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The conversation failed again, and Ned was forced to speak to him of the interest that Miss Cronin took in the Irish language and her desire to speak it. At the mention of the Irish language, the old man grew gruffer, and remembering that the landlady had said that Miss Cronin was very religious, Ned spoke of the priests there were two in the room and he asked Mr.

Her voice was gruffer, her manner more downright, and she was inclined to patronise the more foolish virgin. Margaret was silly enough to be pained at this. Depressed at her isolation, she saw not only houses and furniture, but the vessel of life itself slipping past her, with people like Evie and Mr. Cahill on board.

"Well, since you ask," said Ravenslee, shaking languid head, "I should scarcely class you as a 'bud' myself. No I should say you were perhaps just a trifle er overblown. But have it your own way!" and Mr. Ravenslee smiled engagingly. "Where's Spike?" demanded M'Ginnis, his tone a little gruffer, "and say you can cut out the comedy, see? Nix on the funny business."

Her voice was gruffer, her manner more downright, and she was inclined to patronize the more foolish virgin. Margaret was silly enough to be pained at this. Depressed at her isolation, she saw not only houses and furniture, but the vessel of life itself slipping past her, with people like Evie and Mr. Cahill on board.

Paul's father puffed quite a long while at his meerschaum before he answered, and then his voice was gruffer than ever with tenderness suppressed. "Give him his head, Grig," he said. "He's true blue underneath, and he'll come up to the collar in time, old friend only I shall have to keep his mother's love from harrying him.

"But are they goin' ter stay't your place?" questioned Tode. "'Spect so." Dick's voice was gruffer than before. "I'm agoin' 'round there to see 'em to-day," remarked Tode. Dick made no reply. Tode repeated, "Don't ye hear? I say I'm agoin' ter see 'em to-day." "I heard what ye said. S'pose I'm deaf?" and Dick turned his back and marched off. Tode looked after him angrily.

"He is gruffer than usual to-night. Perhaps something has happened to upset him. I think I must be going also," and Stanley reluctantly rose to follow his chief. "Of course he is gruffer," said Diana. "Two tiresome women have dared to journey to Zimbabwe to look at his ruins."

But, in a little, borne upon the gentle wind, came the sound of a voice, low and soft and very sweet whose rich tones there was no mistaking followed, almost immediately, by another deeper, gruffer the voice of a man.

"Yes, but you won't do it," answered Laurie, who wished to make up, but felt that his outraged dignity must be appeased first. "If I can manage the young one, I can the old one," muttered Jo, as she walked away, leaving Laurie bent over a railroad map with his head propped up on both hands. "Come in!" and Mr. Laurence's gruff voice sounded gruffer than ever, as Jo tapped at his door.

Returning to my retreat, I stretched myself upon the firewood once more, inhaled its resinous odour, and fell to listening to the slow-moving dialogue of some of the passengers around me. "Ah, good sir," a gruff, sarcastic voice began at my side but instantly a yet gruffer voice intervened with: "Well?" "Oh, nothing, except that to ask a question is easy, and to answer it may be difficult."