The push of a button, the turn of a screwoh, he was to be master of such power as no monarch ever wielded!

Someone touches a button ... you know.

When he recovered his footing, which was a business of some difficulty, for the bus pitched upon a broken pavement, what was his chagrin to find that a front button of his coat had hooked in her back hair!

Their embarrassment might have been indefinitely prolongedindeed, G was several blocks already down the streetwhen he bethought him of his knife and so cut off the button.

As he pleasantly expressed it to the young woman, he would give her the choice of the button or the coat entire.

My attack will be too intimate; for I have confessed that I am not the very button on the cap of bravery.

Mac's eye fell on a metal button that hung by a thread from the old militia jacket he was wearing.

Besides, now I think of it, there is, RudolphAh, Rudolph doesn't care a button's worth about me, I know.

It seemed almost as though the entire fleet had been swung out of its course by pressure on an electric button.

"Button your blouse, straighten your hair and come along.

"The sight of the button on the stranger's lapel caused Wilkes to give him the cabalistic sign and ask his assistance.

Did not the rows of yellowing Willows and Button-Bushes on each side seem like rows of booths, under which, perhaps, some fluviatile egg-pop equally yellow was effervescing?

But before I had time to receive an answer, another drew his knife, and seizing upon a metal button which remained upon my waistcoat, cut it off, and put it in his pocket.

"It is like a baby to have to run after a girl if you want a button sewn on," quoth Auntie.

At every village of importance he sojourns for a day or two, each day ranging his 'gang' in a line on the most busy street, and whenever a customer makes his appearance the oily speculator button-holes him immediately and begins to descant in the most highfalutin fashion upon the virtuous lot of darkeys he has for sale.

My companion's eyes traveled from the soft padded shoes to the little red button on the top of the black skull cap.

On buttoning the top button this pole telescopes automatically and forms a bullet-proof spine protector.

It possesses three hundred button-holes and three hundred buttons.

An officer stopped to question him, and while the cross- examination was proceeding a curio-hunting soldier came up behind and cut a button off the tunic.

Lord Beaconsfield described "a still gallant figure, scrupulously attired; a blue frock coat, with a ribboned button-hole; a well-turned boot; hat a little too hidalgoish, but quite new.

Mr. Browning had honoured me with his company at dinner, and an unduly fervent admirer had button-holed him throughout a long evening, plying him with questions about what he meant by this line, and whom he intended by that character.

With a hand that shook perceptibly he turned the button of the spring lock, and, opening the door onto the street, looked out.

" "Then go now...." He turned and pressed the button of a bell; without, in immediate response, came a sound of opening doors and hastening feet.

Oh, button your coat.

Oh, button your coat.