Whereafter

Whereafter, running down to the sea, I pulled up my sleeves, and, on returning, embarked upon my role, of accoucheur.

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Whereafter he extended to me, as to an old acquaintance, the invitation:

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Whereafter, padding on bare soles, he ascended the steps.

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Whereafter he added in the coaxing tone of a child:

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Whereafter hesitantly, and with downcast eyes, she essayed to cross the courtyard.

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Whereafter two figures that also appeared in the doorway said as they stood talking to one another:

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Whereafter he threw a glance across the river, and added venomously:

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Whereafter the same speaker continued to hold forth on humanity,

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Whereafter I heard the two women fall to drawling in low, hungry accents:

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Whereafter he thrust a pinch of snuff into his nostrils, and threw back his head in anticipation of the sneeze which failed to come.

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