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I remember inquiring seriously if a waterquake were taking place; for I had hitherto seen the ocean so calm, that I fancied it would always remain so, and that it was only the earth which was given to shaking and tumbling about.
Thorndyke directed an inquiring glance at Reuben Hornby, remarking "You are not called upon to incriminate yourself in any way, Mr. Hornby, but I must know what position you intend to adopt." Here I again proposed to withdraw, but Reuben interrupted me. "There is no need for you to go away, Dr. Jervis," he said.
Hardly will the summons have left his lips before a white policeman will be at his side, note-book in hand, inquiring his name and ship, and taking a note of the sampan's number, with the time of his leaving the wharf. Nothing perfunctory about the job either.
"From your allowance?" Lucy suggested, from the restricted horizon of her English point of view. Melissa laughed a merry little laugh of amusement. "Oh no," she said; "from my salary." "From your salary!" Bernard put in, looking down at her with an inquiring glance. "Yes, sir; that's it," Melissa answered, all unabashed. "You see, for four years I was a clerk in the post-office."
All the present life, for, unless we are 'dwelling in the house of the Lord all the days of our lives beholding His beauty and inquiring in His Temple, then we have little in life that is worth the having.
Argensola had asked him before inquiring about the result of his trip. "You have come a long ways and should know much." Soon he was sound asleep in his dear old bed while his "secretary" was pacing up and down the studio talking of Servia, Russia and the Kaiser.
Anstruther. I " She paused again and turned toward her son, who was standing watching us. I saw their eyes meet in a rather arrested way. "It was not Mildred Keith," he said. "Miss Muircarrie is inquiring because this girl was one of those she calls the White People. She was not any one I had seen here before." There was a second's silence before Mrs.
It is peculiar. No doubt. 'I cannot object, said Mrs General 'though even that is disagreeable to me to Mr Dorrit's inquiring, in confidence of my friends here, what amount they have been accustomed, at quarterly intervals, to pay to my credit at my bankers'. Mr Dorrit bowed his acknowledgements. 'Permit me to add, said Mrs General, 'that beyond this, I can never resume the topic.
"Then I'm afraid you'll have to take my word for it," she responded indifferently. "Are you worrying about this slur on your fair name?" he demanded next, as airily as though he were inquiring if she was worrying about the trimming of a new hat. "My revered aunt has told me all the news, you see." Ann winced. "Brett, how can you speak like that?" Her voice trembled.
"Whether he's an accident or a plan," mused the young woman; but she saw that Arkwright did not appreciate the cleverness and the penetration of her remark. Indeed, she knew in advance that he would not, for she knew his limitations. "Now," thought she, "Craig would have appreciated it and clapped me on the arm or knee." "Did you like Josh?" Grant was inquiring. "Very much, indeed."
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