But it was long before the "has-been" days that Mrs. Kendal decided not to bring her consummately dexterous and humorous workmanship to the task of playing Portia, and left the field open for me.

The world became full of easy-mannered, graceful, gracefully-dressed, conversationally dexterous, finally shallow Wedderburns, Bishops Wedderburn, Wedderburn M.P.'s, Professors Wedderburn, Wedderburn landlords, all with finger-bowl shibboleths and epigrammatic cities of refuge from a sturdy debater.

He cracked it round and round my head and arms, but I did not feel the least afraid, as I saw at a glance that he was exceedingly dexterous in the bushman's art of handling a stock-whip, and knew, if I kept perfectly still, I was quite safe.

In both of which arts it was admitted that he was incredibly dexterous.

His mastery lies elsewhere, in his perfect command of the resources of the stage, which he managed as no dramatist before or since has done, except perhaps his spiritual child, Sardou, and also in his marvellously dexterous handling of intrigue.

She was remarkably dexterous; she was the soul of courage; and, if he could once make her love her work, she would make him rich.

They are wonderfully dexterous with the kookree, and will clear away brush and underwood almost as quickly as a man can walk.