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"I perceive, Count Nobili," he says, "you are impatient." This was in response to a muttered curse from Nobili. "Let me go! A thousand devils! Let me go!" cried the count, putting the lawyer back. "Impatient! I am maddened!" "But not before we have settled the matter in question. That is impossible! Hear me, then. Count Nobili.
Why should any one be troubled when it is so easy to be happy?" "Easy?" He laughed. "If life were only as simple as that!" "It is if one knows what one wants." "Well, one may know what one wants, and yet not know if one is wise in wanting it." "Oh, wise!" She shook her head with an impatient movement. "Isn't the only wisdom to be happy and kind?"
He was frankly impatient with her stories, never asked her advice about anything, and never played with her. Was he growing very conceited? Was it because he was going to school, and thought himself too old for his sisters? No, he did not seem to be conceited he had always been proud, but never conceited.
That wildly-illuminated and open apartment stood in strange contrast with the rest of the house, where everything was dark, save in Mrs Hadwin's own chamber. The Curate proceeded on his way, after that moment's pause, with hasty and impatient steps.
She grew quite cheerful again, and drew close to the priest with the caressing ways of a child of nature, never noticing his cold and rigid demeanour. And she became impatient, clapped her hands, and exclaimed: 'Come, Serge; make up your mind and come. We are only losing time. There is no necessity to think so much about it. It is quite simple; I am going to take you with me.
Indeed his very energy and his single-mindedness tended to make him impatient and irritable whenever any person or thing interfered with his intentions or desires.... For a man of his small stature his activity was marvellous he seemed able to walk every one else off their legs over rough ground or smooth.... In Gordon strength and weakness were most fantastically mingled.
Hickman to afford me protection, till these storms were over-blown. But then this might have involved him in difficulties and dangers; and that I would not have done for the world. I don't know what to do, not I! God forgive me, but I am very impatient! I wish But I don't know what to wish, without a sin! Yet I wish it would please God to take me to his mercy!
"This is the picture I have loved to draw," half-whispered Ludlow, "when gales and storms have kept me on the deck, throughout many a dreary and tempestuous night! When body and mind have been impatient of fatigue, this is the repose I have most coveted, and for which I have even dared to hope!"
Over in the top of a tall pine tree Blacky the Crow was hiding and chuckling to himself as he watched. Reddy Fox was getting impatient. He was hungry. He had had no breakfast, and as he lay hiding in the hollow log, he could peep out and see all the good things, and he could smell them, too. It seemed as if his stomach would just give him no peace at all.
"Oh! the very first," exclaimed the eager girl. "His first offense, I do assure you, if offense it be." "But you wrote him you urged the visit; surely, young lady, you wished to see your brother?" added the impatient colonel.
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