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I shall be at home this evening and to-morrow evening Why not this evening?" demanded Livingstone almost sharply. "Why, only that it's . However, " The speaker broke off. "I'll be there, sir. About eight-thirty, I suppose?" "Yes," said Livingstone, curtly. He was miffed, offended, aggrieved. He had intended to do a kind thing by this man, and he had met with a rebuff.
By-the-bye, I should have remembered that I called on my old friend, Lady Charlotte Campbell, and found her in her usual good-humour, though miffed a little I suspect at the history of Gillespie Grumach in the Legend of Montrose. I saw Haining also, looking thin and pale. These should have gone to the memorandum of yesterday. May 23.
"Let 'em try it!" insisted Dodge. "And you fellows are at liberty to tell anyone that I said it." With that the speaker turned and strolled out of the tent, looking rather miffed. "The pompous old idiot!" muttered Anstey, in a tone of pained disgust. "Oh, why did ever fond parents let a mentally irresponsible chap like that come to a place like West Point for anyway?"
Yes, I asked him if they had tried spanking, but he didn't answer seemed rather miffed, in fact. The child simply will not come, and that is point number one. Now, of course, Uncle Elbert realizes that he has not been what the world would call a good father.
"Don't ball things up, Tommy," she murmured under her breath, "Leave it to us get out if you see he's still miffed with you Please come over here, Mr. Hamilt," she called softly. "I want you to meet Mr. Graemer." He looked as blonde as she, almost, ruddy, lithe, but somehow old. He did not smile at her greeting, he merely nodded.
The gardener was miffed by this left-handed compliment, but he did not venture to resent the impeachment. Plutarch handled the gun with the confident facility of an expert, poised it to ascertain the weight, noticed the calibre and the maker's name, admired the beauty of the stock, and tested the action of the trigger, lightly lifting the maple breech to his shoulder.
My name is Smart. I think you must have heard of me through the Countess and your " "Great Scott! Smart? Are are you the author, James Byron Smart? The the man who " He checked himself suddenly, but seized me by the hand and, as he wrung it vigorously, dragged me out of hearing of the men behind the desk. "I am John Bellamy Smart," said I, a little miffed.
"Hope you ain't miffed at me, Jedge, for sayin' I war sorter diserpp'inted in you. I didn't mean no harm; an' say' Jedge, you ask Old Jasper an' he'll tell you whuther he's made licker. He ain't one of the sort that tells a lie, Jedge, an' I hope you'll do the best you kin fur him; an' if you have to send him to the penitentiary I hope you'll let me take half the time.
Wickert looked at once self-conscious and a trifle miffed, for in his own set he was regarded as quite the mould of fashion. "Oh, well, if you want to pipe off the guys that think they're the whole thing, walk up the Avenue and watch the doors of the clubs and the swell restaurants.
The Judge suggested genially that we all go in together, but the professor explained that one at a time was his invariable rule. "'Oh, all right, all right, said the judge, somewhat miffed; 'far be it from me to to "'Ladies first, said I. "''Tis well, said the professor, with a salaam; and the pair disappeared behind the draperies.
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