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It was one minute after six and still there were no signs of Ten Spot. A derisive grin appeared on Hollis's face. Perhaps Ten Spot had reconsidered. He decided that he would wait until ten minutes after six; that would give Ten Spot a decent margin of time for delay.
There was a derisive laughter; some one bade her with an oath begone; rough shoulders jostled her away. She stretched her arms out piteously. "Take me oh, pray take me! I will go with the sheep, with the cattle only, only take me!"
He was a challenge and an insult, an invitation to violence. Bonbright turned and walked away, followed by a derisive guffaw from the strike breaker. Bonbright retraced his steps and approached the rear of the police. Here he was stopped by an officer. "Where you goin'?" "I'm Mr. Foote," said Bonbright. "I want to see what's happening." "I can't help it if you're Mr.
For an instant he was the former easy, elegant, versatile Hellene. When he answered it was with the ring of triumph and defiance. "Imperator, it would be easy to tell a lie, for there is no means of proof at hand. This man," with a derisive glance at his enemy, "says that I know something about his daughter.
Lanyard addressed in a confidential manner those he knew at the table, before turning away to the tug of the Count's hand on his arm "I think he means to pay up twenty pounds he owes me!" Some derisive laughter greeted this sally.
Professor Fontaine had begun to address the class when the door opened and Mignon La Salle sauntered in. She threw a quick, derisive glance at his back, which caused several girls to giggle, then strolled calmly to a seat. A shade of annoyance clouded the instructor's genial face. He eyed his countrywoman severely for an instant, then went on with his speech.
Her assertions only excited a derisive smile; and all necessary forms having been gone through, she was removed from the bar. The unhappy woman bore the ordeal through which she had just passed with much firmness. Once only, whilst sentence was being passed, her high-strung resolution appeared to falter and give way.
Hourigan's thumb had the genuine angle on the back of the book, but it did not escape Sam, who said, "You intend to kiss your thumb, Hourigan, but it's no go; here, sir, stand there, so that the book won't be a screen for you; turn round there now proceed." Hourigan, finding that the evasion in this instance was impracticable, gave it a strong, derisive smack that might be heard outside the room.
Mowbray." "My God!" groaned Houghton. This explained that derisive offer of fifty-one from Consolidated Pepsin. "And you kept this from me?" "They said not to worry you," she said. "I I've had enough for two. Besides, I answered it." "You did! What ?" "I told them to wait a little longer." The father groaned again. "I just had to, daddy; and then today this letter came." He seized it eagerly.
"Can't you Eastern wimmin stand nothin?" Carley's eyes opened and beheld this man in an attitude of supremely derisive protest. "You look like a sick kitten," he added. "When I get me a sweetheart or wife I want her to be a wild cat." His scorn and repudiation of her gave Carley intense relief. She sat up and endeavored to collect her shattered nerves.
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