His voice rose in a peculiar manner, so that Lefty shrank involuntarily.

The new-comer's answer made a favourable impression on the minds of his companions, and as soon as the morning's work was over, they set about the task of mutual introduction in a far more friendly manner than was customary on these occasions.

Vincy, with all his gentle manner, had in art an extraordinary taste for brutality and violence, and his rooms were covered with pictures by Futurists and Cubists, wild studies by wild men from Tahiti and a curious collection of savage ornaments and weapons.

Perhaps one ought to call him a Queen's missionary, for her Majesty saved him from a serious accident in a rather remarkable manner.

" "I am of the Duke's party," replied Dalton, in his most agreeable manner.

The pretensions of many noble devils were, likewise, canvassed, and, in an equally satisfactory manner, determined; a multiplicity of incidents connected therewith were arranged, which previously had been matter of considerable doubt and debate.

I began to understand, with a more than human clearness, that the attack I had repelled, was, in some extraordinary manner, connected with an attack upon that strange edifice.

After all, one does not take the trouble to meet a man accidentally in a plantation of young beech-trees in order to hear him discourse of his wife's good qualities; and besides, Mr. Charteris was speaking in a disagreeably solemn manner, rather as if he fancied himself in a cathedral.

However, we committed our souls to God in the most earnest manner; and the wind driving us towards the shore, we hastened our destruction with our own hands, pulling as well as we could towards land.

The death of Stanislaus, king of Poland, was occasioned in a singular manner.

In some mysterious manner she felt the Promethean fire had been stolen from Lord Nick, and Donnegan's was the hand that had robbed him of it.

Satan's she Advocatepeace, I say;so, you look as innocently now, as a little Devil of two years old, I'll warrant;come, come, look me full in the facethus,turn your nose just to minesonow tell me whose damnable Plot this was, to send your Gallant with his Eloquence, Querks and Conundrums, to tutor me into better manners? Jul.

He was a thorough man of the world, could make himself charming when he chose, but he never had a pleasant manner, was curt, arrogant, with a very strong sense of his own superiority.

She had the soft, graceful manner and sweet voice of her employer.

"We didn't know we had any white neighbours," said the Colonel in his most grand and gracious manner.

During the latter part of Pen's university career the Major had become very proud of Arthur on account of his high spirits, frank manners, and high, gentleman-like bearing.

That the girl was insincere in little things and cultivated a polished manner to conceal her real feelings, is undeniable; but in spite of this she might be relied upon to prove loyal and true in emergencies.

Holding it out to the captain, she said in her liveliest manner: "Here is Jeanne, uncle!

So different from his colleague, the Duc Decazes, whose charming, courteous manners and nice blue eyes made him friends even among his adversaries.

He was a tall, good-looking man, with a charming easy manner, very cultivated and very keen about everythingart, literature, politics.

He had a fine head, a quiet, dignified manner, and looked very well when he stood at the door receiving his guests.

The slender, grayish-green needles are from eight to twelve inches long, loosely tasseled, and inclined to droop in handsome curves, contrasting with the stiff, dark-colored trunk and branches in a very striking manner.

But, when the moment came to make use of them, no one outside the charmed circle of the High Command was in possession of the plans for their defence, and for falling back upon them in an orderly and systematic manner.

Now, the mona-drama began; and Messmer, at once the hero and chorus of the piece, performed his part in a masterly manner.

Her little babe Marina, whom this hapless mother had never seen, was brought up by Cleon in a manner suitable to her high birth.