All ready," cheerfully announced Billy, after Henri and himself had made a handshaking round of the circle.
While all the rest of the party looked on in astonishment, the coming couple and the waiting two indulged in a veritable war dance, accompanied by handshaking and shoulder-slapping, until the four were breathless and compelled to desist.
Before five o'clock the humble guests had departed with much handshakingand friendly bobbing of heads, leaving the house to the Lookouts.
Several minutes of merry talk and handshaking went on before Jerry assumed the scepter of office and called the meeting to order again.
After a great deal of handshaking and general greeting, the entire party of guests, young and old, set off for Mrs. Gray's beautiful home.
Then Anne presented him to Mrs. Gibson, and a general handshaking ensued.
An authority upon this subject says: "The etiquette of handshaking is simple.
It may perhaps be laid down that the more public the place of introduction, the less handshaking takes place.
In England and America there are three modes of salutation--the bow, the handshaking and the kiss.
One of the first things that impressed me in Africa was the extraordinary amount of handshaking that went on when the people met each other even after a separation of only half an hour.
It is largely due to the missionaries that the practice of handshakinghas been introduced in the Congo.
As in the old country, kings evade the tiresome features of receptions, after a time, by retiring and leaving the ceremony to be carried out by a deputy, so the daintier Presidents before the sixteenth one eluded the handshaking when possible.
It was done after the public reception, and "three hours' handshaking is not calculated to improve a man's chirography.
The loading of freight began, and when each canoe had received its allotted cargo the voyageurs indulged in much handshaking with their friends, a little quiet talking and affectionate kissing with their families and sweethearts.
Down jumps 'Giblets,' and a general handshaking ensues.
Olaf and Thorgils swore foster brotherhood, and they took oath in handshaking that they would bring this viking to his bane.
He looked upon handshaking as a most solemn covenant, only to be made when great matters were at stake.
Then there was handshaking all around, and all the girls and boys tried to speak at once, to learn how the others had been since they had separated after the treasure hunt.
When the train came in they rushed for the parlor car, and then what a handshaking and greeting followed all around!
Mr. Tidditt rushed away to begin the handshaking all over again.
After the handshaking and congratulating were over, the crowd dispersed.
The usual hugging and kissing on the part of the ladies and handshaking by the gentlemen followed, and the two consuls were duly presented to all.
The handshaking was all done over again, and pleasant wishes were extended to the "Big Four" as the Blanchita cast off her fasts.
They mounted to the deck; and the usual hugging, kissing, and handshakingfollowed in the boudoir.
Much handshaking and the sudden thrusting of presents into arms already full prefaced the actual pulling out of the train.
Mrs. Kavanagh, when all the kissing and handshaking was over.
There was an abundance of handshaking and incoherent questions when young Mosenberg jumped down on the wet heather, and the three friends had actually met.
I will take Helga home," said Oscar, and with further handshaking and well-wishing the party began to break up.
Such prolonged handshaking and slapping on the back!
After awhile the handshaking was over, and the mayor was able to get a few minutes with Archie.
The meeting closed with some cheers for the New York Enterprise, and then followed a long siege of handshaking for Archie, who stood beside his mother on the floor in front of the platform.
On the same principle as underlies these ceremonies, handshaking may be a means of joining in compact, analogous to a common meal[104] and the blood-covenant.
Several others came up, including Spud and Stanley, and there was a general handshaking and a rapid-fire of conversation.
Then followed morehandshaking and not a few kisses.
