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"He's a good enough looker, ain't he?" commented Dixon, as he dipped under the door bar, went into the stall, and turned the horse about. "He's the picture of his old sire, Lazzarone," he continued, looking the horse over critically; "an' a damned sight bigger rogue, though the old one was bad enough.
It implies the possession of an ideal, and the habit of critically estimating the value of things by comparison with a theoretic standard. Perfect culture should supply a complete theory of life, based upon a clear knowledge alike of its possibilities and of its limitations.
She eyed his work critically. "That's right polish them well, Patsy. They must shine especially bright to-day." "Why, what's happenin' to-day?" "Oh everything, and nothing at all." And she passed on through the door with a most mysterious smile, thereby causing Patsy to mentally comment: "My, don't she beat all!
I am most indebted to him for the direction to use historical and archaeological authorities critically, and his correction of the tasks he set me; but our conversations on archaeological subjects have also been of the greatest interest. After his death I tried to return in some small degree what his unselfish kindness had bestowed by accepting the invitation to become his biographer.
She heard the peasants behind her talking about her in a whisper. The aristocratic gentleman, who met the procession in front of the church, looked at her critically for a long time through his lorgnette. All that she was obliged to endure, when she had just been so beautifully extolled in verse, when her heart was overflowing with joyful delight.
He critically examined the paper and then looked into the saddle bags that were swung over the mule's back. Then strutting haughtily about, said: "The pass is not correct, you will have to go back to Lima." It was a terrible blow to Paul's chances for escape and though his heart was in his mouth, he kept as cool as possible and assumed a careless air.
As soon as he had given his instructions, and Mr. Jarvis had left the room, he turned once more to Arnold. "Chetwode," he said, looking at him critically, "you appear to me to be a young man of athletic build." Arnold was quite speechless. "I mean that you could hold your own in a tussle, eh? You look strong enough to knock any one down who attempted to take liberties with you." Arnold smiled.
Pennypacker would neither praise nor blame, but often when the boy did not notice he looked critically at Henry. "I don't think your son will be a great scholar," he said once to Mr. Ware, "but he will be a Nimrod, a mighty hunter before men, and a leader in action.
It costs me more than you can ever understand to say this, but questions like yours must be answered. I should not be an honest man otherwise." Sweetwater made a movement. Mr. Fox turned and looked at him critically. "Speak out," said he. But Sweetwater had nothing to say. Neither had Dr. Perry.
Somehow I don't quite remember this one," and he looked at it critically. "I had it at the races in '58, and that supper Judge Boompointer gave us at 'Frisco where Colonel Fish upset the table trying to get at Jim. Do you know," she said, with a little laugh, "it's got the stains of the champagne on it yet; it never would come off.
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