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...ely we become, as we grow older, even when there is someone to share. The key to self gets lost; self-assurance diminishes. Once, it was only necessa... ...ad been the physician. That summer, as Francesco convalesced at Vaprio, I vaca- tioned there. The family purchased my portrait of A Boy. That rolling... ... I have survived because I found something to discover: dis- covery is the key: new sinew, new mineral, new color, new face, new canal, new lamp. In... ... there when the light was good; during inclement weather I might shove my key into the lock, and shut the door. A few grapes, some nuts, bread and w... ...metimes the courtyard was a refuge. Cypress. Old ones. “With my big iron key, I stepped into my rooms. Five. My studio had good light. Of course I ... ... watch and chain, a gold one with a gold chain. It is time to pick up the key and wind my watch again. Willie’s Birthday In our dining room our d...

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...nd the I'niteil Stales. Progress oo Goodrich Alterations During the Easter vacation, ponsidernible progress was made in the reoonBtruction of Alum- ni... ...n by the New England Interoollegiate Basket- ball league during the Easter vacation gives rise to a pecu- liar situation in the league. Primarily, the... ...re as fol- lows: Canada 1. England 1, West Indies 1, South America 1, Tur- key 2, and Sandwich Islanda 5. Fifty years ago the college tuition was only... ... Teaching Force Will Do Memorial Day Concert Well At WELL RECEIVED During' Vacation The faculty members and their families will be distributed over ma... ... iamstown for any length of time. Dr. Burr will reuiain in town during the vacation, and will spend most of his time in estab- lishing the four branch... ...! at Ashford. Mass.. and the last he was well received. j few weeks of the vacation at Carlisle 09, impersonating Ber- i Mount Desert. He will prepare... ...ffset, with the exception of $40, by the guar- antee offered to Brown. The key to the understanding of how the meeting of expenses was more than possi... ... Alumni Aseocia- tion, at the Bellevue — Stratford,Philadelphia, Pa. SEVEN KEY MEN CHOSEN SATURDAY One-Twelfth of Senior Class Elect- ed to Phi Beta K...

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...a jews harp, a piece of blue bottle glass to look through, a spool cannon, a key that wouldn’t unlock anything, a fragment of chalk, a glass stopper o... ...h was much admired in that part of the country. His voice began on a medium key and climbed steadily up till it reached a certain point, where it bor... ...strong. At last he said: “Is it genuwyne?” Tom lifted his lip and showed the vacancy. “Well, all right,” said Huckleberry, “it’s a trade.” Tom enclose... ...recog nized by the electric sympathy of love; and by that form was the only vacant place on the girls’ side of the school house. He instantly said: ... ...d the fetters that bound their tongues were considered to be locked and the key thrown away. A figure crept stealthily through a break in the other e... ...you.” “That’s ever so nice. When is it going to be?” “By and by. Maybe about vacation.” “Oh, won’t it be fun! You going to have all the girls and boys... ... it at times when no classes were reciting. He kept that book under lock and key. There was not an urchin in school but was perishing to have a glimps... ...ngering dreamily in his ear — “Tom, how could you be so noble!” CHAPTER XXI Vacation was approaching. The school master, always se vere, grew severe... ...nter’s boy had gilded it! That broke up the meeting. The boys were avenged. Vaca tion had come. NOTE:— The pretended “compositions” quoted in this c...

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...us to know who a mild bald gentleman in spectacles was, who dropped into a vacant chair (there was no top or bottom in particular) after the fish was ... ...ime. Where the birds sing melodiously. I pass the greater part of the long vacation here. In contemplation. You find the long vacation exceedingly lon... ...up into nosegays for the Lord Chancellor’s court,” said the old lady, “the vacation is fulfilled and the sixth seal, mentioned in the Revelations, aga... ...nced at our conductress, who had been trying to open the house door with a key she had taken from her pocket, and to whom Richard now said that as we ... ... retired into the binding; everything that can have a lock has got one; no key is visible. Very few loose papers are about. He has some manuscript nea... ... is not there. Every day at dinner, my Lady glances down the table for the vacant place that would be waiting to receive him if he had just arrived, b... ...at would be waiting to receive him if he had just arrived, but there is no vacant place. Every night my Lady casually asks her maid, “Is Mr. T ulkingh... ...air, if you please. Door right opposite the stairs.” And she handed me the key across the counter. I glanced at the key and glanced at her, but she to... ...little shrill voice inside said, “We are locked in. Mrs. Blinder’s got the key!” I applied the key on hearing this and opened the door. In a poor room...

