The boldest among them teased him to his face just to have a laugh, to amuse themselves, made appointments with him and proposed all sorts of things.
When Wright and Vernon left the others, they walked along the coast, following the direction of the boat, and agreed to amuse themselves in collecting eggs.
One day after they had dressed, Russell and he began to amuse themselves on the sea-shore.
It is a peculiar trait of people who go about to amuse themselves, that they are always sure the particular entertainment they have been asked to last is going to "be amusing.
The captain went to call on the governor, the officers to amuse themselves, according to their respective tastes.
The imperialist general Galas inflicted serious defeat on the French armies, and compelled them to a very disastrous retreat from the countries they had invaded, and they tried to amuse themselvesat the expense of their conqueror.
Charlemagne expostulated, and represented that it was the custom in France when people retired for the night to amuse themselves in that manner.
Breakfast finished, the boys went out in the garden to amuse themselves, and plenty there always seemed to be in that garden to amuse any one of reasonable desires.
Some of his shipmates, moreover, were not slow to take advantage of his ignorance as a 'softy' to amuse themselves at his expense.
So, taking it all round, the occupants of 'the 'Orrible Den' managed to amuse themselves.
When the heads of the families were from home, the young females were in the habit of meeting to amuse themselves.
Like all children free to amuse themselves, who are accustomed to follow the dictates of their own lively fancies, she was very hard on her clothes, her shoes, and above all on those embroidered drawers.
England and his companions, or as in former times young men were wont to amuse themselves in the provinces.
He was convinced that Maxence and some others were the authors of all the nocturnal mischief, and had in all probability carried his cart up the embankment of the tower, and now intended to amuse themselves by ruining him.
But they did not seem disposed to go anywhere that morning; but fluttered about as if to amuse themselves, in search of food, and flew from one tree-top to another till evening, when they returned to roost at their old quarters.
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