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She made a wry pucker with her mouth, as though to advertise her ignorance of dressmaking. That she was frightened and bewildered, and that she was bravely striving to hide it, was quite plain to me. "I suppose you're like Mr. Van Weyden there, accustomed to having things done for you. Well, I think doing a few things for yourself will hardly dislocate any joints.
"'Blow me! 'e sez, 'if that blooming cannibal don't talk the King's English as if 'e was born in New York! 'E 'ad 'im down in the cabin to 'ave a drink, thinking 'e was a big chief. 'Oward took a cigar and smoked it and drank 'is whiskey with a gulp and a wry face like all Americans. "'I must say, sez the captain, 'you're the most intelligent 'eathen I've seen in the 'ole blooming run.
Both the workman and Take-a-Stitch laughed at the little one's wry face, while having divided the bread and meat into three fair portions, all fell to with a will, so that soon not a crumb was left. "Ah, that was prime!" cried Glory, smacking her lips; "and you're the primest sort of man to give it to us.
"Very good, sir, but I'd like a little money," that elated youth demanded, boldly. "Just advance me fifty, will you? Remember I'm on top salary." Burns made a wry face. "I'll send a check down to you," he promised, "but get at that story and make it a good one or I'll fire you tonight." Anderson got. He found a desk and began to write feverishly.
Harry made a wry face, swallowed a mouthful and lay back out of breath. After a while, "You were here all night, weren't you?" he said. "I am body physician to the family of Boyce, mon brave." "My father?" "Has a hole in his shoulder, praise God, and a damned paternal temper. He will do well enough." "How do you come into it?" McBean grinned. "Who were they?" "I am here to talk to you, mon cher.
I have often thought we gentle people of the South ought to do more to encourage our black folk not not as social equals " Here the old gentleman made a wry mouth as if he had tasted salt. "Stay here and look over the library," he broke off abruptly. "We can arrange some ground of of common action, some "
He was the first to fire; the ball lodged in M. de Chandour's neck, and he dropped before he could return the shot. The house-surgeon at the hospital has just said that M. de Chandour will have a wry neck for the rest of his days. I came to tell you how it ended, lest you should go to Mme. de Bargeton's or show yourself in Angouleme, for some of M. de Chandour's friends might call you out."
As she brought out each of these victuals, together with a bottle of wine and a large bottle of milk, she first offered it to us, and when it was duly refused with thanks, she made the invalid eat and drink, especially the milk which she made a wry face at.
There was nothing left for us but to put the best face, even if it should be a wry face, on troubles we could not overcome or diminish. In a choice of food there is a wide difference in taste. One people will regard as a luxury a viand or condiment which is repugnant to another. Locusts have been used from time immemorial for food by different tribes of Arabs.
Why! what a fine thing that would be." "What a fine thing what would be?" he demanded. "To think that I could really influence an educated and clever young man like you to do something very much worth while in the world. Nelson, you are flattering me." "Honest to goodness it's so," he said, looking at her with a rather wry smile. "And I'm not at all sure that I thank you for it." "Why not?"
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