" II Thus Lichfield, as to its staid trousered citizenry, fell prostrate at Miss Stapylton's feet, and as to the remainder of its adults, vociferously failed to see anything in the least remarkable in her appearance, and avidly took and compared notes as to her personal apparel.

" Neither man quite understood the power of that mental culture which Johnnie was assimilating so avidly.

But oh, how avidly his soul drank in the modulations of that longed-for voicea voice that was honey and gold and velvet and all that is most sweet and rich and soft in the world.

Then the public read avidly articles by specially retained barristers on the extradition treaties with Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Chili, Paraguay and Uruguay.

The boy avidly seized the crayons extended to him.

He was acutely conscious of the danger of jumping too avidly on this single tangible clue which had come to him after four days of fruitless search.

I listened avidly to every story that was told to me, and was always asking for more.

* Those who knew Mr. Brookes Ormsby best were wont to say that the world of action, a world lusting avidly for resourceful men, had lost the chance of acquiring a promising leader when he was born heir to the Ormsby millions.

She was drinking in impressions avidly, absorbing the new life as a sponge absorbs water, differing from this only in the particular that her capacity for retention had no limitations.

And, in an impulse of dread, she nestled closer against his breast, sank her hands into his hair, lifted her head back to kiss him avidly on the face, the forehead, the eyes, the lips, nibbling playfully, tenderly at his nose and chin, yet with an affectionate vehemence that drew cries of mock protest from Rafael.

But in the middle o' my dream it comes ower me that I had better waken up to see what Gavinia's doing, and I open my een, and there she is, sitting up, hearkening avidly to my every word, and putting sly questions to me about the glove.

My eyes searched avidly the bush-dotted ground for my quarry.

" Casey was leaning toward her, listening avidly, his pipe going cold in his hand.