We wandered leisurely and cheerfully through the town, buying each other one or two trifles in the way of presents, and then adjourned for lunch to a large and rather dazzling hotel that dominated the sea front.

I have picked up what unconsidered trifles of information I can, but they do not amount to much.

She said she got a trifle by charing, but not much now; for folks were "beginnin' to do it for theirsels."

I have chosen to shut myself off from the world, to posture in a village all my days, and to consider its trifles as of supreme importance.

Then after a moment she added a trifle anxiously: "I wonder what will happen to Andrew!" Tunnygate did not return.

" "If a man does not notice trifles, he will never learn much of character.

'You know that.' "'P'r'aps Sam would lend us a trifle to go on with, Ginger,' ses Peter Russet.

The dogs don't know how to write trifles with dignity."'R.

"Even as it is," went on Miss Milligan, "I don't see whya little higher please, and turn a trifle to the light, thank you!I don't see why it can't be done.

You should not bring these trifles to me; but'

"I hate to mention trifles at such a time, Dilly, but I thought maybe yuh ought to know that we won't be able to scare up more than a couple uh hundred more cattle, best we can do.

I can only think that the spring which worked the post must have 'given' a trifle, slipped you know, in the catch.

I know nothing of the details, but the outcome of all was that nothing was left for the widow and children, save a trifle of ready money.

They cannot for shame come, that's heaw it is; so we lose'n their custom till sich times as summat turns up at they can raise a trifle to pay up wi'. . . .

"I shall certainly call upon you," assented Mr. CLEWS, "if our young friend, the stone-thrower, will accept a trifle to show me the way.

'Tis these trifles I should mourn in fading sight.

I know not if in this chamber of treasures I may leave the trifle which I came to bring for the bambino?"

"To prevent splendid trifles passing for matters of importance.

You introduce your protégéalways crawling on his stomachto the cook; swear to the dog's immaculate conduct; beg a trifle of straw from the transport, and in short see him comfortably settled for the night.

No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle, no children asked him what it was o'clock, no man or woman ever once in all his life inquired the way to such and such a place, of Scrooge.

After less than an hour's debate the House gave the CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER power to borrow a trifle of two hundred and fifty millions, to square this year's account, plus an undefined sum to enable him to fund the floating debt, now amounting to close on two thousand millions.

It ceased trifling.

I was touched by her tale, and immediately opened a subscription amongst the boarders in the house, and succeeded in collecting a trifle over the amount she had lost; this I handed her, and she went on her way rejoicing.

He was a member of the Scriblerus Club, and contributed some trifles to their transactions.

" Our author, by experience, finds it true, 'Tis much more hard to please himself than you; And out of no feign'd modesty, this day Damns his laborious trifle of a play; Not that it's worse than what before he writ, But he has now another taste of wit;