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......................................................................................................................................... 101 THE WINGED HATS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 102 A Pict Song .........................

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.............................................................. 101 THE WINGED HATS ......................................................................... ...and we won- dered, for though we had heard rumours concerning these Winged Hats, as the Picts called them, never before had we looked upon them. “‘Com... ...I should not be here.” “‘Listen,” said Allo. “Long and long ago the Winged Hats”—he meant the Northmen—“came to our beaches and said, ‘Rome falls! Pus... ...fought you. You sent men. We were beaten. After that we said to the Winged Hats, ‘You are liars! Make our men alive that Rome killed, and we will beli... ...ith Greek fire. How can I keep my young men from listen- ing to the Winged Hats—in winter especially, when we are hungry? My young men will say, ‘Rome... ...n neither fight nor rule. She is taking her men out of Britain. The Winged Hats will help us to push down the Wall. Let us show them the secret roads ... ...do not show us that Rome is strong in men and terrible in arms, the Winged Hats, I tell you, will sweep down the Wall from either sea till they meet i... ...l never helps tribe except for one price. We Picts will go too. The Winged Hats will grind us to this!” He tossed a handful of dust in the air. “‘Oh, ... ...lso a soldier, teach us to die aright! 102 Puck of Pook’s Hill THE WINGED HATS THE NEXT DAY happened to be what they called a Wild After- noon. Fathe...

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...ience was also occasionally experienced from the men dropping their coats, hats, mallets, and other tools, at high- water, which were carried away by ... ...into the circular hole in the centre of the stone, and decorated their own hats, and that of James Craw, the Bell Rock carter, with ribbons; even his ... ...ea from the beacon and building. Some wanted jackets; others, from want of hats, wore nightcaps; each was, in fact, more or less curtailed in his ward...

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... it. Pete had seen magicians. He had watched them pull rabbits out of their hats, make coins disappear, and even fly all the way up to the ceiling....

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...nd. They were dressed in baggy shirts and rolled up pants and pointed straw hats covered their heads. Their long boots were entrenched in mud. Acco... ... Palace: the soldiers in their colorful ancient garb and round black brimmed hats, the horns, the drums and the changing staffs. At first they went to... ...rtuous. She also sketched conservative men wearing their little oval shaped hats called kopias as they went to a little mosque near the department st...

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...men. They were young men, with gray coats and gray trousers, with slouched hats, and without gloves. They had fair faces and fair hair, and swung big ...

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...policemen were standing in the approach. Crowds of well dressed people, with hats bright in the sun, swarmed about the entrance and along the well swe... ...ir trains, and men taking off their helmets or black Part V — Chapter 3 425 hats kept walking into the church. Inside the church both lusters were al... ... either in old uniforms of the nobility, buttoned up closely, with spurs and hats, or in their own special naval, cavalry, infantry, or official unifor... ...eemed to have left their cares and anxieties in the porter’s room with their hats, and were all deliberately getting ready to enjoy the material bless... ...unning, her eyes fixed on the children. The men of the party, hold ing their hats on, strode with long steps beside her. They were just at the steps w...

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...om what I thought!” “ Ah! you had an Arcadia of good little girls in straw hats, such as I see in Blanche’s little books,” said the doctor, “all makin... ... Blanche and Gertrude danced about, beautiful to behold, under their shady hats; and presently, with a light tap at the door, Meta Rivers stepped in, ... ...rs. Adams, T om, and get the key,” said Dr. May. There was a putting on of hats and bonnets, and the whole party walked down the garden to inspect the...

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...ch noisy strength was at work in their behalf. Some, with tickets in their hats (long travellers these, before whom lay a hundred miles of rail- road)...

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...hose of the gentle- men, who were wonderful in knickerbockers, picturesque hats and variegated stockings, hardly less so. and then there were carriage...

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...ve attempts to hurt them accidentally in the football field or smash their hats with a clod from behind a wall. But these rare cases actually do more ...

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... produced deeper crevasses in the con- versation, and he cried to himself: Hats and crape-bands! mightily struck by an idea that he and his cousins we...

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... then wandered through the mezzanine. It was a motley crowd—ranchers with big hats and dusty boots, downtown oilmen in fancy suits and women sportin... ...he’d accompanied him once to the track, and the dinner had been delicious, the hats elegant and the suited men chatty and helpful. She frowned, tryi...

