United States or Italy ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
It was not the least of his grudges against Jacqueline for insisting on having her portrait painted that it obliged him to lay aside this really great work, that he might paint a likeness. "In ten minutes I shall be ready," said Jacqueline, obediently taking off her hat. "Why can't you stay as you are? That jacket suits you. Let us begin immediately." "No, indeed!
"What are you talking about? One at a time. You tell, Norma." "Laura Bennett called us into her room," obediently recited Norma. "Miss Lacey was talking to Ada and Ruth. You could hear every word without listening that is without eavesdropping you know what I mean. Mrs. Eustice must have spoken to Miss Lacey, because she told the girls they would have to send all the trunks home except one apiece.
The little crowd, that was fast being augmented by new arrivals, scowled ferociously at the, to them, uncouthly clad but stalwart figure of the young doctor who had so unceremoniously forced his way in among them, but remained passive, possibly gathering, from the tone of his speech, that he proposed to succour the wounded man; nor did the officer in charge of the party offer any objection, but obediently called a halt when requested by Grosvenor to do so.
He snapped his heavy whip once, and the bear obediently sat up on its haunches, its great paws hanging meekly. Tomaso looked it sharply in the eye. "Don't forget, now, and get funny!" he admonished. Then he returned to the first cage, which contained the puma, and went up close to the bars. The great cat came and rubbed against him, purring harshly.
I am going to take you out to a café where they play the best music in the city. We are going to have supper, drink one another's health, and try and forget the last few months altogether." Lenora clapped her hands and Laura rose at once to her feet. The Professor obediently crossed the room for his hat. "I am convinced," he said, "that our friend Quest's advice is good.
Austen obediently tied Pepper in a field, as he was directed, and made his way by a path through the woods towards the house, where the Ripton Band could be heard playing the second air in the programme, "Don't you wish you'd Waited?" For a really able account of that memorable entertainment see the Ripton Record of that week, for we cannot hope to vie with Mr.
As you know Switzerland, it is useless for me to talk to you of it, and you would scorn me if I were to tell you that I am bored to extinction here. I came here obediently because they ordered me to, for the purpose of bleaching my face and calming my nerves! I don't think that the remedy will be efficacious; anyhow it has been deadly boring to me.
Obediently George took the wheel and touched the self-starter. The engine purred contentedly. "By gum!" cried George inelegantly, "she's done it!" He produced a towel from the box for Norma, who managed to rub off most of the grease from her hands. She put on her jacket and climbed into her place between Betty and her sister.
I shall be glad if you will kindly give the matter your best attention, with a view to lopping or cutting the trees in such a manner as to obviate the inconvenience at present complained of. "Yours obediently, "P. LEONARDO MACREADY, "Engineer to the Board."
Might ask him, fur perliteness sake, to take fust pick uv lots in a new buryin' ground; but then Perkins died last week, yur know." "Say somethin', somebody," commanded the colonel, and as he spoke his eyes alighted on Slim Sam, who obediently stepped out to greet the newcomer. "Mister," said Sam, producing a plug of tobacco, "hev a chaw?"
Word Of The Day