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Updated: May 3, 2025
But I seem to have been shilly-shallying, a sort of gold-lace soldier, and the only time I was ever roused oh, Primrose! believe that I did not know who I should attack until it was too late." "And, Phil, you will take it all back now. Come hither in the parlor.
She found Michael Moon standing under the garden tree, looking over the hedge; hunched like a bird of prey, with his large pipe hanging down his long blue chin. The very hardness of his expression pleased her, after the nonsense of the new engagement and the shilly-shallying of her other friends. "I am sorry I was cross, Mr. Moon," she said frankly.
By Jove, what a splendid woman she was, though, when she was angry! 'Herbert, she said, rising from her chair and standing her full height imperiously before him, 'Herbert, you're deceiving me. I almost believe you're shilly-shallying with me. I almost believe you don't ever really mean to marry me. Herbert moved uneasily upon his wooden seat. What was he to do?
We are, we declare, fighting for a complete change in international methods, and we are bound to stick to the logical consequences of that. We have placed ourselves on the side of democratic revolution against autocratic monarchy, and we cannot afford to go on shilly-shallying with that choice. We cannot in these days of black or white play the part of lukewarm friends to freedom.
"So much for the better that I hardly know myself in my new joy. But, Violet, we'll have no delay, will we? No shilly-shallying. What is the use of waiting now that it's settled?" "None in the least, Lord Chiltern. Let us say, this day twelvemonth." "You are laughing at me, Violet." "Remember, sir, that the first thing you have to do is to write to your father."
When we got through with that dilly-dallying, shilly-shallying Lawyer Meisterbaum, Alice and I found out that Adah and the neighbors had left little for us to do except to approve their plans and pay for the execution thereof.
George, you've been very considerate but come along at once, and don't let us have any more arguing or shilly-shallying. You give me hold of your hand, Boy thank you, George, an arm up the hill is just what I wanted!" So they set off up the hill arm-in-arm, the Saint, the Dragon, and the Boy.
"Humph!" said Tomlinson; "and what is to become of us? Really, my captain, your sense of duty should lead you to exert yourself; your friends starve before your eyes, while you are shilly-shallying about your mistress. Have you no bowels for friendship?" "A truce with this nonsense!" said Clifford, angrily. "It is sense, sober sense, and sadness too," rejoined Tomlinson.
Why does she go on shilly-shallying with that young man, instead of closing upon it at once? If she did that she wouldn't want such friends as Lady Ushant. Why did the girl come to you with all this instead of asking me?" "There would be a little money wanted." "Money! Yes, I dare say. It's very easy to want money but very hard to get it.
And this difference of view necessitated a postponement of the whole issue. Mr. Hughes, the Premier of Australia, commenting on this shilly-shallying, said with truth: "The minds of the people are grievously perturbed.
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