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Yet there was something in this extraordinary man's personality a force or a charm wholly dissociated it may be from worth or the sterling qualities which insure respect which appealed to them in spite of their new-found prejudice, and prevented any dallying with his suspense or the use of any of the common methods usually employed in an encounter of this kind.
"He knows that I am after him and my only fear is that he will make a bolt. I cannot understand why he is dallying in Paris so long?" "For the simple reason that he is confident he has put you off the scent," was my companion's reply. "He is doing the one foolish thing the criminal always does sooner or later; that is to say, he is becoming over-confident of his own powers to elude us.
Gaston had expected some faltering on Joyce's part, some dallying with the past. The smoke of his burning bridges was still in Gaston's consciousness. He had lighted the fuse, to be sure, but had not expected the demoralization to be so prompt. For a minute his gaze faltered, then he said cordially: "Good! And you won't drink to it or smoke over it? Well, then, shake, old man."
It seemed incredible that Marian and Allen should be abroad together in this dallying fashion. His anger rose against Allen, but he curbed an impulse to send him promptly about his business and take Marian back to the Whitcomb. Mr. Bassett was expected in town that evening and Dan saw his duty clearly in regard to Marian; she must be returned to school willy-nilly.
"We must meet again, Constance! say only that you will see me once more before " "By Heaven!" exclaimed Robin, "you stand dallying here, and there is Sir Willmott himself coming down the avenue at full speed! Lady, I entreat your pardon for my boldness But go, lady go! in God's name! then, and not till then, will he depart." Constance did not trust herself in the room a moment longer.
Harry told the Colonel that they must drive the thing through, he couldn't be dallying round Washington when Spring opened. Phil wanted him, Phil had a great thing on hand up in Pennsylvania. "What is that?" inquired the Colonel, always ready to interest himself in anything large. "A mountain of coal; that's all. He's going to run a tunnel into it in the Spring."
Bob, on the grass below, could not see, so Jim held his breath while the door opened and his father admitted Danny O'Flannigan to the house. Jim's heart swelled, and his eyes flashed with pride. Now, we should see how a man dealt with this thing. Surely now there would be no fifteen minutes' dallying. Danny O'Flannigan would soon find out what sort of a person he had to deal with.
And you are, and we cracking our vitals calling you. What is it you're dallying here for? Stir! stir! dinner! BIDDY, alone. Coming then! Sure it's making up the room I am with all speed, and the bed not made after all! The Kitchen of the Inn. Miss FLORINDA GALLAGHER and CHRISTY GALLAGHER. Boys and Men belonging to the Band, in the back Scene. Christy. Enter BIDDY, stops and listens.
And, oh, Evan! did you really do it for me? And really, just then, flying through the air, close to the darling of his heart, he had not the courage to spoil that delicious question, but dallying with the lie, he looked in her eyes lingeringly. This picture the Countess contemplated.
There were nights of pitch darkness and beating rain; and sometimes on these she had to know that he was out there. Long she sat in the shadow of her room, looking towards the bed where her husband slept, but sending the dallying vision toward the doctor. He would be at the Christmas party; she would be dancing with him. Clouds and darkness descended upon the plain of life and enveloped it.
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