" "Ah," said Barbara, with forced quietness, "I think not" He stopped her.

Beyond this unusual quietness, a stranger will not see much of the pinch of the times, unless he goes deeper; for the people of Lancashire never were remarkable for hawking their troubles much about the world.

Never was a man who could walk in such condition, who, once inside a door, could not conduct himself with the utmost quietness.

In a second he saw the doubt and replied to it, still with that deadly quietness that seemed to her more terrible than violence.

"There was a time of absolute quietness then for perhaps a couple of minutes; and you can imagine how horrible I felt.

For as we near the valley, puffs of hot, scented air come up to meet us, the tinkle of the cow-bell greets our ears, and we realize that it is only given to those who have braved the perils, who have searched for the deep things of the ancient mountains and found out the precious things of the lasting hills, to thoroughly appreciate the pleasant, homely quietness of the meadow-lands.

The dead man lay back in his chair in such an easy posture that but for his utter quietness, his intense immobility, he might have well been taken for one who was hard and fast asleep.

Some minutes later, Mayne stopped his engines and there was a curious quietness as he came up to Adam.

"So," he said, with an odd quietness, "I'm not to kiss you.

This we did, and put forth our heads to inquire the reason of the unexpected quietness of the sea; not knowing

It was an astounding scene in which Monsignor found himself, six weeks laterextraordinary from the extreme quietness of it, and the enormous importance of the issue for which they waited.

He stands before me now, cool, pale, and civilized, in the faultless quietness of his evening dress.

"Yes," with a firm quietness said Anna.

"I didn't tell you because I was hurt," Kit replied with grave quietness.

But I could not help remarking the contrast between my noisy and agitated guide, and the grave manner and immoveable quietness of the recluse.

If young, she is likely wanton and untaught; if lusty, too lascivious; and if she be not satisfied, you know where and when, nil nisi jurgia, all is in an uproar, and there is little quietness to be had; If an old maid, 'tis a hazard she dies in childbed; if a rich widow, induces te in laqueum, thou dost halter thyself, she will make all away beforehand, to her other children, &c.dominam quis possit ferre tonantem?

Well, this room had just that same malevolent silencethe beastly quietness of a thing that is looking at you and not seeable itself, and thinks that it has got you.

"During the next two or three minutes, there was an odd, noticeable quietness in the room, and you much remember I was half-blinded, for the time, because of the flashlight; so that the whole place seemed to be pitchy dark just beyond the shine of the Pentacle.

he said with ominous quietness.

The peculiar quietness and ease with which the Mahommedans say their prayers, struck the travellers as one of the most peculiar characteristics which they had yet witnessed of that people.

For, as may be seen by a little thought, we did very gladly keep a reasonable quietness, and refrained from aught that should wake that Land; for we were born to the custom of that strange life, and lived and died in peace, for the most part; and were very content to have security, and to be neutral in all things that did not overbear us; but, as it were, always armed, and ready.

For one thing, she wanted the otter to escape; besides, she approved the man's resolute quietness.

Afterwards the sober quietness at Ashness had now and then been disturbed by an Askew who inherited the first Kit's reckless temperament.

In the arroyo the wind seemed to have died away, leaving a startled quietness.

" "Stop," said Peter, with stern quietness.