His friends and the above-mentioned fraternity chuckled and winked behind his back, but although Mr. P. heard them chuckle and knew that they were winking, his belief in his final success never wavered.

Are you the fellow who turned back my man?" "I guess you ain't the kind I was expectin' to call on me," drawled Andy, his fear gone, and he winked at the crowd.

"One flight up, Miss, and turn to the right," he continued, promptly; and then he winked over the girl's head at Uncle John, who frowned so terribly that the man drew aside and disappeared abruptly.

[Here, my dear miss Howe, you may remember, that miss M, the youngest of our party, shewing some more curiosity than usual, I winked upon you to hasten to your story, lest the terrors which you were describing should make too much impression upon a young head, and you kindly understood my sign, and said less upon the subject of your fears, than I fancy you first intended.

And he winked and blinked at stout Friar Tuck like an owl at the sun.

Good-night was accordingly said, the Café des Exilés closed her windows, then her doors, winked a moment or two through the cracks in the shutters and then went fast asleep.

" Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes sat as still as they could in their little chairs by the fire and never winked an eyelash.

Susan winked at Bunny and said: "Old Grizzly, that is the best story of all, and I believe you made it up yourself!"

We've got our posse-commontaturs, fourteen men, sir, as'll play the whole vale to cricket, and whap them; and every one'll fight, for they're half poachers themselves, you see' (and Harry winked and chuckled); 'and they can't abide no interlopers to come down and take the sport out of their mouths.'

It is impossible!" Mr. Joffler whistled and winked to himself comprehendingly.

Not that the man was altogether ugly, for he had a good enough nose and a fine double chin; but his eyes stood out from his face and were red and watery, and he winked them continually, as though they were always a-smarting.

My eyes were full of tears, and I was afraid they'd go splashing down my cheeks, if I even winked my lashes.

On the polished steel of his pistol sinister gleams winked and faded.

He knew the price per cord,no man better; but he and Osh Popham winked at each other one windy February day and delivered three cords for two, knowing that measurement of wood had not been included in Mother Carey's education.

So Burke, after the most careful study of the condition of India, lifted up his voice against the iniquities which were winked at by Parliament.

The good captain winked several times, an indication that he was annoyed, but reading the request in the eyes of all, took a few steps toward the bow and scanned the shore.

Profiteering might be condoned, moralized over or winked at, but militant labor unionism was a menace to the government and the prosecution of the war.

Jack winked slyly, but fortunately his aunt did not observe it.

"Why not, Dan'l," asked his wife, "if the two families is to be connected?" Mr. Kybird shook his head, and, catching her eye, winked at her with much significance.

Is the plucked and hood-winked North to be wheedled by the sorcery of another Missouri compromise?

The other turned his head to see a flash of light that winked through the dull, smoky veil, with startling clearness.

And then there are the Jugo-Slavs" Dalrymple winked and handed me the cigars.

It seemed to him that he was being towed to sea on the back of a huge shark, by a big liner with a row of blazing portholes that winked at him like facetious eyes.

The smothered, double drumming of a guitar from the distant revel assailed my ears, and a fresh, sweet voice, singing: "As at my door I chanced to be A-spinning, Spinning, A grenadier he winked at me A-grinning, Grinning!

As at my door I chanced to be A grenadier he winked at me.