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For a split second Wormtail gazed into the... 93 [Mar. 4th, 2010|02:15 am] For a split second Wormtail gazed into the apparently empty cellar, ablaze with light from the three miniature suns floating in midairThen Harry and Ron launched themselves upon himRon seized Wormtail's wand arm and forced it upwardsHarry slapped a hand to his mouth, muffling his voiceSilently they struggled: Wormtail's wand emitted sparks link post comment

Unable to avoid the stroke, she raised her sword... 140 [Mar. 3rd, 2010|02:48 am] Unable to avoid the stroke, she raised her sword to block it, and the two blades clashed in a shower of sparksLooking up, she saw it was the handsome young boy who had stared at her so disrespectfully the day beforeIn a sudden fit of anger, she lashed out with three attacking sword strokes, and the two began a fierce duel Her assailant was Yuanzhi, still dressed in boy's clothesWithout stopping to consider the rights and wrongs of the situation, she had decided to get her own back for the damage done to her horse's mane Huo Qingtong could see her chance of recovering the Koran slipping away and wanted to finish the fight quicklyShe changed to the 'Three Part' sword style, and in a few strokes had forced Yuanzhi into retreatThe 'Three Part' sword style was the highest achievement of the Tianshan school of kung fuIt was called 'Three Part' because only a third of each stroke was completedAs the opponent moved to counter each one, the stoke link post comment

Don't croak any more, but come home jolly,... 3 [Feb. 15th, 2010|02:23 am] Don't croak any more, but come home jolly, there's a dear Jo gave her sister an encouraging pat on the shoulder as they parted for the day, each going a different way, each hugging her little warm turnover, and each trying to be cheerful in spite of wintry weather, hard work, and the unsatisfied desires of pleasure-loving youthMarch lost his property in trying to help an unfortunate friend, the two oldest girls begged to be allowed to do something toward their own support, at leastBelieving that they could not begin too early to cultivate energy, industry, and independence, their parents consented, and both fell to work with the hearty good will which in spite of all obstacles is sure to succeed at last Margaret found a place as nursery governess and felt rich with her small salaryAs she said, she was `fond of luxury', and her chief trouble was povertyShe found it harder to bear than the others because she could remember a time when home was beautiful, life full of ease and pleasure, and want of any kind unknownShe tried not to be envious or discontented, but it was very natural that the young girl should long for pretty things, gay friends, accomplishments, and a happy lifeAt the Kings' she daily saw all she wanted, for the children's older sisters were just out, and Meg caught frequent glimpses of dainty ball dresses and bouquets, heard lively gossip about theaters, concerts, sleighing parties, and merrymakings of all kinds, and saw money lavished on trifles which would have been so precious to herPoor Meg seldom complained, but a sense of injustice made her feel bitter toward everyone sometimes, for she had not yet learned to know how rich she was in the blessings which alone can make life link post comment

It was a moonlight night, and about one o'clock... 995 [Feb. 13th, 2010|02:47 am] It was a moonlight night, and about one o'clock Flo and I were waked by the most delicious music under our windowsWe flew up, and hid behind the curtains, but sly peeps showed us Fred and the students singing away down belowIt was the most romantic thing I ever saw--the river, the bridge of boats, the great fortress opposite, moonlight everywhere, and music fit to melt a heart of stone When they were done we threw down some flowers, and saw them scramble for them, kiss their hands to the invisible ladies, and go laughing away, to smoke and drink beer, I supposeNext morning Fred showed me one of the crumpled flowers in his vest pocket, and looked very sentimentalI laughed at him, and said I didn't throw it, but Flo, which seemed to disgust him, for he tossed it out of the window, and turned sensible againI'm afraid I'm going to have trouble with that boy, it begins to look like it The baths at Nassau were very gay, so was Baden-Baden, where Fred lost some money, and I scolded himHe needs someone to look after him when Frank is not with himKate said once she link post comment

I want a word!" Harry strolled downstairs, his... 93 [Feb. 12th, 2010|02:39 am] I want a word!" Harry strolled downstairs, his hands deep in his pants pocketsWhen he searched the living room he found all three DursleysThey were dressed for packing link post comment

"Never will we forget the assistance that Lord... 703 [Feb. 11th, 2010|02:24 am] "Never will we forget the assistance that Lord Zhou has extended to the Red Flower Society," Chen called out"Brothers, the important thing now is to put out the fireEveryone lend a hand quickly The heroes raced out of the hallBut the flames were already lighting up the sky, and the sound of roof tiles smashing to the ground, and of rafters and pillars collapsing intermingled in confusion with the shouts and cries of the Manor attendantsThe Anxi region is famous throughout China as a 'wind storehouse', and the wind now stoked the flamesIt was soon clear that it the fire could not be extinguished, and that the great Iron Gall Manor would soon be completely razed The heat in the rear hall was intense, and the cloth streamers and paper money on the altar were already smoulderingBut Zhou remained beside the coffin "Father, father!" Zhou Qi shouted as the flames started to curl into link post comment

