 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1882 - 424 pages
...question was asked him, he always fumbled with his fingers at a particular button in the lower part of his waistcoat. To remove it, therefore, became expedient...When the boy was again questioned, his fingers sought again for the button, but it was not to be found. In his distress he looked down for it ; it was to... | |
 | 1847 - 778 pages
...question was asked him, he always fumbled with his fingers at a particular button, in the lower part of his waistcoat. To remove it, therefore, became expedient...When the boy was again questioned, his fingers sought again for the button, but it was not to be found. In his distress he looked down for it; it was to... | |
 | Addison Peale Russell - English literature - 1883 - 378 pages
...question was answered he always fumbled with his fingers at a particular button on the lower part of his waistcoat. To remove it, therefore, became expedient in my eyes ; and, in an evil hour, it was removed with a knife. When the boy was again questioned, .he felt again for the button,... | |
 | James Moullin Lainé - 1884 - 144 pages
...question was asked him, he always fumbled with his fingers at a particular button in the lower part of his waistcoat. To remove it, therefore, became expedient in my eyes ; and in an evil moment I cut it off with a knife. Great was my anxiety to know the success of my measure ; and it succeeded... | |
 | Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.) - 1886 - 900 pages
...question was asked him, he always fumbled with his fingers at a particular button in the lower part of his waistcoat. To remove it. therefore, became expedient...When the boy was again questioned, his fingers sought again for the button, but it was not, to be found. In his distress he looked down for it ; it was to... | |
 | Emil Otto - French language - 1887 - 220 pages
...give me a chance of taking him down11. The button was therefore removed without his perceiving it12. Great was my anxiety to know the success of my measure, and it succeeded but13 too well. "The hour of interrogation arrived, and the boy was questioned: he sought, as usual,... | |
 | Sarah Knowles Bolton - Authors, English - 1890 - 488 pages
...question was asked him, he always fumbled with his fingers at a particular button in the lower part of his waistcoat. To remove it, therefore, became expedient...the 'boy was again questioned, his fingers sought again for the button, but it was not to be found. In his distress he looked down for it ; it was to... | |
 | Literature - 1891 - 1038 pages
...question was asked him, he always fumbled with his fingers at a particular button in tbe lower part of his waistcoat. To remove it, therefore, became expedient...succeeded too well. When the boy was again questioned, bis fingers sought again for the button, but it was not to be found. In his distress lie looked down... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1894 - 158 pages
...question was asked him, he always fumbled with his fingers at a particular button in the lower part of his waistcoat. To remove it, therefore, became expedient...When the boy was again questioned, his fingers sought again for the button, but it was not to be found. In his distress he looked down for it; it was to... | |
 | Alphonse Mariette - 1894 - 402 pages
...of his waistcoat. To remove it, therefore, became11 expedient in12 my eyes; and in an evil moment13 it was removed with a knife. Great was my anxiety to know the success of my measure,u and15 it succeeded16 too well. When the boy was again questioned,17 his fingers sought again... | |
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... the lower part of his waistcoat. To remove it, therefore, became expedient in my eyes, and in an evil moment it was removed with a knife. Great was my anxiety to know the success of my measure; and it succeeded too well. 
