It seems my Lord Clarendon hath, as is said and believed, had his horses several times in his coach, ready to carry him to the Tower, expecting a message to that purpose; but by this means his case is like to be laid by.
He was then at my Lord Arlington's, whither I went, expecting to see him come out; but staid so long, and Sir W.
Expecting to meet another pair of eyes this time, he was disconcerted to face only emptiness.
At the moment he did not know which was worse, to enter the ship expecting the fear to strike, or to meet it unprepared.
He hurled his stone and then flung his body to one side, stumbling and rolling into the brush where he fought madly to regain his feet, expecting at any moment to feel trampling hoofs and thrusting horns.
Travis touched the edge of that box gingerly, half expecting it to crumble into nothingness.
The fond lover never rushed more eagerly to the arias of his expecting bride, the famished tiger more ravenously on his prey, than I upon this loaf.
Through the first small breach I made I perceived a light, and saw the heads of those who were expecting me.
But she stoodexpecting an answer, and he said at last with an impatient glance at the doll: "Call her!
Here they found Monsieur in a state of placid enjoyment expecting their return, and in a convenient arbour facing the sea the meal was ready prepared.
With regard to the money you are expecting at the end of this month--do you mean the dividends due on the amount you put in that Six Per Cent.
Then you're not expecting Miss Rose back for a minute or two?
Moved and interested indeed had he been to find that Witanbury just then had been expecting a descent on the town by the French, and on one night it was rumoured that a strong force had actually landed, and was marching on the city!
She declares she knows nothing about the man who came for them, though that is false on the face of it, for she was evidently expecting him.
For the last two days she had been expecting some money from Germany, and since this morning she had been wondering, with keen anxiety, whether that money would be stopped in the post.
Frank knew this well enough, and he was expecting just such a move, so it happened that the words had scarcely left the girl's lips when the revolver was sent flying from Wade Miller's hand.
The day passed, and the officers failed to appear in the vicinity of the mill, although the boys were expecting to see them.
Frank kept his eyes open for danger, more than half expecting to run upon a gang of bandits at any moment.
He took an uncertain step toward her, as though half expecting her to flee, and stopped.
Well, I'm always expecting to hear that it's blown up.
Do you know, I was half expecting something like that," he said.
Horne Fisher realized that a chilling premonition had already prevented him from expecting to find the man alive.
Because it was a village policeman who knew the scarecrow was there, was expecting it, and therefore took no notice of it.
The people, feebly repulsed by the soldiers, repair in masses to the bridges, follow those who leave the Chamber, expecting every moment to hear the Republic proclaimed.
From this time forth Paris existed like the patient who is expecting amputation.
Since the 19th March the governors of the bank lived like men condemned to death, every day expecting the execution of their treasure.
Mount her, and she’ll break your back by suddenly lying down when you aren’t expecting it.
On this solemn day Monsieur Bergeret still observed his customary indulgence, no longer expecting much good from his fellow-creatures or from life itself, but knowing, like Monsieur Fagon, that one must forgive nature a great deal.
Are you straining after the vision of God, startled by every footstep, intently listening till the very atmosphere shall become audible, expecting an overwhelming spectacle?
A ring at the bell saved him; it was a friend whom they were expecting for dinner.
I stayed there hidden for some time, too frightened to move, and expecting every moment to be discovered.
I hid it away, expecting that there would be inquiries, but there were none.
I waited outside the door expecting Violet to come down.
I stepped to the wheel with Peterson, expecting to find him pale in consternation.
She waited as thoughexpecting an answer, but I only bowed.
I had never known the dread of great heights which many people feel, and I laughed and stepped backward, expecting to land on the parapet behind me.
Within comparatively recent years busy inventors have thought out several new plans for lighthouses, which are quite as wonderful and important in their way as wireless telegraphy and the telephone are in the realm of electricity.
A valve in the pipe is opened and the sand and stones are driven upward by the compressed air in the caisson and blown out into the water with tremendous force.
Earned fine wages, so that I was expecting to have a very comfortable home.
Isabel got up, expecting to see one of the ladies of the sisterhood, but to her extreme surprise found herself confronted with Madame Merle.
She was alone on this occasion, in one of the smaller of the numerous rooms devoted by Mrs. Touchett to social uses, and there was that in her expression and attitude which would have suggested that she was expecting a visitor.
It was very well to undertake to give him a proof of loyalty; the real fact was that the knowledge of his expecting a thing raised a presumption against it.
He seemed to have no idea of geography--had an impression that Baltimore was a Western city and was perpetually expecting to arrive at the Mississippi.
The preliminaries were gone through with promptness; the Chair had supped with the speakers, and Mr Crow had given him a friendly hint that the boys wouldn't be expecting much in the way of trimmings from HIM.
And how far would Advena be able to make that go, with servants getting the money they do and expecting the washing put out as a matter of course?
The young man, standing tall and broad-shouldered before the mantelpiece, had yet a look of expecting reproach.
It is so irritating to be justified in expecting more than seems likely to come.
They sat leaning forward with their hats dropped between their knees, more with the air of big schoolboys expecting an entertainment than responsible electors come together to approve their party's choice.
They were expecting him that evening at Dr Drummond's, and there it was his intention to go.
I wasn't expecting to see you here so far from Garthowen.
Most of them, never expecting to recover a real of the sums kept back by the dishonest stewards, caught eagerly at the offer.
By whomsoever lured, in the night-time Pedro left his stronghold, expecting to meet, outside its walls, abettors and companions of a meditated flight.
Never had so severe a rebuke issued from the mild lips of Austin Caxton; and I raised my eyes with a compassionate thrill, expecting to see John Tibbets gradually sink and disappear through the carpet.
I think I might have managed well enough if the old women would have let me alone; but they were always expecting me to do something wrong, and I was conscious that whatever they were doing they had an eye upon me.