"Someone seems to have cut off the donkey's tail... 328 [Feb. 10th, 2010|02:57 am] "Someone seems to have cut off the donkey's tail and eaten it already," he observed with a smile There was a whoosh of sound and the Muslim appeared on the donkey's backHe laughed and pulled a donkey's tail from his pocket and waved it about"The donkey's tail got covered in mud today, which didn't look very nice, so I cut it off," he said Zhang looked at the man's full beard and crazy appearance and wondered who he wasHe raised his horse whip and rode by the donkey, striking out at the Muslim's shoulder as he passedThe Muslim dodged to one side, and Zhang suddenly found himself holding the donkey's tail, which was indeed covered in mudHe also noticed a coolness on his head, and found his cap had disappeared "So you're a Manchu officer," the Muslim said, swinging the cap about on his finger"You've come to attack us Muslims, I supposeThis cap is very pretty Startled and link post comment

We'll have happy times, for I don't suffer much,... 773 [Feb. 5th, 2010|02:52 am] We'll have happy times, for I don't suffer much, and I think the tide will go out easily, if you help me Jo leaned down to kiss the tranquil face, and with that silent kiss, she dedicated herself soul and body to BethThere was no need of any words when they got home, for Father and Mother saw plainly now what they had prayed to be saved from seeingTired with her short journey, Beth went at once to bed, saying how glad she was to be home, and when Jo went down, she found that she would be spared the hard task of telling Beth's secretHer father stood leaning his head on the mantelpiece and did not turn as she came in, but her mother stretched out her arms as if for help, and Jo went to comfort her without a word CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN At three o'clock in the afternoon, all the fashionable world at Nice may be seen on the Promenade des Anglais--a charming place, for the wide walk, bordered with palms, flowers, and tropical shrubs, is bounded on one side by the sea, on the other by the grand drive, lined with hotels and villas, while beyond lie orange orchards and the hillsMany nations are represented, many languages spoken, many costumes worn, and on a sunny day the spectacle is as gay and brilliant as a carnivalHaughty English, lively French, sober Germans, handsome Spaniards, ugly Russians, meek Jews, free-and-easy Americans, all drive, sit, or saunter here, link post comment

Killing Zhang now would be as easy as blowing... 312 [Feb. 3rd, 2010|03:01 am] Killing Zhang now would be as easy as blowing away a speck of ash, but taking advantage of another's hardship was not a manly thing to doWhat was more, Princess Fragrance would certainly be unhappy to see him kill a defenceless manHe decided to spare Zhang once moreIn any case, he thought, Zhang would be a great help in killing wolvesPerhaps the two of them together could save Princess FragranceHe knew he would never be able to do it aloneHe drank a few mouthfuls of lamb's milk, then closed his eyes to rest After a while, Zhang woke againPrincess Fragrance passed a piece of dried mutton to him, and helped him to bandage several wolf bite wounds on his legs "Brother Zhang, all three of us are in great danger," Chen said"Let us temporarily put aside our differences and cooperate"Yes, if we link post comment

Can't you make them do?" "I can hold them... 312 [Feb. 1st, 2010|02:47 am] Can't you make them do?" "I can hold them crumpled up in my hand, so no one will know how stained they areNo! I'll tell you how we can manage, each wear one good one and carry a bad oneDon't you see?" "Your hands are bigger than mine, and you will stretch my glove dreadfully," began Meg, whose gloves were a tender point with her "Then I'll go withoutI don't care what people say!" cried Jo, taking up her book "You may have it, you may! Only don't stain it, and do behave nicelyDon't put your hands behind you, or stare, or say `Christopher Columbus!' will you?" "Don't worry about meI'll be as prim ad I can and not get into any scrapes, if I can help itNow go and answer your note, and let me finish this splendid story So Meg went away to `accept with thanks', look over her dress, and sing blithely as she did up her one real lace frill, while Jo finished her story, her four apples, and had a game of romps with Scrabble On New Year's Eve the parlor was deserted, for the two link post comment

