When he pausedpauseby the clerk 's desk on his way out , to lightlighthis cigar , the day clerk , who had just come on duty , glancedglanceat the register and readreadthe last entry : -- " ' JOHN WARWICK , CLARENCE , SOUTH CAROLINA . '
Before passing the threshold , I pausedpauseto admireadmirea quantity of grotesque carving lavished over the front , and especially about the principal door ; above which , among a wilderness of crumbling griffins and shameless little boys , I detecteddetectthe date ' 1500 , ' and the name ' Hareton Earnshaw . '
She pausedpausewhile our friend tooktakein these things , and it was as if a good deal of talk had already passed .
In front of Winterbourne he pausedpause, lookinglookat him with a pair of bright , penetrating little eyes .
The young lady pausedpausein front of his bench , near the parapet of the garden , which overlooked the lake .
John Linden pausedpausesadly , then resumedresume: " If he had died , I might , as you say , have become reconciled ; but he was abductedabductat the age of four by a revengeful servant whom I had dischargeddischargefrom my employment .