When the Fire-Men had in this fashion cleared the first
tier of caves, they began making arrangements to duplicate the operation on the second
tier of caves.
I had completed the eighth, the ninth, and the tenth
tier. I had finished a portion of the last and the eleventh; there remained but a single stone to be fitted and plastered in.
This and much more passed through Tarzan's memory as he stood gazing at the long
tiers of dull-yellow metal.
We are much obliged for your kind thought of us, but you will easily understand that the prospect of again hearing Faust, pleasant though it is to ex-managers of the Opera, can not make us forget that we have no right to occupy Box Five on the grand
tier, which is the exclusive property of HIM of whom we spoke to you when we went through the memorandum-book with you for the last time.
The uprising
tiers of seats filled early, upon this summer morning, and the merry chatter of the people went abroad like the hum of bees in a hive.
Of course, there were many people there who were not under compulsion to stay; yet the
tiers were as full at the close as they had been at the beginning.
I observed that the upper and lower
tiers of wings were connected by a strong chain.
Natasha, smoothing her gown, went in with Sonya and sat down, scanning the brilliant
tiers of boxes opposite.
Benches surrounded this open space upon three sides, and along the fourth were heaped huge bowlders which rose in receding
tiers toward the roof.
Until now, the boat had barely held her own, and had hovered about one spot; but now, the banks changed swiftly, and the deepening shadows and the kindling lights of London Bridge were passed, and the
tiers of shipping lay on either hand.
Old London Bridge was soon passed, and old Billingsgate market with its oyster-boats and Dutchmen, and the White Tower and Traitor's Gate, and we were in among the
tiers of shipping.
Here, in long
tiers, with alleyways between, the water-casks were chocked safely on their sides.