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Walter now perceived, with great vexation, that the Corporal had disappeared within the alehouse; and looking through the casement, on which the ruddy light of the fire played cheerily, he saw the man of the world lifting a little measure of "the pure creature" to his lips; and close by the hearth, at a small, round table, covered with glasses, pipes, he beheld two men eyeing the tall Corporal very wistfully, and of no prepossessing appearance themselves.
The scent of the Minotaur was all around. One evening the husband felt himself plunged into a mood of deep vexation so acute as to be apparent to his wife. His wife had begun to show him more kindness than she had ever exhibited, even during the honeymoon; and hence question after question racked his mind. On her part a dead silence reigned.
Is it not a cry of petulant vexation at the natural, ordinary, long-expected sequence of events? The right hon. gentleman who moved the Resolution made a very mild and conciliatory speech. But he confined himself to generalities. He avoided anything like a statement of concrete proposals which he thinks the Government ought to adopt.
Why should she be thus guarded, where frankness would do her so much honour? Why blush in owning what all others may blush in envying?" "Indeed you perplex me intolerably," cried Cecilia, with some vexation, "why Sir, will you not be more explicit?" "And why, Madam," returned he, with a laugh, "would you tempt me to be more impertinent? have I not said strange things already?"
Ten minutes later, when John Allison, with vexation and trouble on his brow, came down to the library, his guests were gone. A few lines on a card explained. Each had engagements. "No wonder," said Mrs. Lawrence, joining him presently. "I know what his engagement is, and Mr. Forrest seemed to know what was coming." Impatiently, irritably, the master of the house turned away.
"Then he did take the Forks trail back." "Didn't do that, nuther." "Then where did he go? Please tell me!" cried the girl, the tears of vexation rising into her voice. "Why, what's the matter, girl? He crossed the Fork just there," said the old man, pointing, "and he took over the hill for French Village. You his wife? You're mighty young." But Ruth did not hear.
You can give me, as it were, the heads of your discourse. Come, tell me, and I will render a decision." She regarded Harley with a grave face, and he was divided between vexation and a sort of reluctant admiration of her coolness. She was bold and forward, not to say impertinent, but she seemed wholly unconscious of it, and, after all, she was from one of the wildest parts of Idaho.
Adam took the opportunity of looking round too; and I am sure you will not require of him that he should feel any vexation in observing a pouting expression on Hetty's face as she listened to the gardener's small talk. Yet in her secret heart she was glad to have him by her side, for she would perhaps learn from him how it was Arthur had not come to church.
She spoke with a pretty air of recklessness, as if she were conscious that this was not the strain in which to address one of his cloth. There was not a little vexation under her lightness of manner, however, and Wynne was not so dull as not to perceive that something had gone amiss. "But philanthropy," he began, "is surely"
I thought I must have said something wrong, for he turned away with a peculiar smile. I colored with vexation, and was glad that Edith came in to divert his attention from me. Nothing could be more gentle and affectionate than his greeting. He went up and kissed her, as if she were a little child, put his arm round her, and taking one of her crutches, made her lean on him for support.
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