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Updated: June 17, 2025
At that Kagig shouted suddenly for fuel, and three of the Turk's seven hoydens ran to heap it on. Instantly the leaping flames transformed the great, uncomfortable, draughty barn into a hall of gorgeous color and shadows without limit. There was no other illumination, except for the glow here and there of pipes and cigarettes, or matches flaring for a moment.
Picturesque old houses are sometimes draughty and inconvenient, but no such defects were ever allowed to exist at the Court. Every thing went smoothly: the servants were perfectly trained: the latest improvements possible were always introduced: the house was ideally luxurious.
After my return, with still a few days of leave to run, one evening we together turned into Luzatti's, off Coventry Street, for dinner. "I have been here several times lately," Hewitt said; "they feed you very well. No, not that table" he seized my arm as I turned to an unoccupied corner "I fancy it's draughty."
But he is clever enough to see that it worries George." "I saw both your father and mother this morning. Mr. Raymond has been kept to the house by a chill; nothing serious: but he is fretting to be out again and at work in that draughty church. He will accept no help; and the mistress of Tredinnis has no right to press it on him. I shall never understand men and how they fight.
With the disappearance of the sunlight a little breeze, before but a pleasant and wandering companion to the birds, became cold and draughty. The leaf carpet proved to be soggy; and as for the birds themselves, their whistles suddenly grew plaintive as though with the portent of late autumn.
His admirers can only regret that gifts so rich and so rare should have been buried in judicial dining-rooms or squandered on the dismal orgies of the Cosmopolitan Club, where dull men sit round a meagre fire, in a large, draughty, and half-lit room, drinking lemon-squash and talking for talking's sake the most melancholy of occupations.
In a large space, such as an erecting or moulder's shop, it is always desirable to have all the lights distributed about the center. Wall lights, except for bench work, are wasteful, as a large proportion of the light is absorbed by the walls, and lost. Unless the shop is draughty, it is by far the best policy to have a few large burners rather than a number of small ones.
"It's much better than being in those horrid little tents on the draughty station," she called out; "and we are sure to get to somewhere in this train, aren't we, Dick?" "Yes, rather," was her elder brother's reply. "I say, Sis, what are we going to do when they ask us for our tickets at the Crystal Palace? I haven't got any money except this two shillings, have you?"
I got set down to one table, but it was so draughty I moved to another where a young girl was sittin' alone. A man, a homely, long-necked critter made for that place too, but I got there first. I don't know whether I'm glad or sorry I did. Ben, she was the prettiest girl in this world." Miss Upton paused to see if this solemn statement awakened an interest in her listener.
Once they had smiled at Zara appearing in a hat: "And now we're all wearing them." Another practical consideration that occurred to her she expressed with some diffidence. "But Zara, don't you ... I mean ... aren't they very draughty?" Zara had to repeat her shocked but emphatic denial in the presence of Mrs. Glendinning and Mrs.
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