He drew a linen-swathed armchair toward her; she absently seated herself and lay back, caressing the roses with delicate lips and chin.

My great-uncle occupied an armchair, or, in attacks of gout, a couch on one side of a large open chimney....

Facing them, on a rough dais about three feet high and with two steps leading up to it, stood a large and deep carved oaken armchair.

I threw off an overcoat, took an armchair by the crackling logs, and awaited patiently the arrival of my hosts.

" Upon this fruitful theme, Bog's aunt could and would have discoursed for hours longer, but for the appearance of Bog, when she sought a new relief from her agonies by abusing that poor fellow, charging him with neglect and ingratitude, finding fault with the food which he brought home for her from market, and asking him when he was going to buy that soft armchair he had promised her so long.

One pleasant afternoon in spring, I placed an armchair in a shaded portion of the front piazza, and filling it with pillows led my wife out of the house and seated her where she would have the pleasantest view of a somewhat monotonous scenery.

He turned from her and dragged the armchair forward.

" He pushed aside the ponderous armchair which stood beside him at the head of the table.

The house did not afford an armchair in which I could sit up.

I moved an armchair so that no one sitting in it could fail to see the dampest wall and ordered him to be shown in.

" He pointed out an armchair beside the fire.

So he pressed an armchair upon her; or, rather, pressed her into an armchair; and leaned against the bookcase feeling very faint.

How do you generally manage?" "I rig up a head-rest on the edge of the table, pull up the armchair, wrap myself in a rug and sleep leaning forward.

These places are called Gesperrte Sitze, and each seat resembles an armchair.

In the middle of the floor, with their backs to the door at which Mary and her companion stood, were set two small armchairs of plain and cheap make.

Greatorex drew close to the hearth the horsehair and mahogany armchair with the white antimacassar.

"I believe the elf has bewitched both the armchair and the tableand the whole cottage.

" Mathieu had brought an armchair forward for his wife's rich, vain cousin, who, whatever her real feelings, certainly strove to appear amiable.

The guard said we could take any seats we pleased; and when we got in we found there was only two or three people in it, and we chose two nice armchairs, hung up our wraps, and made ourselves comfortable and cosey.

So it was the lesser Tutt who wrung the hand of Payson Clifford and gave him the leathern armchair by the window.

The clerk returned, came through a gateway in the railing, led the way into a rich inner room, and turning with another courtly bow, handed her a cushioned armchair and retired.

She passed an hour in prayer by her parent's tomb, kissed his armchair and table, and took his cloak to wrap herself in should death come.

Doña Pepa's spirits rallied now that men were in the house; and with a supreme effort of will, the old lady decided to leave her armchair for a look at the flood, which had stopped rising, if, indeed, it were not actually receding.