We went often to see how the works were getting on, and I must say it didn't look as if it could possibly be ready for the 1st of May.

Since storms might come breaking down through the fine weather at any time, burying the colors in snow, and cutting off the artists' retreat, I advised getting ready at once.

They too kept their house open and she said she had always a terrine de crise ready in her larders.

Their tongues are still ready with a jest, their lips still parted for the anchovy to come.

After we had built a long, low structure, windows were forthcoming, shelves, tables, sinks, faucets, forges, burners, all cut out, fitted and ready to put together, each with its proper screws, nails, clamps, or pipes ready to our hands.

I want to show Nixon that we'll be ready on time.

" "Very well," said my wife, "if the fit is on you, there's no use in remonstrating; your valise will be ready by the morning train."

All of the which cometh of possessing a tongue as ready as my wit, Rogerkin!" Now as he hearkened, Roger's frown grew blacker and his powerful hand clenched upon the bridle.

Mäzli was ready before anyone, because she had thrown everything into her box and then with a little pushing had been able to put on the lid.

Moreover I am not learned like Giles, nor ready of tongue, nor" "Art wondrous skilled in wood-lore, my Rogerkin!" quoth Giles.

And now enjoining the boy to be ready against his return, the Colonel whirled away in his cab to the city to shake hands with his brothers, whom he had not seen since they were demure little men in blue jackets under charge of a serious tutor.

Now we shall see our way with each other, at least.' 'Because,' said Lancelot slowly, 'because you are cleverer than I, readier than I, superior to me in every point.

Further, it seems clear that the British Government, so far from "hemming-in" Germany in this matter, were ready from the first to accept, if not to welcome, her enterprise, subject to their quite legitimate and necessary preoccupation with their position on the Persian Gulf.

But she was not ready without her afternoon work; she would feel fidgety unless she had something to keep her fingers moving; the afternoon work happened to be a long white wool stocking for Linnet's winter wear.

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A Landau with four horses was ready after lunch, to transport us and our baggage to Cauterets; but having enjoyed Argelès very much, we were none of us particularly glad at the prospect of the change.

Grace, then, comes to be a privilege received at birth and brought ready into the world; a privilege, too, in a matter second to none in importance.

He hoisted his gun belt around so that the gun butt hung more forward and readier to his hand.

Then," he added adroitly, "you are readier in argument than I, because you were brought up in it.

After dark he slept three hours, to be followed by Tayoga for the same length of time, and about midnight they started up the stream again, with their food cooked and ready beside them.

Now I gat me to my feet, and had the Diskos ready within my hand; and behold!

Since he was also readier with his tongue than Frederick, and could always make a pointed joke, he was the only one whom Frederick did not like to meet.

Barzú then requested that three fleet horses might be provided and kept ready under the walls, at a short distance; and this being also done, in the night, he and his mother, and the singing-girl, effected their escape, and pursued their course towards Túrán.

Stella expected the man's home to be rough and ready like himself, and in a measure it was, but a comfortable sort of rough and readiness.

Somewhere the flowers are springing, Somewhere the corn is brown, And is ready unto the harvest To feed the hungry town.