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Now then," he walked back quickly to the desk, "I want you to open this secret drawer." He spoke with a sudden sternness that quite disconcerted poor Pussy. She stood before him frozen with fear, unable to lie any more, unable even to speak.
"He is a big liar, sir," Iskender whispered in the ear of his lord, who appeared unduly stricken by these tidings; and in proof of the assertion, he referred the matter to the sons of Mûsa, who said that a donkey laden with vegetables had been washed away. Elias, in no wise disconcerted, thanked God that things were no worse.
Lady Charlotte settled herself comfortably on the sofa, and Rose, seeing that there was no chance of escaping her tormentor, felt her spirits rise to an encounter. 'Really Lady Charlotte and she looked down, and then up, with a feigned bashfulness 'I I play a little. 'Humph! said her questioner again, rather disconcerted by the obvious missishness of the answer. 'You do, do you?
The judge did not allow himself the luxury of embarrassment, but bowed to Charley with a smile, which he presently turned on Kathleen, who came as near being disconcerted as she had ever been in her life. Kathleen had passed through a good deal to look so unflurried. She had been on trial in the court-room as well as the prisoner. Important things had been at stake with her.
"Hould aisy," said Pat, as they approached the fugitive; "don't be afraid, I have brought yous a frind." "I hope you will not bring me too many friends," replied Hatchie, a little disconcerted. "Don't you know me?" said Henry, as he grasped the hand of Hatchie; "I have just come from your mistress, and know your whole story."
"But I am lost," said the child, nestling her little hand more closely in his, "and you'll take care of me, won't you?" If ever a man were disconcerted by division between compassion on the one hand, and the very imbecility of irresolution on the other, here the man was. "Lost!" he repeated, looking down at the child. "I am sure I am. What is to be done?"
The land baron's smile revealed withering contempt, as with eyes bright with suppressed excitement, and his face unusually sallow, he joined the group. "The end of it!" he repeated, fixing his glance upon the captious dandy. "The beginning, you mean! The beginning of her triumphs!" "Oh, have your own way!" answered the disconcerted critic. Mauville deliberately turned his back.
Sophia, who liked to have all things her own way, felt disconcerted. After tea Sophia took Blue and Red apart into their little bedroom. An old cotton blind was pulled down to shield the low window from passers in the yard. The pane was open and the blind flapped. The room had little ornament and was unattractive. "How could you write letters to that Mr.
These ladies were bound to be overstrict in something or other, being just a little lax in certain things where other ladies are strict. Now Bassett had pondered well what he should say, but he was disconcerted by her superb presence and demeanor and her large gray eyes, that rested steadily upon his face. However, he began to murmur mellifluously.
Still Margaret was unable to answer, unless a second tear rolling down from her other eye could be taken as an answer. "Oh dear! oh dear!" said Eleanor, fairly aghast at Margaret's unexpected behaviour. "Whatever can be done!" All the radiant happiness was gone from her face, and she looked utterly disconcerted and taken aback. Then Margaret found her voice.