We heard a low growl like a muttered imprecation within, and when the door opened there stood upon the threshold a tall, bearded, muscular old fellow in a dirty red shirt, with a big revolver shining in his hand.

At this, Pepper gave out a deep growl; then stopped, and pricked up his ears.

And all the time it kept on snarling and clicking its sharp teeth and uttering its low, buzzing growl.

Although we have heard, at various intervals, growlings expressed at the inevitable "saddle of mutton" at the dinner-parties of our middle classes, yet we doubt whether any other joint is better liked, when it has been well hung and artistically cooked.

"Ahoy, mate," he said pleasantly, endeavoring to speak low, the effort resembling the growl of a bear.

They approached the cart, but as they did so, my faithful Betsy let forth an angry growl.

Then, as Columbus tactlessly repeated his growl, he started and his look fell upon her.

Kino kept up a low, ominous growl, quite different from his first barking.

The tiger, re-assured by the stillness of the object before him, ceased growling; and presently, the soft thud of his feet and his sniffing round the palki told the trembling man within that 'Stripes' was making an investigation.

" It brought a growl, but no answer.

A minute ago he had been happy, rolling over and over on the grass, shouting with laughter while Sandy, the Aberdeen, jumped on him, growling his merry puppy's growl and biting the balled fists that pushed him off.

Thus exonerated, the Peril passed by the line of chained dogs, bumping into them in a perfectly unnecessary manner, and emitting supercilious growls that in themselves would have been sufficient grounds for instant death if Pete Bernard's huskies could have acted upon their unanimous opinion.

This time she fetched a louder growl from him, and an irascible glare.

During those thirty seconds Thor watched his enemies without moving, while in his deep chest there gathered slowly a low and terrible growl.

Who says it'll be the last time she'll be ahead of us?" Along the beautiful line of brown, swinging bodies went a low growl, a more vicious rattle of the oarlocks.

" "How was it?" "Why, I hadn't got far from the house, when I heered a growl, and there was the tiger in the field, looking over the fence at me.

And this fact, taken in conjunction with the surroundings amid which he had to do his work, is abundantly sufficient to justify the growl he indulges in.

I have never caught him yet Out of sorts when it was wet; He will hum when tempests howl, Whistle midst the thunder's growl, And I've seen him sing for joy, Clinging to a punctured buoy, While his gallant T.B.D. Sank beside him in the sea.

The dog, with muttering growls, was sniffing suspiciously at his heels.

The king, with an ivory stick, was carefully dividing the portion for each dog, ordering the growling, discontented ones to be quiet, and comforting the patiently waiting ones with a light jest concerning the next piece.

She proceeded to launch it against the tide of Max's retort, and her enthusiastic shriek overbore his deeper-toned growl.

As the bitch sneaked wolfishly to the back of my legs I attempted to caress her, an action that provoked a long, guttural growl.

" She would not quit the body nor run away from fear of the tigers, so they slunk away and came back in the form of two leopards, and prowled round her growling; but she only sang "You have come roaring, leopardess First eat me, leopardess

He raised his head growling, about to bark, but, recognizing the visitor, he lay down again quietly.

' "The door, however, was at length opened, and after receiving a growl from the landlord, and a snarl from the landlady, that their rest should be thus brokenthey were shown to a bed room, where both in the same bed soon forgot the toils of the night, in a refreshing sleep.