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Updated: May 25, 2025
"You know," persisted the prisoner, tormentingly, "there's a law against paying wages in scrip." The marshal was goaded to speech. "We don't pay in scrip." "But you do, man! You know you do!" "We give it when they ask their money ahead." "The law requires you to pay them twice a month, and you don't do it.
In moments incredibly few, but to Van Landing tormentingly long, she was back again, and close to her heart she was hugging a tiny package with one hand, while the other was laid on her father's arm. "I got it," she whispered; "it's perfectly beautiful." She spoke louder. "I guess we'd better be going now. I know you're hungry, and so am I. Come on. We can walk home, and then I'll make the tea."
I have not heard you moving about? Do get up; the morning air is so delicious, and the lake lies like a huge rose with crimped petals." "You are a tormentingly early lark, chanting your hymns to sunrise, when you should be sound asleep. You waked me in the midst of a lovelier rose-coloured dream than your tiresome, stupid lake, and I shall not excuse you for disturbing me.
His sense of our national deficiencies became tormentingly, fantastically acute. It was as if all his cherished delusions had fallen from the scheme of things.... What was the good of making believe that up there they were planning some great counter-stroke that would end in victory?
About twelve o'clock, a pale, sickly mist, lightly tinged with purple, emerged from the forest and settled over it. "This cloud soon retreated before a large, dark one, which, occupying its place, wrapped the firmament in a pall of vapor. This incumbrance retaining its position till about three o'clock, the heat became tormentingly sultry.
As she took down her heavy braids, the story of Cherry Malotte returned to her tormentingly. So Glenister had saved HER life also at risk of his own. What a very gallant cavalier he was, to be sure! He should bear a coat of arms a dragon, an armed knight, and a fainting maiden. "I succor ladies in distress handsome ones," should be the motto on his shield.
I understood these hints better and better, and more and more clearly comprehended what hindered man on his upward path the dawning rays of pure universal blessedness shone for me ever more brightly from out the chaos of our confused personal and social life. But all the more tormentingly I felt my impotence to bring about an effectual reform.
The suitor moved uneasily, and Rosalie shot a reproachful glance at Anderson, a glance full of mischief as well. "He writes occasionally, daddy." "I didn't know you corresponded reg'larly," said Blootch. "I did not say regularly, Blucher." "He writes sweet things to beat the band, I bet," said Blootch with a disdain he did not feel. "What a good guesser you are!" she cried tormentingly.
Partly he had been particularly soured at present by his recent discomforts, suffered in a cause wherewith he had no, sympathy that of the union Gregory desired 'twixt Cynthia and Kenneth. There was an evil smile on his thin lips, and his crooked eyes rested tormentingly upon the young man.
The women were lovely and lovable to the last degree, but cautious and tormentingly self-restrained when it came to loving. At the first intimation of dangerous sentimentality on the part of Old Heck the widow would suddenly and without an instant's warning change the subject.
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