Meanwhile the literati of Germany became exceedingly impatient for the promised second part; and when the master lingered, and did not himself come forth with the solution of the mystery, the disciples attempted to supply him as well as they could.

"Well, let's get it downstairs," suggested Laura, wildly impatient to see the treasure, if treasure it were.

Flavilla [Illustration] [Illustration] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS "She almost wished some fisherman might come into view" "'Those squirrels are very tame,' she observed calmly" "'Are you not terribly impatient?'

There he found every thing in a more tranquil state than he expected, and regularity established through the care of the master of the horse, the camp removed to a place of greater safety, the cohorts, which had lost their standards, left without tents on the outside of the ramparts and the troops ardently impatient for battle, that their disgrace might be the sooner obliterated.

It followed that they were fiercely impatient of hardships and suffering, especially such as they thought might be redressed by political and social changes.

Christians of pure blood, therefore, finding themselves involved in long reckonings, became increasingly impatient, and, under a cloak of zeal for the Catholic religion, were incessantly embroiling them with the magistracy or stirring up the populace against them.

Merle had grown visibly impatient.

A man well parted, a sufficient scholar, and travelled; who, wanting that place in the world's account which he thinks his merit capable of, falls into such an envious apoplexy, with which his judgment is so dazzled and distasted, that he grows violently impatient of any opposite happiness in another.

He turned and twisted it aimlessly, and peered curiously at the various seals, after which he handed it to the frankly impatient diplomatist.

Patmore was characteristically enthusiastic for his own aspect of the truth; and characteristically impatient of the other.

On the first night I went to the Porte-Sainte-Martin Theatre, where a melodrama, "The Vampire," was presented, and fell into conversation with my neighbour, a man of about forty, of fascinating discourse, who was inordinately impatient with the piece, and was at last turned out of the theatre for his expressions of disapproval.

And Burke, whose stubborn force made him instinctively impatient of such weakness, lay and contemplated the future with bitter foreboding.

Hawk was visibly disgusted, and Judge MacFarlane was growing justly impatient.

" The last clause sounded a very, very little impatient; but Ford once more politely expressed his sorrow, and abstained from putting on his coat.

I continued in this posture about two hours; and began to be mighty impatient for intelligence abroad, for I had no spies to send out.

A mildly impatient accent alone betrayed resentment of the snub.

The lad was dressed in his best clothes and was nervously impatient.

And in answer to another question, Arnold replied, obviously impatient at having to speak to any one but Judith, that of course he didn't mind if she went on and got her nurse's diplomadidn't she want to?

And heavy were De Stafford's sighs, And oft impatient would they rise; Though Friendship, Honour's self was there, Until he found a nurse more fair!

I knew how much my reception in the world depended upon my speedy return, and was therefore outrageously impatient of his delays, which I now perceived to be only artifices of lewdness.

But as the romantically impatient and sometimes a bit snappish Mrs. Penniman would say, he had never gone far.

Amongst those seemingly the most impatient was Miss Ada Bell, who looked but little older than when she won the heart of the orphan Clarence, years before, by that kind kiss upon his childish brow.

On the morning of the Sunday following Edith's brief interview with my wife, and just as we were about to leave the house to attend divine service, a cab drove furiously up to the door, and a violent summons by both knocker and bell announced the arrival of some strangely-impatient visitor.

wondered the Boy, childishly impatient.

He was profoundly religious, eagerly benevolent, utterly impatient of whatever stood between him and the laudable object of the moment, warmly attached to those who shared his sympathies and helped his enterprisesFort comme le diamant; plus tendre qu'une mère.