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The nurse, who stood over her trembling with anger, and only deterred from snatching the child away by the fear of wakening it, might have been talking to the wall. 'Now, look here, Louie, what d' you do that for? said David, remonstrating; 'why can't you leave the child alone? You'll be putting Mrs. Mason in a taking, and that'll do her harm.
But that's more'n some other people in Marx's household does." "Yes?" "Yes, sir. When a gentleman tries to be friendly, I meets him half-way. But that fellow," and he shook a remonstrating finger at the door of the lodging-house, "thinks himself better'n other people. And mind you," with a leer, "maybe he's not as good." "Who do you mean the Dago?" asked the machinist. "No; I mean Crawford.
As he paused after this general remonstrance, the soldiers loudly called upon him to go into particulars; upon which he proceeded to recall, with lucid and impressive simplicity, the outrages which had been committed at and near Kerasus the unauthorized and unprovoked attack made by Klearetus and his company on a neighboring village which was in friendly commerce with the army the murder of the three elders of the village, who had come as heralds to complain to the generals about such wrong the mutinous attack made by disorderly soldiers even upon the magistrates of Kerasus, at the very moment when they were remonstrating with the generals on what had occurred; exposing these magistrates to the utmost peril, and putting the generals themselves to ignominy.
Like all quick imaginative natures he was easily depressed, and the Squire's sombre figure had for the moment darkened his whole horizon. Catherine laid her check against his arm in the darkness, consoling, remonstrating, every other thought lost in her sympathy with Robert's worries.
From the start the German officer made himself, perfectly at home, and, although the boys had thought of remonstrating, he was allowed the freedom of all parts of the ship. He went below, when, he felt so disposed, and returned when he was ready. "It seems to me that our gallant colonel is taking things almost too free and easy," Frank had remarked to Jack, at one of their daily conferences.
The English Committee thought that these charges might anger the King and endanger the Connecticut charter. Accordingly, they again wrote to the Connecticut authorities, remonstrating with them because of their treatment of dissenters. At the same time, they sent a letter advising the petitioners to show their loyalty to the best interests of the colony by withdrawing their complaint.
Peter smoked reflectively. "I remember your father well, Jack," he said. "He was a big-hearted man." Old Danny was heard remonstrating loudly with spirits from a warmer clime than Australia, and Peter stepped over to soothe him. "I thought I'd get it, directly after I opened my mouth," said Mitchell. "I suppose it will be your turn next, Joe." "I suppose so," said Joe, resignedly. The wind fell.
Alexander, of Virginia, presented a representation of the grand jury in the city of Washington, remonstrating against "any measure for the abolition of slavery within said District, unless accompanied by measures for the removal of the emancipated from the same;" thus, not only conceding the power to emancipate slaves, but affirming an additional power, that of excluding them when free.
Behind the throng of men with their mock threats trailed the women and children, some throwing pine cones at the booming Harry, juggling himself on the narrow pole; and in the crowd, Fairchild found some one he could watch with more than ordinary interest, Anita Richmond, trudging along with the rest, apparently remonstrating with the sullen, mean-visaged young man at her side.
He led the way to the end of the platform, and pointed to the house. Emily and Mrs. Ellmother immediately left the station. Mirabel accompanied them, still remonstrating, still raising obstacles. The house door was opened by an old man. He looked reproachfully at Mirabel. "You have been told already," he said, "that no strangers are to see my wife?" Encouraged by discovering that the man was Mr.
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