Then, clapping her hands, she summoned the chief butler.
There was a skirmish fire of clapping hands in the circle of his admirers.
There was a wild clapping of hands, joined in by many who were in Badger's crowd.
The women swayed to and fro violently, all going together in a sort of rhythmic motion, meantime clapping their hands in an ecstasy of emotion.
Child, gleefullyclapping his hands as a child will.
Then, clapping her hands with pleasure at finding a new playmate, she declared he must come and see the Christmas crèche which she was just finishing.
This was soon accompanied by a clapping of hands and a ha-ha-ing, rhythmically delivered.
Such children," she murmured, shaking her head at them, amused for all that, tucking the potato masher under her arm and clapping her hands.
On the moment, Presley had risen from the table and, clapping on his hat, had hurried into the streets, where the lamps were already beginning to shine.
He turned toward the barns, clapping his hat upon his head, muttering the while under his breath: "Oh, you goat!
Out on the floor of the barn was a very whirlwind of gayety, a tempest of laughter, hand-clapping and cries of amusement.
But abruptly, while the four men stood there, gazing into each other's faces, a vigorous hand-clapping broke out.
She who had once been of a catlike neatness, now slovened all day about the room in a dirty flannel wrapper, her slippers clap-clapping after her as she walked.
All of a sudden the dentist uttered an exclamation, clapping his hand to his nose, his face twisting sharply.
Aroused by the little feminine cries of wonder and the clapping of their ungloved palms, these latter began to show off at once.
Owgooste crowed shrilly, clapping his hands and continually asking, "What did he say, ma?
The ushers ran up and down the aisles, stubs of tickets between their thumb and finger, and from every part of the auditorium could be heard the sharp clap-clapping of the seats as the ushers flipped them down.
Being a man of strong and obstinate character, he was the more inclined to persevere in hisclapping when he perceived that the general sentiment was against him.
Gleefully the children were running about, clapping their hands, and finding something new and strange every minute.
Wolf for a minute after stood laughing and clapping his hands, as if the victory were his, not Walter's.
It was a pretty sight to witness this mosquito fleet clapping on sail after sail--balloons, outriggers, skyjibs, and other extraordinary bits of duck.
But her present audience receive them with the utmost indifference, only betraying that they are at all conscious of what is going on by an occasional clapping of the hands.
No, old fellow," said Wyatt, clappingthe officer on the shoulder.
An endless round of clapping and shouting followed the song.
But perhaps he was standing on the street outside the locked door clapping the way Richard sometimes did.
So saying, he loosed me from his hook, and, clapping me on the shoulder, brought me to the circle about the fire.
Scarce was this done than Joanna uttered a groan and, clapping her hand to her head, called out for Resolution, and with his assistance got her down to the quarter-deck.
While they played, she sat looking on, smiling, clapping her hands.
The clappingof hands to call servants reminds one of the "Arabian Nights;" the seclusion of women savors strongly of the restraints of the harem.
She made him an abrupt mocking bow, and went to her place past Massingale, next to the Comte de Joncy, while Lindaberry, flushing, was left as best he could to face the laughter and clapping of hands that greeted her sally.
Dorothy, clapping her hands with delight as a happy thought occurred to her.
And clapping her hands, mamma suddenly began to dance all over the room as if she had lost her wits.
You have been dreaming at a great rate,--talking in your sleep, laughing, and clapping your hands as if you were cheering some one.
And to the sound of that clapping the curtain went up--or, rather, apart.
