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I should do exactly the same, in their case." "They're really not half bad, you know," he tried to explain. "Mother's an awfully decent sort, and so is Di. Aggie's a bit cattish. But then she'll soon be married. Fellow named Jenkins, in the Guards. And then," he added, irrelevantly, "you're an American." "Which is another disadvantage." "No," he said, with emphasis.
Madame Obosky says she never had any good luck moving by the light of the moon, and Careni-Amori says she doesn't blame her for feeling that way. Sort of cattish way of implying that the fair Olga could get along without any moon at all. Professional jealousy, I suppose." "I was speaking to Miss Clinton about it today," remarked Michael Malone. "What does she think about it?" from Percival.
Not still, stiff, smooth and cold, Become an image, A godlike statue, Set up in front of temples, As a God's own door-guard: Nay! hostile to all such truthfulness-statues, In every desert homelier than at temples, With cattish wantonness, Through every window leaping Quickly into chances, Every wild forest a-sniffing, Greedily-longingly, sniffing, That thou, in wild forests, 'Mong the motley-speckled fierce creatures, Shouldest rove, sinful-sound and fine-coloured, With longing lips smacking, Blessedly mocking, blessedly hellish, blessedly bloodthirsty, Robbing, skulking, lying roving:
At present there was one thing of vital importance, the unpleasant impression created by the actress's bitter attack must be dissipated, and Mrs. de la Vere, secretly marveling at her own enthusiasm, aimed at the achievement. "And be gracious to everybody, even to those who have been most cattish." Helen was far too excited and grateful to harbor animosity.
Old Grizzly wouldn't be so cattish about sneaking up and laying low for us until the fire died down, or till one of us happened to step out of the circle of light! He would have made a big noise from the beginning and pounced down upon us willy-nilly. And now he has given you yours!"
Talking of Cleone, sir, she's in the orchard. She's also in a shocking temper indeed quite cattish, so you'd better stay here and talk to me. But then she's alone, and looking vastly handsome, I'll admit, so, of course, you're dying to be gone now aren't you?" "No," Barnabas replied, and turning, bade Peterby drive on to the house.
She had reminded him again and again in deft but none the less positive terms that she was keeping a finger on the mainspring of any advantage that came her way. Sometimes Stillman wondered whether she would really be cattish enough to betray his confidence and bring Claire Robson crashing down under the weight of the questionable position into which his indiscretion had forced her.
"Don't be cattish, Lusilly," urged the young man. "'Melier's all right. It's you she comes to see, of course." To which, it is regrettable to have to relate, Lucille replied "Rodents". Talk languished between the young people. Both seemed unwontedly ill at ease and nervous.
Men regard a recognized resemblance to the king of beasts the lion a compliment to their natural powers and rightful rulership, while women have to put up with being considered cats, and many of them prove by their cattish doings their resemblance to their animal ancestry. There are babies everywhere about.
Angela hoped that her laugh was not cattish. "But I'm imported, too," she said. "Shall I jar on you at San Miguel?" "You're not imported!" Nick dared to contradict her. "Or, if you are, you're the kind there oughtn't to be any duty on." A rain of sunset colour poured over mountains, hills, and meadows as Nick turned his car toward San Miguel.
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