"Confound Isabelle and her eternal twanging!" muttered Louis, as he fumbled for his latch-key.

Any ordinary speech of welcome would be easy"Glad you were sensible enough to come to Delafield," "make yourselves at home," "freedom of the city," "our latch strings are out," "command us for anything we can do," "congratulate you on the fine work you are doing," "know when we return this visit and come to the places you represent you will make us welcome"and so on.

Then I heard the gate-latch click; I looked out through the vine-leaves, all scarlet with the glory of the season, and saw William coming up the walk.

Yet his heart had turned coldly away; "From her childhood, I've loved her, sweet Dorothy Moore," Just then the latch clickedthrough the half opened door Crept humbly, poor Archibald Gray.

Mrs. Golding was still comparing us with each other and speaking of our parents, when I was aware of a tall man coming up to the garden gate; and my aunt, turning as she heard the latch clink, cried, 'Ah, here is Andrew!

He had not to wait long be-fore the latch lift-ed, and his mo-ther en-ter-ed.

He sniffed for it and found it very easily, for always the latch-board is the one heaviest with the man-scent.

They said sometimes some of them got through latch holes.

As for a key, he has but onea latch-keyfor all manner of tunes; and as they are to pass current amongst the lower sorts of people, he makes his notes like a country banker's, as thick as he can.

And the latch lifts, as I think, and I wait,but it's not Him."

Well, my wife was just lightin' a pig-tailtho' light enough and to spare there was in the lift alreadywhen who should come clatterin' at the latch-pin in the blow o' thunder and wind but Philip, poor lad, himself; and an ill hour for him it was.

The laminae of the feathers of birds are kept together by teeth that hook into one another, "as a latch enters into the catch, and fastens a door."

This forms an abutment for supporting the ladle in the gudgeon band, being secured to this last by latch bolts and cotters.

Believing the feeling of confidence would be increased by such action, I was first to leave the table, and it being my watch below, immediately retired to my room, noisily closing the door after me, yet refraining from letting the latch catch, thus enjoying a slight opening through which to both see and hear.