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This young matron reminded me of some mothers of a larger growth, she was so fussy, so careful that her charges did not go too fast for their strength, while her spouse made it his business to see that she did not keep them tender by over-coddling. He allowed her to brood them for fifteen minutes; longer than that he would not tolerate, but came like a fiery meteor to see that she moved.
"Mishaps!" Diane studied him in frank displeasure. "Are you a fussy pessimist?" "By no means. Merely prudent." Philip's eyes narrowed thoughtfully and he fell silent. The iris shadows beyond the river deepened. A firefly or so flickered brightly above the fields of clover.
Madame Clavier was as careful as any mother could be, fussy, she thought sometimes; but no doubt it was for her good. Daisy was very attractive to the children until Delia came, when they deserted their new friend for stories. Delia had not lost her girlish gift. The Jaspers were a month making up their minds what to do, and then decided to board until spring at least.
The elegant deportment of women had been largely supplanted by the rattle of hoydens and the giggling of the nursery. The class of superior men of the quiet old school were fast disappearing before the "wine-discussing, trade-talking, dollar-dollar set" of the day. Under the blight of this bustling, fussy, money-getting race of social Vandals, simplicity of manners had died out, or was dying out.
The fussy barber, tired of reading titles and proceeding to burn by wholesale, passing down books in armfuls to the eager housekeeper, more ready to burn them than ever she had been to weave the finest lace. And how charming is the hit of the Curate!
The military bands aboard the transports were playing what I supposed to be patriotic airs, from the applause which they evoked, steam was roaring from the safety valves, fussy little tugs were rushing hither and thither, and at the precise moment when the water under the Mikasa's counter broke into a sudden swirl and the ship began to move, a transient gleam of wintry sunshine burst through the clouds and fell full upon her!
At least, that is the old and orthodox conception of the clerical profession, and although it might be sometimes foolishly and conceitedly pushed to extremes by other men, there was nothing in Ringfield of the mere fussy moralist and pulpit egoist.
Vassily Ivanitch was more fussy than ever; he was obviously trying to put a good face on it, talked loudly, and stamped with his feet, but his face looked haggard, and his eyes were continually avoiding his son. Arina Vlasyevna was crying quietly; she was utterly crushed, and could not have controlled herself at all if her husband had not spent two whole hours early in the morning exhorting her.
Several courses were served, and the lobsters changed the plates with each course, chattering and scolding as they worked, and as Trot said, "doing everything backwards" in their nervous, fussy way.
I know she made you a lot of work, tracking holes in your banks you're so fussy about. Do you really think it is a good ditch?" "I am positive it is." "Then if anything goes wrong down here they will lay the blame on you?" "They are welcome to. That's what I am here for." Nancy openly acknowledged her approval of a man that stood right up to his work and would take no odds of any one.
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