Several days had passed since that on which the two gauchos, after leaving the service of the young painter, had gone to ensconce themselves in the thicket, whither a sinister appointment called them.
She shall not see me; I will ensconce me behind the arras.
Florence, glancing at her with ill-concealed disapproval, as the young lady proceeds to ensconce herself in the coziest depths of the coziest chair the room contains, as close to the fire as prudence will permit.
She suffers an aggrieved expression to grow within her eyes as she speaks from the depths of the softest arm-chair the room contains, in which it is her custom to ensconce herself.
The number of spacious salons with their easy-chairs and sofas enabled all guests who desired to ensconce themselves luxuriously to do so, and watch the glittering scene.
Forth from the alcove, I saw start, ensconce Himself behind the porphyry vase, a man.
Ensconce Yourself again at Croisic: let it be Enough you mastered both Voltaire and--me!
She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the arras.
Still more north--about two miles--went two companies of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to ensconcethemselves on a kopje which commanded the road towards Heilbron.
The General himself, with 400 men, decided to strain every nerve to reach Koorn Spruit and ensconce himself before the arrival of the convoy.
We used to ensconce ourselves behind the blinds of the front windows of Powers's house, and practise through the slats at the passers-by in the street.
The whole was painted brilliant white, to match the liliputian cottage in which the Bull family contrived (I know not how) to ensconce itself.
This being the case, Captain Dalgetty ventured to ensconce himself in the gallery, of which he carefully secured the door.
I were to ensconce myself in this leafy cabin, this gloomy sombre hole, I should fancy myself seated at the bottom of a blacking-bottle--I respectfully decline the honour of occupying the hut.
