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Such as you see me, at twenty-one I threw a plate in the face of a gentleman who bantered Comte de Chambord before a number of Jacobins at a table d'hote in the provinces. See," continued he, raising his white moustache and disclosing a scar, "this is the souvenir. The fellow was once a dragoon; he proposed the sabre.
As it was, however, whilst he could not help admiring the pertinence of her replies, neither could he help experiencing something of a bitter feeling against her, because she indulged in them at his own expense; whilst against O'Connor, who bantered him with such spirit and success, and absolutely turned him into ridicule in her presence, he almost entertained a personal resentment.
Are we going to put on the title-page: 'Words by Mary Jane Arkwright' or will you unveil the mystery for us now?" "Have you guessed it?" he bantered. "No unless it's 'Methuselah John. We did think of that the other day." "Wrong again!" he laughed. "Then it'll have to be 'Mary Jane," retorted Billy, with calm naughtiness, refusing to meet Aunt Hannah's beseechingly reproving eyes.
"After this, if a fellow should kiss you, it would be a crime, wouldn't it?" he bantered. "Don't you dare try it, Tom Dixon," she flashed fiercely. Hitherto he had usually thought of her as a school girl, even though she was teaching in the Willow's district.
The suite stood about, as was custom, till James had nearly dined, when Gowrie took them to their dinner, separately in the hall; 'he sat not down with them as the common manner is, but again stood silent beside the King, who bantered him 'in a homely manner.
The latter and his allies bantered and badgered the old Doctor to their hearts' content. Rendered desperate at length by their merciless gibes, the Doctor, taking from his vest pocket a five-dollar bill one I had loaned him an hour before with which to pay a couple of weeks' boards he offered to bet the full amount that he could spell the word correctly.
He set off like a bolt from a spring-gun in the direction of the two who were waiting for them. He had hoisted the basket upon his shoulder by the time Jan arrived. "Are you growing old, too, Jan?" bantered Melisse, as she dropped a few steps behind Jean and his wife. "You come so slowly!" "I think I'm twenty-nine." "You think!"
In discussions he always first bantered his opponent, then grew cross, and finally sulked and was silent. 'Here it is, continued Rudin. 'I cannot help, I own, feeling sincere regret when I hear sensible people attack 'Systems? interposed Pigasov. 'Yes, with your leave, even systems. What frightens you so much in that word?
"About George?" she said in a tone so discomfited that Maria and Miss Wirt laughed at the other side of the door, and even that abandoned wretch of a Dobbin felt inclined to smile himself; for he was not altogether unconscious of the state of affairs: George having often bantered him gracefully and said, "Hang it, Will, why don't you take old Jane? She'll have you if you ask her.
She revenged herself by assuming a haughty coldness. But it was of no use. Robbie laughed and crowed and bantered. At this juncture Mattha Branth'et came into the cottage. The weaver was obviously in a state of profound agitation. He had just had a "fratch" with the Quaker preachers on the subject of election.
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