1 Thus he proceeded for some time, walking on without ceasing, traversing at random streets of which he knew nothing, forgetful of his fatigue, as is often the case when a man is sad.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING 2 As he was not acquainted with the streets, he recommenced his walk at random.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING 3 She bore the name which pleased the first random passer-by, who had encountered her, when a very small child, running bare-legged in the street.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER II—A DOUBLE QUARTETTE 4 "Let us not talk at random nor too fast," he exclaimed.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VII—THE WISDOM OF THOLOMYES 5 He was driving at random, straight ahead.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER V—HINDRANCES 6 He was not acquainted with Arras; the streets were dark, and he walked on at random; but he seemed bent upon not asking the way of the passers-by.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VII—THE TRAVELLER ON HIS ARRIVAL TAKES PRECAUTION... 7 The sort of affirmations which he seemed to fling out before him at random came like hiccoughs, and to each he added the gesture of a wood-cutter who is splitting wood.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER X—THE SYSTEM OF DENIALS 8 She told me to open the book at random and to ask her any question in the book, and she would answer it.
9 When we select from it some one figure at random, and attempt to make it live again in thought, it seems as strange to us as the world before the Deluge.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER III—REQUIESCANT 10 The men of the post had rushed out pell-mell at the sergeant's shout; the shot brought on a general random discharge, after which they reloaded their weapons and began again.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor HugoContext Highlight In BOOK 15: CHAPTER IV—GAVROCHE'S EXCESS OF ZEAL 11 I was going about at random, inquiring of everybody, when I saw you gallop past.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In 63 THE DROP OF WATER 12 By "everything" I mean both the various encouraging and stimulating cries with which Russian folk urge on their horses, and a random, unpremeditated selection of adjectives.
13 Papers, letters, fat numbers of Russian journals, for the most part uncut, lay at random on the dusty tables; white cigarette ends lay scattered in every direction.
14 It would never have done to act offhand, at random; the plan had to be carried out skilfully, by degrees.
15 A minute later I flew like a madman to dress, flinging on what I could at random and ran headlong after her.