And I gave him a hearty slap on the face.

The rival wrestlers generally bound into the ring, slapping their thighs and arms with a loud resounding slap.

Bits of food or other small objects sometimes get lodged in the throat, and are easily extracted by the forefinger, by sharp slaps on the back, or expelled by vomiting.

They leaped as far as they could; but Sawed-Off's enormous height carried him far beyond the other man, and, giving the ball a smart slap, he sent it directly into the clutch of Reddy, who had run on and was waiting to receive it half over his shoulder.

This was a direct “slap in the face” of the king but it was the truth and everyone in Greece knew it.

Whiskers wanted to be petted just then, and as the man did not notice him, he gave the pen a little slap, and it made a funny mark down the page.

But Zulma was not the girl to allow herself to be forced in this way; and the worthy old man, who wanted to add deeds to words, received a vigorous slap on the face.

The rival wrestlers generally bound into the ring, slapping their thighs and arms with a loud resounding slap.

But he was soon on his feet again, and Whipple gave him an encouraging slap as he trotted back to his place.

"So busy talking, young people, that you could not even look out the window when I approach with visitors, eh?" cried the Squire, chuckling Miss Redbud under the chin, and driving the breath out of Verty's body by a friendly slap upon that gentleman's back.

he broke out impetuously, making a furious slap at his face; "the poet doesn't say that the Lotus Eaters were eaten up themselves by such cursed mosquitoes as these, and they're sufficient evidence that we're in Kamchatkathey don't grow as big as bumblebees in any other country!"

Every few minutes she reached out her hand and dealt a gentle slap on the nose of "Mr. Bob," a young cocker spaniel attached to the house of Bradford, who persistently tried to take the apples in his mouth.

Yet he did not once attempt to strike a solid blow, nothing but that humiliating, open-handed slap, that dexterous swing of his foot that plunged Monohan headlong.

"I wonder if" He gave Surry a hasty, farewell slap on the shoulder and went out into the sunshine and the clamor of voices and laughter, with the creaking of carts threaded through it all.

While smoking he carelessly perused the fragment of a newspaper which had enveloped his tobacco, and being struck with some amusing paragraph, read it half aloud again to some imaginary auditor, emphasizing its humor with an hilarious slap upon his leg.

Yet he did not once attempt to strike a solid blow, nothing but that humiliating, open-handed slap, that dexterous swing of his foot that plunged Monohan headlong.

Everything had gone so smoothly up to now, that any student of the laws of chance could have foretold that fortune was only delaying the inevitable slap in the face.

And with a quick cry of resentment she bent, caught her brother, and swung him off his feet clean over her left shoulder slap on the grass.

" He leant forward and dealt a mild but tingling slap on the German's cheek.

The guns had ceased firing, there were no lights anywhere to be seen, the only sound was the monotonous slap of the ripples against the hull of the overturned boat andfar in the distancethe dull mutter of the guns down by Sedd-el-Bahr.

We ain't been getting you in wrong, I hope?" "Not a bit!" answered Jack with a reassuring slap on Bob's shoulder.

Now and then one would give the water a good round slap, the noise of which smote sharply upon the ear, like the crack of a pistol in an alley.

Ralph burst into a roar of laughter, from which he was instantly diverted by a rousing slap upon the cheek, administered by the hand of Fanny, who cried out at his audacity.

I do relish the smart sayins, the odd ways of furrin parts, and the sarcastic slaps at folkses weak spots.

" The "silly-hoot" was examined with interest, and carefully stowed away again in the old brown wallet, which was settled in its place with a satisfied slap; then Flint said briskly, "Naouw, Phil, yeou close this interestin' and instructive meeting; and be spry, fer time's most up.