Though he gave a little sighsighat the sightsightof his wife 's sofa , he did not hesitate to sitsitdown upon it , and even to drawdrawit a little out of its position , which , as Lucilla describeddescribeafterwards , was like a knife going into her heart .
A black servant , who reposed on the box beside the fat coachman , uncurleduncurlhis bandy legs as soon as the equipage drewdrawup opposite Miss Pinkerton 's shining brass plate , and as he pulledpullthe bell at least a score of young heads were seen peeringpeerout of the narrow windows of the stately old brick house .
As he stood with his uncle 's hand in his , he was necessarily broughtbringnear Florence , who instinctively drewdrawa little away , with a slight shuddershudderindicating repugnance .
She heldholdup her hands , strong , shapely hands , and surveyedsurveythem critically , drawingdrawup her fawn sleeves above the wrists .
He jumpedjumpout of the box , shookshakehimself , pickedpickout one or two straws that had foundfindtheir way into rents in his clothes , and , drawingdrawa well-worn cap over his uncombed locks , he was all ready for the business of the day .
He drewdrawout his bridle and shookshakeit into shape , and the silver mountings and the reins of braided leather with horsehair tassels made Happy Jack 's eyes greedy with desire .
There was a ring upon that finger ; a ring with a moonstone setting as large and round as the eye of a startled cat , and the Happy Family caughtcatchthe pale gleam of it and drewdrawa long breath .
A week before , a great meteor had shotshootthrough the night , blood-red and bearded , drawing a slow-fading fiery trailtrailacross the heavens ; and the moon had risenrisethat same night blood-red , and upon its disk there was drawndrawin shadow a thing most marvelously like a scalping knife .
He drewdrawfrom his pocket a newspaper wet from the press , and readreadthe following advertisement : -- NOTICE .
At length she drewdrawthe article into her lap , and untieduntiethe paper covering ; a small swing looking-glass was discloseddisclose, in which she proceeded to surveysurveyherself attentively .
At length the sun setsetin a flood of glory , behind the distant western hills , and as darkness drewdrawits veil around the secluded spot the sounds of preparation diminisheddiminish; the last light finally disappeareddisappearfrom the log cabin of some officer ; the trees castcasttheir deeper shadows over the mounds and the rippling stream , and a silencesilencesoon pervaded the camp , as deep as that which reigned in the vast forest by which it was environed .
" It is well I drewdrawthe curtain , " thoughtthinkI ; and I wishedwishfervently he might not discover my hiding-place : nor would John Reed have found it out himself ; he was not quick either of vision or conception ; but Eliza just putputher head in at the door , and saidsayat once -- " She is in the window-seat , to be sure , Jack . "
And invisible to me because it was so remote and small , flyingflyswiftly and steadily towards me across that incredible distance , drawingdrawnearer every minute by so many thousands of miles , camecomethe Thing they were sendingsendus , the Thing that was to bring so much struggle and calamity and death to the earth .
The voices stoppedstopat once , all but Dr. Livesey 's ; he wentgoon as before speakingspeakclear and kind and drawingdrawbriskly at his pipe between every word or two .
Stretchingstretchforth the official staff in his left hand , he laidlayhis right upon the shoulder of a young woman , whom he thus drewdrawforward , until , on the threshold of the prison-door , she repelledrepelhim , by an actionactionmarked with natural dignity and force of character , and steppedstepinto the open air as if by her own free will .
She waitedwaitfor him in the garden , the other party , drawingdrawon a pair of singularly fresh soft and elastic light gloves and presentingpresentherself with a superficial readiness which , as he approachedapproachher over the small smooth lawn and in the watery English sunshine , he might , with his rougher preparationpreparation, have marked as the model for such an occasion .
Casually glancingglanceover the hedge , Oak sawseecomingcomedown the incline before him an ornamental spring waggon , painted yellow and gaily marked , drawndrawby two horses , a waggoner walkingwalkalongside bearingbeara whip perpendicularly .
I drewdrawthe blankets over my head and triedtryto think of Christmas .
I mountedmountinto the window - seat : gatheringgatherup my feet , I satsitcross-legged , like a Turk ; and , having drawndrawthe red moreen curtain nearly close , I was shrined in double retirement .
It would have been a satisfaction to him just then to have been left to himself , and permitted to work on quietly at his profession , and to write his papers for the _ Lancet _ , and to see his friends now and then when he chose ; for Dr Marjoribanks was not a man who had any great need of sympathy by nature , or who was at all addicted to demonstrations of feeling ; consequently , he drewdrawhis wife 's sofa a little farther from the fire , and tooktakehis seat on it soberly , quite unaware that , by so doing , he was putting a knife into his daughter 's heart .
" I am Mary Lennox , " the little girl saidsay, drawingdrawherself up stiffly .
A woman servant camecomeinto a room in which a child was sleeping and drewdrawthe curtains .