He burnt his fingers, and to cool them he applied them in his booby fashion to his mouth. Some of the crumbs of the scorched skin had come away with his fingers, and for the first time in his life (in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had... Sketches of Progress - Pagina 163de Richard Aubrey Essery - 1881 - 176 paginiVizualizare completă - Despre această carte
| 1822 - 694 pagini
...fashion to his mouth. Some of the crumbs of the scorched skin had come away with his finger», and for the first time in his life (in the world's life indeed,...before him no man had known it) he tasted — crackling ! He stood in a posture of ideot wonder. Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn him... | |
| William Hone - 1825 - 842 pagini
...fashion to his mouth. .Some of the crums of the scorched skin had come away with his fingers, and for the first time in his life (in the world's life indeed,...before him no man had known it), he tasted— crackling I Again be felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn him so much now, still he licked his fingers... | |
| William Hone - 1826 - 892 pagini
...fashion to his mouth. Some of the crums of the scorched skin had come away with his fingers, and for the first time in his life (in the world's life indeed,...him no man had known it), he tasted — crackling I Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn him so much now, still he licked his fingers... | |
| 1835 - 430 pagini
...fashion to his mouth. Some of the crumbs of the scorched skin had come away with his fingers, and for the first time in his life (in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had known it) be tasted — crackling ! Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not bum him so much now, still... | |
| Robert Cruikshank - 1845 - 662 pagini
...fashion to his mouth. Some of the crumbs of the scorched skin had come away with his fingers, and for the first time in his life (in the world's life indeed,...tasted — crackling ! Again he felt and fumbled at th«s pig. It did not burn him so much now; still he licked his fingers from a sort of habit. The truth... | |
| Robert Cruikshank - 1845 - 716 pagini
...fashion to his mouth. Some of the crumbs of the scorched skin had come away with Lis fingers, and for the first time in his life (in the world's life indeed,...tasted— crackling ! Again he felt and fumbled at thy pig. It did not burn him so much now; still he licked his fingers from a sort of habit. The truth... | |
| Robert Cruikshank - 1845 - 716 pagini
...fashion to his mouth. Some of the crumbs of the scorched skin had come away with his fingers, and for the first time in his life (in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had known it) he tasted— erackling ! Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn him so much now; still he licked... | |
| William Pulleyn - 1853 - 474 pagini
...fashion, to his mouth. Some of the crumbs of the scorched skin had come away with his fingers, and for the first time in his life (in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had known it), he tasted — erackling! Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn him so much now, still he licked... | |
| Samuel Maunder - 1853 - 478 pagini
...fashion, to his mouth. Some of the crumbs of the scorched skin had come away with his fingers, and for the first time in his life (in the world's life indeed, for before him no man had known it), he tasted — erackling ! Again he felt and fumbled at the pig. It did not burn him so much now, still he licked... | |
| Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1855 - 624 pagini
...fashion to his mouth. Some of the crumbs of the scorched •kin had come away with his fingers, and for the first time in his life (in the world's life indeed,...from a sort of habit. The truth at length broke into hia slow understanding, that it was the pig that smelt so, and the pig that tasted so delicious ; and,... | |
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