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Granger had so far intruded on their reserve as to ask them to spend the night in his store, but his invitation had been ungraciously refused with a shake of the head. Next day Père Antoine had married them, after which he had departed, promising, however, to return before the summer was out.
The man rolled an eye at the conductor that mingled a sudden shrewdness and anger, and appealed to his fellow travelers. The verdict was against Hawkeye, and Hawkeye ungraciously pocketed the lead piece and handed over another quarter. "Shay," observed the inebriated one insolently, "shay, conductor, I don't like you. You thought I was hic! s'drunk I wouldn't know eh?
It was exasperating, therefore, that through Bonaparte's meddling they found themselves still compelled to carry on negotiations with a monarchy. The treaty with the King of Sardinia was ungraciously dictated and signed by them on May fifteenth, but previous to the act they determined to clip the wings of their dangerous falcon.
"It is your turn to pay compliments," he answered; "but I shall not receive them so ungraciously as you did mine." She passed her hand across her throat as if something were choking her, then she said in a hard, measured tone: "Have you considered the proposition I made you will you go away from this country, and remain away for ever?"
"What's her name?" Gyp's forehead was wrinkled in a scowl. Mrs. Westley referred to the letter. "Jerauld Travis. What a pretty name! And she's just your age, Gyp!" But Gyp refused to be delighted at this fact. Then Mrs. Westley, relieved that the children had consented, even though ungraciously, to the change in their household, slipped the letter back into its envelope.
Let me prove that I do not yield ungraciously: will you honor me with your presence at a little feast I propose to give on the royal birthday?" "It is indeed a happiness to hear one command of yours which I can obey." Zicci then turned the conversation, talked lightly and gayly and soon afterwards departed.
'It's all right now, Louisa: it's all right, young Thomas, said Mr. Bounderby; 'you won't do so any more. I'll answer for it's being all over with father. Well, Louisa, that's worth a kiss, isn't it? 'You can take one, Mr. Bounderby, returned Louisa, when she had coldly paused, and slowly walked across the room, and ungraciously raised her cheek towards him, with her face turned away.
"Hey, there!" snarled the tugboatman, most ungraciously, "I just left a new rowboat down in the Battery basin for you." And that was all he said. And Dan, as he trembled with rage, knew that Captain Barney might have said the right word and made Christmas Day all the more glorious.
Rhode Island concurred, but ungraciously and ineffectually late. She nursed two grudges against Massachusetts, one about the undeniably harsh treatment meted out to her great founder, Roger Williams, the other about that most fruitful source of inter-provincial mischief-making, a disputed boundary. New York lent some guns, which proved very useful. The remaining colonies did nothing.
Well, can you get away now?" Luke shook his head. "No," he answered almost ungraciously, "I can't leave the ship." "What! Not to come and look over the Kittiwake?" Fitz's face fell visibly. He did not seem to be able to realise that any one should be equal to relinquishing without a murmur the opportunity of looking over the Kittiwake. "No, I am afraid not. We have our discipline too, you know.
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