 The bystanders began now to look at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against their foreheads. There was a whisper, also, about securing the gun, and keeping the old fellow from doing mischief, at the very suggestion of which...  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 90de Washington Irving - 1823Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1901 - 628 pages
...keeping the old fellow from doing mischief ; at the very suggestion of which, the self-important man with the cocked hat retired with some precipitation. At this critical moment a fresh comely woman passed through the throng to get a peep at the graybearded man. She had a chubby child in her arms,... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1902 - 564 pages
...at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against their foreheads. There was a whisper, also, about securing the gun, and keeping...in the cocked hat retired with some precipitation. 10. At this critical moment a fresh, comely woman pressed through the throng to get a peep at the graybearded... | |
 | Frederick Brigham De Berard - 1902 - 420 pages
...at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against their foreheads. There was a whisper, also, about securing the gun, and keeping...the very suggestion of which, the self-important man wi,th the cocked hat retired with some precipitation. At this critical moment, a fresh, comely woman... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1902 - 228 pages
...at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against their foreheads. There was a whisper, also, about securing the gun, and keeping...doing mischief, at the very suggestion of which the Belfimportant man in the cocked hat retired with some precipitation. At this critical moment a fresh,... | |
 | Etta Blaisdell McDonald, Mary Frances Blaisdell - 1902 - 386 pages
...at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against their foreheads. There was a whisper, also, about securing the gun, and keeping the old fellow from doing mischief ; at every suggestion of which, the self-important man with the cocked hat retired with some haste. At this... | |
 | Alexander Jessup, Henry Seidel Canby - 1903 - 572 pages
...at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against their foreheads. There was a whisper, also, about securing the gun, and keeping...the gray-bearded man. She had a chubby child in her ams, which, frightened at his looks, began to cry. "Hush, Rip," cried she, "hush, you little fool;... | |
 | John Hamer - 1903 - 362 pages
...at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against their foreheads. There was a whisper also about securing the gun, and keeping the...woman pressed through the throng to get a peep at the grey-bearded man. She had a chubby child in her arms, which, frightened at his looks, began to cry.... | |
 | Charles Alphonso Smith - 1903 - 272 pages
...at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against their foreheads. There was a whisper, also, about securing the gun, and keeping...precipitation. At this critical moment a fresh, comely woman passed through the throng to get a peep at the gray-bearded man. She had a chubby child in her arms,... | |
 | Charles Alphonso Smith - 1903 - 272 pages
...at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against their foreheads. There was a whisper, also, about securing the gun, and keeping...precipitation. At this critical moment a fresh, comely woman passed through the throng to get a peep at the gray-bearded man. She had a chubby child in her arms,... | |
 | D.C. Heath and Company - 1903 - 362 pages
...at each other, nod, wink significantly, and tap their fingers against their foreheads. There was a whisper, also, about securing the gun, and keeping...the self-important man in the cocked hat retired. gray-bearded man. She had a chubby child in her arms, which, frightened at his looks, began to cry.... | |
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