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“He ain’t been here—as I knows of.” He slipped half-a-crown into her hand. “Think again,” he said, in his most winning accents. The poor little maid was obviously in a dilemma. “Do you want him particular, sir?” “Particularly.” She fidgeted a little. “He told me,” he pursued, “that he might look in at his rooms last night. He left no message for me?” “What name, sir?” “Mr Butler.” “No, sir.”
He fidgeted from place to place, his mind heavy with distress under the shadow that threatened to blight the life of his cherished son. Finally, with a sense of relief he put out the lights and went to his chamber. But he did not follow the further directions given him, for he was not minded to go to bed.
"I do begin to believe thee," said Hendon, with a perplexing mixture of mockery and half-conviction in his tone; "but tarry thou here a moment whilst I run and ask his worship for nathless, he being a man experienced in law, in jests, in " He was moving away, still talking; the constable hesitated, fidgeted, spat out an oath or two, then cried out
Frances was organist, but today, instead of walking up to the platform, she slipped demurely into her father's pew at one side of the pulpit. Eben Craig, who was the Putney singing master and felt himself responsible for the choir, fidgeted uneasily.
It's not likely you'll ever see it again." But Mary was already encoffined in her narrow berth. "Don't ask me even to lift my head from the pillow, Richard. Besides, I've seen it so often before." He lingered to make some arrangements for her comfort, fidgeted to know where she had put his books; then mounted a locker and craned his neck at the porthole. "Now for the Rip, wife!
She was not ordinarily a superstitious woman, but there was something uncanny in this open partnership with Death. "There was a diamond pin," she suggested, moodily, "worth, I should think, some fifteen or sixteen hundred dollars. Ebeneezer gave it to dear Rebecca on their wedding day, and she always said it was to be mine. Have you any idea where it is?" Mr. Bradford fidgeted.
At the time, I was very angry, but often since then I have wished that I could have passed out with him into the fog and been lost but I mustn't talk like this! Please don't misunderstand me, Mr. Ruff. I am happily married quite happily married!" Peter Ruff sighed. "My friend Fitzgerald," he remarked, "will be glad to hear that." Maud fidgeted.
The Queen stood not far from him, gazing into the fire with an air of ill-temper which the circle, serious and silent, seemed to reflect, I looked everywhere for the Portuguese, but he was not to be seen. For a moment the King affected to be unaware of my presence, and even turned his shoulder to me; but I observed that he reddened, and fidgeted nervously with the boot which he was drawing on.
On Wednesdays and Saturdays she came down to give Holly music lessons. The greater the pleasure he took in her society, the more scrupulously fastidious he became, just a matter-of-fact and friendly uncle. Not even in feeling, really, was he more for, after all, there was his age. And yet, if she were late he fidgeted himself to death.
Here the Queen put on her spectacles, and began staring hard at the Hatter, who turned pale and fidgeted. "Give your evidence," said the King, "and don't be nervous, or I'll have you executed on the spot."
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