Tell me, like one good fellow to another, is... 281 [Jan. 29th, 2010|07:30 am] Tell me, like one good fellow to another, is there any one else that you care for? And if there is I'll never trouble you a hair's breadth again, but will be, if you will let me, a very faithful friend My dear Mina, why are men so noble when we women are so little worthy of them? Here was I almost making fun of this great hearted, true gentlemanI burst into tears, I am afraid, my dear, you will think this a very sloppy letter in more ways than one, and I really felt very badly Why can't they let a girl marry three men, or as many as want her, and save all this trouble? But this is heresy, and I must not say itI am glad to say that, though I was crying, I was able to look into MrMorris' brave eyes, and I told him out straight? "Yes, there is some one I love, though he has not told me yet that he even loves me I was right to speak to him so frankly, for quite a light came into his face, and he put out both his hands and took mine, I think I put them into his, and said in a hearty way? "That's my brave girlIt's better worth being late for a chance of winning you than being in time for any other girl in the worldIf it's for me, I'm a hard nut to crack, and I take it standing upIf that other fellow doesn't know his happiness, well, he'd better look for it soon, or he'll have to deal with meLittle girl, your honesty and pluck have made me a friend, and that's rarer than a lover, it's more selfish anyhowMy dear, I'm going to have a pretty lonely walk between this and Kingdom ComeWon't you give me one kiss? It'll be something to keep off the darkness now and thenYou can, you know, if you like, for that other good fellow, or you could not love him, hasn't spoken yet That quite won me, Mina, for it was brave and sweet of him, and noble too, to a rival, wasn't it? And he so sad, so I leant over and kissed him He stood up with my two hands in his, and as he looked down into my face, I am afraid I was blushing very much, he said, "Little girl, I hold your hand, and you've kissed me, and if these things don't make us friends nothing ever willThank you for your sweet honesty to me, and goodbye He wrung my hand, and taking up his hat, went straight out of the room without looking back, without a tear or a quiver or a pause, and I am crying like a baby Oh, why must a man like that be made unhappy when there are lots of girls about who would worship the very ground he trod on? I know I would if I were free, only I don't want to be freeMy dear, this quite upset me, and I feel I cannot write of happiness just at once, after telling you of it, and I don't wish to tell of the number Three until it can be all happyEver your loving? Lucy P-Oh, about number Three, I needn't tell you of number Three, need I? Besides, it was all so confusedIt seemed only a moment from his coming into the room till both his arms were round me, and he was kissing meI am very, very happy, and I don't know what I have done to deserve itI must only try in the future to show that I am not ungrateful to God for all His goodness to me in sending to me such a lover, such a husband, and such a friendSEWARD'S DIARY (Kept in phonograph) 25 May-Ebb tide in appetite todayCannot eat, cannot rest, so diary insteadSince my rebuff of yesterday I have a sort of empty feelingNothing in the world seems of sufficient importance to be worth the doingAs I knew that the only cure for this sort of thing was work, I went amongst the patientsI picked out one who has afforded me a study of much interestHe is so quaint that I am determined to understand him as well as I canToday I seemed to get nearer than ever before to the heart of his mystery I questioned him more fully than I had ever done, with a view to making myself master of the facts of his hallucinationIn my manner of doing it there was, I now see, something of crueltyI seemed to wish to keep him to the point of his madness, a thing which I avoid with the patients as I would the mouth of hell Under what circumstances would I not avoid the pit of hell?) Omnia Romae venalia suntHell has its price! If there be anything behind this instinct it will be valuable to trace it afterwards accurately, so I had better commence to do so, therefore? RSanguine temperament, great physical strength, morbidly excitable, periods of gloom, ending in some fixed idea which I cannot make link post comment

