 | George Lillie Craik - Self-culture - 1845 - 778 pages
...then was ? He looked at his watch and told me. As he did that . with so much good nature, I begged of him to show me the inside of his watch ; and though...into my hands. I saw the spring box, with part of the chain'round it ; and asked him what it was that made the box turn round ? He told me that it was turned... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - Self-culture - 1847 - 388 pages
...it then was ? He looked at his watch, and told me. As he did that with so much good-nature, I begged of him to show me the inside of his watch ; and, though...opened the watch, and put it into my hands. I saw the spring-box, with part of the chain round it ; and asked him what it was that made the box turn round... | |
 | Success - Conduct of life - 1851 - 362 pages
...he looked at his watch, and told me. As he did that with so much kindness and good nature, I begged him to show me the inside of his watch, and though...he immediately opened the watch, and put it into my hand. I saw the spring-box with part of the chain aronnd it, and asked him what it was that made the... | |
 | Charlotte Eliza Sargeant - 1852 - 234 pages
...it then was ? He looked at his watch and'told me. As he did that with so much good nature, I begged of him to show me the inside of his watch ; and though he was an entire stranger, he immediately opened it and put it into my hands. I saw the spring box with part of the chain round it, and asked him what... | |
 | Popular educator - 1852 - 842 pages
...watch, and • Popular EdiwaltT, No,3, p. 47. told me. As he did that with go much goodnature, I begged him to show me the inside of his watch, and though he wai an entire stranger, he immediately opened his watch, and put it into my hands. I saw the spring-box,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Scotland - 1853 - 372 pages
...it then was : he looked at his watch, and told me. As he did that with so much good-nature, I begged of him to show me the inside of his watch ; and though...stranger, he immediately opened the watch, and put it into ray hands. I saw the springbox with part of the chain round it, and asked him what it was that made... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Scotland - 1854 - 364 pages
...it then was : he looked at his watch, and told me. As he did that with so much good-nature, I begged of him to show me the inside of his watch ; and though...opened the watch, and put it into my hands. I saw the springbox with part of the chain round it, and asked him what it was that made the box turn round ;... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1855 - 472 pages
...it then was. He looked at his watch and told me. As he did that with so much good-nature, I begged of him to show me the inside of his watch ; and, though...opened the watch and put it into my hands. I saw the spring-box with part of the chain round it, and asked him what it was that made the box turn round.... | |
 | Henry Howe - Industrial arts - 1856 - 444 pages
...it then was ? He looked at his watch and told me. As he did that with so much good-nature, I begged of him to show me the inside of his watch ; and though...and put it into my hands. I saw the spring box, with pan of the chain round it ; and asked him what it was that made the box turn round ? He told me that... | |
 | W. O. Blake - Biography - 1856 - 1016 pages
...it then was ; he looked at his watch, and told me. As he did that with so much goodnature, I begged of him to show me the inside of his watch ; and though...opened the watch, and put it into my hands. I saw the spring-box with part of the chain round it, and asked him what it was that made the box turn round... | |
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But happening one day to see a gentleman ride by my father's house, which was close by a public road, I asked him what o'clock it then was : he looked at his watch, and told me. As he did that with so much... 
