The garden seemed a tangle of all manner of vegetation -- an oleander in bloom , a poinsettia , a yucca , liftingliftits spike of waxen white blossoms , a narrow flower-border in which the gardenias had become tall shrubs and the scented verbena shrubs almost trees .
They were large and scared and liftedliftimploringly to the fair boy officer 's face .
Carol ’s brows liftedliftin the astonishment of emotion , in a glory of abasement .
My mother was sitting by the firefire, but poorly in health , and very low in spirits , lookinglookat it through her tearstear, and despondingdespondheavily about herself and the fatherless little stranger , who was already welcomedwelcomeby some grosses of prophetic pins , in a drawer upstairs , to a world not at all excited on the subject of his arrivalarrival; my mother , I say , was sitting by the firefire, that bright , windy March afternoon , very timid and sad , and very doubtful of ever coming alive out of the trial that was before her , when , liftinglifther eyes as she drieddrythem , to the window opposite , she sawseea strange lady comingcomeup the garden .
However , they soon returnedreturn, and one of them , who venturedventureso far as to get a full sightsightof my face , liftingliftup his hands and eyes by way of admiration , criedcryout in a shrill but distinct voice , _ Hekinah degul _ : the others repeatedrepeatthe same words several times , but then I knew not what they meant .
, with a final burstburstof love triumphant , as she pressedpressthe dishevelled daisy to her lips and liftedlifther large eyes to the sophisticated countenance of the little brown Faust-Capoul , who was vainly tryingtry, in a tight purple velvet doublet and plumed cap , to look as pure and true as his artless victim .
I answeredanswerin a few words , but in the most submissive manner , liftingliftup my left hand , and both my eyes to the sun , as calling him for a witness ; and being almost famished with hunger , having not eaten a morsel for some hours before I leftleavethe ship , I foundfindthe demandsdemandof nature so strong upon me , that I could not forbear showingshowmy impatience ( perhaps against the strict rules of decency ) by puttingputmy finger frequently to my mouth , to signifysignifythat I wanted food .
Altogether there was a pretentious and important air about him , as he liftedliftthe skirts of his coat and sat down .
When he putputher hand back under the quilt he wentgoover to one of the windows -- they were both tight shut -- and liftedliftit a little way .
At length , strugglingstruggleto get loose , I had the fortune to breakbreakthe strings , and wrenchwrenchout the pegs that fastened my left arm to the ground ; for , by liftingliftit up to my face , I discovereddiscoverthe methods they had taken to bindbindme , and at the same time with a violent pullpull, which gave me excessive painpain, I a little loosenedloosenthe strings that tied down my hair on the left side , so that I was just able to turnturnmy head about two inches .