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Not a stevedore, not a fisherman, not a brown fruit-vender did I see. French Eva greeted me impatiently. She was not doing business, evidently, for she wore her silk dress and white canvas shoes. Also, a hat. Her face was whiter than ever, and, just offhand, I should have said that something had shaken her. She would not let me in, but made me wait while she fetched the eggs.
She stepped to the front of the chariot, waved the white cloth, and threw away the sword, as if to announce to the enemy that all the women wished to give themselves up. The soldiers, at first astonished at the proposed surrender, answered with laughs of ironical consent. Margarid seemed to be awaiting a signal. Twice she impatiently cast her eyes toward the shelter, where the two women had gone.
In the last note of the song applause came instantaneously, almost impatiently, as it might seem. With cries of "Encore! Encore!" it lasted some time, while the happy singer looked around with frank pleasure on the little group encircling her in the Manor Cartier. "Did you like it so much?" she asked in a general way, and not looking at any particular person.
You might guillotine Lantenac with exquisite satisfaction, and yet he does not make us ashamed of mankind. Into his mouth, as he walks about his dungeon, impatiently waiting to be led out to execution, Victor Hugo has put the aristocratic view of the Revolution.
"On the contrary, every Catholic child is baptized, even at the most tender age; but, Juliet, the Catholic mother gives not all her mind to the child's costly apparel; that is of little consequence compared to devoting the child to God." "That is not the question," spoke Juliet, impatiently. "Will you, or will you not go with us to St. Mark's?" "Juliet, I have something I should tell you.
Leslie's voice asked, irritably, when at last the telephone connection was established. "Oh, Norma! Oh ? What is it?" "Just wondering how you all were, and what the family news is," Norma said, with an uncomfortable inclination to falter. "I don't hear you!" Leslie protested, impatiently.
'But where am I to move it to, my child? asked the old woman, looking up to the nest, and at the same moment trying to steady the kettle with one hand and the tripod with the other. 'Didn't I tell you that it was no good doing that, said Wildrose, more impatiently than before. 'Make a fire near a tree and hang the kettle from one of the branches.
Will not these be cutting things to my fair one?" "Oh, sir," said I, "your poor servant has a much greater difficulty than this to overcome." "What is that?" said he a little impatiently. "I will not forgive your doubts now." "No, sir," said I, "I cannot doubt; but it is, how I shall support, how I shall deserve, your goodness to me!" "Dear girl!" said he, and press'd me to his bosom.
I don't often issue positive prohibitions in my capacity of superior officer; but in this instance I must. I am going to request you not to leave camp on any errand unless accompanied by Ranger Ware." Bob nodded a little impatiently. California John paused before following his chief into the office. "It's good sense, boy," said he, "and nobody gives a darn for your worthless skin, you know.
"I must have medicine and food, or Harry will not live till Sunday. I will sign." The papers were again spread out. The poor-master jerked the folds out of them impatiently, in a way that seemed to say, "You keep me an unconscionable long time about a very small matter." When the papers were spread out, Mrs. Martin's two oldest children, who began to understand what was going on, cried bitterly.
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