He called me one morning into his chamber, where he was confined by the gout, and expostulated very warmly with me upon this subject: he asked me what reasons more than a mere wandering inclination I had for leaving my father's house and my native country, where I might be well introduced, and had a prospect of raising my fortune by application and industry, with a life of ease and pleasure.

" It was with visible reluctance that Eveena followed me into the chamber we had last left; and she expostulated as earnestly as her obedience would permit against the fiat that assigned it to her.

" In vain Nancy expostulated mildly.

"Jake," he expostulated, weakly, "this job was given you because of your rep fer deploomacy....

"By the exercise of penance," responded Ananda, "in virtue of which the austere devotee quells the winds, allays the waters, expostulates convincingly with tigers, carries the moon in his sleeve, and otherwise performs all acts and deeds appropriate to the character of a peripatetic thaumaturgist.

They had stopped and the councilor was expostulating excitedly with the men, evidently trying to keep them from the cabin.

Gentlemen!" expostulated the judge firmly.

Mary, seated on the ass, and holding the bridle, raises her eyes to heaven with an expression of resignation; Joseph, cap in hand, humbly expostulates with the master of the inn, who points towards the stable; the innkeeper's wife looks up at the Virgin with a strong expression of pity and sympathy.

"My boy a queer fish?" Naylor expostulated humorously.

" The woman angrily expostulated with him, and some further parley ensued,Leonard did not tarry to hear what, but rushing past them, gained Bartholomew-close.

"It's hardly fair to criticise the amount," Mr. Clarkson expostulated pleasantly; "the £500 represents prolonged training and practice in the art.

"Just a minit, Miss," he expostulated, half shamedly, half brusquely, "ye don't onderstand me.

The latter expostulated sleepily when he noted the time; but with scarcely a word the investigator took his place upon the sofa and dropped off to sleep.

" Appalled by Jack's stern manner as much as by his words, the two lads began to whimper and expostulate tearfully.

What greater captivity or slavery can there be (as Tully expostulates) than to be in love?

He expostulates with his oxen very understandingly, and speaks gee, and ree, better than English.

Where is he?" Expostulating uselessly, Atchison led the way.

" After vainly expostulating to lessen the ransom, Mr. Glasspoole wrote the letter, and a small boat came alongside and took it to Macao.

Mr. Lidgett was so indignant and surprised that he remained on all-fours, and with his hat jammed down on his eye, while he expostulated vehemently with Plattner for his disrespectful and unaccountable conduct.

A cloud of dust rose thick in the air, stirred up by the busy feet and snouts of the multitude, and grunts and squeals were loud and frequent as a frisky party of younglings in their play would heedlessly bump up against some short-tempered old boar, who in his turn would angrily butt a too venturesome rival in the wind and send him, expostulating noisily, down the hill!

To him who, like the rugged Elijah, had expostulated so boldly with his Maker, and his Maker, who is not to be irritated, forgave him, that blow seemed at first to ring from heaven.

"Just a minit, Miss," he expostulated, half shamedly, half brusquely, "ye don't onderstand me.

"I'll show you" "Oh, cut it out!" expostulated the fat man complacently.