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"And...?" repeated the Provincial, interrogatively. He leant back in his chair with an obvious air of interest. "And I am very grateful to him." "The reverend father is a great doctor," said the Jesuit lightly. "Excuse me," he continued, rising and leaning across the table, "I will close the window; the air from the river begins to grow cool."

"You sent for me, sir?" said the usher interrogatively. "Yes, Mr. Crabb. You will remember that I had occasion to rebuke you, when we last conferred together, for overstepping the limits of your authority?" "I remember, Mr. Smith, that you showed anger, and found fault with me." "Exactly so." "Why doesn't he ask to be taken back?" thought Socrates.

"Of your mother's murderer of the man who has robbed you of your titles, your honours, your wealth, and your name." "I should be noble and rich then?" cried Fabian, interrogatively. "Oh that I had but known it sooner only yesterday!" Fabian's thoughts were upon Rosarita. If he could have told this to her, in that sad parting interview, perhaps the result might have been different!

Peters, interrogatively. "Ominous of what?" asked Durgin, lifting the wet mass from his knees and dropping it on the floor. "Well, sorter queer, then." "Where does the queer come in?" inquired Stevens, gravelly. "I don't know; but I'm hit by it." "Come, boys, don't crowd a feller," said Mr. Peters, getting restive. "I don't take the contract to explain the thing.

"Well, you know, after all, he aw " the Duke reddened "he well yes, exactly so." "Yes?" said Margaret interrogatively, expecting something more. "Exactly," said the Duke, still red, but determined not to say anything.

The owner watched the dog as it walked round its master smelling the snow, then turning up its pointed nose interrogatively and waving its magnificent feathery tail. The oblique eyes, acute angle of his short ears, the thick neck, broad chest, and heavy forelegs, gave an impression of mingled alertness and strength you will not see surpassed in any animal that walks the world.

He managed, though, to catch the half-past five fast train, travelling to town alone in a reserved compartment, with all the blinds down... "Leaving the child?" I said interrogatively. "Yes. Leaving He shirked the problem. He was born that way. He had no idea what to do with her or for that matter with anything or anybody including himself. He bolted back to his suite of rooms in the hotel.

Marvell brought out a map, and they pored over it. The superintendent of police departed. Then Marvell, with a glance at the door to see that it was safely shut, said abruptly: "You know, Faversham has done some unlucky things!" Tatham eyed him interrogatively. "It has come out that he was in the Brands' cottage about a week ago, and that he left money with the family.

Remember what was the last temptation of the serpent to Eve: "Your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." 'I shall be very careful, she said gravely; and then added as if by an afterthought, 'of course you understand that my motive is the acquisition of knowledge? 'Yes? the answer was given interrogatively.

"You've got a mighty queer method of taking exercise," said the doctor, coming to a standstill in front of them. "Come, you might as well tell me right out what you're up to." "We we lost somethin'," stammered the eldest orphan. "What is it? Yourselves?" The boys glanced at each other interrogatively.