The great heat of the sun upon his back makes him irritable, and when Miss POTTS sharply smites with her fan the knuckles of the hand which he has affably extended to take her by the chin, more than the usual symptoms of acute inflammation appear at the end of his nose, and he blows hurriedly upon his wounded digits.

There was no mistake about itsome one was gently tapping with his knuckles on the other side of the door.

This done, he turned on his side and knuckled in peculiar rhythm the back of the bunk, a solid panel which slipped smoothly to one side, permitting the man to tumble out into still another room, a cheerless place, with floor of stone and the smell of a vault.

Take off the crust, and skin, and cover with raspings, the same as for boiled ham, and garnish the knuckle with a paper frill.

Becoming calmer, he tried the door, and finding it locked, rapped with his knuckles against it.

Grundy had seized Jack Vance by the collar from behind, and was screwing his knuckle into his victim's neck.

There was not the slightest emotion in his face until Quade rubbed his knuckles across his wet forehead.

Instead of pulling the door to its place, I pushed it a little, knocking with my knuckles at the same time.

A turret out of action means two guns out of action; a broken knuckle for the pugilist.

If the whole of the leg is purchased, take off the knuckle to stew, and also the square end, which will serve for cutlets or pies.

On starting he placed his cap on one side, held his whip upright, telling me that it was not up to the mark in length, and doubled his knuckles over the reins.

In sight of that Plateau d'Amance, which rises like a great knuckle above the surrounding country, a battle covering twenty times the extent of Gettysburg raged, and one could have looked over a battle-line as far as the eye may see from a steamer's mast.

The other gnawed his knuckle through some meditative moments, with his eye on his inferior.