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The three Habr Awal presently approached and scowlingly inquired why we had not apprised them of our intention to enter the city. It was now "war to the knife" we did not deign a reply. It is worn for a year, during which modest women will not marry.
I was indolently seated in a chair reading a book, and appeared too lazy to notice anyone; but, suddenly looking up and seeing my "brother Ngalyema" and his warriors, scowlingly regarding me, I sprang up and seized his hands, and affectionately bade him welcome, in the name of sacred fraternity, and offered him my own chair. He was strangely cold, and apparently disgruntled, and said:
Gross took occasion to congratulate the despised underling with pompous insincerity, whereat Louis admonished him scowlingly to beat it back to his trial balance or he'd bounce a letter-press on his dome. When the office-boy reappeared he turned in a laconic report, "She's a peach!" Mitchell sweated the lad for further details, then nearly strained a tendon in getting to the telephone booth.
The woman scowlingly waited for the head of the house to explain himself, and this, with the perversity of one who knows the dramatic value of suspense, he was in no haste to do. "Well," Mary questioned sharply. "What ye got there, Bill?" The Hopper was regarding Shaver with a grin of benevolent satisfaction.
It was his unerring, clock like regularity in this that had won the Kid his reputation. This night his powers were taxed. He dealt silently, scowlingly, his long white fingers nervously caressing the cards.
Levi raised himself upon his elbow and looked scowlingly around at the amazed, wonderstruck faces surrounding him. "Why, it's Levi West!" croaked the Squire, at last finding his voice. Then, suddenly, Lieutenant Maynard pushed forward, before the others crowded around the figure on the floor, and, clutching Levi by the hair, dragged his head backward so as to better see his face.
For a moment I thought he was going to jump for me; he never has, no matter how mad he gets. Then he leaned back again in his chair and turned to Twigg with a beast of a sneer on his face. "You see?" he asked, with a shrug. "Nice, sweet-tempered, clean-tongued youth, isn't he? Want to call it off?" I looked scowlingly at Twigg.
His eyes darkened suspiciously, as though he suspected that Don was acting as guardian. For a moment he seemed to be debating what he should do; and while he paused, Bobbie edged past. "Don't forget Monday," said Don. He wanted to shift the other boy's thoughts. "I may be busy Monday," Tim answered scowlingly. He took a step after Bobbie, but found the patrol leader in his way and stopped short.
The children crawled off the streets with the instinctive unconcern of familiarity with traffic; the bareheaded women and dark-faced men scowlingly gave the chariot of the rich space to proceed.
"K.," said I, as we removed our cumbrous headgear, "about how much do you suppose these things weigh?" "Fully a ton!" he answered, jerking his cap over his eyes and scowlingly accepting a cigarette. Very soon the shattered village was far behind and we were threading a devious course between huge steam-tractors, guns, motor-lorries and more guns.
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