Ernest waved the tiny lantern about distractedly in an effort to pierce the gloom about him.
Suddenly I heard a wild shriek, and, parting my curtains, saw the porter dashing down the aisle with Poky Pry clanging distractedly to his kinky black head.
He ran his fingers distractedly back through his long, black hair, rose, and, coming over to me, laid a trembling hand on each shoulder.
Hamilton to me, throwing his hands distractedly to his head, a habit too common with him of late.
Distractedly he glanced at the circular little open spaces where the leaves of the trees rustled in the breeze.
Distractedly she gathered together the rest of her mail.
Distractedly she continues to tug at the oars; despairingly as the boats draw near the bend.
Seated upon the side of the bed, she has sprung to her feet, and with arms raised aloft and tossed about, strides distractedlyover the floor.
Doubtless her instinct told her the same, for she attached herself distractedly to him.
Queen Janahara slumped onto a velvet divan and distractedly took a rolled betel leaf from the silver tray offered by a hovering eunuch.
Clasping the paper he wandered distractedly out of the now-empty audience hall and down the stairs toward the courtyard.
Have you ever noticed that the ones we would love the most distractedly are those whom we never meet to know?
The hen had also come in, and frightened by the noise, had jumped up on a chair and was wildly calling her chicks, who were chirping distractedly around the four legs of the chair.
He was pale and agitated, and he slapped his legdistractedly with a folded paper.
The daughter of the king is distractedly fond of your bull.
The first preached admirably to his assembled brethren, who applauded him by clapping their hands; the second was distractedly fond of music; and the third was a passionate lover of the fair sex.
He was not distractedly enamored with Formosanta's charms.
Thy witchcraft has undone me;' and he distractedly hurried away.
She was looking distractedly about for her family, even then; and her last words to me were, that she never would desert Mr. Micawber.
Pierre looked at her, and his trouble increased still more on seeing her so wretched in her little cart, so distractedly imploring health, her whole being soaring towards Our Lady of Lourdes, who gave life.
Then, almost fainting, she spoke no more, but with her lips still moving, as though in silent prayer, gazed distractedly at Pierre.
She had been on her feet moving distractedly about the room.
On the other hand it was keeping Aunt Lucile distractedly busy.
At this, the courtiers began banging their heads distractedly on the grass.
He and the Cowardly Lion and Sir Hokus were running distractedly around the great throne trying to think up a way to rescue Dorothy.
He set down the candlestick on the altar step, walked distractedly to the end of the low vaulted room, then back to where she stood gazing at him with a pitiful terror in her eyes.
As she flew on rather distractedly among the guests, hurrying back to the ball-room, her brother's peremptory hand was laid upon her arm.
All the depth and intensity of her love compelled her so that she clung to him distractedly and with all her courage gone.
One poor creature, driven from her home by a shell, ran to and fro distractedly with her babe in her arms.
That morning the inconstant youths tore themselves away distractedly from their Lancaster loves, but at night an entire change had taken place in their sentiments, and they retired to rest deeply enamoured of the Preston girls.
Here he gazed distractedly around, but could see no one.
Half frantic with this fear, he rashes distractedly over the ground, calling out the backwoodsman's name.
Colonel Armstrong is still roaming distractedly around, searching for his daughters, Dupre by his side, Hawkins and Tucker assisting in the search.
So rancorous she cannot sleep, but turns distractedly on her couch, from time to time changing cheek upon the pillow.
Looking up he sees a face, with cheeks pressing distractedly against the bars; at the same time hearing himself hailed in a familiar voice.
Illustration: Three men of the roughest order were dancing distractedly around.
The mother bird was hovering distractedly over her nest, uttering shrill, excited cries that brought her mate to her side.
Patriotism rushes in tumultuous, from grunsel up to ridge-tile, through all rooms and passages; rummaging distractedly for arms.
The feet themselves were distractedlynot of the tableau, being immersed in bedroom shoes of gay white fur shaped in a Romeo pattern; but this was the grimmest touch of all--the merry song of mad Ophelia.
Then, clasping tightly with one hand the stiff wrapper, you search distractedly with the other for a ball of twine, which you distinctly remember tossing into the paper-drawer only the day before.
You look distractedlyround for a table, but all are occupied.
At two I pass and see him still dancing distractedly on the front steps--certainly very much like a man who has had a serious misfortune, or expects one.
For Mason continued to pace distractedlyabout the room.
Servants, men and women, were rushingdistractedly downstairs, those who slept above; those who slept below were rushing distractedly upstairs.
