It appeared that he had got into conversation with an ancient man of the village, who, probably, knew morethough it was little enoughof the strange house, than any other person living.

By thinking, we pass from the gossip of the neighborhood into the conversation of the years.

In this, I humored her, to the extent of not attempting to lead the conversation in that direction.

To encourage their attendance every effort should be made to eliminate all disgraceful conversation on the field.

" The subsequent conversation between the matron and the young girl seemed to put the mistress of the house in excellent humor, and when the carriage drove off she kissed all the ladies quite as rapturously as if she had never vowed undying hatred and vengeance upon the Yankee people.

Hatzfeldt led the conversation to some evenings when Strauss played his waltzes with an entrain, a sentiment that no one else has ever attained, and to Offenbach and his melodiesone evening particularly when he had improvised a song for the Empresshe couldn't quite remember it.

There were of course all sorts of meetings and conversations at our house, with Leon Say, Jules Ferry, Casimir Perier, and others.

The two ladies plunged at once into a very animated conversation about their children, husbands, and various domestic mattersa perfectly natural conversation, but not interesting to the foreign ladies.

They had a big dinner every Thursday, with a reception afterward, and she looked so tired when she was sitting on the sofa, in the diplomatic salon, making conversation for the foreigners and people of all kinds who came to their receptions, that one felt really sorry for her.

" Mrs. Atterbury changed the conversation by asking how Mrs. Davis liked Richmond.

She began to remember a great many conversations as earnest, which had been stopped when she came into the room, and the looks of pity which had been bent upon her.

Pen perceived the error under which his guardian was labouring, and in the midst of his misery the blunder caused the poor wretch a faint smile, and served to bring down the conversation from the tragedy-key in which Pen had been disposed to carry it on.

Simpson's remarkable presence of mind in planning the defense was the general topic of conversation among all the men.

I must conclude those Women (if there be any such) greater Critics in that sort of Conversation than my self, who find any of that sort in mine, or any thing that can justly be reproach't.

I felt that I was, and hastened to divert the conversation into safer channels.

She never introduced, or connived at, miscellaneous conversation during its process.

While he attended to his horse he could hear their laughter and gay conversation over the change of clothes; for Juanita understood these people as well as he did, and had grown through childhood to the age of thought in their midst.

" It is very easy to see how by making a record of one side of this conversation without reference to the other side and by an omission here and there, possibly unintentionally, the sense was altered.

But evidently his wealth hasn't been a comfort to him, or he wouldn't want to shuffle off his mortal coil and leave it behind" They did not see the object of this conversation before leaving for the trip to Point Lomaa promontory that juts out far into the Pacific.

" Lady Laura listened in surprise; but as Emily paused, she could not delicately, as his wife, remind her further of the obligation, by asking what the service was, and hesitating a moment, continued "Henry quite made you the subject of conversation amongst us; Lord Chatterton too, who visited us for a day, was equally warm in his eulogiums.

I was forcibly reminded of the conversation above quoted by some observations I once had opportunity of making at a Methodist camp-meeting.

At most of the houses he was affectionately greeted as "Jedge" and was held in long conversations across the fence.

And so Frank managed to gradually steer the conversation around to the subject of bug collection.

He did not continue the conversation along that line, but he was doing some hard thinking.

The sermon furnished material for conversation throughout the remainder of the day, at the mill, and divers conclusions were drawn from it, that were ominous to the preacher's future comfort and security.