He was rather flushed, but did not look seriously ill, and greeted Doctor Mary with dignified composure.

But, notwithstanding his outward composure, the Nausett chief was not unmoved by the event that had just occurred.

He was in charge of a warder, and looked round with the utmost composure, as though examining the Caesars in the British Museum, and was as interested as any fanatical fool of a phrenologist.

And yet how exciting it would be to rouse her from that cool composure.

With calm composure he reasoned on the immortality of the soul, and cheered his visitors with words of hope.

Then, with absolute composure, she raised her eyes to his.

Mr. Carter obeyed, and, entering a spotless living- room, removed his hat and with affected composure seated himself in an easy-chair.

The forced composure of the last few minutes seemed to have left her.

If we will not do that, we must resolve to hate oppression and wrong, even at the cost of philosophical composure" But repose is not to be our aim: "We have no right to bliss, No title from the gods to welfare and repose.

" "It seems something like deceitfulness," said Miss Kybird, who had been listening to the plans for her future with admirable composure.

The banker rallied him on his assumed composure, and threatened him with consequences; until the locksmith, who had been unaccustomed to dialogues founded on the presumption that he was a villain, ordered his tormentor out of his shop, with the spirit of a man who, though poor, was resolved to preserve his self-respect, and protect the sanctity of his dwelling from impertinent and insulting intrusion.

exclaimed Maitland, turning a look of eager inquiry on Mooanam, who stood with characteristic silence and apparent composure, waiting the proper moment to speak.

The relations of man to his Maker, and to that state of being for which the present is but a preparation, had occupied much of his thoughts during his whole lifetime, and he crossed, with a serene composure, the mysterious boundary which divides this life from the next.

Amos told him, if he had sustained any injury, he might sue as soon as he pleased, for that his time was too precious just now to be wasted in trifling affairs; and, with a face of unruffled composure, he turned on his heel and was leaving the office.

Towards the close of the third day my fever began to abate, I became more sobered in my turn of thought, could contrive to answer questions, and listen with tolerable composure to my landlord's details of my miraculous preservation.

For presently He brought us both a sort of sad composure.

Whatever his feelings may have been at the severing of his old associations he carefully kept them to himself, and entered upon his new life with the cheerful composure and steadiness of temper which he possessed in a remarkable degree.

"Come, my child!" said the Vicar, the majestic composure of his features gradually yielding to a look of dawning severity.

Alarmed by her evident state of agony, the monarch, having at length succeeded in restoring her to a state of comparative composure, urged her to explain the cause of her terror, but for a considerable time she refused to yield to his entreaties.

By the mother who bore youfor the love of Heavenby your hope of salvation, I implore you to put back for the box!" The Captain, for a moment, seemed touched by the earnest appeal of the artist, but he regained his stern composure, and merely said: "Mr. Wyatt you are mad.

Her brother Will made no end of fun about hereven at this date, but Grace had sufficient composure to ignore him now, and only smiled sweetly, remarking: "You only show how little you know, Billie-boy.

It was some minutes before he had regained his normal composure, and even then the sensitive nerves of his partner were offended by an occasional belated chuckle.

The announcement somewhat disturbed his habitual composure.

Yet what is it but a lovely woman chiding, with sweet, austere composure, the lover for whose affection she is grateful, but whose vices she reprobates?

That yell had recalled the patient to partial consciousness, and he rolled his blood-shot eyes around him, as if endeavoring to collect his wandering senses; and then his haggard countenance again resumed the expression of imperturbable composure and firm endurance that an Indian warrior thinks it a disgrace to lose, even in the extremity of suffering.