It is never too early for friends to come to this house," said Mrs. Finch, her voice showing her great relief. Long John came in, glanced shrewdly about, and greeted Mr. Finch with great heartiness. "It's a fine winter day, Mr. Finch, but it looks as if we might have a storm. You are busy with the logs, I hear."
Old Donald was slowly recovering himself. "And a fine lot you are having," continued Long John.英文原著 · 《Glengarry Schooldays》
Finch, "it will be a sair burden for her." When Mrs. Finch was greatly moved she always dropped into her broadest Scotch. "Oh, yes, I know," said Hughie, his voice now broken with sobs, "and that's the worst of it. If I didn't have to tell her! She'll just break her heart, I know. She thinks I'm so--oh, oh--" The long pent up feelings came flooding forth in groans and sobs. For some moments Mrs. Finch sat quietly, and then she said, "Listen, laddie.英文原著 · 《Glengarry Schooldays》
I know her. I knew her before you were born. But--yes, yes--" the professor spoke as if to himself--"for love of her men would attempt great things. You have these names, Craven? Alexander Stewart, Donald Cameron, Thomas Finch--Finch, let me see--ah, yes, Finch. His mother died after a long illness. Yes, I remember. A very sad case, a very sad case, indeed."
"And yet not so sad, sir," put in Craven.英文原著 · 《Glengarry Schooldays》
Joan had risen. "May I talk it over with a friend?" she asked. "Myself, I'm inclined to accept."
"You will, if you're in earnest," he answered. "I'll give you twenty-four hours. Look in to-morrow afternoon, and see Finch. It will be for the Sunday Post--the Inset. We use surfaced paper for that and can do you justice. Finch will arrange about the photograph." He held out his hand.英文原著 · 《All Roads Lead to Calvary》
See also winter plumage of the Bobolink, Goldfinch, and Myrtle Warbler. See females of Red-winged Blackbird, Rusty Blackbird, the Grackles, Bobolink, Cowbird, the Redpolls, Purple Finch, Chewink, Bluebird, Indigo Bunting, Baltimore Oriole, Cardinal, and of the Evening, the Blue, and the Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. See also Purple Finch, the Redpolls, Mourning Dove, Mocking-bird, Robin.英文原著 · 《Bird Neighbors》