Star spangled banter, by Bill Mauldin.

There was something in the expression of Harry's face and the tone of his voice which arrested the banter on Lucille's lips.

Jack bore the banter very equably, knowing that Olympia was rather striving to keep his spirits up and divert him from the tears in his mother's eyes than indulge her own humor.

Had Winter stopped a few yards off, he would have begun some banter and drawn him away from the pool.

They carry on this banter through several letters.

I had my sleep, however; and when I awoke and re-entered the house, a merry group of guests had surrounded the harper in the hall, and were singing Penillion at full stretch, to the now unsteady and somewhat discordant accompaniment of the minstrel; the laugh was of course against me, but good-nature, rather than contempt, characterised the bantering, and I bore it all in good part.

The introductions of the toastmaster may, of course, contain some good-natured bantering, together with compliment, but always without sting.

The design of this paper, in the New Monthly Magazine, is by no means novel; but the fine, cutting satirethe pleasant, lively banter on our vices and follieswhich pervades every page of the article, is a set-off to the political frenzy and the literary lumber of other Magazines of the month.

They grasp the wrist as I have said, and it is taken as a sign that, if you do not discontinue your banter, you will have a fight.

" "Are you going out, Marian," he said, solemnly, disregarding his cousin's banter.

"Don't take it to heart, Bill," he said, dropping his bantering and his stubbornness together.

I did not escape some personal banter.

' It vexed me to hear his banter, and to think how I had let my secret out, so I did not answer, and we sat by the embers for a while without speaking, while the wind still blew through the cave like a funnel.

CHAPTER XXXIV A MIDNIGHT ANNOUNCEMENT JUANITA STERLING was forced to hear much bantering in regard to her prolonged ride with the Home president; but she received it with the utmost good humor.

He received many a visit from persons who liked a banter, or to hear a good joke.

But she met a new phaseneither banter, nor fancy, nor unvarying coolness in the face of fire.

I should say" replied Raymond, setting out to walk home, where he presided over his friend's breakfast and departure, and received a little banter over his solicitude for the precious infant.

The reader will recollect the banter upon them in Don Quixote, where the Knight of La enumerates to Sancho the cures which had been performed upon many valorous champions, covered with wounds.

R.N., Thus by the Cam we meet again; And, as in wilder sterner days, We shared the ocean's dreary ways In fellowship of single aim, I never doubt we'll do the same By sunny Cam in happier times; And therefore, if through these my rhymes Some gentle banter slyly flits, Forgive me, Sirsand call it quits.

At any rate, they could not stand the banter of B.J., and had soon joined him in the soaking storm outside.

But he took all his friend's banter with a smile of quiet enjoyment, and sometimes a more than usually outrageous sally would send him into convulsions of laughter, whose resounding peals filled the house with their echoes.

All the other boats were hailed in the name of Maestro Paolo, who, having recovered from his sea-sickness, took his bantering good-humoredly.

But throwing such empty banter aside, is Mr Beecham really bad-tempered?" "Bad-tempered is a tame name for it.

Now, I stood instantly with my hat in my hand; and answered her gentle bantering so well as I might, the while that I peered intent and wondering at her through the gloom; for truly Rumour had told no tale to equal the beauty of this strange maid; who now stood jesting with so sweet a spirit, and claiming kinship of Cousinhood with me, as was truth, now that I did wake to think.

Does he think his brother will run away while he sleeps?" There was a hint of tenderness underlying the banter in his voice.