Either/Or
Soren Kierkegaard
954 passages indexed from Either/Or (Soren Kierkegaard) — Page 7 of 20
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Either/Or, passage 503
When they got back to where the teachers and principal were, Bert and the boys who had gone fishing had returned. They had one or two small fish.
Either/Or, passage 308
"Huh! You needn't think I'm afraid of you!" boasted Danny, but he kept on out of the gate just the same. Sam went back to his work, of weeding the vegetable garden and Bert watered the flowers. Pretty soon Freddie came back.
Either/Or, passage 921
"Still, if he belongs to the circus I don't see but what I'll have to send him back," went on Mr. Bobbsey, slowly.
Either/Or, passage 224
"No, we mustn't call him Snoop," said Flossie, "for some day our cat might come back, and he'd want his own name again. We'll call our dog Snap, 'cause see how bright his eyes snap. Then if our cat comes back we'll have Snoop and Snap."
Either/Or, passage 81
There was also a barn near the house, and in this the children had many good times. Flossie and Freddie played there more than did Nan and Bert, who were growing too old for games of that sort.
Either/Or, passage 309
"Oh, I--I thought maybe--mamma might want me," answered Freddie, but Bert understood, and smiled. Then he let Freddie finish watering the flowers, after which Freddie played he was a fireman, saving houses from burning by means of the hose.
Either/Or, passage 302
"Don't you dare put any more water on me!" cried the bully. "If you do, I'll----" He doubled up his fists and glared at Bert.
Either/Or, passage 226
"Bert snapped his fingers and he did it," suggested Flossie. "But maybe he'll do it now if you just ask him to."
Either/Or, passage 316
And, as might be expected, considerable water got on the two children, and when Snap shook himself, as he often did, to get some of the drops off his shaggy coat, he gave Flossie and her clean dress a regular shower bath.
Either/Or, passage 637
"There they are!" shouted Bert, dashing forward. "Come on, fellows! We'll get 'em now!"
Either/Or, passage 82
As I have said, Bert and Nan were rather tall and thin, while Flossie and Freddie were short and fat. Mr. Bobbsey used often to call Flossie his "Fat Fairy," which always made her laugh. And Freddie had a pet name, too. It was "Fat Fireman," for he often played that he was a fireman; putting out make-believe fires, and pretending he was a fire engine. Once or twice his father had taken him to see a real fire, and this pleased Freddie very much.
Either/Or, passage 420
"Besides, you have to help me get ready for your party," she said to the two little twins.
Either/Or, passage 378
"Anyhow, you knocked him down, Bert," said Charley Mason, as he ran on with Bert. "You beat!"
Either/Or, passage 427
After each of the twins had been given a large slice of bread and butter and jam, they showed the latest thing they had learned at school. Flossie did manage to cut out a house, that had a chimney on it, and a door, besides two windows.
Either/Or, passage 467
"Snap can, too," said Flossie. "Roll over, Snap!" she ordered, and the dog, with a bark, did so. The children laughed and some clapped their hands. They thought Snap was about the best dog they had ever seen.
Either/Or, passage 155
"You never can tell what dogs will do," said Mrs. Bobbsey. "It is best to be careful."
Either/Or, passage 75
"Yes, and the monkey's gone up on top of the tiger's cage," added Bert. "Say, this is as good as a circus, anyhow!"
Either/Or, passage 120
"She had it in her hand when the train stopped with such a jerk," explained Flossie. "Oh, but mamma, don't you want us to find Snoop--dear Snoop?"
Either/Or, passage 584
"Dat's what I did, honey! Dat's what I did!" she exclaimed. "If anybody's got a toofache he'd better not eat any ob dem cakes, 'cause dey suah am sweet."
Either/Or, passage 658
The little Bobbsey twins slept late the next morning, and so did Nan, but Bert was up early.
Either/Or, passage 249
"I will," promised Mr. Bobbsey, as he started for the office, while the twins gathered about the new dog, who seemed ready to do more tricks.
Either/Or, passage 350
"I see," spoke the pretty kindergarten instructor with a laugh, "and we must make it as pleasant for them this time as we can, so they will want to stay. Yes, my dear, Flossie and Freddie may sit together, and I'll look after them as much as I can. But, oh, there are such a lot of little tots!" and she looked about the room that seemed overflowing with small boys and girls.
Either/Or, passage 261
"Then come with me, and I'll let you help hold the hose," said the fireman. "I'll look after him," he went on, to Mrs. Bobbsey, and she nodded to show that Freddie could go.
Either/Or, passage 58
"I'll get it!" cried Freddie, eager to show what a little man he was. He made his way to the cooler without accident, and then, moving slowly, taking hold of the seat on the way back, so as not to spill the water, he brought the silver cup brimful to the fat lady.
