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The moment sophisticated people learn that one among them has venomously repeated an adversely critical remark, they immediately know that that person is not to the manner born. There is no surer proof. If the born advocate is not always a saint, the born critic is not always a sinner.
Waterbury was stingy of cash, but not of words. "I've looked for you," he whipped out venomously, his large hands ravenous for something to rend. "Now I've caught you. Who was in with you on that dirty deal? Answer, you cur! Spit it out before the crowd. Was it me? Was it me?" he reiterated in a frenzy, taking a step forward for each word, his bad grammar coming equally to the fore.
Jordan got up, stung by the mockery in Lawler's eyes. "Hell's fire, Lawler!" cursed Jordan; "can't you take a man's word?" He stepped back, viciously pulled open a drawer in the desk, drew out a paper a yellow telegraph form, and slapped it venomously down on the desk in front of Lawler. "It's ag'in' orders, but I'm lettin' you see it. Mebbe you'll take a man's word after this!" he sneered.
For an instant it seemed that Dunlavey contemplated attacking Hollis; he placed both hands on the table before him, preparatory to rising, evidently thought better of the idea and sank into the chair again, his eyes flashing venomously as they met Hollis's.
Goggling green eyes glaring venomously, they were lying quiet, but tense; mighty muscles ready to burst into berserk activity should the attention of a guard waver for a single instant.
For one politician to speak thus venomously of another was sure sign that that other was of consequence; for John Branch, a very Machiavelli at self-concealment and usually too egotistic to be jealous, thus to speak, and that, without being able to conceal his venom "Can it be possible," thought the old lady, "that this Craig is about to be a somebody?"
His words were softly spoken with an old-time inflection. She sank down with a cry. She was so near him that the cat rose and spat venomously. Lem's curses brought Scraggy out of her dreams. "Chuck that damn cat to the bank," ordered Lem, "if ye want to stay with me! Do ye hear? Chuck him out!" "Nope, I ain't a goin' to! I'm goin' hum." "Not till ye tell me where the boy is.
The enormous head had a pair of eyes entirely red. Its great swimming bladders stung venomously. The heavy body with its dark bands and stripes was covered with singular appendages in the form of leaves and could easily take the color of the deep where, in the semi-obscurity, it looked like a stone covered with plants.
"I heard that he beat you in the shooting match," she went on tauntingly, "and then when you insulted him afterwards, he talked very plainly to you." The moment she had spoken she realized that her words had hurt him, for he paled and his eyes narrowed venomously. But his voice was cold and steady. "Was Mr.
Because you've taken a shine to that damned maverick that come here from Dry Bottom Stafford's new stray-man!" "That is my business," she returned icily. "It sure is," he said, the words writhing venomously through his lips. "An' it's my business too. There ain't any damned "
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