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"An excellent idea, Betty; we will punish her for her conduct," replied Hilton. The curate was delighted at the plan.
Now and then one of them darted away from the group and shot off into the gauzy blue with a soft little trail of light, like laughter. Hedger and his dog were delighted when a star did this. They were quite lost in watching the glittering game, when they were suddenly diverted by a sound, not from the stars, though it was music.
Matthew Maitland and his wife, Jenny, were pleased at the result, and gave Robert due credit for his part a credit that Mysie was delighted to hear from them. The next morning the two children went to work, when children of their years ought to have been still in bed dreaming their little dreams.
Young Goluckoffsky was delighted with his fiancée. She was insistent that all his friends should be there, all the revolutionaries although of course his dear Theresa did not know that. How the spelling of their names puzzled her. With gay heart young Goluckoffsky wrote out all their names on a slip of paper so she could send their invitations properly the names St. Petersburg wanted to know.
It took them a long while to get there, but at last they entered the great river which flowed past the gates of the city, and the sultan, hearing of their approach, came down from his palace to greet them. He had lived as a youth at the court of prince Florian's father, and was delighted to meet his old friend once more.
Edgeworth's suggestion, to add a few notes to give her name to the book; and it was published by Johnson's successor with great success. Mr. Edgeworth, Maria, and I went this autumn to Kilkenny to see the amateur theatricals, with which we were much delighted. Mr. Edgeworth, who remembered Garrick, said he never saw such tragic acting as Mr.
They both seemed delighted with their drive; but said only in general terms that they had kept in the lanes, while the others went on the downs. It was settled that there should be a dance in the evening, and that every body should be extremely merry all day long.
I started, but she ignored my start. Kendricks laughed, delighted, and asked, "Is she pretty?" "Must a heroine be pretty?" "She had better be. Otherwise she will have to be tremendously clever and say all sorts of brilliant things, and that puts a great burden on the author.
His rides on Traveller in which he delighted so much were not so frequent now. He was not so strong as he had been through the spring and summer, and, indeed, during November he had a very severe attack of cold, from which he did not recover for several weeks. However, during the beautiful days of October he was often seen out in the afternoons on his old gray.
Snowflower was delighted at the promise of feasting with those noble lords and ladies, whose wonderful stories she had heard from the chair. She bowed very low, and thanked King Winwealth from the bottom of her heart. All the company were glad to make room for her, and when her golden girdle was put on, little Snowflower looked as fine as the best of them.
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