"Yes," and the Colonel thumped the table for order, infinitely relieved that the dinner was done, and the punch not likely to turn into a casus belli.

she shrieked, and, turning stiffly, she went mumbling and cursing down the stairs, the lace lappets of her head trembling, and her gold-headed cane now thumping the floor, now waving uncertainly in the air.

exclaimed the friar-artilleryman, thumping his fists down on the arms of his bamboo chair.

The ALL-HIGHEST reaches over the dock rail to thump the wretched mortal's wretched head....

Katherine said, seeing the water which ran from the dog's thick coat as it sat in the boat thumping a grateful tail in thanksgiving.

We heard the kangaroos thumping the ground all night, as they hopped along round our bivouac, the heavier fall of the male being plainly distinguishable.

Who's the Grand-Master of the sign cut in the stone?' says he, and he thumped his hand on the block that he used to sit on in Lodge, and at Council, which opened like Lodge always.

The old gentleman thumped the arm of his chair with a translucent palm.

Suppose it's mere" She had broken off to thump his shoulder in reassurance, to cling more abjectly.

"Leave 'er alone, d'ye 'ear?" yelled Mr. Silk, thumping the counter with his small fist.

Together they looked at the royal tongue, As the King on his couch reclined; In succession they thumped his august chest, But no trace of disease could find.

" "Well, look here," answered Acton, thumping the wall with his fist and frowning heavily, "what are we going to do to get even with the Philistines?

" Larry thumped his cranium disgustedly.

At nine o'clock Hermia mounted the platform (a piano box turned on its side) and began to thump the drum and cymbals.

The dog crouched, whined and thumped the earth with a contrite tail.

Leere not, Lobster, lest I thump that russeting face of yours with my sword hilt till that it looke as pyde colourd as the Rainbow.

It seemed a shame to thump such a fellow and cover his face with decorations.

A big brown retriever on a chain was sitting bolt upright beside his kennel, and began to thump the flagstones with his tail as soon as he recognised Lady Maud.

By the way Nissr was thumping her floats on the bottom, she seemed about to break up.

Afterwards, he began shouting, and thumping the furniture with his fists, saying he would fill all the vacancies in the Cathedral with the dregs of the clergy, that he would fill the Chapter with drunkards, with impostors, etc. '

And the boy thumped the giant with his bare heels.

Adelaide was oblivious of the child, but Desmond thumped his glass on the mahogany to attract it, for its energies were absorbed in swallowing its fists and fretfully crying.

His heart thumped hardhe scarcely saw the prince now.

Slowly, warily the cub approached, with a friendly twist of his ears and head, till he laid the squirrel at the big wolf's very nose, then drew back a step and lay with paws extended and tail thumping the leaves, watching till the tidbit was seized ravenously and crushed and bolted in a single mouthful.

Both Jocks were whooping like mad, but just as everyone was swearing it was going to be a dead-heat, I thumped Nigger hard on the back an' yelled out, 'We've won!' "Spruggy 'ad jerked Red Liz's head down just at the post, an' she 'ad won by an ear!"