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Trevelyan had declared that, as to the matter of quarrelling, he meant to retain the privilege of doing that for himself; but Stanbury had quite understood that this was only the vague expression of an angry man.
Oh, what a shame! and you think it is fearful." "Quite right, cunning little Mäzli," Kurt laughed. "Come, come, children, now we'll sing instead of quarrelling," the mother admonished them. "We'll sing 'The lovely moon is risen. You know all the words of that from beginning to end, Mäzli." They all started and finished the whole song in peace.
"That fact," said Ferris, calmly, "will not interfere with their eloquent pleading when the case comes to trial." Brenton glared at the man who was taking things so coolly, and who proved himself so unsympathetic; but an instant after he realized the futility of quarrelling with the only person who could give him advice, so he continued, with what patience he could command
If you had made war in the Valteline, you would not talk like that; and if you had seen his Eminence marching upon the dike at Rochelle, with the old Marquis de Spinola, while volleys of cannonshot were sent after him, you would have nothing to say about red-stockings." "Come, let us amuse ourselves, instead of quarrelling," said the other soldiers.
"Success in your profession I thought you said was your object. Of course you must do as you please. If you ask me for advice, I advise you not to try it. But certainly I will not help you with money. That ass Everett is quarrelling with me at this moment because I won't give him money to go and stand somewhere." "Not at Silverbridge!" "I'm sure I can't say. But don't let me do him an injury.
As soon as the banquets were over they went into the fields without the city to divert themselves with various sports, such as shooting with bows and arrows, tossing the pike, casting of heavy stones and rocks, playing at dice, and the like, and all these inoffensively, and without quarrelling.
Mr. Horner, elected with brilliant hopes, was discovered to be given to tippling and quarrelling with his wife; the Rev. Mr. Rose's doctrine was a little too 'high', verging on antinomianism; the Rev. Mr. Stickney's gift as a preacher was found to be less striking on a more extended acquaintance; and the Rev. Mr.
"But what do you suppose they've quarrelled about?" Pete Murphy asked. "Me," Honey said promptly. Ralph laughed absent-mindedly. "It's a hundred to one shot that they're quarrelling about us, though," he said. For some mysterious reason this theory raised his spirits perceptibly. "But to get down to brass tacks," Pete asked in a puzzled tone, "what have we done to make them quarrel?"
You? 'Who? my sister; Porfiry Platonovitch, whom you've given up quarrelling with; auntie, whom you escorted to church the day before yesterday. 'Well, I couldn't refuse! And as for Anna Sergyevna, she agreed with Yevgeny in a great many things, you remember? 'My sister was under his influence then, just as you were. 'As I was?
Land is plenty in this country, and cheap too; and why didn't you buy your land at first, instead of coming to rent of Mr. Hugh; and now when you have rented, to be quarrelling about the very thing you did of your own accord?" "Dere you didst dell 'em a goot t'ing; and vhat might der 'Squire say to dat?"
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