Granites, slates, lavas, limestone, iron ores, quartz veins, auriferous gravels, remnants of dead fire-rivers and dead water-rivers are developed here side by side within a radius of a few miles, and placed invitingly open before the student like a book, while the people and the region beyond the camp furnish mines of study of never-failing interest and variety.

Little by little, above the resinous fragrance of the fires rose other scents more delectable to the nostrils of a hungry man, thus, waking from his meditations Beltane turned him wistfully towards where, above the nearest fire, a goodly cooking pot seethed and bubbled invitingly.

She had put a plate with round butter-balls beside the steaming coffee-pot, and fresh round rolls peeped invitingly from an old-fashioned little china basket.

It seems that travelling somewhere about Geneva, he came to some pretty green spot, or nook, where a willow, or something, hung so fantastically and invitingly over a streamwas it?or a rock?no matterbut the stillness and the repose, after a weary journey 'tis likely, in a languid moment of his lordship's hot restless life, so took his fancy, that he could imagine no place so proper, in the event of his death, to lay his bones in.

The gate swung invitingly open, and all the ground before it was blue with violets.

By this time Donald and Bess had recovered their tempers, and after a close inspection of the intruder had come to the conclusion that he was of the right sort, and Donald was sitting close on his launches beside Stafford, and thrusting his nose against Stafford's hand invitingly.

" Here the maid set down the breakfast, ranging the dishes invitingly before the invalid.

And what I want to know" "We all want to know a good deal," remarked the chief, glancing invitingly at Miss Slade.

In an alcove stood a snowy bed, the covers invitingly turned down.

Piers stooped to her with hands invitingly outstretched.

Accordingly, the whole party, including Mary, was soon assembled in the deacon's own room, with the sea-chest placed invitingly in the centre.

A lamp with a green shade stands invitingly on the table shedding a circle of light on the books and papers underneath, but leaving all the remainder of the room in dim pleasantness.

"You look most invitingly comfortable," he said, fanning himself with his hat.

" The girl smiled invitingly.

Then, with a nod of her head, and a gesture of the hand, she invitingly indicated the half-open door.

The gate stood invitingly open

You're keeping something back!" Mrs. Albright patted the chair invitingly.

Billy was at his little table next the door; over in the corner the still-despondent Slate was still collapsing; at the east window sat Editor Sally Heffer, digging into a mass of notes; and near the west, at the roll-top desk, a visitor's chair set out invitingly beside him, Joe was writingweird exercise of muttering softly, so as not to disturb the rest, and then scratching down a sentence.

She kissed me affectionately, and appeared glad to see her mother; and we were all soon seated around the table, where fresh cottage-cheese, crimson radishes, and warm tea-cakes looked invitingly forth.

It was an invitingly furnished room of cushioned couches, paintings, tapestries, soft chairs, warmly toned rugs.

The beer he quaffed with peculiar pleasure, as it invitingly foamed in a silver tankard, which had been thickly embossed by the abbot of Wansfort, and presented by him to the Emperor Baldwin previous to his embarkation for the Holy Land.

A tree with invitingly forked branches seemed to be peculiarly adapted to his needs.

"Roses are like women: they lose their subtler fragrance when plucked; but, like women, their heads always droop invitingly.

In either recess of this chimney rosewood doors were situated, one of which stood invitingly ajar, disclosing the bath-room, into which it opened, with its accessories of white marble.

" I had, with the aid of the house-maid, divested myself of my wet overshoes and wrappings before the advent of my companion, and had already ensconced myself in a deep Spanish chair, that stood invitingly and with extended arms in one corner of the fireplace, when he advanced to place himself on the rug for a general roasting.