Dreamy and reserved in disposition, she lacked the graciousness of Louise and Patsy's compelling good humor; yet you must not think her stupid or disagreeable.

However, we're plotters now, and you must take on your wisest humor.

He had endangered his own and other lives to humor a boyish whim.

"Mr. Jones," he wailsand his own voicethe comically commonplace name, "Mr. Jones," even in the agony of his terror, the humor of the conjuncture glimmered in the boy's crazed intelligence, and he laughed a wild, maniacal laugh.

Inheriting a great deal of his mother's intellect, with a droll sense of humor, not then so well understood as the lighter school of writers have since made it, Churchland was the delight of the headquarters.

He was the sort of a man from whom one would expect shrewdness, some cunning, stubbornness, a dry humor, and many principles.

If a person gives audible expression to mirth, gayety, or good-humor, the simplest word to apply to what he does is laugh.

Perhaps it is indicative of a lack of nothing more serious than a sense of humor, that we women unite and, apparently without embarrassment, demand that masculine presidents, governors, mayors and legislatures shall appoint women to office.

" As a matter of course we went, taking our stations at the head of the column just behind the commander, and when the word to march had been given I began to regret having thus been favored, for never one of us carried a weapon of any kind, and if Brant was in the humor he could have us all butchered before those whom we had left behind would get an inkling of what was going on.

For suddenly, my father's languor left him, suddenly his lips curled back in a smile devoid of humor, and he leapt at the lantern.

At this question Hindbad was covered with confusion, and hanging down his head, replied, "My lord, I confess that, overcome by weariness and ill-humor, I uttered indiscreet words, which I pray you to pardon me.

" After this the princess could think of nothing but a roc's egg, and when Aladdin returned from hunting he found her in a very ill humor.

Adding then, by way of jest, "Golondrina is my guest, 'Tis the wife of some deserter!" Swift as bowstring speeds a shaft, Through the camp was spread the rumor, And the soldiers, as they quaffed Flemish beer at dinner, laughed At the Emperor's pleasant humor.

De Chauxville raised his eyebrows with the resigned surprise of a man to whom no feminine humor is new.

"Perhaps it is safer than loving you," he answered, with his grim humor.

With the easy good-humor characteristic of his class, he insisted upon exchanging his own riding-horse, "Five Spot," for the sorry mule which the Duchess rode.

" "Ha, ha, ha!" said the man in the chimney-corner, who, in spite of the taciturnity induced by the pipe of tobacco, could not or would not refrain from this slight testimony to his comrade's humor.

Tancred pleaded the choice of the people and his own promise to protect them; but the intrigues of Baldwin changed their humor, and the rejection of Tancred by the men of Tarsus was followed by an attempt at private war between Tancred and Baldwin, in which the troops of Tancred were overborne.

So Steve crooked his finger toward Bandy-legs and Toby, lounging near by; and being in a humor themselves for any sort of thing, the pair hastened to join him.

The sight of her terror of him, the foretaste of the triumph he was to enjoy, restored him for a moment to a brutal good-humor.

His eyes, touched with humor and yet disconcertingly intent on information, were fixed steadily on hers.

Of course she had a twinkle in her eyes when she said this, but Hootsey did not see the humor of it.

His dialogues have been imitated by Fontanelle and Lord Lyttleton, but these authors do not possess his humor or pungency.

But I have made the trial in homage to Christmas, and I'll keep my Christmas humor to the last.

" "Your taste is good, Gregson," said Howland, recovering his good-humor as they seated themselves at one of the rough board tables in the dining-room.