When strangers appeared amongst them, there was an outburst of clamorous begging, and any money given went at once to purchase drink from a regular tap in the prison.

" The iron-hearted miller became furious, notwithstanding the little man's earnest begging, and he loosed the great dog, and sent him to drive him away.

"I know very well that you have returned to beg for all sorts of useless trash; I can't bear such eternal begging and whininga pitiful rabble that is all the time creeping to our feet.

Selling things, books, insurance, pictures; plain begging, as often as not.

Their humility in asking for assistance contrasted strongly with the pompous begging of the men.

Mr. Eddy had warned the outgoing party against giving the sufferers as much food as they might want, but, on seeing them, the tender-hearted men could not deny their tearful begging for "more."