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... admiration of ‘the board’ (who all sit behind great books, and with their hats on) fades into nothing before her respect for her lace- trimmed conduc... ... we know of them is, that they are usually respectable tradesmen, who wear hats with brims inclined to flatness, and who occasionally testify in gilt ... ...d in their salary, they have no right to do it. Small office lads in large hats, who are made men before they are boys, hurry along in pairs, with the... ...an early rise to eight, comes to their aid, and they accordingly put their hats a little more on one side, and look under the bonnets of all the milli... ...e yielded to double- breasted checks with roll-collars; and three-cornered hats of quaint appearance, have given place to the low crowns and broad bri... ...oft-repeated oath. We never lost sight of them, till they had cocked their hats a little more on one side, and swaggered into the public-house; and th... ...rd of their own bodily health and subsequent comfort—boys, with great silk hats just balanced on the top of their heads, smoking cigars, and trying to... ...s, in the height of their innocent animation, danc- ing in the gentlemen’s hats, and the gentlemen prom- enading ‘the gay and festive scene’ in the la... ...re expensive ornaments of false noses, and low-crowned, tinder-box-looking hats: play- ing children’s drums, and accompanied by ladies on the penny tr...

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... admiration of ‘the board’ (who all sit behind great books, and with their hats on) fades into nothing before her respect for her lace- trimmed conduc... ... we know of them is, that they are usually respectable tradesmen, who wear hats with brims inclined to flatness, and who occasionally testify in gilt ... ...d in their salary, they have no right to do it. Small office lads in large hats, who are made men before they are boys, hurry along in pairs, with the... ...an early rise to eight, comes to their aid, and they accordingly put their hats a little more on one side, and look under the bonnets of all the milli... ...e yielded to double- breasted checks with roll-collars; and three-cornered hats of quaint appearance, have given place to the low crowns and broad bri... ...oft-repeated oath. We never lost sight of them, till they had cocked their hats a little more on one side, and swaggered into the public-house; and th... ...rd of their own bodily health and subsequent comfort—boys, with great silk hats just balanced on the top of their heads, smoking cigars, and trying to... ...s, in the height of their innocent animation, danc- ing in the gentlemen’s hats, and the gentlemen prom- enading ‘the gay and festive scene’ in the la... ...re expensive ornaments of false noses, and low-crowned, tinder-box-looking hats: play- ing children’s drums, and accompanied by ladies on the penny tr...

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... would have liked to be a Nineteener; but such was not for him; his stock of hats was not considerable enough for the position. He said: “Mr. Chairman...

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...the platform, from a door at the side, a long line of gentlemen with their hats off, all looking behind them, and uttering vociferous cheers; the caus... ...ock- ings, two nightcaps, two pocket-handkerchiefs, two pair of shoes, two hats, and a razor.’ ‘A razor!’ exclaimed Mr Snawley, as they walked into th... ...a nicety . His head, in particular, must have been singularly elastic, for hats and caps of all dimensions were alike to him. This business dispatched... ...o’clock; whereat some of the guests were surprised and others shocked, and hats and bonnets being groped for under the tables, and in course of time f... ...lause broke out! The people in the Borum box rose as one man, waving their hats and handker- chiefs, and uttering shouts of ‘Bravo!’ Mrs Borum and the... ...ad been passed. A couple of billiard balls, all mud and dirt, two battered hats, a champagne bottle with a soiled glove twisted round the neck, to all... ...ld not allow them to leave until it actually started, when they took their hats, as Mrs Nickleby solemnly assured her hearers on many subsequent occas...

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...the platform, from a door at the side, a long line of gentlemen with their hats off, all looking behind them, and uttering vociferous cheers; the caus... ...ock- ings, two nightcaps, two pocket-handkerchiefs, two pair of shoes, two hats, and a razor.’ ‘A razor!’ exclaimed Mr Snawley, as they walked into th... ...a nicety . His head, in particular, must have been singularly elastic, for hats and caps of all dimensions were alike to him. This business dispatched... ...o’clock; whereat some of the guests were surprised and others shocked, and hats and bonnets being groped for under the tables, and in course of time f... ...lause broke out! The people in the Borum box rose as one man, waving their hats and handker- chiefs, and uttering shouts of ‘Bravo!’ Mrs Borum and the... ...ad been passed. A couple of billiard balls, all mud and dirt, two battered hats, a champagne bottle with a soiled glove twisted round the neck, to all... ...ld not allow them to leave until it actually started, when they took their hats, as Mrs Nickleby solemnly assured her hearers on many subsequent occas...

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...on that great morning had some one of their womankind with them. But their hats had to go off all the same, especially the hats of the fellows who wer...

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...our new patent, Would seem to be two kings here by the wayside, With our two hats off to his Excellency. Why not his Majesty, and done with it? Forgiv...