United States or India ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
There were large and vicious rats also. The prisoners were thin and gaunt, and it was evident that they had suffered indeed. "You have had a very unpleasant experience, men," said the commander-in-chief; "but now you are free and will soon be your old selves again. Go to your quarters, get some food and then rest up and regain your lost strength."
She determined on leaving; but these determinations and convictions she kept close locked in her own breast, knowing that if her children and friends were aware of it, they would make such an ado about it as would render it very unpleasant, if not distressing to all parties.
He groaned as though the mention of the word awoke unpleasant memories. "'Tis an unholy land, no fit abiding place for the elect, as I learned, having passed through its settlements seeking prayerfully to bear an evangel unto that stiff-necked people.
Now, this is my mind, that you must get some farmers in a good Protestant neighborhood to adopt these children, so that they may all live in the same vicinity, if not in the same family; and by this means all unpleasant consequences will be obviated."
The judge is apparently a man of severe morality, but in reality a libertine: he retains his serious expression on seeing a pretty woman enter, and makes sundry very uncomplimentary remarks about Adolphe. "I pity you, madame, you belong to a man who may involve you in numerous unpleasant affairs: a few more matters like this, and he will be quite disgraced. Have you any children?
"I would like to dip that fellow." "Yes, they are going to let us tour the lake hitched on to the police boat! The situation is most unpleasant. But there is no way out of it," said Ed, sullenly. "Suppose they won't take a fine, and want to lock us up?" asked Belle.
Evremonde offended you? or Ferdinand but one only hears of such practices towards fortunate rivals, and now you have come to undo what you did! I must admit, that taking the monstrousness of the act and the inconsequence of your proceedings together, the whole affair becomes more incomprehensible to me than it was before. Would it be unpleasant to you to favour me with explanations?
Then, the hostler was told to give the horse his head; and, his head being given him, he made a very unpleasant use of it: tossing it into the air with great disdain, and running into the parlour windows over the way; after performing those feats, and supporting himself for a short time on his hind-legs, he started off at great speed, and rattled out of the town right gallantly.
"How did Mr. Gurrage ask for my hand?" I ventured to question grandmamma. She looked at the Marquis, and the Marquis looked back at her, and polished his eye-glasses. At last grandmamma spoke. "That is not the custom here, Ambrosine, but from what I have observed he will take the first opportunity of asking you himself." Here was something unpleasant to look forward to!
Very unpleasant she found it at first, particularly when there was some interesting new story waiting to be read. Gradually, however, there came a time when it did not seem quite so disagreeable and difficult, and she even began to feel a little pride in a neat row of stitches.
Word Of The Day