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Updated: May 2, 2025
Even the bookmakers seemed to be awed by it. They stood on their stands beside blackboards full of horses' names and mystical figures, but they did not yell at you hoarsely, bullyingly, as bookmakers ought to do.
'I heard him makin' a boast this afternoon, said Samson, rolling bullyingly in his arm-chair, 'as you and him had fowt last holidays, and as he gi'en you a hiding. Joe said nothing, but looked as if he expected the experience to be repeated. 'Now, what ha' you got to say to that? demanded his father. 'Why, began Joe, edging back a little, 'he's bigger nor I be, an' six months o'der.
I'm always glad when the tenants come. That's always a good sign." He glanced round for approval of this sentiment. But everybody seemed too stiff to move. Even the auctioneer was self-conscious. "Waiter! Offer wine to Mr. Critchlow!" he exclaimed bullyingly, as if saying: "Man! what on earth are you thinking of, to neglect Mr. Critchlow?"
"I'm quite resigned," said Mrs. Maldon placidly. "It's a punishment on me for hardening my heart to Julian last night. It's a punishment for my pride." "Now, then!" Mr. Batchgrew glared bullyingly at Rachel, who vanished. In a few moments she returned. "There's nothing at all on the top of the cupboard." "But th' money must be somewhere," said Mr. Batchgrew savagely.
"It is necessary that I should offer you something," he went on scowling. "You comprehend me? I wish you to lunch with me to-day. I demand it, and you are not going to refuse me." He was very close to her in the little kitchen, and he spoke fiercely, bullyingly, exactly as she had spoken to him when insisting that he should live on credit with her for a while. "You are very rude," she parried.
So that when the little French-speaking soldier, who had first conducted him to Arden's presence, approached and bullyingly told him that any attempt to escape on his part would bring about immediate death to himself, he only smiled, and replied very cheerfully "All right, my friend, if I attempt to do so, I am quite willing to stand the consequences.
I perceived by Ralph Drake's voice that he had perchance been making gay with the revellers at Jamestown, and stood still when he came bullyingly toward me, but at that minute Mistress Mary spoke. "I will not have such language to my tutor, Cousin Ralph," said she, "and I will have you to understand it. He is a gentleman as well as yourself, and you owe him an apology."
Are their reports enthusiastic?" the traveller insisted, rather bullyingly. "Not very," the plain man admitted. "Some say it's very disappointing. And some say it's much like other towns. Every one says the climate has grave drawbacks." The traveller demanded: "Then why are you going there?" Said the plain man: "It never occurred to me to ask why. As I say, Timbuctoo's supposed to be "
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