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Rostov looked inimically at Pierre, first because Pierre appeared to his hussar eyes as a rich civilian, the husband of a beauty, and in a word an old woman; and secondly because Pierre in his preoccupation and absent-mindedness had not recognized Rostov and had not responded to his greeting. When the Emperor's health was drunk, Pierre, lost in thought, did not rise or lift his glass.
Magnanimity was contrasted inimically with prudence, and instinct and nature were made to thrust from their throne reason and reflection. Carried to its limit, this tendency developed the speculative and social excesses of the great sentimental school.
Herman explained with vehemence that it would not be right for him to leave the stable upon any errand until just restorations had been made. He spoke inimically of the cat that had been the occasion of his loss, and he earnestly requested that operations with the clothes-prop be resumed in the cistern.
I've nothing against her. But I believe I told you last year that I had been in love once. That "once" was enough. I've done with women, Mr. Hugo. 'But how does this affect Hugo began to inquire, rather inimically. 'Can't you see? She doesn't want to leave Paris. I did all I could for her all the time. I've been her friend in adversity, and so on, and so on, and she's she's
I told you long ago that I think every man's his own judge, and sole judge, in this business." Twyning always retracted when Sabre showed signs of becoming roused. "Ah, well, what does it matter? He's gone now. He'll be in this precious khaki to-night. No one can point at him now." He drew out a handkerchief and wiped his eyes slowly. He stared inimically at Sabre. "I'll tell you one thing, Sabre.
"Haven't you cream?" she curtly challenged the waitress, arriving with ice, lemon-squash, and George's tea. The alien mercenary met her glance inimically for a second, and then, shutting her lips together, walked off with the milk. At Prosser's the waitresses did not wear caps, and were, in theory, ladies.
He had to join the Army, and 'that was all there was to it. A beastly nuisance, this world-war! It was interfering with his private affairs; it might put an end to his private affairs altogether; he hated soldiering; he looked inimically at the military caste. An unspeakable nuisance. But there the war was, and he was going to answer to his name.
He remembered what Agg had said to him about her; but what Agg had said did not appear to help him practically.... Why had he left Marguerite? Why was he standing thirty feet from her and observing her inimically? He walked back to her, sat down, and said calmly: "Listen to me, darling. Suppose we arrange now, definitely, to get married in two years' time. How will that do for you?"
Some thought that Captain Winslow ought to begin the battle by firing a broadside into the stranger; but he declined the proposal, and suggested that it would be better to ascertain first whether she was inimically disposed. "She can scarcely be a friend, or she would not frighten people so horribly," observed some one, but the speaker was not discovered.
"No," he replied as abruptly and casually, clasping almost inimically her ringed hand she was wearing Queenie's rings. "But you're tired. The journey, I suppose." "It's not that. We sat up till five o'clock this morning, talking." "Who?" "Queen and I." "What did you do that for?"
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