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Three or four of them had newspapers in their hands. "It's time the government did something!" exclaimed one lieutenant commander, testily. "We're going to do something, soon," asserted another officer, with a snap of his jaws. "When?" demanded a third officer, while several men laughed derisively. "We'll have to," continued the second speaker. "Every day the Mexican situation becomes worse.
"But by and by I came to observe that each mention of either Belle or Mrs. Fluette was received with a courtesy and respect for which I could not account. I was at last moved to ask him whether he was acquainted with them; but he testily shook his head, and bade me with some asperity not to ask questions. He dropped into a brown study pretty soon, so I shut up.
"I cannot, of course, tell you that the things which you say are untrue. But at least I have the right to say that I positively know you are wrong. I shall ask Barbara to come down to your study, at once, to deny these charges. Then we shall go home immediately." "There, Ruth, I expected it," Mr. Hamlin answered testily. "Just as I said. You have gone off the handle at once.
'My angel Simmuns! murmured Miggs 'he promised 'Promised! Well, and I'll keep my promise, answered Simon, testily. 'I mean to provide for you, don't I? Stand up! 'Where am I to go? What is to become of me after my actions of this night! cried Miggs. 'What resting-places now remains but in the silent tombses!
Aladdin thought over these things with pleasure, for he had fallen under the dangerous flattery of older men, and with less pleasure of the editorial which it was his immediate business to write. His brisk, crisp chief, Mr. Blankinship, came in for a moment, walking testily and looking like the deuce. "So you've showed up, Aladdin, have you?" he said. "That's young blood.
Wearied out by these repeated oppositions, and this eternal haranguing, and perceiving that unless he complied the inhabitants would follow their own inclination, or rather their fears, without waiting for his consent; or, what was still worse, the Yankees would have time to pour in their forces and claim a share in the conquest, he testily ordered them to hand up the paper.
The President took these remarks rather testily, and, from trifling, the company became soon earnestly engaged in a warm discussion of the agitating topics of the day. It soon became evident to Viglius that De Hammer and others of his comrades had been dealing with dangerous things.
"O-h," said the Traveling Salesman. A little impatiently he turned and routed the Young Electrician out of his sprawling nap. "Don't you know Boston when you see it?" he cried a trifle testily. For an instant the Young Electrician's sleepy eyes stared dully into the Girl's excited face. Then he stumbled up a bit awkwardly and reached out for all his coil-boxes and insulators. "Good-night to you.
In your heart is the lust of Mammon, in your mind cunning devils, in your tent this woman whom you live with in adultery; yet of these divers sins, even here in the wilderness, I, Sturges Owen, apostle to the Lord, bid you to repent and cast from you your iniquities." "Save your cant! Save your cant!" Hay Stockard broke in testily.
"Have a try at another, Dennis!" but the Major motioned the man away with a hasty gesture. "Leave the rag alone it's past dusting! Is that the best habit you have to your back?" he cried testily, and the dark eyes looked into his with angelic resignation. "It was a very good habit six years ago! That's as good as twelve, for we've worn it in turns ever since.
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