Hooty the Owl was the first to hear those sobs, and on wings that made no sound at all he flew to see what was the matter.
At first she depicted Aunt Ruth as doing it on her knees in an agony of remorseful sobs.
Sobs were heard in various quarters, and here and there an elder of the chapel could be seen talking quietly to some convicted sinner.
Reliant on Night, confiding in Solitude, I kept my tears sealed, my sobs chained, no longer; they heaved my heart; they tore their way.
And now I pass on to another thread which I have extricated out of the tangled skein, the mystery of the sobs in the night, of the tear-stained face of Mrs.
" said Cecily, struggling with her sobs.
She was weeping horribly—with low, fierce, choking sobs, as if some agony in her soul were trying to tear itself out.
He didn't cast a glance towards my companions, though they were sufficiently near for Linton's sobs to be audible; but hailing me in the almost hearty tone he assumed to none besides, and the sincerity of which I couldn't avoid doubting, he said— "It is something to see you so near to my house, Nelly.
" She now put no further restraint on her tears; her breath was stifled by sobs.
" I answered, checking my sobs and drying my cheeks.
If one of the settlers approached him, he drew back, and his chest heaved with sobs, as if overburdened!
" and with the name so many tender recollections came, that poor Jack broke down in spite of his manful attempts to smother the sobs in the red pillow.
" The sobs came thick on each other after that.
" The poor child threw her arms round her aunt's neck, and fell into long, deep sobs.
Then, seeing that Wakem had ridden off, and that no further violence was possible, she slackened her hold and burst into hysteric sobs, while poor Mrs Tulliver stood by in silence, quivering with fear.
The broad chest heaved, the muscles of the face gave way, and the gray-haired man burst into loud sobs.
O father, father——" With these last words, Maggie's sobs burst forth with the more violence for the previous struggle against them.
" "Oh, please forgive me, Tom; my heart will break," said Maggie, shaking with sobs, clinging to Tom's arm, and laying her wet cheek on his shoulder.
As at last the sobs were getting quieter, and the grinding less fierce, a sudden beam of sunshine, falling through the wire lattice across the worm-eaten shelves, made her throw away the Fetish and run to the window.
She was beginning to fear that she should not be able to suppress herself enough to the end of this meeting, and while her hand was still resting on Rosamond's lap, though the hand underneath it was withdrawn, she was struggling against her own rising sobs.
