"Deny it if you canthat you didn't flirt, as you Americans call it, outrageously.

" Ries also records a humourous scandal of an occasion when he found Beethoven flirting desperately with a fair unknown; Ries sat down at the piano and improvised incidental music to Beethoven's directions "amoroso," "a malinconico" and the like.

Carolyn June had acted all evening as though his only object in living was to stand in the corner and wind up that blamed graphophone, while she openly flirted with the other cowboys.

" The lady had recovered her simper; and now flirted her fan as gracefully as ever.

Louise was amused, thinking it fun to worry Arthur by flirting mildly with Mr. Mershone, for whom she cared not a jot.

Outwardly he was as merry as the other fellows who officered that huge floating fortress; on board he was a typical smart marine, and on shore he danced and played tennis and flirted just as vigorously as did the others.

"Half an hour, or thereby," answered I. "God help this kingdom!" cried the old man, tripping off, flirting his hand hopelessly in the air"if he had known you only ten minutes you would have been either Prime-Minister or Commander-in-Chief of the army.

Never did she flirt so imperiously with Reinaldo as she did that fateful night; and Reinaldo, who was man's vanity collected and compounded, devoted himself to the dashing beauty.

"From now on," Carolyn June replied decisively, "I am going to flirt, individually and collectivelydesperately and wickedlywith the whole male population of this ranch!

He flirted a thumb backward and upward over his shoulder.

A rose that a Senior Once dropped and deserted, A rose from the bright banquet-hall, A rose that man gave me, When madly I flirted With him at the great Junior Ball.

The general impression that they were "merely flirting" afforded the lovers ample opportunity to have their walks and drives together undisturbed, and during these soulful communions they arrived at such a perfect understanding that both were confident nothing could ever disturb their trust and confidence.

She has not the heart to scold you, though you are dancing and singing and flirting away your golden nights, your restful, young nights, that never come but once,though you are dancing and singing and flirting yourselves merrily into your grave.

And both these males with whom she had flirted unconscionably for weeks past were ominously belligerent of manner and countenance.

With all his soul he was concentrating on the picture of the man who conquered a fighting horse and flirted successfully with a pretty girl the same day; each time riding on swiftly from his conquest.

And both these males with whom she had flirted unconscionably for weeks past were ominously belligerent of manner and countenance.

They lingered at table precisely eight minutes, before setting out for school; though we, absorbed in conversation, remained at least ten;after which we instantly hastened to your counting-room, where you, without a moment's delay, absorbed yourself in your ledger, while I flirted languidly with the "Daily Advertiser.

So touched at heart was Ysolinde that she slipped her hand down from my arm and took my hand instead, flirting a corner of her shawl cleverly over both, to hide the fact from the men-at-armsas Helene could not have done to save her life.

For the first time in her life, Kitty deliberately flirted.

She has no conscience: she talks absolute nonsense about art and literature: she flirts even more disgustingly than she used to when she was Belle Woodward; but she is quickwitted, like most Irish people; and she enjoys a broad style of jesting which Ned is a great deal too tolerant of, though he would as soon die as indulge in it before me.

" Therefore the girl had, against her inclination, joined the luncheon-party, where foremost of all to have her little attentions was a rather foppish young stockbroker named Girdlestone, who had been up there shooting the previous year, and had on that occasion flirted with her furiously.

" Then Vivy's bright ribbons and skirt, As she flew, flirted high on the wind; The children at play, Paused to see one so gay, And all in a flutter behind.