I felt that I owed the dismissal of the attacking force, more to its timely fall than to my rifle.

His profanity has disgraced himself and the theatre, and his gratuitous insult to an estimable lady, who had the misfortune to appear in the same scene with him on Monday night, should have secured his instant dismissal from the company, and his perpetual banishment to Tammany or Tony Pastor's.

" "Sit down," replied the district attorney, gravely, with a gesture of dismissal to the officer.

In your country, where the Government of the day is subject to immediate dismissal for want of confidence, such power over foreign relations can be safely entrusted to a few men, but in the United States, with its fixed tenures of office, a President could pledge the faith and involve his nation in war against the interests and will of the people.

Dismissal by singing.

Mrs. Marston, I meant to have done this quietly," he continued, addressing his wife; "I meant to have given Mademoiselle de Barras my opinion and her dismissal without your assistance; but it seems you wish to interpose.

Pecson, Tadeo, and Juanito Pelaez were all alike suspendedthe first receiving his dismissal with his foolish grin and declaring his intention of becoming an officer in some court, while Tadeo, with his eternal holiday realized at last, paid for an illumination and made a bonfire of his books.

Feeling sure that this verdict was in consequence of his defence of Kit, Mr. Swiveller took his dismissal in profound silence, and turned his back upon Bevis Marks, big with designs for the comforting of Kit's mother, and the aid of Kit himself.

She sat during the morning session, her eyes on the clock, fearing miserably the moment of dismissal at noon, when she must take some actionshe who only longed to run away from discord and dwell in peace.

Upon his toilette appeared brushes and combs, which might have claimed dismissal as past the term of service, over-worn hats and doublets, dog-leashes, leather-belts, and other such paltry articles; amongst which, lay at random, as it seemed, the great diamond called Sancithe three rubies termed the Three Brothers of Antwerpanother great diamond called the Lamp of Flanders, and other precious stones of scarcely inferior value and rarity.

" "Will you not shake hands with me?" Gerald turned as she was moving off and held out her hand, more as a queen might have extended it in motion of dismissal than as friend to friend.

These are all trades, that apart from the many dangers inseparable from their pursuit, spell dismissal after two or three years at most, or as soon as the boy reaches the awkward age.

[Footnote 6: The practice of the Girl's Public Day School Trust, largely followed by other governing bodies, is to give the Head the right of nomination, and of dismissal during the probationary period subject to the veto, rarely exercised, of the Committee.]