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He would have faced an Atlantic gale, however, with that same look. When the chime rang out for the third time, the young collier spoke: "It's the varse of a song, maybe?" he suggested. "Aye, lad," was the laconic rejoinder.
Mavering could not worship enough this nobility of soul in her, and he celebrated it to Boardman with the passionate need of imparting his rapture which a lover feel. Boardman acquiesced in silence, with a glance of reserved sarcasm, or contented himself with laconic satire of his friend's general condition, and avoided any comment that might specifically apply to the points Dan made.
"What's the matter?" echoed Maria, falling behind after a futile effort to keep up, Paolo slackened his pace with a laconic "Wait and see," that was even more mystifying. On reaching the Piazza, his manner showed still greater excitement. "Venite!" he repeated, entering by a rear into the gloomy interior.
To the Persian command to give up their weapons, the "laconic" reply was given by Leonidas, "Come and get them." For several days the band of Spartans defended the pass, beating back the Persians, thousands of whom were slain, and repulsing, even, the ten thousand "immortals," who constituted the royal guard.
"Yes," said John, "what there is of it." "What do you mean by that?" "I'm too tired to explain. Wait till we get home." It was four o'clock in the morning before they reached the bank. The gold was taken out and deposited in the vaults, and the three went up to the Hall. They brought out brandy and refreshed themselves, after which John remarked, in his usual laconic style,
"You mean, in short, that he must die?" "To-morrow," was that infernal cheat's laconic answer. They were silent a little while, then she fell a-sobbing. "Be pitiful, monsieur! Have mercy if you, indeed, love me. Oh, he must not die! I cannot, I dare not, let him die!
The authors have found out the secret of being diffuse, even to wearisomeness, and at the same time so epigrammatically laconic, as to be often obscure and unintelligible.
Our laconic friend was trudging on behind the party, and to my surprise I noticed that several of the other parties had un enfant perdu, hands behind his back, marching in the rear, and as soon as we reached the prison each poor sheep in the rear fell out quite as a matter of course. When all the men were in, a warder came up and gave the order, "Right turn!
Not a little astonished by this announcement, I ventured to inquire the reason for this strange request. "That is my business," was the laconic reply. "Perhaps it is; still you must, on mature consideration, admit that I too have some interest in the matter. To my extreme regret I cannot comply with your request, and must leave at sunrise." "You shall not leave. Give me your passport."
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