The man was well dressed, with a white silk scarf protecting his evening shirt from the sealskin lining of his overcoat, and he looked not only successful but confident of success.
At present, he was also under very peculiar advantages, yet he was confident that, at the end of the session, he should not have any balance in his favor from his compensation as a member.
He was confident that the army would be discharged by the next Legislature, as soon as a prospect of our affairs will admit it.
He thought few would serve for a smaller sum than he would, and he was confident the allowance was as moderate as any man could expect.
SMITH was confident that Congress would be repaid with thanks by the Republic of France.
I amconfident it will not operate in any considerable degree to bring about that event; but if it should be thought it would, that could be no solid objection against the measure.
If the gentlemen would write books, he was confident every body would buy them; but he could not see the propriety of the present motion.
Mr. GILES was confident that no one meant to hurt the feelings of the gentleman who now filled the chair.
I am confident you would soon give up the contest, and not pretend to compare your choice with mine.
If it should so fall out, that he desires to be informed of what you mention, I have thought of an answer, and am confident that the lamp which hath supported us so long will not fail me in time of need.
If any person should hold such, we regard him as an alien; for we are confident that this symbol alone is, as we said, the preserver of our sovereignty.
Such being the state of knowledge, I feel confident that the trial by jury will not be adopted in practice until the people become more enlightened, and knowledge be more generally diffused throughout the country.
The consul-general is too wary, and too sensible of the evil, not to be on the alert; and although he may not have the power to remedy the past, I am confident he will prevent a recurrence of it in future.
The inhabitants, however, were of a different opinion; they knew the integrity of the British government, and were confident that its commerce would not be neglected, but promoted and extended wherever it could be accomplished.
The Persians were so confident of victory that they brought with them marble to erect a trophy on the plains of Marathon.
I'm confident that I cannot be held criminally responsible for not understanding a nice point in admiralty.
I was confident that under ordinary conditions he never would have been given a ship; I doubted even if he would have got a chief mate's berth.
I'm confident we can fill out your crew, and I suppose I'll have to give you some kind of a statement to authorize your retaining command--What if I am compounding a felony?
I was confident that the mild seaman was mocking the mate, yet so subtle was his challenge, you could not be sure that he actually was defiant.
Both Kipping and Davie Paine had been promoted from the starboard watch, leaving us shorthanded; so a queer, self-confident fellow named Blodgett was transferred from the chief mate's watch to ours.
Each time, when the rest of us came up to him and listened, they had died away, but Blodgett now had lost his confident air.
He was so confident and eager that we were on the very point of following him.
I am confident that I can please you, and I should be grateful if you will grant me an interview.
Understand that we suggest these terms on this first order only, as we feel confident that we can easily arrange a credit basis for future shipments.
He felt confident that he could dupe the daughter into marrying him; but to get that half-million out of the mother, he must stand before the altar as a lord!
I am quite contented with the sum (L120) you offer me for the edition, being thoroughly confident of your disposition to do the best you can for me.
La carriere ouverte aux talens," whether the talents be feminine or masculine, I am quite confident is a right maxim.
The mockery of her look disturbed him; she appeared fully confident of herself, her destiny and her place in Bruce's estimation.
Of all this he was confident on the instant; she might surround herself with colorful accessories but her purpose was none the less serious.
Do you think I could ever catch at the confident addresses of a secure admirer?
This forward, canting, ranting manner by no means describes him, and I amconfident he never sat for the picture.
He had brought his dress clothes with him, though there had been so little time for feasting, confidentthat even a few days in London must bring pleasure of some kind.
Her voice arose above the chorus, guiding, directing, uplifting the less confident ones.
However, he was too confident of winning to hesitate.
With such a sympathetic colleague to fall back upon he felt confident the March Hare would succeed.
It aimed not to stimulate but to silence discussion and it probably did so, descending upon its audience with a confident finality that admitted of no argument.
From a pinnacle of confident superiority it had spoken to the people, telling them what they should think, rather than giving ear to their groping and clamoring desire for a hearing.
He was a purist in his department, and so confidentof his principles that he thought it unnecessary to submit them to practical tests.
As a self-centred autocrat, confident of himself and suspicious of others, hostile to advice or discussion, he became the absolute master of the Congress while his party was in the majority.
His collar was turned down, his head came out confident and aggressive, his hat had shifted to the back of his head and on a rakish angle.
They answered unanimously: "Mr. President, we will, and you can beconfident there will be no trouble on the New York Central while you are away.
From my own experience of many years with the people of the State and from the platform view-point, I felt confident that he would have a majority in the election.
At present the weight of this concrete furniture is about one third greater than wooden furniture, but Edison is confident he can reduce this excess to one quarter.
They felt perfectly confident that the machine would fly, but they made no predictions, and in fact spoke but few words between themselves or to the five men gathered about the aeroplane.
The next year, 1903, which always will be remembered as the banner one in the history of aviation, the brothers, confident that they were about to succeed in their long search for the secret of the birds, continued their soaring or gliding.
He'd been prepared to die to bring peace; just the thought of living to enjoy it, as Hovan was confident he would, was enough to make him reach out and take Daria's hand even as it faded.
But do not let that make you over-confident of their help.
My friends will punish you for this," exclaimed Rob, in as confident a tone as he could assume.
I think I could get even more speed out of her, but I don't wish to strain the engines," was the confident reply.
There was not; and my wife was quite confident that you would come; so the fault is altogether mine.
It was not festive, it was neither unnaturally jocular nor showy in any way, but it was delightfully confident and serene.
The Russians did not inquire into the cause of this relief, but resumed their old life, confident that all danger was past.
He was confident that the gigantic task could be accomplished, and sent daily instructions to the hetman.
It proceeds from beginning to end in a forthright, uncompromising, confident manner.
The feminine mind, which rules in English fiction, both as producer and as consumer, craves inevitably a more confident and comforting view of the world than Conrad has to offer.
The cheery faces of the Irishmen wore a proud and confident expression.
In this way I travelled some 500 yards, and passed through the fugitives, noticing particularly a young officer, Lieutenant Frankland, who with a happy, confident smile on his face was endeavouring to rally his men.
The enduring courage and confident spirit of the enemy must also excite surprise.
He always had been clean-shaven, and he was confident a beard would disguise him.
The panic passed and with a confident smile he shook his head.
He that loveth his life shall lose it"; and there is danger lest, through a too confident love of life, life itself should lose much of what gives it its highest worth.
