jeffteague2 (25)in #displeasure • 4 years agodispleasureThe sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together…jeffteague2 (25)in #glasses • 4 years agosteel-rimmed glassesThe man had been middle-aged. His clothing was ripped and torn, a gray suit, splashed and caked with dried mud. A…jeffteague2 (25)in #cold • 4 years agoCold and greyDay had broken cold and grey, exceedingly cold and grey, when the man turned aside from the main Yukon trail and…jeffteague2 (25)in #meat • 4 years agoPiece of raw meatRikki-tikki looked down between the boy's collar and neck, snuffed at his ear, and climbed down to the floor, where he…jeffteague2 (25)in #war • 4 years agoGreat warThis is the story of the great war that Rikki-tikki-tavi fought single-handed through the bath-rooms of the big…jeffteague2 (25)in #commotion • 4 years agoSoft diurnal commotionThis soft diurnal commotion was over Louisa Ellis also. She had been peacefully sewing at her sitting-room window all…jeffteague2 (25)in #waning • 4 years agoLight was waningIt was late in the afternoon, and the light was waning. There was a difference in the look of the tree shadows out in…jeffteague2 (25)in #stare • 4 years agoDispassionate stareThe second day he began to grow weary and to chafe under the dispassionate stare of the freckled child with the lump…jeffteague2 (25)in #fire • 4 years agoFire of withered pineA fire of withered pine boughs added sociability to the gathering. By degrees the natural levity of Roaring Camp…jeffteague2 (25)in #aspect • 4 years agoPhysical aspectSuch was the physical aspect of the men that were dispersed around the cabin. The camp lay in a triangular valley…jeffteague2 (25)in #hungry • 5 years agoVery hungryThe Cat was very hungry—almost famished, in fact. For days the weather had been very bitter, and all the feebler wild…jeffteague2 (25)in #snow • 5 years agoSnow was fallingThe snow was falling, and the Cat's fur was stiffly pointed with it, but he was imperturbable. He sat crouched, ready…jeffteague2 (25)in #shrink • 5 years agoStart and shrinkJoe, felt the child start and shrink against him. He did not reply, except by a look that was pleading and cautionary…jeffteague2 (25)in #childless • 5 years agoChildlessNow, Joe Thompson's wife, who happened to be childless, was not a woman of saintly temper, nor much given to…jeffteague2 (25)in #exterior • 5 years agoRough in exteriorThough rough in exterior, Joe Thompson, the wheelwright, had a heart, and it was very tender in some places. He liked…jeffteague2 (25)in #blacksmith • 5 years agoBlacksmith's wife"Then take her to the poorhouse: she'll have to go there," answered the blacksmith's wife, springing away, and leaving…jeffteague2 (25)in #farmer • 5 years agoFarmer JonesFarmer Jones, after the coffin was taken out, placed John in his wagon and drove away, satisfied that he had done his…jeffteague2 (25)in #poorhouse • 5 years agoPoorhouse"Take her to the poorhouse," said a rough man, of whom the question "What's to be done with Maggie?" was asked.…jeffteague2 (25)in #mother • 5 years agoDead mother"What is to be done with the children?" That was the chief question now. The dead mother would go underground, and be…jeffteague2 (25)in #neighbors • 5 years agoNeighborsNeighbors went hastily to the old tumble-down hut, in which she had secured little more than a place of shelter from…