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I roused myself to say: "What can I do for you, colonel?" He waited till the door closed behind Jones, and then said: "I've got to the bottom of it at last, Martin." This was true of myself also, but the colonel meant it in a different sense. "Bottom of what?" I asked, rather testily. "That old scamp's villainy," said he, jerking his thumb toward the Piazza and the statue of the Liberator.
The back and shoulders proved to be those of De Stancy. He turned his head, jumped up, and was at her side in an instant, a nettled flush having meanwhile crossed Paula's face. 'I thought you had gone to the Hotoie Promenade, she said hastily. 'Of course: there is nothing else to go to here even for Roundheads. 'If you mean ME by that, you are very much mistaken, said she testily.
"Damn that 'Dismal Jimmy' owl!" he ejaculated testily, in a low tone "an' thim ki-oots! . . . beggars all seem to be givin' us th' ha! ha! as if they knew. P'raps he has beat ut on us afther all? . . . 'Tis harrd tu say we cannot shpot a glim from this side winders all face east. Now! luk a-here, all av yez!"
Eugenia shook him into consciousness. "Raining for three whole days, and I believe you've slept through it. Now the clouds are breaking." "What is it the Bible says about 'the winter of our discontent'? that's what it is." "Not the Bible, dear Shakespeare." "It's the same thing," retorted the general testily.
She managed, however, to say politely: "You think that science has not improved upon nature in rearing the race, but you must remember that it finds the higher classes existing under unnatural conditions." "The conditions would do very well if we could banish the doctors," said the old lady, testily.
Hilbery thought to herself that she had never seen him to such advantage; yes, he was somehow different; he reminded her of some one who was dead, some one who was distinguished she had forgotten his name. Cassandra's voice rose high in its excitement. "You've not read 'The Idiot'!" she exclaimed. "I've read 'War and Peace'," William replied, a little testily.
I had my doubts, however. He might be a Boer outpost anxious to ascertain if we were Englishmen. Afraid to ride into ambush of my own men, I called out in Dutch: "Whose men are you?" The Tommy lost his temper at being kept awake so long and retorted testily, "I can't understand your beastly Dutch; come here and be recognized."
Is that the manners you think's polite?" demanded Mr. Jones, testily. Then Monty spoke. "Gr-gram-ma sent me to ask how you w-w-were. I'll go an' tell her." "Won't you stay and play? And, oh, let me tell you. Mr. Deacon Meakin is cleaning up the barn just splendidly, and it will be all ready for you know what!" cried Katy, excitedly, and forgetful of the keen ears of the man on the cot.
Uncle Paul was on one side of the table with his big glass bottle; Rodd sat on the other, with his chin resting in his hands, trying to listen to his uncle's discourse, and with his eyelids drooping down now and again. "Bother the flies and moths!" said Uncle Paul testily. "Who's to work with them circling round and round the candles, trying to singe themselves to death?
Elizabeth ordered her ladies to admit Dorothy, and the girl ran to the queen, who had half arisen in her bed. "You must have affairs of great moment, indeed," cried Elizabeth, testily, "if they induce you to disturb me in this manner." "Of great moment, indeed, your Majesty," replied Dorothy, endeavoring to be calm, "of moment to you and to me.
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