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...us to know who a mild bald gentleman in spectacles was, who dropped into a vacant chair (there was no top or bottom in particular) after the fish was ... ...ime. Where the birds sing melodiously. I pass the greater part of the long vacation here. In contemplation. You find the long vacation exceedingly lon... ...up into nosegays for the Lord Chancellor’s court,” said the old lady, “the vacation is fulfilled and the sixth seal, mentioned in the Revelations, aga... ...nced at our conductress, who had been trying to open the house door with a key she had taken from her pocket, and to whom Richard now said that as we ... ... retired into the binding; everything that can have a lock has got one; no key is visible. Very few loose papers are about. He has some manuscript nea... ... is not there. Every day at dinner, my Lady glances down the table for the vacant place that would be waiting to receive him if he had just arrived, b... ...at would be waiting to receive him if he had just arrived, but there is no vacant place. Every night my Lady casually asks her maid, “Is Mr. T ulkingh... ...air, if you please. Door right opposite the stairs.” And she handed me the key across the counter. I glanced at the key and glanced at her, but she to... ...little shrill voice inside said, “We are locked in. Mrs. Blinder’s got the key!” I applied the key on hearing this and opened the door. In a poor room...

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...only fifteen miles from Paris. For three or four years Moreau had held the key of the count’s affairs; he was intelli- gent, and before the Revolution... ... chain, ending in a bunch of heteroge- neous ornaments, seals, and a watch-key with a round top and flat sides, on which was a landscape in mosaic. Os... ... Start in Life some jacket with a turned-over collar, who was spending his vacation like a fish in water on the estate where his father and mother rei... ... me?” said the steward’s wife. “No, madame; but he wants his trunk and the key of his apartment.” “Then give them to him,” she replied, making an impa... ...dame Cardot; and she took the boy to call upon him three times during each vaca- tion. At each of these visits the old gentleman had given Oscar a din... ...on for the licentiate’s degree, a new clerk arrived to take the place made vacant by Oscar’s promotion. This fourth clerk, named Frederic Marest, inte... ...t has been going on here?” “Old monster!” cried Florentine, “haven’t you a key that lets you in at all hours? My ball lasted till five in the morn- in...

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...n the sill, by turns crying, dozing, and looking listlessly out), when the key was turned, and Miss Murdstone came in with some bread and meat, and mi... ...es, said Peggotty. Morning. Then Peggotty fitted her mouth close to the key- hole, and delivered these words through it with as much feeling and ea... .... She did not replace my mother; no one could do that; but she came into a vacancy in my heart, which closed upon her, and I felt towards her some- th... ...r there was not much of me and locked the gate behind us, and took out the key. We were going up to the house, among some dark heavy trees, when he ca... ...completely covered with such in- scriptions. In my dread of the end of the vaca- tion and their coming back, I could not read a 98 David Copperfield ... ...; and then taking his flute and a few books from his desk, and leaving the key in it for his successor, he went out of the school, with his property u... ...id: Here s the last day off! and gave me the clos- ing cup of tea of the vacation. I was not sorry to go. I had lapsed into a stu- pid state; but I ... ...David Copperfield Vol. I When you came away from home at the end of the vacation, said Mrs. Creakle, after a pause, were they all well? After a... ...Copperfield Vol. I tenance, and pervading his very legs, presented but a vacant appearance, I thought. They each took one of Peggotty s trunks, and ...

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...d her nose, stupendously aquiline, had a little knob in the very centre or key-stone of the bridge, whence it tended downwards towards her face, as in... ...he room in a breathless condition. ‘My dear Louisa,’said Miss Tox, ‘is the vacancy still unsupplied?’ ‘You good soul, yes,’ said Mrs Chick. ‘Then, my ... ...er to the door, who departed by no means unwillingly: and then turning the key , paced up and down the room in solitary wretchedness. It would be hars... ...r. It was not the first time that his eye had lighted on it He carried the key in his pocket; and he brought it to his table and opened it now— having... ...ough Mrs Chick, with your family) nominated your eldest son to an existing vacancy; and he has this day, I am informed, as- sumed the habit. The numbe... ...use that was full of cracks and crevices could be. Opening the door with a key she took out of her bonnet, she pushed the child before her into a back... ... door and listen, and look after them. She was toiling up the great, wide, vacant staircase, with him in her arms; his head was lying on her shoulder,... ...dy dark- ened the audience-chamber where Mr Dombey was contem- plating the vacant arm-chair of his son and heir. ‘Mrs Pipchin,’ said Mr Dombey, ‘How d... .... Before the little boy grows up, and has it told to him, my corner may be vacant. I would rather that it might be so! This is the only change to me s...

