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Think of the pathos of the illusion that has waved 'its purple wings' around these lifeless products, endowing with sensitive expression the wooden lineaments that have really been dead and unexpressive all the time, never glowed at all save to the wistful yearning eye of their befooled creator.
"Don't you think," Grace Margaret asked Helen Adeline, tentatively, "sashes an' bows is pomps?" Helen Adeline gave the speaker a stolid, unexpressive glance. She acquiesced. "Let's take 'em off," went on the younger and more practical spirit. "Then we won't never have to tie 'em for her, either, when they get loose."
The big man and the small boy looked at each other gravely, and then Christopher extended his hand. Aymer looked out of the window and apparently took no notice of them. "How do you do, sir?" "What's your name besides Christopher?" demanded the visitor. He had queer, light blue, piercing eyes that were curiously unexpressive and looked through one to the back of one's head, but, unlike Mr.
In common, I believe, with the majority of my country people, I have the utmost respect and admiration for the movement which you represent." Major Kosuth smiled slowly. His features were heavy and unexpressive. There was something of gloom, however, in the manner of his response. "You are very kind, Baron," he replied, "and I welcome very much this expression of your interest in my party.
Between the covers of those books, turning to him their uncommunicative backs, behind those labels to him so unexpressive there may be passages, whole chapters or more, that would give him entertainment, if he only knew! To introduce him to an author may be to give him a new friend. Introductions need not imply long and intimate companionship.
We've decided on that, time and again, when we've chanced to talk of what might happen of 'the fair, the chaste and unexpressive she' my she. Dearest, I wondered if I should ever find her. Pauline has always said that she would never run the risk of spoiling everything by living with us." "It would be very nice and very simple," responded Selma, slowly.
Then suddenly the door clicked and closed. They turned their heads, and he started violently back. In the shadow of the room stood a great shadowy figure-silent. They saw the face dimly in the half-light, with unexpressive dark patches under the pent-house brows. Every muscle in Raut's body suddenly became tense. When could the door have opened? What had he heard? Had he heard all?
The few settlers and plainsmen who had gathered within the Fort for protection looked on stolidly, either lying in the shade of the log wall or lounging beside their horses already equipped for the trail; while the Miamis were gathered restlessly about their breakfast fires, their faces unexpressive of emotion, as usual, although many among them had blackened their cheeks in expectation of disaster.
Hardly a shade of emotion crossed her unexpressive, Oriental face, but curious Barbara was watching for that very change. She remembered the young girl had been affected by Peter's appearance during their former visit. "Do you like Mr. Dillon?" inquired Bab. She had no excuse for her question except her own wilful curiosity. But Wee Tu was not to be caught napping.
Seldom surely has a man been so long familiar with and careless of any countenance to find it all at once an object of absorbing interest! The very fact of its want of revelation added immensely to its power over me now for was I not in its secret? Did I not know what a lovely soul hid behind that unexpressive countenance?
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