Tell me, like one good fellow to another, is... 281 [Jan. 29th, 2010|07:30 am] Tell me, like one good fellow to another, is there any one else that you care for? And if there is I'll never trouble you a hair's breadth again, but will be, if you will let me, a very faithful friend My dear Mina, why are men so noble when we women are so little worthy of them? Here was I almost making fun of this great hearted, true gentlemanI burst into tears, I am afraid, my dear, you will think this a very sloppy letter in more ways than one, and I really felt very badly Why can't they let a girl marry three men, or as many as want her, and save all this trouble? But this is heresy, and I must not say itI am glad to say that, though I was crying, I was able to look into MrMorris' brave eyes, and I told him out straight? "Yes, there is some one I love, though he has not told me yet that he even loves me I was right to speak to him so frankly, for quite a light came into his face, and he put out both his hands and took mine, I think I put them into his, and said in a hearty way? "That's my brave girlIt's better worth being late for a chance of winning you than being in time for any other girl in the worldIf it's for me, I'm a hard nut to crack, and I take it standing upIf that other fellow doesn't know his happiness, well, he'd better look for it soon, or he'll have to deal with meLittle girl, your honesty and pluck have made me a friend, and that's rarer than a lover, it's more selfish anyhowMy dear, I'm going to have a pretty lonely walk between this and Kingdom ComeWon't you give me one kiss? It'll be something to keep off the darkness now and thenYou can, you know, if you like, for that other good fellow, or you could not love him, hasn't spoken yet That quite won me, Mina, for it was brave and sweet of him, and noble too, to a rival, wasn't it? And he so sad, so I leant over and kissed him He stood up with my two hands in his, and as he looked down into my face, I am afraid I was blushing very much, he said, "Little girl, I hold your hand, and you've kissed me, and if these things don't make us friends nothing ever willThank you for your sweet honesty to me, and goodbye He wrung my hand, and taking up his hat, went straight out of the room without looking back, without a tear or a quiver or a pause, and I am crying like a baby Oh, why must a man like that be made unhappy when there are lots of girls about who would worship the very ground he trod on? I know I would if I were free, only I don't want to be freeMy dear, this quite upset me, and I feel I cannot write of happiness just at once, after telling you of it, and I don't wish to tell of the number Three until it can be all happyEver your loving? Lucy P-Oh, about number Three, I needn't tell you of number Three, need I? Besides, it was all so confusedIt seemed only a moment from his coming into the room till both his arms were round me, and he was kissing meI am very, very happy, and I don't know what I have done to deserve itI must only try in the future to show that I am not ungrateful to God for all His goodness to me in sending to me such a lover, such a husband, and such a friendSEWARD'S DIARY (Kept in phonograph) 25 May-Ebb tide in appetite todayCannot eat, cannot rest, so diary insteadSince my rebuff of yesterday I have a sort of empty feelingNothing in the world seems of sufficient importance to be worth the doingAs I knew that the only cure for this sort of thing was work, I went amongst the patientsI picked out one who has afforded me a study of much interestHe is so quaint that I am determined to understand him as well as I canToday I seemed to get nearer than ever before to the heart of his mystery I questioned him more fully than I had ever done, with a view to making myself master of the facts of his hallucinationIn my manner of doing it there was, I now see, something of crueltyI seemed to wish to keep him to the point of his madness, a thing which I avoid with the patients as I would the mouth of hell Under what circumstances would I not avoid the pit of hell?) Omnia Romae venalia suntHell has its price! If there be anything behind this instinct it will be valuable to trace it afterwards accurately, so I had better commence to do so, therefore? RSanguine temperament, great physical strength, morbidly excitable, periods of gloom, ending in some fixed idea which I cannot make link post comment

Eliza, such as we have described her, is not a... 267 [Jan. 27th, 2010|02:17 am] Eliza, such as we have described her, is not a fancy sketch, but taken from remembrance, as we saw her, years ago, in KentuckySafe under the protecting care of her mistress, Eliza had reached maturity without those temptations which make beauty so fatal an inheritance to a slaveShe had been married to a bright and talented young mulatto man, who was a slave on a neighboring estate, and bore the name of George Harris This young man had been hired out by his master to work in a bagging factory, where his adroitness and ingenuity caused him to be considered the first hand in the placeHe had invented a machine for the cleaning of the hemp, which, considering the education and circumstances of the inventor, displayed quite as much mechanical genius as Whitney?s cotton-gin He was possessed of a handsome person and pleasing manners, and was a general favorite in the factoryNevertheless, as this young man was in the eye of the law not a man, but a thing, all these superior qualifications were subject to the control of a vulgar, narrow-minded, tyrannical masterThis same gentleman, having heard of the fame of George?s invention, took a ride over to the factory, to see what this intelligent chattel had been aboutHe was received with great enthusiasm by the employer, who congratulated him on possessing so valuable a slave He was waited upon over the factory, shown the machinery by George, who, in high spirits, talked so fluently, held himself so erect, looked so handsome and manly, that his master began to feel an uneasy consciousness of inferiorityWhat business had his slave to be marching round the country, inventing machines, and holding up his head among gentlemen? He?d soon put a stop to itHe?d take him back, and put him to hoeing and digging, and ?see if he?d step about so smart Accordingly, the manufacturer and all hands concerned were astounded when he suddenly demanded George?s wages, and announced his intention of taking him homeHarris,? remonstrated the manufacturer, ?isn?t this rather sudden?? ?What if it is??isn?t the man mine?? ?We would be willing, sir, to increase the rate of compensation ?No object at all, sirI don?t need to hire any of my hands out, unless I?ve a mind to ?But, sir, he seems peculiarly adapted to this business ?Dare say he may be link post comment

Hello, my account friends 830 [Jan. 26th, 2010|11:55 am] Welcome to my first blog link post comment

Finland Experiences Baby Boom This Year [Jan. 22nd, 2010|02:29 pm] "A record number of babies were born in Finland in 2009, Statistics Finland reported Wednesday. According to preliminary data from Statistics Finland, 60,100 babies were born in Finland this year. The last time Finland experienced such a baby boom was in 1996. Some 5,351,000 people are estimated to live in Finland by the end of this year. The number of people residing in Finland has increased by 25,000 from the previous year. About 10,500 people moved to Finland from abroad in 2009, which is roughly the same number as in 2008 " link post comment

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