the croakings of frogs from the nearby pond

As yet there had been no symptom of the news having any better foundation than in the fears of those who brought it, but The Boot had not been deserted five minutes, when there appeared, coming across the fields, a body of men who, it was easy to see, by the glitter of their arms and ornaments in the sun, and by their orderly and regular mode of advancing # A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.

nor is there any Motion, or the least tintamar of Trouble in any part of the Country

He used both hands to scoop water and splash it on his face.