his gaze from the sea and to the plump face with its smokeblue mobile eyes .
I gotgetup and turnedturnaround in my tracks three times and crossedcrossmy breast every time ; and then I tiedtieup a little lock of my hair with a thread to keep witches away .
She boreborein her arms a child , a baby of some three months old , who winkedwinkand turnedturnaside its little face from the too vivid light of day ; because its existence , heretofore , had brought it acquaintanceacquaintanceonly with the grey twilight of a dungeon , or other darksome apartment of the prison .
After the young woman in the glass cage had heldholdup to him across her counter the pale-pink leaflet bearing his friend 's name , which she neatly pronouncedpronounce, he turnedturnaway to find himself , in the hall , facingfacea lady who metmeethis eyes as with an intention suddenly determined , and whose features -- not freshly young , not markedly fine , but on happy terms with each other -- camecomeback to him as from a recent vision .
" What a turnturnthem bandages did give me , to be sure ! "
P.S. Before turningturnin , I tiptoedtiptoethrough the corridor to make sure that all was right , and what do you think I foundfind?
When the people observedobserveI was quiet , they discharged no more arrows ; but , by the noisenoiseI heardhear, I knewknowtheir numbers increasedincrease; and about four yards from me , over against my right ear , I heardheara knockingknockfor above an hour , like that of people at work ; when turningturnmy head that way , as well as the pegs and strings would permit me , I sawseea stage erectederectabout a foot and a half from the ground , capable of holding four of the inhabitants , with two or three ladders to mount it : from whence one of them , who seemed to be a person of quality , made me a long speechspeech, whereof I understood not one syllable .
Ere he had scarce finished his little speechspeechhe had turnedturnand was limpinglimpoff toward the forecastle with the very apparent intention of forestalling any further conversation .
At intervals , while turningturnover the leaves of my book , I studiedstudythe aspect of that winter afternoon .
She turnedturnround , as one who suddenly remembers .
Quickly he turnedturnto feel in the dark for a ladder he knew led to a loft ; and findingfindit , he quickly mountedmount, taking carecarenot to make a noise with his rifle , and layliedown upon the floor of brush and poles .
Singlehanded , I could not have pursued better tactics , for the red men , convincedconvinceby sudden surprisesurprisethat not less than a regiment of regulars was upon them , turnedturnand fledfleein every direction for their bows , arrows , and rifles .
She now turnedturnand lookedlookupon him in full , the instincts of self-protection and coquetry minglingmingleconfusedly in her brain .
But when a moment later Mrs. Sutton Bailey was announcedannounce, he turnedturnto her , and Mr. Denham foundfindhimself sitting silent , rejectingrejectpossible things to say , beside Katharine , who was silent too .
The hare triedtryto get through the fence ; it was too thick , and she turnedturnsharp round to make for the road , but it was too late ; the dogs were upon her with their wild criescry; we heardhearone shriekshriek, and that was the endendof her .
I wentgoto the Old Bowery last night , and did n't turnturnin till past twelve . "
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 .
This , naturally , was declareddeclareby several voices to give the thing the utmost price , and our friend , with quiet art , preparedpreparehis triumph by turningturnhis eyes over the rest of us and goinggoon : “ It ’s beyond everything .
They turnedturninto another street and sawseebefore them lighted windows ; a low story-and-a-half house , with a wing builtbuildon at the right and a kitchen addition at the back , everything a little on the slant -- roofs , windows , and doors .
Well , to return , I proved right again ; I ascertainedascertainthat the dark man _ was _ a naval officer , a lieutenant of thirty-one , who , after seventeen years ' service , had been turnedturnout of her Majesty 's employ with the barren honour of a commander 's rank , because it was impossible that he should be promoted .
A stone , set like a pommel , in the end of the dagger ’s handle , flashedflashin the torchlight , as he turnedturnon me , like a gleam of fire .
After another turnturnto the right , a dozen pacespacebrought him in front of a small weather-beaten frame building , from which projected a wooden sign-board bearing the inscription : -- ARCHIBALD STRAIGHT , LAWYER .
He turnedturnabruptly his grey searching eyes from the sea to Stephen ’s face .
He plankedplankdown the usual editorial packet -- two or three rolls of proofs , a collection of newspapers , a bulky parcel of private correspondence sentsendon by the porter of Mrs Gildea 's London flat , some local letters and , finally , two square envelopes , with the remark , as he turnedturnaway on his round .
He was turningturnto retrace weary steps back to the last water when his comrade askedaskhim to wait .
But then he had done me a dirty turnturn, and it has troubled me ever since into the bargain .
The more Tom staredstareat the splendid marvel , the higher he turnedturnup his nose at his finery and the shabbier and shabbier his own outfit seemed to him to grow .