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The red-haired boy raised his eyes from a huge ledger which he was pretending to occupy himself over, and said, "Can't see him," in a laconic tone, and dropped his eyes again. "But why?" asked Jasmine, somewhat indignantly. "I have particular business with him; it is most necessary that I should see him. Pray, let him know that I am here." "Very sorry," replied the boy, "but can't." "Why not?"
The former became by degrees quite epigrammatical in his poems, terse in "Minna," laconic in "Emilia Galotti," it was not till afterwards that he returned to that serene /naivete/ which becomes him so well in "Nathan."
One would gladly know albeit Pigafetta's journal and the still more laconic pilot's logbook leave us in the dark on this point how the ignorant and suffering crews interpreted this everlasting stretch of sea, vaster, said Maximilian Transylvanus, "than the human mind could conceive."
The recollection of the platitudes which he had been delivering, under the impression that he was talking to an entirely raw beginner, made Gethryn feel slightly uncomfortable. What must this wanderer, who had seen men and cities, have thought of his harangue? 'Why did you leave Harrow? asked he. 'Sacked, was the laconic reply.
Varick's second marriage, Miss Farrow was almost tempted to call it his real marriage, the news of which he had conveyed to his good friend in a laconic note, had surprised her very much. The news had found her far away, in Portugal, where, as just a few English people know, there is more than one Casino where mild gambling can be pursued under pleasant conditions.
All were expert woodsmen, devoted to their leader, who held them under strict discipline. THADDEUS KOSCIUSKO came to this country to offer his services to Congress. "What can you do?" asked Washington. "Try me," was the laconic reply. In course of time, he was sent to Schuyler as engineer of his army.
The first effect of the declaration of war by England was the invasion of Hanover by the French troops under General Mortier. The telegraphic despatch by which this news was communicated to Paris was as laconic as correct, and contained, in a few words, the complete history of the expedition.
Gross took occasion to congratulate the despised underling with pompous insincerity, whereat Louis admonished him scowlingly to beat it back to his trial balance or he'd bounce a letter-press on his dome. When the office-boy reappeared he turned in a laconic report, "She's a peach!" Mitchell sweated the lad for further details, then nearly strained a tendon in getting to the telephone booth.
No chance to verify story, but believe it to be on square. Better make arrangements from your end to block game. No Sheriff here now. Answer." The superintendent, responding to the hasty summons, heard the message before the clerk had time to write it out. His lips were closely compressed as he put his own hand on the key and sent these laconic sentences: "O. K. Keep perfectly dark.
Like every one else, he had bought chiefly with promises to pay, and his paper in the three banks aggregated a sum equal to a frugal New Hampshire competence. "How long have I got?" was the laconic wire which he sent to Loring, the secretary of the Western Pacific Advisory Board in Boston, from whom his hint had come.
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