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...d her nose, stupendously aquiline, had a little knob in the very centre or key-stone of the bridge, whence it tended downwards towards her face, as in... ...he room in a breathless condition. ‘My dear Louisa,’said Miss Tox, ‘is the vacancy still unsupplied?’ ‘You good soul, yes,’ said Mrs Chick. ‘Then, my ... ...er to the door, who departed by no means unwillingly: and then turning the key , paced up and down the room in solitary wretchedness. It would be hars... ...r. It was not the first time that his eye had lighted on it He carried the key in his pocket; and he brought it to his table and opened it now— having... ...ough Mrs Chick, with your family) nominated your eldest son to an existing vacancy; and he has this day, I am informed, as- sumed the habit. The numbe... ...use that was full of cracks and crevices could be. Opening the door with a key she took out of her bonnet, she pushed the child before her into a back... ... door and listen, and look after them. She was toiling up the great, wide, vacant staircase, with him in her arms; his head was lying on her shoulder,... ...dy dark- ened the audience-chamber where Mr Dombey was contem- plating the vacant arm-chair of his son and heir. ‘Mrs Pipchin,’ said Mr Dombey, ‘How d... .... Before the little boy grows up, and has it told to him, my corner may be vacant. I would rather that it might be so! This is the only change to me s...

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...outh; her voice had a sharp distressed tone that grated even in her lowest key, and though she did not stammer, she could never finish a sentence, but... ...before her astonished husband’s dreamy eyes, exclaiming, ‘Pray give me the key of the cellaret; there’s a poor man just come home, fainting with exhau... ...ng an apparition, Mr. Kendal put his hand into his pocket and gave her the key. She was instantly opening the cellaret, seeking among the bottles, and... ...guard against further intrusion. And when she offered to return to him the key of the cellaret, he quietly replied that he should prefer her retaining... ...ompen- sate for Genevieve’s absence, she volunteered to take charge of her vacant Sunday-school class, and obtained leave to have the girls at home on... ...g tour with my two brothers,’ said Albinia. ‘All the Continent in one long vacation!’ ‘That was much to be regretted. It is my maxim to go through eve... .... CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XX IF THE END of the vacation were a relief on Lucy’s account, Albinia would gladly have lengthe... ...ouse of Kendal re-echoed. Nobody could be surprised when, towards the long vaca- tion, tidings came to Bayford, that after long forbearance on the par... ...r real welfare. I will write to your cousin and ask whether he still has a vacancy, but without absolutely proposing you to him, and we will look on t...

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... miles from the town of that name. I should like you to come to us for the vaca- tion to teach my boy Russian history and grammar. I think those were ... ...t to be striven for, was nowhere to be found; unattainable, under lock and key, in the depths of a bottomless pit. He was filled with a desire to go t... ... statesman had already decided in his ministerial mind that as soon as the vacation came to an end he would lose no time in packing off to St. Petersb... ... through, said: “Isn’t Solomin nice!” Then she shut the door again and the key turned in the lock. Nejdanov went up to the window and looked out into ... ... heard her say, “Goodnight!” then more softly another “Goodnight!” and the key turned in the lock. Nejdanov sank on to the sofa and covered his face w... ...a cap, his dishevelled hair hung in wet tufts over his forehead, he stared vacantly straight in front of him. Pavel helped him across the room (Nejdan... ...v stood on one side to allow them room to pass out, but there was the same vacant expression in his eyes. After they had gone he took a step or two fo... ...n was conducted into the green room and locked in. He distinctly heard the key turned in the English lock as he 225 Turgenev got into bed. He scolded... ...as he was, half bent down, fidgetting with his cap. Markelov looked at him vacantly, but could hardly have recognised him, as he withdrew into his own...

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...studies, and to prepare Martyn for school. He came to us for the Christmas vacation to recon- noitre and engage lodgings at a farmhouse. We liked him ... ...red a sort of supper for us when, after my father’s resounding turn of the key of the drawing-room door, my brothers, in their stocking soles, bore me... ...them had been explained by natural causes to convince him that there was a key to all the rest. Owls, coiners, and smug- glers had all been convicted ... ..., To follow her that was the causer of their ill.’ —Spenser. THE CHRISTMAS VACATION was not without another breeze about Griffith’s expenses at Oxford... ...there was a conference about Amos Bell, who was preferred to the post left vacant by George Sims, in right of his being our tenant, but more civilised... ...on a Saturday evening, the day after Griff had come back for the Christmas vacation, that, as Emily was giving Amos his lesson, she saw that the boy w... ...kept all his terms at Oxford, and was not to return thither after the long vaca- tion, but was to read with a tutor before taking his degree. Moreover... ...He laughed and coaxed what I calls cajoling did Mr. Griff, to get a latch- key; but we knows our dooty too well for that, and Mrs. Winslow had made us... ... when Master Clarence first came to us, that he should never have a latch- key,—Mr. Clarence, as had only been five times later than eleven o’clock, a...

