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(...) Being in the leg-line myself, I wanted to know what the muscles of a man were like who turned a wheel all day. I had never seen a treadmill (though they have one now at Exeter), and it touched me much to learn whether it was good exercise. And herein, from what I saw of Odam, I incline to think that it does great harm, as moving the muscles too much in a line, and without variety.
— Feb 06, 2026 03:19PM
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Luís
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For that, she gave me the simplest, kindest, and sweetest of all kisses; and I went down the grand stairs grandly, thinking of nothing else but that.
— 6 hours, 27 min ago
Luís
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I wrung the hand of Jeremy Stickles, for his truth and goodness; and he almost wept (for since his wound, he had been a weakened man) as he answered, 'Turn for turn, John. You saved my life from the Doones; and by the mercy of God, I have saved you from a far worse company. Let your sister Annie know it.'
— 9 hours, 48 min ago
Luís
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He turned away in bitter pain, that none might see his trouble, and Annie, going along with him, looked as if I had killed our mother. For my part, I was so upset, for fear of having gone too far, that without a word to either of them, but a message on the title-page of King James's Prayer-book, I saddled Kickums and was off, and glad of the moorland air again.
— 15 hours, 16 min ago
Luís
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For such, I tried to persuade myself, was the nature of Ruth's regard for me: and upon looking back, I could not charge myself with any misconduct towards the little maiden. I had never sought her company, I had never trifled with her (at least until that very day), and being so engrossed with my own love, I had scarcely even thought of her. (...)
— Feb 06, 2026 08:36AM
Luís
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Having made this very long speech (for her), mother came home upon my shoulder, and wept so that (but for heeding her) I would have taken Tom by the nose, and thrown him, and Winnie after him, over our farmyard gate. For I am violent when roused, and freely hereby acknowledge it, though even my enemies will own that it takes a great deal to rouse me. (...)
— Feb 05, 2026 02:09PM
Luís
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With this, I folded her in my arms, and she looked frightened at me, not having perceived her danger. Then I told Gwenny again what I had told her mistress, but she only nodded and said, 'Young man, go and teach thy grandmother.'
— Feb 04, 2026 03:22PM
Luís
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Upon that, he shook me by the hand, with a pressure such as we feel not often; and having learned from me how to pass quite beyond the view of his enemies, he rode on to his duty, whatever it might be. (...)
— Feb 04, 2026 10:52AM
Luís
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Rudely rolling these ideas in my heavy head and brain, I resolved to let the morrow put them into form and order, but not contradict them. And then, as my constitution willed (being like that of England), I slept; and there was no stopping me.
— Feb 03, 2026 03:13PM
Luís
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Then Annie came sailing down the dance, with her beautiful hair flowing round her; the lightest figure in all the room, and the sweetest, and the loveliest. She was blushing, with her fair cheeks red beneath her dear blue eyes, as she met my glance of surprise and grief at the partner she was leaning on. It was Squire Marwood de Whichehalse. (...)
— Feb 03, 2026 12:37PM
Luís
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For I was ready to kiss his hand, to think that any man in London (the meanest and most suspicious place, upon all God's earth) should trust me with five pounds, without even a receipt for it! It overcame me so that I sobbed; for, after all, though big in body, I am but a child at heart. It was not the five pounds that moved me, but the way of giving it; (...)
— Feb 02, 2026 02:25PM
