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The cordiality of her letter of reply to the wandering Patrick astonished him on the part of so cool a young lady; and Captain Con, when he heard Miss Mattock speak of Patrick to his wife, came to the conclusion that the leery lad had gone a far way toward doing the trick for himself, though Jane said his correspondence was full of the deeds of his brother in India.
"I've been strolling in the Walks and churchyard, father, till I feel quite leery." She clapped her hand to her mouth, but too late. This was just enough to incense Henchard after the other crosses of the day. "I WON'T have you talk like that!" he thundered. "'Leery, indeed. One would think you worked upon a farm! One day I learn that you lend a hand in public-houses.
The woman chuckled, and then suddenly seized with suspicion looked at her visitor sharply. "What do you want me to blow the gaff for?" she said; "you're a leery old hand, you are, for all your simple ways, and you've got some game on, I'll take my davy." "I a game I !" answered George, an expression of the deepest pain spreading itself over his ugly features.
And there was a particularly brutal villain with leery eyes, ugly mouth, with one tooth gone, and an iron jaw like a hull-dog's. He was attired in a fur cap, brown corduroy jacket, with a blood-red handkerchief twisted about his throat, and he carried a bludgeon.
"Guess we can spare us some time to bed him down proper on th' right range. Maybeso you'll find them in theah as leery of strangers as a rustler of the sheriff "
He doesn't drink much now, but he did then mighty few that didn't up there and I tell you, even our own fellows got a bit leery of him when he used to start in 'trailing his coat. They were glad when he 'came outside. That's one of the reasons why he's shoved out on a prairie detachment. He wouldn't do at all for the Post.
A week later Babbitt learned, through Henry Thompson, that the officials of the Street Traction Company were planning another real-estate coup, and that Sanders, Torrey and Wing, not the Babbitt-Thompson Company, were to handle it for them. "I figure that Jake Offutt is kind of leery about the way folks are talking about you.
Next came more reflection, with closed eyes, and a fresh row of letters arranged in a different order and likewise followed by a nought. 'What are you doing with all those rows of figures amounting to zero? I asked him one day. The mathematician gave me a leery look, picked up in barracks. A sarcastic droop in the corner of his eye showed how he pitied my ignorance.
I've looked into the fellow's eye and seen a leery old badger at the bottom of it. Talks vile stuff. However, 'perhaps I didn't drive out on that sweltering Carlsruhe road for nothing. He screwed a look at the earl, who sent Abrane to carry a message and heard the story Potts had to tell.
I am writing you care of your house as I'm a little leery of sending it care of your friend McPherson. "Your order for the four now reposes in the inside pocket of my vest amongst my firm's cash and will stand as an I. O. U. against me until I hear from you.
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