He caught his breath in wonder at the notion of such a jest, remembering a little packet of letters hidden in his desk.

Vocabulary builder packet.

"They were to be offered first to madame at ten thousand francs each; should she refuse, they were then to be offered to M. le Duche would surely desire to possess them!" The veiled lady shivered a little, and her hand instinctively sought her bosom to assure herself that the precious packet was safe.

His worshipping eyes looked down on her hands fluttering like white doves about his heart,for it was hard to keep away from that inner breast pocketand at last, when she could not wait any longer, she went deep down in it, and drew out a flat packet.

By the next post came a rather bulky packet.

Baron von Bothmer, the Hanovarian Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of St. James's, opened the sealed packet containing the Commission of Regency, drawn up by George after the death of his mother.

For her part Marianne received a mysterious packet which was intended for Suzanne.

By way of reply he handed the little neat packets, tied with ribbon.

Esteemed comrade Monk is afther pinchin' an infallable packet o' sudden death, an' he don't know ityet.

The aviator then proceeds to take out numerous packets which he hands to the guests as far as they go.

No man at the Bar can forget the joy of his first briefthat wonderful oblong packet of white papers, tied with the mysterious pink tape, which his fourth share of the diminutive clerk brings him, marked with the important "I gua.

The attempt was hazardous; but the infatuation of Henry for the fascinating favourite was so well known, that the conspirators were assured of the eagerness with which he would welcome any explanation, however doubtful; and they accordingly instructed the Marquise boldly to disavow the authorship of the obnoxious packet.

England is the most largely represented among them, though a few Americans are nearly always to be found, chiefly from Boston and vicinity, from which place occasional sailing-packets may be had to the island, though the most direct route is by way of England, whence the steamers of the West India Mail Company call regularly at Horta.

"We have a message for you, after which we must deliver an official packet sent by our general to the command here and make arrangements to have our plane sent back to where we started from some hours ago, on the American fighting front.

It was a trifling service, only to deliver to Mrs. Coombe a small postal packet which she held in her hand.

Your packets posterior to the date of my misfortunes, commencing with that valuable consolatory epistle, are every day accumulating,they are sacred things with me.

I also transmit, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate, but in a separate packet, a copy of the correspondence of Mr. Mann with the Department of State.

" She drew a quick breath at the sight of the shabby packet.

At the distance of three thousand miles, and with slow and irregular packets as the only means of communication, we in America have but an imperfect and tardy conception of what is going on in this country."

In the narrow space beside me lay my equipment; revolver, and a sodden packet of cigarettes.

The Napoleon is one of those splendid packets, which have been provided by the enterprise of our merchants, for the accommodation of persons whose business or pleasure requires a visit to Europe or America.

I believe it was in the latter part of the year 1837 that I finally settled on the principle of arranging papers in packets and subordinate packets, every paper being flat, by the use of four punched holes in every paper.

But a substantial packet emerged, like nothing she had ever seen.

Passing a confectioner's shop, I saw a tempting packet labelled "Cokernut Toffee."

and the baroness deftly drew the thick packet from the breast pocket of his coat.