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Men would often see what a small pittance of reason and truth, or possibly none at all, is mixed with those huffing opinions they are swelled with; if they would but look beyond fashionable sounds, and observe what IDEAS are or are not comprehended under those words with which they are so armed at all points, and with which they so confidently lay about them.
They had been asleep for an hour, more possibly, when Pinkey nudged Wallie violently. "What's that huffin', do you reckon?" Wallie awoke with a start and listened. "Huffing" was the right word. Lying next to the logs, some large animal was breathing so heavily in Wallie's ear that it sounded like a bellows.
"Oh, it's all very well, archdeacon; and of course you're right; I don't for a moment think you'll ever admit that you could be wrong; but the fact is, you've brought this young man down upon papa by huffing him as you have done." "But, my love " "And all because you didn't like John Bold for a brother-in-law. How is she ever to do better?
Some people's share of animal spirits is notoriously low and defective. It has not strength to raise a vapour, or furnish out the wind of a tolerable bluster. These love to be told that huffing is no part of valour. The truest courage with them is that which is the least noisy and obtrusive.
There was the pound pound the huffing of saddle leather and a horse came spurring along the Pass trail at reckless gallop. The old man flung himself athwart a rider in sheep-skin leggings, hat far back, came round the rock at break neck pace looking over his shoulder as if pursued One jump the old frontiersman had the horse's bridle!
They were only known apart by their intimate friends, and were always together, romping, laughing, snarling, squabbling, huffing and helping each other against the world. "Do you not care for crackers, Jim?" asked the tutor. "Not much, sir. They do for girls: but, as you know, I care for nothing but military matters. Do you remember that beautiful toy of yours 'The Besieged City'? Ah!
It was one of the best jobs of well-verbalized huffing she'd heard, even from the professor. He ran down in less than five minutes, though apparently he'd already let off considerable steam. Lyad had dehypnotized him, at the Commissioner's suggestion. It had been a lengthy job, requiring a couple of hours, but it was a complete one.
The male confined his utterances to scolding and "huffing," and he tried to silence her with a peck, or by making ostentatious preparations for a nap, in which curious way many birds show contempt. But she did not often sing at home. Not a note of song came out of his throat till weeks afterwards, when her presence no longer disturbed him, and spring came to stir even his hard heart.
"But I shouldn't say you was much good at 'huffing," he continued. "Right again!" smiled the delighted Miss Jennings. "I should say your 'eart governed your 'ead," came next. "Quite right!" cried Miss Jennings, who was now quite perked up. "You're very fond of admiration," exclaimed Mr Napper, after a further pause.
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