Gringoire, still followed by his three persecutors, and not knowing very well what was to become of him, marched along in terror among them, turning out for the lame, stepping over the cripples in
bowls, with his feet imbedded in that ant-hill of lame men, like the English captain who got caught in the quicksand of a swarm of crabs.
Into these
bowls, Mrs Squeers, assisted by the hungry servant, poured a brown composition, which looked like diluted pincushions without the covers, and was called porridge.
Deep had been the consultations at supper as to the order of going in, who should
bowl the first over, whether it would be best to play steady or freely; and the youngest hands declared that they shouldn't be a bit nervous, and praised their opponents as the jolliest fellows in the world, except perhaps their old friends the Wellesburn men.
The table was laid with two
bowls and two horn spoons, but the same single measure of small beer.
Grace being said, -- for those people have their grace as well as we --though Queequeg told me that unlike us, who at such times look downwards to our platters, they, on the contrary, copying the ducks, glance upwards to the great Giver of all feasts --Grace, I say, being said, the High Priest opens the banquet by the immemorial ceremony of the island; that is, dipping his consecrated and consecrating fingers into the
bowl before the blessed beverage circulates.
But before this I had picked up a wooden
bowl and was rushing past the king on my way to the brook.
It is needless to say that my first proceeding was to
bowl out the music-seller on the spot.
Stryver, on that self-same night, or morning, to his jackal; "mix another
bowl of punch; I have something to say to you.
Come, trowl the brown
bowl to me, Bully boy, bully boy, Come, trowl the brown
bowl to me: Ho
The maker of the
bowl was an artist, and knew it not.
One evening Pietro Brunaschi, after a laborious day amongst his olive-trees, sat on a chair against the wall of his house with a
bowl of broth on his knees and a piece of bread in his hand.
Meanwhile the heralds were bringing the holy oath-offerings through the city--two lambs and a goatskin of wine, the gift of earth; and Idaeus brought the mixing
bowl and the cups of gold.
