... he paused, and for the first time since he had known that somnolent thoroughfare he loitered actually loitered. Hitherto speaking commercially and in respect 8 -to the shops he had always regarded Elmsford S as a one-eyed place it was his own term for ...

... much incensed, snapped back. You miserable snipe, he retorted, I wouldn't have your bally gun at a gift, and next time you speak to me, don't forget to address me as 1 Sfr.' So they parted on even worse terms than before, and for some days Tremayne attempted ...

... and knew that, at an)' rate, one shell had struck home. And then, for the space of thirty seconds, no man could hear himself speak. Suddenly, however, the searchlights zipped into life, wavered for a moment through the murk, and then settled, showing up ...

... father-in-law for the summer holidays, and found ft himself at the end with three days to spare. Inver- ness was, comparatively speaking, close at hand, and, ft even apart from his venerable relative, he would be glad to have an opportunity of seeing it. ft ...

... patient and to come as nearly as possible to speaking the line exactly as the playwright spoke it. Here comes the cue, said the playwright, more politely than ever. Remember now. Be careful. Speak the line as I speak it. Just like this Good-morning, Mr. Slopdash ...

... my appearance at the theatre. Long before the time for the performance the house was so densely packed that, figuratively speaking, one could not have found space for a pin's point. The stench from the per spiring, toil-stained miners was overpowering ...

... what ft I'm driving at. Tell me straight, would Dick hate ft me after a bit would he want to shake me off jS For Gawd's sake speak plain, Elsie entreated. I ft can do as I like. I've only to say the word and ft Dick'll marry me the first time he goes out ...

... the scorching rays of the sun. In the gallery all was still. What with the excitement and the heat no one seemed to want to speak. Then Coleman came up the little wooden stairs with a look of thunder on his face. A round of clapping proclaimed the exit ...

... low voice in which one addresses an invalid. Tell me, she said at last. Tell me everything. Suddenly Charlotte began tc speak, in a low, even key, though all the while she revolved the ring on her finger. I am a woman who ought not to have married, ...

... that they escaped with their hearing. The noise was terrific. It deafened us in the tents, and we could not hear each other speak. Jackson told me that after a time Elliston got tired of his invisible foe. Look here, Jackson he shouted, what the deuce is ...

... in short, I asked you to do me the honour of becoming Mrs. Ponsonby. One moment, I said sternly, as Cynthia made as if to speak. Allow me to continue. The er pro position did not appeal to you. In other words, to quote Stock Exchange phraseology, there ...

... direction they can, to a large extent, alleviate the distress bound to be caused by the withdrawal of many nurses, not to speak of the help they will bring to the over-worked nurses who remain. As for the large class of women The I Can'ts typified by ...