He was attended by Blake, Collins, and Sir John, all of them determined, no doubt, to prevent a second contretemps.

Out of this arose many contretemps, which entirely enchanted Luciana; their life became ever wilder and wilder.

On the following day, in order to avoid such another contretemps, the charcoal was secured in the morning whilst they were changing horses, and placed in a sack under the seat of the carriage.

But I did not anticipate this contretemps, and at the worst I had my twenty thousand dollars and could make myself scarce therewith.

Also Colonel Musgrave had presently good reason to lament a contretemps, over which he was sulking when Mrs. Pendomer rustled to her seat at the breakfast-table, with a shortness of breath that was partly due to the stairs, and in part attributable to her youthful dress, which fitted a trifle too perfectly.

"Pardon the contretemps!"

Lee rode forward to the field upon which General Hill had sustained his bloody repulse, and Hilldepressed and mortified at the mishapendeavored to explain the contretemps and vindicate himself from censure.