He was either telling the truth, or else he was endeavoring to allay my suspicions by an extremely clever ruse.

In the meantime I am sure you feel, as I do, that our little ruse has been quite justifiable!

The movement toward Warrenton might be a mere ruse.

"Is it a damned ruse to get me into your power?" Burke set down the glass he carried, and turned full upon him.

It is in the poems of Chandi Das, however, that Krishna's most daring ruses are described.

With the boys Master Horner still had many a battle, and whether with a view to this, or as an economical ruse, he never wore his coat in school, saying it was too warm.

If you search for her nest amongst the long grass, she will try no end of manoeuvres to lure you from it, her favourite ruse being to pretend lameness, to delude you into the notion that you have only to pursue her vigorously, and her capture is certain; so you persevere for half a mile or so, and then she is up and away, leaving you to find your way back to the nest if you can.

Well, in future do me a favour and leave me out of your foul ruses.

What I looked upon as a gastronomic ruse of the detectives sometimes overcame my fear of eating.

It is therein referred to as a ruse, but if that term can be accepted, it is a distinctly illegal ruse.

" Mr. Van Kamp grinned understandingly, and agreed to the infamous ruse.

It must have been a bantam who thought of this ingenious ruse.

Il fut sublime; il prit, mêlant la force aux ruses, Le Caucase aux

She had already used the obvious ruse of an allegory in the "Memoirs of a Certain Island" and had just completed a feigned history in the "Court of Carimania."

With skilful ruse, as they neared the house, he rushed up another street, shouting at the top of his voice, "On to Motts!"

It was probably an unauthorized ruse of Girty's.

But this display of indifference proves to be only an amiable ruse on the part of George.

Of course, Evelyn and I both saw through the unskillful ruse, and pledged him with hearty malice; but he had yet another shot in reserve, which told with fatal effect.

I did not wait to hear more, but, almost suffocated with laughter at the success of Ferret's audacious ruse, hastened over to the Temple.

I thought at first that this was merely a clumsy German ruse to trap me into some indiscreet talking.