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Updated: June 11, 2025
His shyness shrank from the ceremony, his caution jibbed at the mysteries of married life. So his attitude toward Claire, the only girl who had succeeded in bewitching him into the opening words of an actual proposal, was a little less cordial and affectionate than if she had been a rival automobile manufacturer.
Old Little had jibbed somewhat at first at the proposed change of literary diet, he not being much of a lad for fiction and having stuck hitherto exclusively to the heavier monthly reviews; but Bingo had got chapter one of "All for Love" past his guard before he knew what was happening, and after that there was nothing to it.
He unbuttoned his tweed shooting-cape, and gravely put it round her. A curious dainty figure she made with her face all bright with wind, framed in the great grey cloak. The horse jibbed for a second and then swung along the wild road with the vigorous ease of good blood skilfully handled.
Now I'll confess I grew a little heated at this, my dear fellow, though I kept my temper admirably oh, I made every allowance for him, as a self-respecting son should, but, though filial, I maintained a front of adamant, Bev. But, deuce take it! he kept on at me with his confounded 'nobody' so long that I grew restive at last and jibbed.
He had arrived, revolving many wild schemes, on the heels of a thunderstorm which had split a pine over against their camp, and so convinced a dozen or two forcibly impressed baggage-coolies the day was inauspicious for farther travel that with one accord they had thrown down their loads and jibbed.
If you're out for stirring up strife and contention, well, that's his game, too. He'll use you for his beastly sordid ends. He'd have roped in John the Baptist if he'd been running the 'Jerusalem Star' at the time, and have given him a daily column for so long as the boom lasted. What's that matter, if he's willing to give you a start?" Joan jibbed at first.
She bustled about, like a hen over her brood, and wasn't always talking, but put in her word every now and then, never crossly, and always to the point. Staines listened to her, and examined her with a sort of puzzled look; but she took no notice of him; her whole soul was in the cattle. They got the things on board well enough; but the horses were frightened at the gangway, and jibbed.
I was so young, so unschooled, when you first asked me, and I did not know my own mind; but I know it now, and so I go to Rudyard Byng for better or for worse " He suddenly stopped reading, sat back in his chair, and laughed sardonically. "For richer, for poorer' now to have launched out on the first phrase, and to have jibbed at the second was distinctly stupid.
Impetuously he went to him, stooped above him. "What on earth has happened, sir? You haven't been thrown?" he queried anxiously. "Thrown! I!" Sir Beverley's voice cracked derisively. "No! I got off to have a look at the place, and the brute jibbed and gave me the slip." The words came with difficult jerks, his breathing was short and laboured.
"I've always jibbed a bit when I heard people talking about England in the way that awful stockbroker in the hotel talks about it," Gilbert was saying, "and I loathe the Kipling flag-flapper, all bounce and brag and bloodies ... but I feel fond of England to-day, Quinny, and nothing else seems to matter much.
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