They had stoppedstopat Chichester to dine ; and knowing they had sufficient time to reach the place of destination before dark , and yet allow them a walk , had resolvedresolve, it being Sunday afternoon , to take a survey of the Chichester ladies as they returned from their devotions .
A shabby little traveling man , who was just then comingcomeout of the store on his way to the saloon , stoppedstopand gazedgazestupidly at the shining mass of hair she baredbarewhen she tooktakeoff her veil ; two thick braids , pinned about her head in the German way , with a fringe of reddish-yellow curls blowingblowout from under her cap .
Here I stoppedstopfor the night at the Hotel Royale .
At the first landing she stoppedstopand beckonedbeckonus forward encouragingly towards the open door of the dead-room .
Before reaching her he stoppedstopon the grass and went through the form of feelingfeelfor something , possibly forgotten , in the light overcoat he carriedcarryon his arm ; yet the essence of the actactwas no more than the impulseimpulseto gain time .
Two months after they weighedweighanchor and clearedclearfrom the port of Freetown a half dozen British war vessels were scouringscourthe south Atlantic for trace of them or their little vessel , and it was almost immediately that the wreckage was found upon the shores of St. Helena which convinced the world that the Fuwalda had gone down with all on board , and hence the search was stoppedstopere it had scarce begun ; though hope lingered in longing hearts for many years .
Two sailors were washingwashingdown the decks of the Fuwalda , the first mate was on duty , and the captain had stoppedstopto speak with John Clayton and Lady Alice .
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 .
They chafedchafeher breast , hands , and temples ; but the blood had stoppedstopforever .
He stoppedstopbefore the door of his own cottage , which was the fourth one from the main building and next to the last .