The implication that Americans are nothing but dollar-hunters, and are thereby distinguishable from the rest of mankind, would not perhaps bear too elaborate scrutiny.

He stood the scrutiny with blushing restiveness, in which there was nothing of the malign, and she resolved that he was to be trusted.

The child stepped up to him with perfect composure, and held out her little hand, which her uncle took, undergoing all the while a severe scrutiny from the pair of dark eyes fixed upon him.

Shall I send this letter?Thou seest I have left room, if I fail in the exact imitation of so charming a hand, to avoid too strict a scrutiny.

How was I to pass this double scrutiny?

He cursed savagely under his breath, and turned his back upon the Curé, unable to face the scrutiny of those kind, troubled eyes.

He didn't try to escape her scrutiny, he even seemed to court it; but there was a curious, quizzical look in his eyes, those half-smiling lips had a whimsical droop.

Meantime Maurice, clad in black velvet, hung round her petticoats, gazing from a distance at the other children, who one and all returned his scrutiny.

He was no longer the bearded desperado Jack had seen in the mêlée at Rosedalethere was a certain distinction in the poise of the head, an inborn gentility in the impassive contemplation with which he met the furtive scrutiny of the curious visitors.

Not for many months had Lenore given her father such close scrutiny as she did then.

Meanwhile he would himself institute a slight preliminary scrutiny.

To these I invite the scrutiny of Congress, for the purpose of reducing them still lower, if this be practicable consistent with the great public interests of the country.

The admiral, however, determined to do nothing with his eyes shut, and he demanded a scrutiny.

I looked around the narrow chamber of death, and every where boneshuman bones covered the rocky floor; but no sign of art or trace of religious obsequies rewarded my scrutiny.

"An ugly dog," muttered Leonard to himself, as he finished his scrutiny; "what can he want with me?

I would much rather slip quietly aboard, and mingle unnoticed with the crew for the next few hours, than be haled at once before LeVere, and endure his scrutiny and possible violence.

He spoke of him like a warm and stedfast friend, but not like that worst of enemies, an indiscreet one; he did not challenge a scrutiny by the extravagance of his praise, nor break, by his precious balms, the head he was most anxious to honour.

Although the nave has been rebuilt and the chancel is not the most perfect form of Perpendicular, the centre of the church will repay scrutiny, for it is of peculiarly solid and majestic appearance.

No premisses require closer scrutiny than those which lead to the constantly echoed conclusion, "He must have known," or "He must have read."

She was aware that the clear eyes were studying her face, but she did not resent their scrutiny.

To run the world back to its first original and infancy, and, as it were, to view nature in its cradle, and trace the outgoings of the Ancient of Days in the first instance and specimen of His creative power, is a research too great for any mortal inquiry; and we might continue our scrutiny to the end of the world, before natural reason would be able to find out when it began.

Who can evade His scrutiny that knows all things?

Steadily he gazed on Marmion, who by frown and gesture gave evidence that he could ill bear so close a scrutiny.

More than once he thought he detected, in the wandering glances of those with whom he conversed, signs of their knowledge of his frustrated attempt; and more than once, when he least suspected such scrutiny, his countenance was watched, as if the observer sought some evidence of his future intentions.

Then, amid an awful silence, the Vicar turned his scrutiny upon his small daughter.