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To his wife Yule seldom addressed anything but a curt inquiry or caustic comment; if he spoke humanly at table it was to Marian. Ten minutes passed; then Marian resolved to try any means of clearing the atmosphere. 'Mr Quarmby gave me a message for you, she said. 'A friend of his, Nathaniel Walker, has told him that Mr Rackett will very likely offer you the editorship of The Study.
Edwin was detained a long time in the shop by a sub-manager from Bostocks in Hanbridge who was waiting, and who had come about an estimate for a rather considerable order. This man desired a decrease of the estimate and an increased speed in execution. He was curt. He was one business firm offering an ultimatum to another business firm. He asked Edwin whether Edwin could decide at once.
The abrupt language of the angel in this and a subsequent case, is strongly expressive of resentment: "See not." Such is the curt, sententious utterance in the Greek text. He assigns the best reason and strongest argument against idolatry: "I am thy fellow-servant," a creature as well as yourself: we are servants of one Lord, who alone is the object of our devotion, "Worship God."
My wife accompanies me!” he answered her promptly and clearly and with a curt bow left her and went into the house. Kate Leavenworth was angry, and for Kate to be angry, meant to visit it upon some one, the offender if possible, if not the nearest to the offender. She had failed utterly in her attempt to win back the friendship of her former lover.
Here, too, last, but certainly not least in any way, might almost nightly be seen the towering figure of John Walsh Walsh: his commanding stature; his massive head, with its surrounding abundant fringe of wavy hair, looking like a mane; his mobile face, his bright almost fierce eye; his curt, incisive, and confident style of speech, showing him to be, beyond all question, the most masterful and prominent member of the company.
With a curt "Come," he took her hand, whispering, "Hermon is joyously expecting your visit." Ledscha's veil concealed her mouth, but the expression of her eyes made him think that it curled scornfully. Yet she silently followed him.
I got ready my look of admiration, and I saw Adolphe rapturously doffing his hat to the truly great man, who replied by the curt little nod that you vouchsafe a person with whom you have doubtless exchanged hardly four words in ten years. Adolphe had begged a look for my sake. 'Doesn't he know you? I said to my husband. 'Oh, yes, but he probably took me for somebody else, replied he.
"Because ... since I got it, I've been thinking vile things." "Oh, that!" She moved away, and gave a curt laugh, which met him like a stab. But she had no consideration for him: she had only room in her mind for Krafft's treachery. "I could kill him," she said again. "Don't.... Leave me alone!" this to Maurice, who was trying to take her hand. "Don't touch me!" "Not touch you! why not?"
"You don't suggest that I should rob her of it, I suppose?" "Not at all," Fischer replied. "On the other hand, you might very well induce her to give it up voluntarily, or at least to treat with me." "You don't know Pamela," was Van Teyl's curt reply.
And yet while the curt, pithy speaker misses the point entirely, a wordy, prolegomenous babbler will often add three new offences in the process of excusing one. It is really a most delicate affair. The world was made before the English language, and seemingly upon a different design.
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