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townsfolk
1. Upon their return they found that the townsfolk were indeed returning to the safety of the mountain
2. So, surrounded by a huge crowd of curious strangers and attentive townsfolk, new and old, I staggered to my feet as my mind went blank
3. the townsfolk carried off with nary a one found
4. Her dark gray cloak, splattered with crimson and ripped in a few places, would have to be removed before she re-entered Solitude, so as not to invite further curiosity from guards and townsfolk alike
5. Whisperings among the townsfolk in and out of the tavern did not help to assuage his nervous suspicions
6. Because Tragus’s reputation had improved, townsfolk even acknowledged her with civil nods
7. He’d had a very productive morning helping Bedminster Shoe re-stock books and scrolls, talking to patrons about the latest titles, and researching pertinent information for his fellow townsfolk
8. It was a great service, and all the townsfolk in Lumbert were thrilled to have a new schoolmaster
9. the remaining townsfolk had all moved in together
10. Doc and the others listened as the townsfolk told their tales
11. In the late afternoon, the street was fairly busy but, even now, townsfolk were beginning to make their way home
12. A detective magazine later reported, “With her son and husband, she drove fifteen miles through the countryside—a procession of gaping townsfolk and newspapermen following in cars—then went to her home
13. The townsfolk had retired, but from the sound of it Ecglaf and his merry men had a drinking party going in the big house
14. He immediately began to reorganize the men ready to move out to the mines, but before they departed there was something that he knew he would need to find, but where could it be? The townsfolk were now busy tending to the wounded and dying, some exacting their revenge
15. relatives and townsfolk of Fremont gathered for this event
16. The townsfolk and visiting farmers chatted cautiously among themselves
17. “Rumor has it that you allowed the townsfolk of Mystic Down to bear arms on your behalf, Taliesin
18. The townsfolk of Siem Reap had all been moved in a mass exodus by the Khmer Rouge to the countryside work camps, so that was now a city of ghosts
19. It was only a matter of time before the townsfolk and
20. The townsfolk were more numerous then
21. Have Wedon or Jodas treated you like a normal man, does anyone treat you as a normal person, everyone, and this might surprise you, even I, look upon you with awe, your whole appearance says you are no normal man, you grow hair all over your face, your skin is the colour of the stars, your eyes are the colour of the midday sky, have you tried to tell my people you are a normal man, now that would be an interesting discussion to listen to, it is common knowledge that you show the artisans and trades people better ways to produce, you pass on ideas they never thought of before, I know this, because they tell me, they tell me daily, how you improve their lives, the stories of your rescue of Loka, their traditional chief, your exhibition for Wedon and his townsfolk, these stories have already entered into our folk-lore, and are known by every Toltec, from the babies to the elders
22. Apart from a short parade on the Fourth of July, which consisted mostly of the former sheriff on his mangy horse followed by the out-of-step and out-of-rhythm high school marching band, a few floats sponsored by local businesses, and as many cars older than, say, 1960 as could still be driven, townsfolk didn’t congregate much
23. The more sophisticated of the townsfolk would hear nothing of that theory
24. The townsfolk decided this could be a problem and began
25. The street was soon filled with townsfolk going about their morning errands, and Toughy pounded away at his drum, Tom fiddled a hornpipe, Begley played Mandy’s flute, and I began to dance
26. “Hundreds of years before the KULMOOG came into fruition, a small group of rebellious Lincran townsfolk (apparently sick and tired of having to walk into the next county in order to legally tie up their horse/horse-like-antiquated-mammal-transportation-thing while they indulged themselves at the tavern/socialization-through-intoxication-establishment) set in motion plans to acquire an eternally binding clause in which they would control ownership of the parking area of downtown Lincra and thus be free to get as intoxicated as possible without having to worry about the long stumble to the horse/horse-like-antiquated-mammal-transportation-thing
27. Helene’s apothecary was a thriving business, providing all manner of teas, potions, remedies and lotions for the townsfolk of Loudun
28. 'There are people I'd not expect to see at such a gathering … solid townsfolk … family men with property
29. “ Jacques became a lifelong wanderer; in every town and city he entered, face so sad and bones so weary, he asked, ‘Have you seen my one true love?’ The city folk and townsfolk had but one collective answer, ‘No, we haven’t seen your Farrah Rose, but true love’s path is never simple, never easy
30. The next morning some angry townsfolk, who had been spying on them, tore her from her bed
31. Tom wondered what the townsfolk at home were saying about old Miller and his son Tom
32. Did the townsfolk back home talk about the Millers with hatred, because their son had shot two men? What were they going to do with Tom’s mother who was a lonely widow now? What did Tom’s mother herself think of Tom? She would surely become the bitter old widow of the town and not tell anybody what she thought, pretending not to hear what was being whispered behind her back
33. “Or perhaps he is a learned man of letters and the Good Book provides him with wisdom in his writings that are meant to bring benevolent guidance to the townsfolk
34. and Fearghal began to recruit townsfolk for specifi c modifi cations
35. A few of the townsfolk were leery of the trackers,
36. A small crowd of the very oldest townsfolk stood and watched the
37. ordained minister, of course,” he explained, “but I fi nd the townsfolk
38. the situation that he and the other townsfolk faced
39. And two, everybody knows that you don’t mess with the law in White Horse because the jury pool is all townsfolk who don’t tolerate anything—much less a gruesome display of sheer devilish evil
40. WE raised all hell-fire with the noise of us as we rode out of Calleva for battle the following morn; the townsfolk now seeing the full force of our mounted army as they stood aside and waved
41. The saloon music stopped as they grew close, and the streets cleared as fast as the townsfolk could run, clutching their babes
42. The scavengers howled and whooped, and the townsfolk turned away, deaf to the screams of the widow in the street
43. Some of the townsfolk charged again but the captain held
44. reached the outskirts of the town, most of the townsfolk had poured
45. governor announced the start of the feast, throwing the townsfolk
46. He would punish her for showing her humiliation to the townsfolk, and she had to protect her from the vile thoughts of the man who’d bestowed the shame on her
47. She didn’t care about the townsfolk
48. Most of your army have been slaughtered along with the townsfolk they were assigned to corral
49. This proved to be the case with Don Quixote, who, giving way before the fury of the townsfolk and the hostile intentions of the angry troop, took to flight and, without a thought of Sancho or the danger in which he was leaving him, retreated to such a distance as he thought made him safe
50. A large crowd of townsfolk had also gathered to watch the Examinations, including
