He goes down the steps himself till he comes to the broken one, and then he goes to the bottom with a rush.

It will also serve to show that the enmity between Mrs.Mitchell and me had in nowise abated, and that however excusable she might be in the case just mentioned, she remained an evil element in the household.
When I reached the village, I found very few people about.

The night was very cold, for there was a black frost.

There had been a thaw the day before which had carried away the most of the snow, but in the corners lay remnants of dirty heaps which had been swept up there.

I was waiting near one of these, which happened to be at the spot where Peter had arranged to meet me, when from a little shop near a girl came out and walked quickly down the street.