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I have said that the Scotch have a national costume; but if semi-nakedness be a charm in them, what shall be said of us, who go the “whole hog?” The details of their ancient dress their tartan, their kilt, their philabeg, that offered so much interest to the royal suite how shall they vie with the million-coloured patches of an Irishman’s garment? or what bonnet that ever flaunted in the breeze is fit to compare with the easy jauntiness of Paddy’s caubeen, through which, in lieu of a feather, a lock of his hair is floating?
"Certainly," said Uncle Chris. "Why, certainly, certainly, certainly." He left the box and proceeded across the stage. He walked with a lissom jauntiness. His eye was bright. One or two of those whom he passed on his way had the idea that this fine-looking man was in pain. They fancied that he was moaning. But Uncle Chris was not moaning.
Who but this priceless secretary had pulled the strings which set him beside this glorious creature, in the Parish House garden? He turned to the girl, with heavy jauntiness: "My good right hand, Miss Eustis, I assure you!" he beamed. "But I am sure you two need no dissertations upon each other's merits!" "None whatever," said Miss Eustis, and looked over Mr. Hunter's head.
Do you know I'm putting in ninety hours a week at the W.O.?" "Can't," G.J. replied, with an affectation of jauntiness. "I'm engaged for lunch. Sorry." "Who you lunching with?" "Mrs. Smith." The Staff officer exclaimed aghast: "Conception?" "Yes. Why, dear heart?" "My dear chap. You don't know. Carlos Smith's been killed. She doesn't know yet. I only heard by chance.
Very little change had taken place in the aspect of New York since she had entered the Gotham Theatre, but it seemed a different city to her. An hour ago, she had been a stranger, drifting aimlessly along its rapids. Now she belonged to New York, and New York belonged to her. She had faced it squarely, and forced from it the means of living. She walked on with a new jauntiness in her stride.
He was sturdy, with curly hair and full vigorous lips that he smacked hungrily as he ate. "It ain't," said the pink flaxen-haired youth opposite him, who wore his broad-brimmed hat on the side of his head with a certain jauntiness: "I got a pass tonight," said Fuselli, tilting his head vainly. "Goin' to tear things up?" "Man...I got a girl at home back in Frisco. She's a good kid."
When I beheld her afar off, I drew a long breath: "One thousand," I quoted to myself, "shall flee at the rebuke of one." In calmness I waited. She came with colours flying and hurled her biblical lance. When I withstood the shock with unexpected jauntiness, for I usually fall dead at once, she looked at me with severity and said: "Mr. Grayson, you are a materialist."
"I lost my way in your garden, wandered among the trees, broke through a hedgerow or two, struck a match and consulted the compass " Peter's fingers closed. "Quick," he said. Stewart's manner lost its jauntiness. "There was a girl there," he said shortly. "Couldn't see her. She spoke English. Said she didn't live here, and broke for the gate the minute I got to the path." "You didn't see her?"
The day was bright, the trees of the Park in the full beauty of mid-June foliage; the brothers did not seem to notice phenomena, which contributed, nevertheless, to the jauntiness of promenade and conversation. "Yes," said Roger, "she's a good-lookin' woman, that wife of Soames's. I'm told they don't get on."
I know a man right now who doesn't have to go back one minute in his pedigree to prove that he's a gentleman. I've left some tough propositions for you to solve, Joe. Lots of times, when I couldn't see the way out, I've put it up to you. If I merely say 'thanks, Joe, and let it go at that, do you think it will do?" "Suits me!" Joe's jauntiness was large. "And it goes double on the rebound.
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