Mr. Harmon says she's too homely to live; now what do you think?" "I think nobody pretending to be a mother could turn her back on another mother like that," said Mrs. Carey promptly.

Of course Kitty found a small vacant space on which she could festoon herself, and Peter promptly climbed on his mother's lap, so that she was covered withfairly submerged inchildren!

"Not at all," she replied promptly.

Quite a decent cue they had provided, and I leaped on it Promptly: "Talking of shedding tears" But she was now on the subject of rabbits, several of which were messing about in the park to our right.

The conditions of the treaty were promptly and regularly fulfilled.

Count Hohenloe was appointed lieutenant-general; and several other measures were promptly adopted to consolidate the power of the infant republic.

The two men promptly fight, but are interrupted by Theseus, who at first condemns them to death, but later relents and directs them to depart and to return at the end of a year, each with a hundred brave knights.

Lyons was in the hands of a mob, and Marshal Soult was promptly sent with forty thousand regular troops to restore order.

Jackson promptly decided not to obey the command, but to keep his forces together, provide at his own expense for their food and transportation, and take them back to Tennessee in good order.

Jackson waited until three thousand Tennessee militia, for whom he had urgently sent, arrived at Mobile, under the command of General Coffee, one of his efficient coadjutors in the Creek War, and Colonel Butler, and then promptly and successfully stormed Pensacola, driving out the British, who blew up Fort Barrancas and escaped to their ships.

If he had not cared much about the presidency before, he was now determined to achieve it, and to crush his opponents, whom he promptly regarded as enemies.

He was promptly elected Speaker, which position, however, did not interfere with his speech-making whenever the House went into Committee of the Whole.

In three years he was again elected to the House of Representatives, and in December, 1823, was promptly chosen Speaker by a large majority.

The honest-minded governor of the state, recognizing its transparent character and far-reaching effects, promptly vetoed the measure.

"Yes," answered Ida, promptly; "I bought two rolls, at three cents apiece.

To fix responsibility upon the drawer, the holder of the draft must promptly present it for acceptance to the person drawn upon; then, if it is not accepted, he must immediately notify the drawer.

"Well, you never came back, so your friends" "Promptly forgot."

Perrotin promptly accepted, and professed himself overcome by the honour.

"If you would do anything to please me," she said at length in a low voice, and without turning her head, "would you promise never to try and see me or speak to me again if I asked you?" "No," said Hardy, promptly.

As Mr. Murray did not answer this letter promptly, Mr. H. Crabb Robinson called upon him to receive his decision, and subsequently wrote: Mr. H.G. Robinson to John Murray.

All communications attended to promptly by addressing "H. F. SLATTER.

She did not wish to be alone with her aunt if she could help it, and she promptly invented several little things for her maid to do, in order to keep the latter in the room.

Words were promiscuously selected from the chapter they had read, and every one was promptly spelled.

"I come from the North country," said Hermia promptly.

You are losing your sense of humor," she said promptly.