Meanwhile Major Pendennis, calling a cab in Piccadilly, drove to Lamb Court, Temple, where he speedily was closeted with his nephew in deep conversation.
It was necessary for Ned to devise some plan to console the Baronet under this pressure of grief; and no doubt he found the means of procuring a loan for his patron, for he was closeted at Mr. Campion's offices that day for some time.
That evening he and Dudley were closeted for a long time.
Two days later they were at West Point, closeted with its commander.
He was closeted an hour this morning with Edwards--Oh, that man!
She could have me all to herself, for mamma was closetedwith Uncle Ery, talking over things--and on some word or sound of mine betraying that I guessed what things, it broke out.
Monday afternoon brought Mr. Prosser, who was closeted with Harold, while Eustace and I devoted our faculties to pacifying Dora under her exclusion, and preventing her from climbing up to the window-sill to gaze into the library from without.
Illustration: For an hour the two ladies werecloseted with the quartermaster, but nothing resulted from this conference.
For an hour the two ladies were closeted with the quartermaster, but nothing resulted from this conference.
During the interval between our return to Nankin and the commencement of further military operations, I was frequently closetedwith the Chung, Kan, and other chiefs, upon the discussion of political matters.
The public breakfast at Courcy Castle was going on at eleven o'clock, and at that hour Mr Palliser was already closeted with the Mayor of Silverbridge.
And at six o'clock on the following afternoon the two were closeted together in the duke's private room.
Meantime in the office of Senator Smith, toward which Mr. Easterly was making his way, several members of the National Republican campaign committee had been closeted the day before.
A week after the funeral of Colonel Cresswell, John Taylor drove out to the school and was closeted with Miss Smith.
When the hour was over, Lord Fawn left the room with the ladies, and was soon closeted with his mother, while the girls strolled out upon the lawn.
Mrs. Hittaway, and her mother, and Andy were closeted together for half an hour, and Lady Fawn suffered grievously.
During the whole morning Lord Fawn was closeted with his mother, and then he went away to London without saying a word to any one of the family.
Before her father had been dead eight months, she was closeted with Mr. Benjamin, transacting a little business with him.
The ladies at this time were closeted together, and were discussing many things in the closest confidence.
About an hour after this Lady Fawn sent for Lucy, and the two were closeted together for a long time.
Lady Fawn was to say the word, and on the following morning she was closeted with Lucy.
It was, moreover, known that Lord George had been closeted with Mr. Benjamin on the morning after his arrival in London.
Lady Fawn had been closeted with Lucy, and had expressed her opinion of the impropriety of Frank Greystock's visit.
At four o'clock on that Sunday afternoon Lord Fawn was closeted with Lady Eustace.
Mrs. Carbuncle, as she knew, was closeted up-stairs with Lucinda, whose wedding was fixed for the following Monday.
Personally Miss Thorne accepted this distinction in her favour as a compliment to her good sense, but nevertheless she had no desire to be closeted on the coming occasion with Mrs. Clantantram.
Two or three days after Eleanor's departure, Mr. Arabin went to Oxford and soon found himself closeted with the august head of his college.
Within five minutes they were closeted with the chief men there--amongst whom were Ayscough and the detective from New Scotland Yard.
The fact that McLane and I had been closeted with the commodore for an hour, that orders for the boat and stores had been made, that the chaplain and clerk had been sent out of the cabin, etc.
Blair was in the back-room, closeted with some gentleman, who soon left, and I was called in.
Not ten minutes later the Engineer was called to conference with the department commander and found him closeted with his chief of staff.
Day after day he was closetedwith old Stevens, adding fuel to the flame of that ingenuous veteran's suspicions, but it is doubtful if even Petty dreamed of the depth of Nevins' scoundrelism.
The tidings reached the king in his chamber, where he was closetedwith Gloucester.
The instant steps that would be taken against him, old Anthony on the wire appealing to the governor, Howard closeted with the Chief of Police, an instant closing of the net.
On the Sunday she was closeted with her uncle who also sent for her, and to him she suggested her plan of becoming nurse at a hospital.
Mr Slow said that he might be closeted with Miss Mackenzie for some little time, perhaps for a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes.
Harley at that moment wascloseted with Levy, and his countenance was composed and fearfully stern.
The Marechale de Breze has just arrived with an army of domestics, and is closeted upstairs with her daughter.
The two were closeted in the sitting-room of Robinson's cottage, which was situated on the main road near the bridge.
Presently, therefore, the two men were closeted in the Professor's study, where the following dialogue ensued.
As soon as she was closeted with Sebastian in her boudoir, she drew him to a lounge, on which were concentrated the lights from both candles and fire.
Gilbert who was closetedwith the King when the usher inquired after him on the order of Isidore and the entreaty of Sebastian.
And for a whole day he remained closeted in his library, no one venturing near him.
So the fact became established beyond the possibility of refutation that Yasmini had been closeted with Samson for several hours that morning.
It was all over town that Yasmini had been closeted with the commissioner on the morning of her recent escape.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "closeted" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
