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He has rendered me great services in past times, and it will be for himself to determine whether he should do or say what should in any way bar our future relations together. 'This is not a menace? said the Greek, smiling superciliously. 'No. It is simply an instruction, said the other, after a slight hesitation.
Sir Thomas Metcalfe comported himself with more than his wonted haughtiness, and bowed so superciliously to Mistress Robinson, that her two sons glanced angrily at each other, as if in doubt whether they should not instantly resent the affront. Observing this, as well as what had previously taken place, Nicholas Assheton stepped quickly up to them, and said "Keep quiet, lads.
I shall send you off to Edinburgh in a post-chaise and four this very day. 'Poz donner! you would not do that? said Hatteraick, in a lower and more humbled tone; 'why, you had the matter of half a cargo in bills on Vanbeest and Vanbruggen. 'It is so long since, Captain Hatteraick, answered Glossin, superciliously, 'that I really forget how I was recompensed for my trouble.
Maria said superciliously that she hated to see other people's umbrellas littering the house, which gave me a gleam of hope. Two months later I found my property in the hands of her ten-year-old son, who was being marshalled with his brothers and sisters to dancing-school. The boys carry it to school. Where there are children, you can't have too many old umbrellas at hand.
The landlord answered superciliously that he did not make bottles: and was nowise accountable for their shape. "That we will see presently," said Gerard. "I will take this thy pint to the vice-bailiff." "Nay, nay, for Heaven's sake," cried the landlord, changing his tone at once. "I love to content my customers.
Two more warders are engaged in throwing dice. A fourth is superintending the pumping of water by two convicts, and superciliously marking time for their lever with the formula, "Mashkam, dashkam! Dashkam, mashkam!" I move towards the wall. "Is that you, Konev?" is my inquiry. "It is," he mutters as he thrusts his head a little further through the grating.
"Trot, if it must be so," said Clarence, superciliously; "but I am a few paces before you." "So much the better," cried the jovial chief. "Little John's mettle will be the more up: on with you, sir; he who breaks into a canter loses; on!" And Clarence slightly touching his beautiful steed, the race was begun. At first his horse, which was a remarkable stepper, as the modern Messrs.
"Hallo, soldier!" said Bob Roberts, as he saw Tom Long come up, looking very aggressive. "Hallo, sailor boy!" said Tom Long, superciliously; and then they stood looking at each other, quite unconsciously like a couple of Malay game cocks in bamboo cages, on the afterpart of the sampan.
"Right!" said Edwin; and to himself, superciliously: "It might be life and death." "We ought to be doing a lot o' business wi' Enoch Peake, later on," Mr Clayhanger finished, in a whisper. "I see," said Edwin, impressed, perceiving that he had perhaps been supercilious too soon.
His imperious temper and arrogance rendered this impossible. After he left school, Paul saw little of him for two or three years. At their first encounter Paul bowed and spoke pleasantly, but Dawkins looked superciliously at him without appearing to know him. Paul's face flushed proudly, and afterwards he abstained from making advances which were likely to be repulsed.
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