The woman looked relieved, but still cast her furtive gaze upon Alan, who no longer attempted to join her.
His walk up and down my room became something very like a prowl, and he fell to casting furtive glances at me, biting his finger ends, and murmuring inarticulately below his breath.
And at this he sat down, gnawing at his finger-nails, and more broken and furtive in manner than I had seen him since the first week of his escape from prison.
Of course," he answered, biting his cigar and speaking in a tone of furtive flippancy, which I suppose was the only thing left to the poor wretch to hide the nakedness of his discomfiture.
Violet left the room with a furtive smile on her lips, and in a minute or so returned with the letter, which she handed to Mr. Quorn.
Philip eyed with furtive approval the modish shirtwaist, turned back at the full brown throat, and the heavily coiled hair.
Furtive recourse to the drug in his pocket presently flushed his veins with artificial calm.
Unaware of Susanne's furtive interest in his career, Philip scanned the calm, unruffled waters of the Westfall lake and sighing turned back to his chief.
And consigning to Johnny the care of the invalid, who watched him depart with furtive relief, Philip strode off through the woods.
Keela glanced withfurtive compassion at the haggard face of the rider behind her.
Now Diane with a furtive glance at Philip's camp, had been hostilely considering the discouraging effect of Aunt Agatha's presence upon the rival camper.
I'm merely going back to the Glade farm to-morrow to--" she glanced with furtive uncertainty at her aunt and halted.
Having crossed the room and stealthily closed the door, Aggie returned to Jimmy, who was watching her with the furtive expression of a trapped animal.
Then she nodded her head jerkily, cast another furtiveglance at the three persons who were regarding her so strangely, and slipped quickly through the door.
When he met other wayfarers or was passed by them, he did not lift his face, but only glanced up under his eyebrows with a furtive look that was replaced by a sort of shamed relief when they had passed on without recognizing him.
Two years previously he had made a furtive attempt to pay court to Bessy Houghton for the sake of her wealth, and her decided repulse of his advances was a remembrance that made him grit his teeth yet.
An odd little gleam that was almost furtive shone for a second in his eyes and was gone.
I have a secret object," I replied, still keeping my eyes upon the hulking lounger who remained in conversation with one of the armed band, now and then casting furtive glances towards me.
As he held it beneath the lamp, I caught a furtive glimpse of it.
In the midst of the howling sirocco, two furtive figures, almost obscured by the whirling sand, passed my tent silently.
Later, as the sun was setting, he lit a corn-cob pipe, and somewhat ostentatiously strolled down the road, with a furtive eye lingering upon the still open door of the farmhouse.
As he laid his hand upon the third, he gave a furtive glance at the superintendent, upon whose lips played a smile.
It was a wild, furtive motion, as of one who has often been obliged to fly for safety, yet still has unlimited courage.
There we found Mr. James Wilder, demure and courtly, but with some trace of that wild terror of the night before still lurking in his furtive eyes and in his twitching features.
In all the broad landscape those were the only moving figures, the graceful girl sitting very straight upon her machine, and the man behind her bending low over his handle-bar, with a curiously furtive suggestion in every movement.
There was on his face a certain ugliness of expression, a furtive cruelty.
Mrs. Seymour introduced him in turn to each of the other boarders, and the furtive looks stared for a moment their frank questions at him.
He walked very slowly and circumspectly, and there was something indescribably guilty and furtive in his whole appearance.
He looked round him with a furtive and stealthy air, as one who dreads pursuit.
Julia sighed aloud, and deprecated the subject with earnest furtive signs; Mrs. Dodd would not see them.
While drinking it, they cast furtive glances towards Dodd, and waited till she should go about her business, and leave them alone with him.
With a furtive backward glance toward the guard's desk, he thrust his hand out.
Indeed, so furtive had this habit of vigilance become, that in these days he rarely traveled the trails, but moved under cover parallel with the paths.
Now hurry on, boys," she directed briskly in a voice that sounded unnaturally furtive and low.
And in thisfurtive slumber a titanic, stirring dream came to her.
Formerly, it had appeared to him that the propitious hour in their furtive existence had not arrived, although daily he had clearly foreseen it in the rising sun of the morrow.
It was the first time he had heard her voice, and he started at the sound, wincing as, with one quick, furtive glance, he met her eyes again.
He gave a furtive glance at Durham as he entered the room.
Presently she smiled, a smile full of conscious power and furtive complacency, and said quietly, "He will not go.
Josephine rose to meet her, and casting a furtive glance round the room first, threw her arms round Jacintha's neck, and embraced her with many tears.
And though Wilmarth never has been a thorough favorite as old Mr. Grandon, and Mr. Eugene, with his bonhomie, yet now the men question him in a furtive way.
He had dwelt in a place of furtive whisperings, of sinister sounds.
He could not sully her innocence by telling of the furtive whisperings that had fouled the prison life, made of it an experience degrading and corrosive.
When the girl had gone he looked at Jerome, and gave a vague and furtive "Hullo!
The rest of the company had been listening with furtive attention.
Often one of the trio would eye it with furtive mournfulness, looking away again directly without a glance at the others.
They had, in their youth, speculated as to what husbands the Lord might provide for them, and looked about for them with furtive alertness.
Nearly all he had was given him by Ozias Lamb, who sometimes crammed a wedge of tobacco into his hand, with a hard and furtive thrust and surly glance aloof, when he jostled him on the road or at the village store.
His naturally pallid cheek was more bloodless than usual; his hands trembled; his eyes cast furtive glances around, even though he had convinced himself no one was present.
All noticed that he stole furtive glances about him as he was being conveyed to the village.
He passed through the village, looking about him with furtive glances, but, at the command of John, no one paid any attention to him.
Old Salt gave a furtive glance at his wife, and suppressed a chuckle at her surprise.
Then, after a cautious almost furtive glance about him, he passed his hand quickly over the plush back of the chair, rubbing it hard, with a scrubbing motion.
