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He looked anxiously at Ben, sniffed disdainfully at the strap as if to remind him that a scarlet ribbon ought to take its place, and poked peanut shells about with his paw as if searching for the letters with which to spell his famous name. "I know, old boy, I know; but it can't be done. We've quit the business and must just look on.
Or the dirge-like wail of the "Cowboy's Lament": "Then swing your rope slowly and rattle your spurs lowly, And give a wild whoop as you carry me along: And in the grave throw me and roll the sod o'er me, For I'm only a cowboy that knows he's done wrong." "Shall we take him to Lone Tree Coulee?" asked one. Another answered disdainfully. "Don't you know the lone tree's dead?
And she was pointing disdainfully to a grinning young man, with a gardenia in his button-hole, who stood near them. Loyer motioned to the General that he wished to speak to him, and, pushing him against the bar, said: "I have the pleasure to announce to you that you have been appointed Minister of War." Lariviere, distrustful, said nothing.
"What is the matter?" cried Beatrice; "and what hinders you?" "It is a cowardly act," replied the assassins, "to kill a poor old man in his sleep. At the thought of his age, we were struck with pity." Then Beatrice disdainfully raised her head, and in a deep firm voice thus reproached them:
"I feel the immense, the far off," said Pierre slowly. The other did not understand as yet. "You've learned big words," he said disdainfully. "No; big things," rejoined Pierre sharply "a few." "Let me hear you preach them," half snarled Sherburne. "You will not like to hear them no." "I'm not likely to think about them one way or another," was the contemptuous reply. Pierre's eyes half closed.
What need you, before you have showed one syllable of a reasonable argument in opposition to what I assert, thus trample my person, my gifts, and grace have I any so disdainfully under your feet, because of my low descent among men; stigmatizing me for a person of that rank that need not to be heeded.
Now, proceed with your divination, and if in this ye fail, by the gods, ye shall be cut to pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill." "Tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation thereof," answered again the now astonished magicians. "Ah, indeed!" said the king, disdainfully.
You can make doctors order you anything you like!" resumed her mother, excitedly, and shaking her head disdainfully.
Such was George's proud reply. She had once humiliated him and now she pretended to be astonished. This time it was he who disdainfully sent her back to her dolls. Girls always tempt one on to adventures and then run away. So mean! She could remain. He'd go alone. She clung to his arm; he pushed her away. She hung about his neck. "Little brother," she sobbed, "I will follow you."
Perhaps the skeleton laughed scornfully on being intrusted with this question and this answer; certainly Mrs Lammle did, and Mr Lammle did. 'And what is to happen next? asked Mrs Lammle of the skeleton. 'Smash is to happen next, said Mr Lammle to the same authority. After this, Mrs Lammle looked disdainfully at the skeleton but without carrying the look on to Mr Lammle and drooped her eyes.
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