1 I had my doubts when you told me.
2 Why, my boy, you are all out of breath.
3 It itched till the tears come into my eyes.
4 He said it would tell my whole fortune if I wanted it to.
5 I went up to my room with a piece of candle, and put it on the table.
6 I looked over my shoulder every now and then, but I didn't see nobody.
7 I clumb up the shed and crept into my window just before day was breaking.
8 I got into my old rags and my sugar-hogshead again, and was free and satisfied.
9 I reckoned I couldn't stand it more'n a minute longer, but I set my teeth hard and got ready to try.
10 Then they all stuck a pin in their fingers to get blood to sign with, and I made my mark on the paper.
11 Well, I couldn't see no advantage in going where she was going, so I made up my mind I wouldn't try for it.
12 Pretty soon a spider went crawling up my shoulder, and I flipped it off and it lit in the candle; and before I could budge it was all shriveled up.
13 I set down again, a-shaking all over, and got out my pipe for a smoke; for the house was all as still as death now, and so the widow wouldn't know.
14 There was a place on my ankle that got to itching, but I dasn't scratch it; and then my ear begun to itch; and next my back, right between my shoulders.
15 I reached for some of it as quick as I could to throw over my left shoulder and keep off the bad luck, but Miss Watson was in ahead of me, and crossed me off.
16 I got up and turned around in my tracks three times and crossed my breast every time; and then I tied up a little lock of my hair with a thread to keep witches away.
17 WELL, I got a good going-over in the morning from old Miss Watson on account of my clothes; but the widow she didn't scold, but only cleaned off the grease and clay, and looked so sorry that I thought I would behave awhile if I could.
Your search result possibly is over 17 sentences. If you upgrade to a VIP account, you will see up to 500 sentences for one search.