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"You seem to be an affectionate doggie, Dumps." A portion of hair scarce worthy the name of tail wagged as I spoke, and he attempted to lick my fingers, but I prevented this by patting his head. I have an unconquerable aversion to licking. Perhaps having received more than an average allowance, in another sense, at school, may account for my dislike to it even from a dog!
He wagged his head to and fro till "him top-feathers" temporarily obliterated the squad of henchmen behind him, in woe that he could not take the money, yet not in indecision.
In the days which had elapsed since the wrestling bout on the moor Doughty's injury had seemed likely to prove a bad sprain, but there had been a terrible twenty-four hours when the doctor, a portentous person with more pessimism than knowledge, had wagged his head forebodingly over the moaning patient.
Miss Daggett wagged her head in an irritated fashion. "Of course I know that," she snapped. "What I want t' know is whether Jim Dodge " "I never asked my brother," interrupted Fanny. "It all happened so long ago, why not " "Not s' terrible long," disagreed Miss Daggett. "It was th' first o' November. N' I've got a mighty good reason f'r askin'."
By this time a crowd had collected, and the servants were running from their work all over the hotel, while the proprietor stood aloof with staring eyes. "Here, Mr. Decker, you remember me Elder Craigmile's son? Some of you must remember me." But the proprietor only wagged his head. He would not be drawn into the thing. "I have no means of knowing who you are no more than Adam.
"I don't talk about religion much," he replied earnestly, "but there's somethin' come up the last few days that set me thinkin' pretty serious." Mrs. Taylor looked her curiosity. "It's a turrible thing," Teeters wagged his head solemnly, "to see a feller layin' on his death-bed denyin' they's a Hereafter." "Why, how dreadful! Who is it?" "A sheepherder. He says they ain't no hell nor nothin'."
The arch-villain Laban, whose tongue wagged in all directions, and who made all sorts of promises that were never kept, judged others by himself, and therefore suspected Jacob of wanting to deceive him. And yet, in the end, it was Laban himself who broke his word. No less than a hundred times he changed the agreement between them. Nevertheless his unrighteous conduct was of no avail.
Markham's six feet were menacing, and his pursuer stopped in his tracks, eyeing Markham's stick, undecided as to whether it were the best policy to face the thing out or take to his heels. As Markham's legs were longer than his, he chose the former and made a brave enough show of indifference, though his tongue wagged uncertainly. "B-bon soir, Monsieur," he stammered. "Il fait beau "
Again she waved to him and he lifted one of his long arms and saluted her again in answer stood at the salute till she turned away. "Poor boy!" she murmured compassionately. "Poor ruined child! Columbus, we must be kind to him." And Columbus looked up with knowing little eyes and wagged a smiling tail. He had taken to the lad himself. "Lor' bless you!" said Mrs. Rickett.
All the jewelled heads of all the old ladies in council, all the beards of all the family, wagged against her: it must have been an awful sight to witness. At last, then, Rebecca was forced to speak. "Kinsmen!" she said, turning pale, "when the Prince Abou Abdil asked me in marriage, I told you I would not wed but with one of my own faith." "She has turned Turk," screamed out the ladies.
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