A provincial coquette, still this side of middle age, educated on novels and albums and on fussing with household affairs and servants.
I am sick of the play and all the fussing over it.
Sure he's getting to be a regular fussing martinet!
That's right," agreed Phil, who was fussing with the motor, that missed every now and then.
That's half Eugene's nervousness--your fussing over him.
He could not explain to her that he lost no dignity in his own eyes in fussing about an inadequate little furnace, but that self-respect would not allow him to stoop to gardening--he who had reigned over six hundred acres of bountiful soil.
Medical directors, surgeons, ward masters objected, bluntly declaring that they wouldn't endure a lot of women interfering and fussing and writing hysterical nonsense to the home newspapers.
But the October air was still chilly, and he heard the maid fussing about her, and wrapping her up more warmly.
The chef's been fussing about the stuff we're using in the diet kitchen the last few days, and I wouldn't be surprised if he's shut off all extras.
I don't mind his fussing with me, but--if it should get in the papers, Minnie!
He'd been fussing with his package and now he opened it and handed it to me, in the paper.
Besides, mamma was gentle and sweet to everybody, and she had too much good taste and feeling to go on fussing about me before people, in the way some very foolish parents do.
I want to arrange the flowers, and I can't have you fussing about while I am doing them.
I can't accept your resignation," he said, fussing nervously among the papers on his desk.
Illustration: "The Dodo contented himself with fussing about and giving directions.
The Dodo excused himself from assisting, on the plea that he might soil his gloves, and contented himself with fussing about and giving directions in a loud voice.
Mrs. Vavasour, fussing about in her little nursery.
Bother them, why can't they let the child alone, fussing and doctoring; and she will have you.
And Mrs. Harvey began fussing over the smashed pie-dish.
They were as jolly as any father and mother you ever met, but they were not always fussing and worrying about their children, and they understood perfectly well that children do not care to be absolutely always under the parental eye.
The girls were soothing me and fussing over me when Aunt Frank opened the door.
Look at the way girls have given up fussing over clothes and things, and taken to nursing.
Soon find out it's no good fussing about your rights as a true-born British elector in the Army.
Vladya was fussing about, putting various things in it.
That he's fussing around with a Mam'zell--what does that matter!
Women love fussing over us when we're hurt--especially if we've been fighting for them!
Foolish old fellow that you are, fretting and fussing to the end!
The hounds are all round him, and he is couraging them on, fussing again more than ever; but without success.
Nancy left Mrs. Eaton and Liz fussing over the wearing qualities of various fabrics hitherto absolutely unknown to Nonie and walked slowly homeward.
Liz, fussing about over household tasks, was less dominant, less forbidding, and the tired look had gone from her face.
Up the road toward the gate were approaching three separate groups of women, all coming hurriedly, breathlessly, with a great deal of chatter and fussing with hats and gloves.
Aunt Sabrina was fussing over a note-book in which clippings had been pasted.
Clothes--land sakes, Liz Hopworth, you've got enough to do withoutfussing over clothes.
She was a good woman in her way, Lilly, even with all her fussing and nagging.
Now how can she when you keep fussing at her all the time?
We should always be arguing and fussing and disputing over the merest trifles.
He has left the gargoyles outside the door and I can hear them scratching and fussing around.
While he was fussing and fuming, raging at the parrot and scolding the gargoyles, his pretty little wife was in close confab with Sally and Bedelia.
I'm through mooning and fussing and worrying over you, young lady!
The idea of fussing about chaperons and that nonsense at our time of life!
And Rose not only sustained no shock--which would have been bad for her--but could see nothing in the marriage worth fussing about, except the fact that it came too late for a family.
But Mary V knew only that he was staying down there with that unbearable Bland Halliday, fussing around his horrid old airplane instead of coming to the house and telling her he was sorry.
We'll get married, Mary V, and stop all this fussing about when and how and all that.
A minute later he was fussing with the flare he meant to set off for a signal, and Johnny was left free to handle the plane and do a little more of that thinking for which he was not paid.
Cousin Slick went in fussing along, and a tall harnsome lady got up from a chair, where she sot by the fire, and cum towards us.
