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The good lady evidently regarded him as a wicked, fox-like creature, whose society was fraught with danger to her tender bantling. He had seen her clucking with agitation as he had sat with Elma beneath the trees.
A forehead compact and solid as a block of granite, overhung small, bright, intelligent eyes of a light hazel; the features were handsome, yet rather too sharp and fox-like; the complexion, though not highly coloured, was of that hardy, healthy hue which generally betokens a robust constitution, and high animal spirits; the jaw was massive, and, to a physiognomist, betokened firmness and strength of character; but the lips, full and large, were those of a sensualist, and their restless play, an habitual half smile, spoke of gaiety and humour, though when in repose there was in them something furtive and sinister.
The afternoon sun was pleasantly warm, and the shade sleep inviting. He threw the burnt end of his cigarillo on the ground, and, drawing up his feet, stretched himself at full length on the bench the upper half of his fox-like face appearing just above the edge of his zerape. Dios! was it not better to sleep and even dream bad dreams, than waking, meditate upon the misfortunes of life?
As no surmise was made by either of the party, the conversation dropped, and it was not until we were standing over the half charred bones of the bushrangers, which had been pawed around by the fox-like animals of the woods, that we again spoke.
When at length the excitement had subsided, Gab Rauchad rose slowly to his feet. He was a wiry little half-breed, with a cunning, fox-like face. He spoke in French, and he addressed himself chiefly to his own people. He took them back to the expulsion of the Acadians by the English in 1755, a tale old and yet ever new.
'Unhappy villain that I am! replied Dietrich, gesticulating fox-like refusal; 'if I but accept a favour, I break faith with the Club. 'Break it to pleasure me, said Margarita, smiling wickedly. Dietrich gasped. He stood on tiptoe to see if any of the Club were by, and half-stretched out his hand. A mocking laugh caused him to draw it back as if stung. The grapes fell.
Mr. Purdy scratched a fox-like ear. "One million dollars." "One million dollars!" exclaimed Cowperwood. "Don't you think that's a little steep, Mr. Purdy?" "No," replied Purdy, sagely. "It's not any more than it's worth." Cowperwood sighed. "I'm sorry," he replied, meditatively, "but this is really too much.
Perish all memories of the past that can make walls between the souls of brave men." Till this moment, his arms folded in his gown, his thin, fox-like face bent to the ground, Louis had listened, silent and undisturbed. He now deemed it the moment to second the appeal of the prince. Passing his hand hypocritically over his tearless eyes, the king turned to Margaret and said,
In her delight that she was being taken for a walk she jumped about, dashed barking after the trains, ran into yards, and chased other dogs. The carpenter was continually losing sight of her, stopping, and angrily shouting at her. Once he had even, with an expression of fury in his face, taken her fox-like ear in his fist, smacked her, and said emphatically: "Pla-a-ague take you, you pest!"
Etta sprung to her feet and faced him a beautiful woman, a very queen of anger. Her blazing eyes were on a level with his. "Yes," she cried, with clenched fists, standing her full height till she seemed to look down into his mean, fox-like face. "Yes; I refuse to betray my husband " "Stop! He is not your husband!" Slowly the anger faded out of her eyes; her clenched fists relaxed.
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