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He had never excelled in the suaver virtues, and now the whole of the time he spent at home was devoted to vociferous railing at capitalists, priests, and women, his mother and sister serving for illustrations of the vices prevalent in the last-mentioned class.
But perhaps, he admitted, Simeon Samuels resented mere private members or committeemen. Let the Gabbai go. Accordingly the pompous treasurer of the synagogue strode into the notorious shop on the Sabbath itself, catching Simeon Samuels red-handed. But nothing could be suaver than that gentleman's 'Good Shabbos. What can I do for you? 'You can shut up your shop, said the Gabbai brusquely.
"You've found something to do in London?" "Not yet. I'm going to look " "And what," inquired the Vicar with an even suaver irony, "can you do?" "I can be somebody's secretary." "Whose?" "Oh," said Gwenda airily, "anybody's." "And if I may ask what will you do, and where do you propose to stay, while you're looking for him?" "That's all arranged. I'm going to Mummy."
The tempest had doubtless frightened them away to the suaver southland, from which they did not return until the following spring. One of my most pleasing observations was made on December 19, 1902. There had been a number of days of severe weather, accompanied by hard storms. Six inches of snow lay on the ground.
Indeed I had rather enjoyed the whole affair, though I felt that my manner was gradually marking me as one apart from the natives; made conscious I was of a more finished, a suaver formality in myself the Mrs. Ballard I had met came at length to be by way of tapping me coquettishly with her tambourine in our lighter moments.
She felt sure Andrew Cameron would grant her request, but she did hope he would grant it rather rudely or unwillingly. She could accept the favour so much more easily if it were flung to her like a bone to a dog. But not a bit of it. Andrew Cameron was suaver than ever.
The gentleman who was playing the part of Lord Finchley, an English character actor who specialized in London "nuts," raised his eyebrows, annoyed. Like Mr Pilkington, he had never before come into contact with Mr Goble as stage-director, and, accustomed to the suaver methods of his native land, he was finding the experience trying.
Again, she had developed in our fair barbarian a natural taste in dress, curbing, on her emergence from mourning, a fierce desire for apparel in primary colours, and leading her onwards to an appreciation of suaver harmonies.
To his profound annoyance, someone intervened a lady bringing someone else to be introduced. Rolfe turned on his heel, and was face to face with Cyrus Redgrave. Nothing could be suaver or more civil than Mr. Redgrave's accost; he spoke like a polished gentleman, and, for aught Harvey knew, did not misrepresent himself. But Rolfe had a prejudice; he said as little as possible, and moved on.
The old man's peace of mind and his daughter's future have only myself as guardian, and I shall manage to guard them, though it be at the risk of my life and my honour." "And yet honour and life are of some importance at your age," replied the abbe, visibly irritated, but feigning a suaver manner than ever. "Who knows into what folly religious fervour may lead the Trappist?
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