Now he gave their words a frowning attention, and now answered abruptly: "Humph!

The lawyer only looked strangely at hermuttered his "humph," and turned away.

No such despair of the issue, however, came over my friendhe did not appear in the least disconcerted; but, on the completion of the fruitless search, merely nodded his head, uttering an expressive humph.

Eve, looking across at Adam, seemed to wink one of her stony eyes, as much as to say, "Humph!