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These things were served by as plump and buxom a lass as you could find in all the land, so that Little John, who always had an eye for a fair lass, even when meat and drink were by, stuck his arms akimbo and fixed his eyes upon her, winking sweetly whenever he saw her looking toward him.
I presume," addressing herself to Mr. Hicks, who was standing with arms akimbo enjoying her enjoy it, "it is due to something in the water?" "I presume so," he replied, respectfully, and added: "The trout in the Yellowstone Lake are said to be very nourishing." It was natural that Mrs.
On that visit he had as never before commissioned a copy of a fresco painting called "La Vendimia," wherein was the figure of a girl with an arm akimbo, who had reminded him of his daughter. He had it now in the Gallery at Mapledurham, and rather poor it was you couldn't copy Goya.
Tim Reardon, a barefoot, sunburned urchin, who might be perhaps twelve years old, judging from his diminutive figure, and anywhere from that to fifteen, by the shrewdness of his face, stood, with arms akimbo, gazing in rapturous admiration at a bill-board. It was a gorgeous and thrilling sight that met his eyes.
"And those whose names end with 'sen," said she, "can never be anything at all. We must put our arms akimbo, and make the elbow quite pointed, so as to keep these 'sen' people at a great distance." And then she stuck out her pretty little arms, and made the elbows quite pointed, to show how it was to be done; and her little arms were very pretty, for she was a sweet-looking child.
Yes, Sir Hurricane, all hours of the day you are leering at every young woman that passes out of our windows and an old man too you ought to be ashamed of yourself; and then you go to church of a Sunday, and cry, `Good Lord, deliver us." The housekeeper now advanced so close to the admiral that her nose nearly touched his, her arms akimbo, and every preparation for boarding.
He would advance one leg and put his arms akimbo, posing for Anzani's inspection, and fixing him with a haughty stare. "Look, miserable shopkeeper! How can a man like me fail with any woman, let alone an emancipated girl living in scandalous freedom?" he seemed to say. His manner in the Casa Gould was, of course, very different devoid of all truculence, and even slightly mournful.
"Come," said Markham, his hand on the donkey's halter. "This will never do. We will go on, please." Hermia stood her ground a moment defiantly, her arms akimbo and then dumbly followed. Markham led the way toward the market-place, where the crowds were gathered. The glance he stole at Hermia revealed a set expression, a cheek highly flushed and a lambent eye.
"Ah-h, man, it was wonderful! The scrubbing brush an' the shovel they mean nothin' to me now." "Harrigan, you're lying." The latter dropped his scrubbing brush into the bucket of suds and stood with arms akimbo studying the captain. "For a smart man, McTee, you've been a fool. I could of gone down on me knees an' begged to do what you've done. Don't you see?
The landlady, looking at her vassal with a sovereign aspect, "What crotchets," said she, "have you got in your fool's head, I trow? I know no business you have to sit here like a gentleman with your arms akimbo, there's another company in the house to be served." The submissive husband took the hint, and without further expostulation sneaked out of the room. Next day it was reported that Mr.
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