 ... ready to be blasted when visitors came, the bell was rung instead, and, for a few times, answered the same purpose. The thrush flew down close to where they stood, but she perceived that she was trifled with, and it interfered with her process of...  Olla Podrida - Seite 6von Frederick Marryat - 1840Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1837 - 604 Seiten
...birds, the last having been one fine morning found dead ; nobody knows how ; there was plenty of eeed and water (put in after the servant found that they...it interfered with her process of incubation ; the consequence was, that afterwards, when the bell was rung, she would peep over the ledge to ascertain... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1837 - 610 Seiten
...of intellect ; but, as the rock could not always be ready to be blasted when visitors came, the be|l was rung instead, and, for a few times, answered the...it interfered with her process of incubation ; the consequence was, that afterwards, when the bell was rung, she would peep over the ledge to ascertain... | |
 | Frederick Marryat - 1840 - 1032 Seiten
...told to visitors who came to view the quarry. The visitors naturally expressed a wish to witB a ness so curious a specimen of intellect; but, as the rock...it interfered with her process of incubation: the consequence was, that afterwards, when the bell was rung, she would peep over the ledge to ascertain... | |
 | 1841 - 806 Seiten
...explosion had taken place, aud then return to her nest. The workmen observing this, narrated it to the employers, and it was also told to visitors who came...it interfered with her process of incubation. The consequence wa>, that afterwards when the bell rang she would peep over the ledge to ascertain if the... | |
 | 1841 - 962 Seiten
...observing this, narrated it to the employers, and it was also told to visitors who came to view ibe quarry. The visitors naturally expressed a wish to...The thrush flew down close to where they stood ; but site perceived that she was 276 REVIEW. — Marryatt's Olla Podrida. [March, trifled with, and it interfered... | |
 | Treasury - 1854 - 278 Seiten
...expressed a wish to witness so curious a specimen of intellect ; but, as the rock could not always be blasted when visitors came, the bell was rung instead,...that she was trifled with, and it interfered with the process of incubation ; the consequence was, that afterwards, when the bell was rung, she would... | |
 | 1854 - 378 Seiten
...expressed a wish to witness so curious a specimen of intellect ; but, as the rock could not always be blasted when visitors came, the bell was rung instead,...purpose. The thrush flew down close to where they stond, but she perceived that she was trifled with, and it interfered with the process of incubation... | |
 | William Meynell Whittemore - 1865 - 200 Seiten
...naturally expressed a wish to witness so curious a specimen of intellect, but as the rock could not always be blasted when visitors came, the bell was rung instead, and for a few times answered the same purpose. But the thrush perceived the change, and the consequence was, that afterwards, when the bell was rnng,... | |
 | 1869 - 390 Seiten
...quarry. The visitors naturally wished to view this curious act ; but, as the rock could not always be blasted when visitors came, the bell was rung instead, and for a few times answered very well. The thrush flew down close to where they stood, but she soon perceived that she was trifled... | |
 | John Hogg (publisher.) - 1878 - 536 Seiten
...naturally expressed a wish to witness so curious a specimen of intellect ; but as the rock could not always be blasted when visitors came, the bell was rung instead,...that she was trifled with, and it interfered with the process of incubation ; the consequence was that afterwards when the bell was rung, she would peep... | |
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