She was by no means prepared to open her mind to the first comer, and in her somewhat slow-going English estimate of such matters Catrina was as yet little more than the first comer.

It was a steady-paced, slow-going steed.

But no action was taken by Congress; the time was not yet ripe for the general acceptance of such a revolutionary departure from the slow-going methods of that early period.

There were many things about this slow-going, amiable brother of theirs that they never suspected.

It seemed just possible that they might still outrun the slower-going Turks, and crossing the ridge, find shelter in the valley below.

" He peered again into the fire, and added, by way of clenching his argument: "I guess it would have been rather slow-going, if the Lord had confined Abraham to one wife, like some of these narrow, contracted nations of modern Christianity.

The great danger for them is that a chance current might place this plunder of the immense marine desert before the prow of a slow-going sailboat.

An old and slow-going steamer, commanded by one of his father's friends, had just entered port and the following day would weigh anchor for Italy.

Daurillac slipped his arm through Scott's, and drew him after their slow-going hombres.

Slow-going, guileless Max began to suspect a lurking intention on Yolanda's part to quiz him.

I could see that slow-going Max was making ready for a fight, even at the odds of seven to two, and to avert trouble I spoke softly in German: "These men are eager to kill us.

It was evident to the slower-going Mr. Miller that his rival's tongue was giving him an advantage which only the ever-watchful presence of the carpenter and his wife prevented him from pushing to the fullest advantage.

There were some carriages which went flourishing along with shining covers; these were the aristocrats; there were other slow-going rigs drawn by oxen.

She was a very slow-going craft thatnot able to do more than nine or ten knots at bestand another hour passed before she was anywhere near me.

THE START THE RAILROAD SPIKE A five o'clock call, though quite in accordance with orders, was received with some resentment and responded to reluctantly, the Professor remarking that it seemed but fair to give the slow-going sun a reasonable start as against the automobile.

In the morning, when they were all in church, he walked in and sat down by his chief, the old Admiral Judicher, who was a slow-going, cautious man.