouses are easy to buy, quick to erect and, thanks to off-the-shelf kit designed for the purpose, simple to keep clean, too.
American sprinters began their heats by crouching, while those next to them stood erect.
They plan to erect tablets tourists can deface instead, to meet their demands for somewhere to leave their mark.
You are the carpenter,and everyday you hammer a nail,place a board ,or erect a wall,Someone once said,"Life is a do-it-yourself project.