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...on, for his part, will not higgle with a royal sinner about turning of the key: but there are other Churchmen; there is a King’s Confessor, foolish Ab... ...en walk majestically out again, to embroidery, small-scandal, prayers, and vacancy. If Majesty came some morning, with coffee of its own making, and s... ... whose annals are tiresome, ’ has said, ‘Happy the people whose annals are vacant.’ In which saying, mad as it looks, may there not still be found som... ...ule and practice; whereby that paradox, ‘Happy the people whose annals are vacant,’ is not without its true side. And yet, what seems more pertinent t... ... divorce case too; and at times, ‘his whole family but one’ under lock and key: he writes much about reforming and enfranchising the world; and for hi... ...n, in this singular way, what has become of the Con- trollership? It hangs vacant, one may say; extinct, like the Moon in her vacant interlunar cave. ... ...essant Printing is this that goes on at the King’s Chateau, under lock and key? Sentries occupy all gates and windows; the Printers come not out; they... ...r, the doors of it are locked; and D’Agoust returns to Versailles with the key in his pocket,— having, as was said, merited preferment. As for this Pa... ...otest ‘with a Notary;’ and in the end, to sit still (in a state of forced ‘vacation’), and do nothing; all this, natural now, as the burying of the de...

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...r high school. Jenny and I, without a doubt, felt that we truly deserved a vacation worthy of a few carefree days on the beach. Jenny’s mother, Rosie,... ...to the conclusion that it would be a good idea to give us a prepaid Cancun vacation as our gradua- tion reward. Indeed, we thought it was a good idea,... ...mpic driver. Swimming with the dolphins was my favorite activity during my vacation. In addition, we went scuba diving, where we discovered the kingdo... ...look back on it with happi- ness. The extended freedom that came with this vacation is what made it possible to do all the things I would not normally... ...at is its purpose? What part does “entertainment” play in essay writing? A key element in college writing is its “reader centered” quality. What do yo... ...ast summer, a group of friends and I all went to Ocean City, Maryland, for vacation. It was Fourth of July weekend, and we planned to stay for a week....

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...of a species may be determined. November 19th. — Passing the valley of Las Vacas, we slept at a house of a North American, who worked a lime-kiln on t... ... break in a horse after the South American fashion At an estancia near Las Vacas large numbers of mares are weekly slaughtered for the sake of their h... ...any intonations as possible, they would then use it in a neuter sense, and vacantly repeat “yammerschooner.” After yammerschoonering for any article v... ... Vicencio. On the evening of the succeeding day, we reached the Rio de las Vacas, which is considered the worst stream in the Cordillera to cross. As ... ...learer, and much less impetuous. This we found to be the case with the Rio Vacas, and in the morning we crossed it with little difficulty. The scenery... ...winter well stored with food and charcoal, and each cou- rier had a master-key. Now they only answer the purpose of caves, or rather dungeons. Seated ...

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... thinking of the things that go to make up nature, a higher and more ideal key of words in which to speak of them. Ramsay and Fergusson excelled at ma... ... on the way to what is called in theology a Saving Faith. Here we have the key to Whitman’s attitude. To give a certain unity of ideal to the average ... ...the greatest charm of his work. Thence, in spite of an uneven and emphatic key of expression, something trenchant and straightforward, some- 71 Famil... ...o know that capitula- tion is not description, or that fingering on a dumb key- board, with whatever show of sentiment and execution, is not at all th... ... Louis Stevenson tain the superfluities; he may adventure on life now, his vaca- tion from humbler toil having commenced.” Thoreau would get shelter, ... ...ly bread; even these he should get as cheaply as pos- sible; and then, his vacation from humbler toil having com- menced, devote himself to oriental p... ... is an echo and an illustration of the words last quoted; and it forms the key-note of his thoughts on friendship. No one else, to my knowledge, has s...

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...was in this plebe- ian household that Rickie spent part of the Christ- mas vacation. His own home, such as it was, was with the Silts, needy cousins o... ...bode of peace. On the plat- form he met friends. They had all had pleasant vaca- tions: it was a happy world. The atmosphere alters. Cambridge, accord... ...be entrusted with a boarding- house. Consequently, when Dunwood House fell vacant the headmaster found himself in rather a dif- ficult position. Dunwo... ...e, and in a few days you shall hear from the headmaster. He shall create a vacancy. And once in, we stand or fall together. I am resolved on that.” Ri... ...et.” “I always lock my class-room in the interval—” “Yes?” “—and carry the key in my pocket.” “Ah. But, Mr. Elliot, I am a cousin of Widdrington’s. He... ...ood-fellowship, and before long he found it difficult to speak in a deeper key. One evening he made the effort. There had been more beauty than was us... ... “He had to go somewhere,” said Agnes. “Lucky for his mother that we had a vacancy.” “Yes—but when I meet Mrs. Orr—I can’t help feel- ing ashamed.” “O...