" "I wish you could be idle just for an hour," said Reginald peevishly, "you make me nervous.

" "For pity's sake, Marion," cried Isabelle peevishly, "don't you grow to be one of those tiresome women who think the whole world is interested in a baby's tooth!

Their affair deserved every laudatory epithet, except that of interesting; so she declared peevishly within herself as she tried to join in conversation with them.

"Don't repeat my words like a parrot," ejaculated the inspector peevishly.

Why do you say that?" asked the boy, peevishly.

Come, Sir, you peevishly threw it to her; and her will is, it should be so returned.

Old Asa Bundy, our banker, wanted to know, somewhat peevishly, if it seemed quite honest to send Potts to another town with a satchel full of letters certifying to his rare values as a man and a citizen.

'There seems very little here to see,' said Lancelot, half peevishly.

Why can't you clean it out?' 'Why, what harm does that do?' answered the woman, peevishly.

"Lady Mary knows nothing of the matter," said the squire, rather peevishly.

"You know I'm not strong enough to dine out, Tom," said his wife, peevishly.

"I bain't nigh so yold as zum," said Happy Jack, peevishly.

Be quiet, [peevishly withdrawing it.]

peevishly exclaimed "OLD CONNECTICUT.

He has sometimes answered me rather peevishly, and, as he is never fond of discussion, I have not been able to persuade him that his minister was deceived, or was deceiving him.

"I would not," replied Monty somewhat peevishly.

Why had she put away the subject, carelessly, and yet peevishly, when it was mentioned?

" "He will not trouble you any more; and you will not surely throw up your engagement?" "Of course not!" said she, half peevishly.

" "How silly you are," said Alice peevishly; "why cannot you undress as usual?

" "I have had neither happiness nor contentment yet, father," answered the king peevishly.

172; counterfeiting happiness, ii. 169, n. 3; despised, not to be, i. 144, n. 2; Johnson's knowledge of it, i. 215; likes the society of a man of the world, iii. 21, n. 3; judgment must be accepted, i. 200; knowledge not strained through books, i. 105; peevishly represented as very unjust, iii. 237, n. 1; running about it, i. 215; running from it, iv.

Cel. 'Tis strange That you should deal so peevishly: beshrew ye, You have put me in a heat.

" Frowenfeld was silent: but the invalid was waiting for an answer, and, not getting it, stirred peevishly.

"It is not that, Alice," I answered peevishly; "you know better.

I wonder where they could get a lodging?" "I am sure I don't know," replied Martha, peevishly; "your supper will be coldcome in!"