1 It did not seem possible that war had swept over them twice, that they were living in a ravaged country, close to the border of starvation, when this old sweet Christmas hymn was being sung.
2 Nearly all joined in singing this hymn, which swelled high above the howling of the storm.
3 After the last hymn had been sung, and the congregation was dismissed, Ole slipped out to the hitch-bar and lifted Lena on her horse.
4 First they sang a hymn, and then one of the three, a tall, smooth-shaven man, very thin, and wearing black spectacles, began an address.
5 The exercises of his family devotions were always commenced with singing; and, as he was a very poor singer himself, the duty of raising the hymn generally came upon me.
6 He would read his hymn, and nod at me to commence.
7 To show himself independent of me, he would start and stagger through with his hymn in the most discordant manner.
8 The trees began softly to sing a hymn of twilight.
9 His lips moved at intervals, as parts of the hymn fell brokenly from them.
10 Beth went to the piano and played the father's favorite hymn.
11 Good night, my darlings, said Mrs. March, as the hymn ended, for no one cared to try another.
12 The room was very still, when the clear voice failed suddenly at the last line of Beth's favorite hymn.
13 A long grace was said and a hymn sung; then a servant brought in some tea for the teachers, and the meal began.
14 Thanks being returned for what we had not got, and a second hymn chanted, the refectory was evacuated for the schoolroom.
15 The other, a bull-necked youth with coarse bloated features, was standing in front of the window with his hands in his pocket, whistling a popular hymn.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan DoyleContext Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER IV. A FLIGHT FOR LIFE