1 So the student sat himself down and waited a while; but the time hung heavy upon him, and he begged earnestly that he might ascend forthwith, for his thirst for knowledge was great.
2 The house Ali had chosen, and which was to serve as a town residence to Monte Cristo, was situated on the right hand as you ascend the Champs Elysees.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 42. Monsieur Bertuccio. 3 I have believed it was much easier to descend from the whole to a part than to ascend from a part to the whole.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 48. Ideology. 4 Before this room, to which you could ascend by the grand, and go out by the back staircase, the servants passed with curiosity, and Bertuccio with terror.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 62. Ghosts. 5 Morrel watched her as she left the room; he heard her ascend the little staircase which led both to Madame de Villefort's apartments and to hers.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 93. Valentine. 6 Monte Cristo remembered that on that very spot, on the same rock, he had been violently dragged by the guards, who forced him to ascend the slope at the points of their bayonets.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 113. The Past. 7 We could not hear the servant's reply, but the door closed, and some one began to ascend the stairs.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR 8 Thus urged, the Jew began to ascend the steep and narrow steps which led up to the gallery.
9 Christian took up his gownpiece, and the two set out to ascend the hill.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 3: 7 The Morning and the Evening of a Day 10 Accordingly, when watching on the night after the festival, the reddleman saw him ascend by the little path, lean over the front gate of Clym's garden, sigh, and turn to go back again.
Return of the Native By Thomas HardyContext Highlight In BOOK 4: 4 Rough Coercion Is Employed 11 I heard her voice downstairs, but I knew that she could not ascend.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP 12 A small page admitted us, and we began at once to ascend the broad, well-carpeted stair.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In IX. The Adventure of The Resident Patient 13 They ascend into the heavens; they have discovered how the blood circulates, and the nature of the air we breathe.
14 I passed the bridge of Pelissier, where the ravine, which the river forms, opened before me, and I began to ascend the mountain that overhangs it.
15 I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly and exult in the agony of the torturing flames.