... Indeed, I cannot think why the whole bed ofthe ocean is not one solid mass of oysters, so prolific the creatures seem. Ah, I am wondering! Strange how the brain controls the brain! What was I saying, ... said I, "but the matter cannot be delayed. Mr. Sherlock Holmes " The mention of my friend's name had an extraordinary effect upon the little man. The look of anger passed in ... character. He is an amateur of crime, as I am of disease. For him the villain, for me the microbe. There are my prisons," he continued, pointing to a row of bottles and jars which stood...
... out of place." THE ADVENTURE OFTHE DYING DETECTIVE ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (3) From the hiding-place into which I had been so swiftly hustled I heard the footfalls upon the stair, with the ... stair, with the opening and the closing ofthe bedroom door. Then, to my surprise, there came a long silence, broken only by the heavy breathings and gaspings of the sick man. I could imagine ... up the gas? Ah, the shadows begin to fall, do they? Yes, I will turn it up, that I may see you the better." He crossed the room and the light suddenly brightened. "Is there any other...
... fears of inflation is rising. The economists forecast CPI will continue to increase in the last months. It is more accelerating inflation. 3. The situation of Viet Nam ‘s 3. The situation of ... in Viet Nam -> Finally, the real investors are the disadvantaged. Part 02: How does it influence on the economics of Viet Nam?Part 01: Talk about the state of trading shares on Viet ... stock market today.stock market today.b. The rising interest rates is one of causes to decline ofthe stock market. The economic analyst said that the rising interest rates will make difficult...
... activities. The evaluation ofthe reliability ofthe information that is hard to be corrected. Therefore, the need to supplement the disclosure of securities transactions, the issue of false informationand ... companies offered to the public. Conclusion, it is necessary toexpand the scope of activities of individual securities offering.+For information proclaimation: The expansion of disclosure of information, ... tool of government to execute the monetary policies. It uses the valid certificates such as stocks, equities, … toaccommodate the market: way of investment, value of currency,…-To creat the...
... faculties on the alert -- the fractious yelping ofthe coyotes, the ceaseless, low symphony ofthe wind, the distant booming ofthe frogs about the lake, the lamentation of a concertina in the Mexicans' ... ing. Think ofthe gallops over those leagues of prairies, with the wind tugging at the roots of your hair, the com- ing close to the earth and learning over again the stories ofthe growing ... showed himself on the floor ofthe gallery, and then, the screeches ofthe two women giving him his cue, he scuttled with all his yellow legs through the open door into the furthermost west room,...
... while I was standing on the edge ofthe wooden sidewalk, down out ofthe sky falls two fine gold watches in the middle ofthe street. One hits a chunk of mud and sticks. The other falls hard and ... the prince's coffers. I first saw Mr. Polk coming down the steps ofthe hotel at which sojourned His Highness the Gaekwar of Baroda, most enlightened ofthe Mahratta princes, who, of ... 'They're a funny lot of post-cards, aren't they?' "'Oh, I wasn't thinking of them dudes and culls on the hoof,' says he. 'I was thinking of the...
... o'clock the coffee was made and the frying-pan was on the back ofthe stove hot and ready to cook the chops. Jim was never late. Della doubled the fob chain in her hand and sat on the corner of ... gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. ... to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days...
... half-Latin terms,very JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OFTHE EARTH JULES VERNE CHAPTER 1 THE PROFESSOR AND HIS FAMILY On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into ... Königstrasse, one ofthe oldest streetsin the oldest portion ofthe city of Hamburg. Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for thedinner had only just been put into the oven. ... intersect each other in the middle ofthe ancient quarter of Hamburg, and which the great fire of 1842 hadfortunately spared. [1] Sixty-three. (Tr.) [2] As Sir Humphry Davy died in 1829, the translator...
... learned a man of course had no place for love affairs, andhappily the grand business ofthe document gained me the victory. Just as the moment ofthe supreme experiment arrived the Professor'seyes ... not to say so. Then the Professor took the book and the parchment, and diligentlycompared them together. pleasant hours we have spent in study; and how often I enviedthe very stones which ... improvement to thelandscape at the head of the lake. On the road we chatted hand inhand; I told her amusing tales at which she laughed heartilv. Then wereached the banks ofthe Elbe, and after...
... on it of an idle-looking naiad; then I amused myselfwatching the process ofthe conversion ofthe tobacco into carbon,which was by slow degrees making my naiad into a negress. Now andthen I ... was the word "tabiled", which looked like Hebrew, and in thelast the purely French words prevent the knowledge of it coming into the mind of mytyrant, I will do it. By dint of turning ... in upon me; these hints alone gave me the firstglimpse of the truth; I had discovered the key to the cipher. To readthe document, it would not even be necessary to read it through thepaper. Such...
... "Descend, bold traveller, into the crater ofthe jokul of Sneffels,which the shadow of Scartaris touches before the kalends of July, andyou will attain the centre ofthe earth; which I have done, ... venturing on the expedition that, after all, he mighthimself discover the key of the cipher, and that then I should beclear at the mere expense of my involuntary abstinence. These reasons ... "What key? The door key?" "No, no!" I cried. " ;The key ofthe document." The Professor stared at me over his spectacles; no doubt he sawsomething unusual in the expression...
... was therefore necessaryto point out which of these leads to the centre ofthe globe. Whatdid the Icelandic sage do? He observed that at the approach of thekalends of July, that is to say in the ... likewise the creed adopted by other distinguishedgeologists, that the interior ofthe globe is neither gas nor water,nor any ofthe heaviest minerals known, for in none of these caseswould the ... into the fissuresof the crust ofthe earth, they broke out into fresh combustion withexplosions and eruptions. Such was the havedemonstrated that if a heat of 360,000 degrees [1] existed in theinterior...
... andas if there was not air enough in all the streets of Hamburg to putme right again. I therefore made for the banks ofthe Elbe, where thesteamer lands her passengers, which forms the communication ... forms the communication betweenthe city and the Hamburg railway. Was I convinced ofthe truth of what I had heard? Had I not bentunder the iron rule ofthe Professor Liedenbrock? Was I to ... his intention to penetrate to the centre of thismassive globe? Had I been listening to the mad speculations of alunatic, or to the scientific conclusions of a lofty genius? Wheredid truth stop?...
... along the harbour where the two-deckers and thefrigate slept peaceably by the red roofing ofthe warehouse, by thegreen banks ofthe strait, through the deep shades ofthe treesamongst which the ... the sceneson the road, rapidly changed by the swiftness ofthe train, drew meaway somewhat from my sad reflections. As for the Professor's reflections, they went far in advance of theswiftest ... to him when heattacked the captain ofthe _Ellenora_ upon this subject. The I had to obey. A keeper who lived at the other end ofthe streethanded us the key, and the ascent began. My...
... out ofthe volcanoesby their own labour and at their own expense; in high westerly windsit was manifest that the red tiles of the roof would be scattered inthe air, to the great danger ofthe ... rocks, signs of volcanic action. TheIcelandic buts are made of earth and turf, and the walls slopeinward; they rather resemble roofs placed on the ground. But thenthese roofs are meadows of comparative ... bed of lava bounds it on one side, and falls gently towardsthe sea. On the other extends the vast bay of Faxa, shut in at thenorth by the enormous glacier ofthe Snæfell, and of which the_ Valkyria_...