She gave him a smart cuff across the eyes, which surprised him almost into the fire, and while he was recovering his equilibrium she fled.

I turned all the cuffs on your shirts to-day, Harry.

After dinner he was introduced to meAdmiral Glynna charming man, said his last recollection of W. was making his toast for him and getting a good cuff when the toast fell into the fire and got burnt.

Their thick shoulders were adorned with collars of the daintiest material and finish, while every ungainly "flipper" wore a "cuff" which had been manufactured for a different kind of wrist.

Madame need not hesitate to cross her legs, if she found that attitude comfortable; monsieur could at once remove coat, waist-coat, collar, cuffs, if he found the weather warm.

"Well, boys," resumed Gussie, having shot his cuffs and smirked horribly, "this is the end of the summer term, and many of you, no doubt, are leaving the school.

So my friend stood up and turned round and, catching him a cuff on the head, said,'That's my emperor'.

We don't know if they came to close fisti-cuffs, but it was, we are assured, the most serious affray on the Course.

The doctor's daughter took off her plain jacket, rolled back her white cuffs, and bent over the engine.

Over this hung an ill-favoured Indian woman, or squaw, who, besides attending to the contents of the pot, bestowed sundry cuffs and kicks upon her little child, which sat near to her playing with several Indian curs that gambolled round the fire.

I go in; I take hold of my collar, I pull down my cuffs, I tap my shirt front.

His middle was crossed by a thick silver watch-chain, and curious, old-fashioned buttons of agate set in square frames of gold fastened his round stiff cuffs of yesterday.

'Sblood, what a frown this Gloster casts at me; I hope he means to lend me no more cuffs, Such as he paid me at the Parliament.

"Second-mate's clothes," he said, indicating the bands round the cuffs and cap.

"So it was Jack Harpe who picked the cuffs," murmured Racey.

"Our men returned a few cuffs for this warlike behaviour, whereupon the Englishricher in experiencedrew back astonished at German unfriendliness.

"Now, what shall we do?" said the young lieutenant, smiling; "shall we tear this up, or will you sign it?" The applicant's lips were twitching as well as his hands now, and he rubbed his cuff over his face and smiled back.

As he grew excited by his own ideas, Napoleon's voice became shriller, his step faster, and he seized his right cuff in the fingers of the same hand, and twisted his right arm in the singular epileptic gesture which was peculiar to him.

On 22nd November they sailed for the south, and soon began to feel the colder climate; the warm jackets and trousers provided by the Admiralty were served out, extra cuffs to protect the hands being sewn on, and warmly-lined canvas capes being made.

In the midst of all this content and joy, I presented myself before my mistress, shewed her my hand-cuffs, and gave her thanks for my gold rings.

And he showed his cuffs, from which the buttons were missing.

" "And so you spoiled her cuffs and collars for her.

Baggs grasped Chase by the shoulder, shook him and exclaimed, when it was too late: "You blooming ass, do you know what you've done?" "The damiserable cur was annoying the Princess," muttered Chase, straightening his cuffs, vaguely realising that he had interfered too hastily.

I began talking aloud to myself, leisurely taking off my cuffs and collar as I did so, and laying my breastpin and watch upon the table.

I separated it carefully from its bed of grease on the mantel, and as I did so the wavering light touched my hand and shirt cuff.