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When a sentinel stopped her near the top, she faced him with a fairly firm front. "I have war news for King Canute," she told him haughtily; and he let her pass with no more than a grin. The camp appeared to be strung through the whole beech grove that covered the crest of the hill.
The head clerk informed Mr Evelyn, and on the day upon which I became twenty-one years of age, he sent for me into his private room, and, after some remonstrances, to which I replied very haughtily, it ended in my being dismissed.
And the two turned haughtily from each other. Ere Torfrida went to bed that night, there was a violent knocking. Angry as she was, she was yet anxious enough to hurry out of her chamber, and open the door herself. Martin Lightfoot stood there with a large leather case, which he flung at her feet somewhat unceremoniously.
He needs no other medicine but that and the fine air of Cairnhope." "Then somebody must see him every day, and tell me. Oh! Dr. Amboyne, this is the beginning: what will the end be? I am miserable." "My man shall ride there every day, and see him, and bring you back a letter from him." "Your man!" said Mrs. Little, a little haughtily. Dr. Amboyne met her glance.
This must be the editor; he had the implements of his trade. I told him my errand while he clipped away. "What is it you want?" he asked, when I had ceased speaking and waited for an answer. "Work," I said. "Work!" said he, waving me haughtily away with the shears; "we don't work here. This is a newspaper office." I went, abashed. I tried the Express next.
"And you will not be reconciled to this injured young stranger?" "I! I am a lady 'or long have dreamed so," answered Sybil, haughtily. "At least the daughter of an honest mother. And I will not even permit such a woman as that to live under the same roof with me another day. She leaves in the morning." "The house is yours! You must do as you please!
'Any bites? Narkiz inquired haughtily, as in leisurely fashion he unwound his reel. 'We've caught a matter of five loaches, answered Cucumber in a cracked and husky voice: 'and he took a good-sized perch. 'Yes, a perch, repeated the brigadier in a shrill pipe. I fell to watching closely not him, but his reflection in the pond.
Skinner!" Mr. Skinner looked up from his desk by the window. "Well, sir!" he demanded haughtily. "Murphy is not to be fired," Matt answered. "Indeed! And by whose orders?" "Mine! I'm the port captain of the Blue Star Navigation Company, and, beginning now, I'm going to do all the hiring and firing of captains." Mr. Skinner turned pale.
Dropping his hand as if it had become red hot, she said sharply, "What are you talking about?" "I don't know," he said, resuming his indifferent manner with a laugh. "Are you better? Let me drive you to the Beeches. My stable is within a stone's throw; I can get a trap out in ten minutes." "No, thank you," said Gertrude haughtily. "I do not wish to drive."
Plague take the old bushes, and you, too, you little rascal!" Peace drew herself up haughtily and with eyes flashing fire, demanded, "Do you mean that?" "Every word. I'd just like the chance to give you a good trouncing." He was not in earnest, but he looked so harsh and stern that Peace for a moment trembled in her shoes.
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