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He accepted their chaff good-humouredly, and simply said: “Time will show, but for my part I would as soon be shot as continue to live as prisoner here.” Many of the prisoners passed their time in manufacturing little trifles.
"Well, Dame," interposed the Prince good-humouredly, seeing his wife somewhat affected by the list of omens, "I know you have a horse-shoe in your luggage, so you will come safe off, whoever does not!" "And what matters what my luck is," returned the Dame, "an old beldame such as me, so long as you and your brother come off safe, and find the blessed princes at home well and sound?
When he brought me his rent for the flat he always apologised for being badly dressed; apologised for being five days late, and when I gave him a receipt he would smile good-humouredly and say: "Oh yes, there's that too, I don't like those receipts." He lived poorly but decently.
I hope you may live to remember and feel deeply, what I shall have to communicate, Sir. Jingle bowed respectfully, trembled very much as he took Mr. Pickwick's proffered hand, and withdrew. 'Job you know, I think? said Mr. Pickwick, presenting that gentleman. 'I know the rascal, replied Perker good-humouredly. 'See after your friend, and be in the way to-morrow at one. Do you hear?
Victor Emmanuel said good-humouredly that when driving with his great subject, he felt just like the tenor who leads the prima donna forward to receive applause. Success followed success, and this to the popular imagination is the all-and-all of war.
"I can't I tell you I can't," cried the midshipman, half wild with hysterical excitement. "I must get out now at any cost. I couldn't bear another night in this place." "Nonsense," cried Aleck, good-humouredly. "You bore it when you felt almost hopeless as a prisoner; surely now that you are as good as free you can manage to bear one more night!"
Why could not our French sailors have been able to do this?" "Well," said Uncle Paul good-humouredly, "the only reason I can give is that they were not English." "That's it, sir," said the skipper. "You have hit the right nail on the head. But look here, Mr Count I don't know your name." "Des Saix," said the Count, smiling. "Look here, sir; this is nothing to make a fuss about.
We became at once distinguished and respectable by patent." He laughed good-humouredly. Then suddenly he changed, and his eyes took on a far-off look which Faith had seen so often in the eyes of David, but in David's more intense and meaning, and so different. With what deftness and diplomacy had he worked upon her father!
About midnight, however, a sudden storm of wind and rain drove me back to the shelter of the house, and the next morning I rose in such a deplorable state that I deliberately caught and saddled my horse, though the poor beast could scarcely put one foot on the ground. My friends laughed good-humouredly when they saw me making these resolute preparations for departure.
"I think it's all very interesting," pursued Miss Caroline, still intent on her own train of thought. "Here's Mr. Coventry come home at last to live at Heronsmere a very eligible bachelor and with this Mrs. Hilyard, a wealthy widow, living so near by it wouldn't be at all surprising if something came of it." The rector jumped up, laughing good-humouredly. "Caroline! Caroline!
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