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"Why don't you send them all adrift in one of the boats?" "Because we are not near enough to land, my son," replied Jarette; "and I am so anxious about my young lieutenant. It would grieve me to death to see him hung for a pirate." "I wish you would talk common-sense, Jarette, and not be so fond of chaffing me. You'll make me wish some day that I had not joined you."
The sight of Pao-yue poking fun at Pao-ch'ai gratified Tai-yue immensely. She was just about to put in her word and also seize the opportunity of chaffing her, but as Ch'ing Erh unawares asked for her fan and Pao-ch'ai added a few more remarks, she at once changed her purpose. "Cousin Pao-ch'ai," she inquired, "what two plays did you hear?"
So off flew Miss Heron, flap, flap, over five miles of marsh, and came to the hut of Mr. Crane. "Is the master at home?" "At home," said Mr. Crane. "Ah, Mr. Crane," said Miss Heron, "I was chaffing you just now. When shall we be married?" "No, Miss Heron," said Mr. Crane; "I have no need of you at all. I do not wish to marry, and I would not take you for my wife even if I did.
'I think, Kenneth, you are letting your tongue run on too fast, said Mrs. Forsyth gently; 'I am quite sure Hilda has no such intentions. I felt myself getting vexed under all this chaffing, but it has always been my way to speak out, and so, turning to Mrs. Forsyth, I said, 'He is not representing it fairly, Mrs. Forsyth. Mrs.
The Rajah intrigued with him feebly. Some of the Bugis settlers, weary with endless insecurity, were half inclined to call him in. The younger spirits amongst them, chaffing, advised to "get Sherif Ali with his wild men and drive the Rajah Allang out of the country." Doramin restrained them with difficulty.
Then spoke up a needy outsider whom Fetterson had brought in at one o'clock. I neglected to mention Fetterson's penchant for queer company. It is quite right that reporters know policemen, are on chaffing terms with night cabmen, and have large acquaintance with pugilists and even with "crooks."
The sooty imps were dancing and capering with glee, gazing at and chaffing one of their number who had fallen from the bank high and perpendicular there into the water among the reeds. But almost as suddenly the cachinations turned to a sharp yell of terror and warning.
A chaffing friend said to me one night in joke at the club, when I had just broken one of those banks, which form an epoch in a player's life: "If I were in your place, Jacques, I should distrust such runs of luck as that, for one always has to pay for them sooner or later!" Sooner or later! I half opened the bedroom door gently. Elaine was in one of those heavy sleeps that follow intoxication.
The fellow stared at me with a look of stupid ferocity, and appeared to be hesitating whether to strike or not: ere he could make up his mind, the tall girl started forward, crying, ‘He’s chaffing; let me at him’; and before I could put myself on my guard, she struck me a blow on the face which had nearly brought me to the ground.
To the east was the long bridge across Hampton creek, with every few minutes a lighted omnibus or a pair of carnage lamps going leisurely across. Further yet was a railroad train lighted and flying across the trestle bridge. At the opening of the little bay were fisher boats, coming in with all sail spread, the loud laughter and chaffing of the men easily heard at this distance.
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