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He put a marked emphasis on the last sentence, to lead Massy away from the track in case . . . but he did not doubt of now holding his success. The chief engineer seemed nonplused, like a slow man invited to catch hold of a whirligig of some sort. "What you want, sir, is a chap with no nonsense about him, who would be content to be your sailing-master. Quite right, too.
I was nonplused. A careful examination of the end of the rope revealed the fact that it had been cleanly cut with some sharp instrument.
At the time, however, I was nonplused and rather disturbed in my dreams of the future. I had decided on a house wedding with but the family and a few intimate friends to be present at my happiness. After Clara had done me the honor to consult me, several thousand cards were sent out for the ceremony at the church and an addition was begun on the front veranda.
You let them go, without a word, but you come after me because you think I'm a stranger and will put up with an extortion rather than have a scene. But you are mistaken this time you'll take that Swiss money or none." The youth stood there with the coin in his fingers, nonplused and bewildered; of course he had not understood a word.
At the same time Drake, Hawkins and Frobisher fell terribly upon the rear which was valiantly commanded by Juan Martinez de Recaldo. The English invaded, retired, and re-invaded them from every quarter with incredible celerity. The Spanish captain general was nonplused.
Jewett thought I had better put on this, but it is my very best gown." The artless sincerity and the soft sweet voice quite nonplused Aunt Priscilla. Then Warren returned and dropped on a three-cornered stool standing there, and almost tilted over. "Now, if I had gone into the fire, like any other green log, how I should have sizzled!" he said laughingly.
You got him out of town, and if you are not disposed to be communicative, I have simply got to place you under arrest." The change in King's manner was very complete. He was utterly surprised and nonplused, and before he could answer a word Manning placed his hand on his shoulder and said, peremptorily: "Come in here, Mr. King; perhaps Mr. Wallace can loosen your tongue." King; perhaps Mr.
"There, you see, an attempt to prepare a victim for the sacrifice," I heard him saying, more to himself than to me, "two victims rather," he added as he bent over and ran his fingers along the slit. I began to whistle a thing I always do unconsciously when utterly nonplused and purposely paid no attention to his words. I was determined to consider them foolish.
Read John 20:1-21. Say, fellows, have you heard of the expert who was called in to start the big engine? Every wheel in the plant had come to a sudden standstill. Something had gone wrong in the engine room, and the engineer was nonplused. To save his life he could not locate the trouble. The superintendent was down there mad as a hornet.
"I thought you were pretty, too," he returned. "Oh, I wish I in there," she whispered. He was a little nonplused by her naïve warmth. "The men say you strong as one bear," she went on. "They say you got gold in your teeth. Is that true?" "Yes," said Ambrose laughing. "I lak' to see that." In spite of the best intent on both sides conversation languished.
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