The last story , however incomplete and like the mere opening of a serial , had been toldtell; we handshookhandshookand “ candlestuck , ” as somebody saidsay, and wentgoto bed .
People toldtellthem what to see , when to see it , how to stop the electric trams , how to get rid of the beggars , how much to give for a vellum blotter , how much the place would grow upon them .
Did n't I telltellyou she 'd get us into trouble of some kind , if you brought her ?
I will telltellyou plainly that I have a great hope ; and I bringbringit to you to be tested .
Now obey my orders , and take the message I 'm going to charge ' ee wi ' ... Well , Fred , I do n't mind tellingtellyou that the secret is that I 'm one of a noble race -- it has been just foundfindout by me this present afternoon , P.M. " And as he made the announcementannouncement, Durbeyfield , decliningdeclinefrom his sitting position , luxuriously stretchedstretchhimself out upon the bank among the daisies .
" It is simplicity itself , " saidsayhe ; " my eyes telltellme that on the inside of your left shoe , just where the firelight strikesstrikeit , the leather is scored by six almost parallel cuts .
Our guide toldtellus that boats could go from there to our camp -- but “ long way -- all day . ”
“ One day blue -- one day red -- one day green , ” he toldtellus , and pulledpullfrom his pouch another strip of bright-hued cloth .
And his father had toldtellhim if he wanted anything to write home to him and , whatever he did , never to peach on a fellow .
The redjacketed and dark - haired maiden seemed to think so too , for she carelessly glancedglanceover him , and toldtellher man to drive on .
She only became more wistfully affectionateaffectionatethan ever in her expressionsexpression, and looked as disappointed as I expected when I frankly toldtellher that I could no longer enjoy the pleasure of what we called “ seein ’ folks . ”
His mother had toldtellhim not to speak with the rough boys in the college .