Either/Or, passage 363
"This is like the one where we were this Summer," said Flossie, as she made a hole in her sand pile to take the place of the ocean. "If I had water and a piece of wood I could show you where there was a shipwreck," she said to the girl next to her.
Either/Or, passage 669
"Well," went on Bert, with a queer little smile at his enemy, "why don't you ask me _where_ I found it, Danny?"
Either/Or, passage 849
"Well, the firemen may save it," said Mr. Bobbsey. "We will hope so, anyhow," he added.
Either/Or, passage 401
He had once been quite friendly with Danny, but he grew not to like his ways, and so became more chummy with Bert, who was very glad, for he liked Charley.
Either/Or, passage 371
"And I say you did it on purpose. I said I'd get even with you, and now I'm going to."
Either/Or, passage 623
"It might be that a tramp did steal up on the steps, and lift off the freezer," said Mrs. Bobbsey. "Bert, be careful," she called to her son, who set off in the darkness with his chums, flashing his electric light from time to time.
Either/Or, passage 266
"No. I sent a man to the railroad company, but no stray cat had been found. I am afraid Snoop is lost, children."
Either/Or, passage 936
Several more days passed. They lengthened into a week, and still no news came from where the circus was: All the Bobbsey twins could hope was that their cat and cup were on the way, and that the man who owned Snap would consent to sell him.
Either/Or, passage 194
The dog seemed to think that he was one of the family, now. He came up to Flossie and Freddie and let them pat him. His tail kept wagging all the while.
Either/Or, passage 842
By this time Mr. Bobbsey had dressed, and had started downstairs. Bert came out of his room, also ready for the street.
Either/Or, passage 788
"You needn't be afraid--I won't say so--I won't have to," replied Bert. "All the same I think it would be better if we each had a push. I want to be fair, too."
Either/Or, passage 410
Even for Nan covering a hoop with paper was not as easy as she thought it would be. Grace and Nellie helped, but sometimes the wind would blow the paper away just as they were ready to fold it around the rim of the hoop. Then the paste would get on the girls' hands.
Either/Or, passage 107
"Most likely Snoop got frightened when the train stopped so suddenly, and broke loose," said Mr. Bobbsey. "We may find him outside."
Either/Or, passage 837
"It's too cold for me!" Nan exclaimed with a shiver, as she went back in bed again. She bad gotten up to peer from the window at the red glare in the sky.
Either/Or, passage 339
The school bell, next Monday morning, called to many rather unwilling children. The long vacation was over and class days had begun once more. The four Bobbseys went off together to the building, which was only a few blocks from their home. Mr. Tetlow was the principal, and there were half a dozen lady teachers.
Either/Or, passage 645
"I 'clar t' goodness sakes alive!" gasped Dinah, when she saw the ice cream freezer carried into her kitchen, "yo' am suttinly a smart boy, Massa Bert--dat's what yo' suah am!"
Either/Or, passage 414
"Come, Snap!" called Freddie, it having been settled that he and Flossie were to hold the hoop for the dog to leap through. Snap, always ready for fun, jumped up from the grass where he had been sleeping, and frisked about, barking loudly.
Either/Or, passage 917
"They loaned it to me to drink from," she wrote, "and when the train stopped so suddenly, there was so much confusion that I put it in my valise by mistake. I have had it ever since and have been wondering how I could send it back to you. The circus went to Cuba soon after that, and has been traveling around that island ever since. I have only just received your last letter asking me about the cup, or I would have answered before. If you will send me directions how to ship the cup to you I shall be very glad to return it."
Either/Or, passage 675
"Better go slow," advised Bert, calmly. "I don't intend to go around telling what you did. I just want to let you know that I am sure you took our ice cream."
Either/Or, passage 537
Danny Rugg was punished by being kept in after school for several days, and Mr. Tetlow sent home a note to his father, explaining what a mean trick the bully had played.
Either/Or, passage 683
Of course this made talk, the boys wanting to know what it meant, and at last the story came out. This made Danny so angry that he picked several quarrels with Bert. On his part Bert tried to avoid them, but at last he could stand it no longer, and he and Danny came to blows again, Danny striking first.
Either/Or, passage 688
"Yes, mother, I have," he admitted. "I'm sorry, but I couldn't help it. Danny Rugg hit me first. I couldn't run away, could I?"
Either/Or, passage 601
Snap barked and wagged his tail, looking rather pained at being asked such a question.
Either/Or, passage 150
"Pooh! I wasn't afraid!" cried Freddie. "If it had been an elephant I--I'd give him a cookie, and maybe he'd let me ride home on his back."
Either/Or, passage 448
"Let's take him to the picnic with us," suggested Flossie. "We can have lots of fun."
Either/Or, passage 471
"And now," he said, "have the best fun you can. Play anything you wish--school games if you like--but don't get too warm or excited. And don't go too far away. You may eat your luncheon when you like."