Sharing with most boys the love of fair play and the hatred of oppression, Tom's cleverness and promptness of action seemed to me altogether commendable.
Nor is the promptness of recovery from yellow fever less different from the slowness of convalescence, noticed in most cases of bilious fever.
Miss Barton began the work of relieving the wide-spread distress and destitution in Santiago with characteristic promptness and energy.
All this delightful promptness of an earlier day gradually faded away.
Adultery does not establish itself in the heart of a married woman with the promptness of a pistol-shot.
The promptness with which he started after the bandits on the day of the capture, and the important part taken by him in the capture itself has been related.
Her father smiled approval, remarking, "Promptness is one of Mildred's virtues; one we may all cultivate with profit.
Besides, they were certainly late for supper, and he was particular in regard to promptness at meals.
The house enjoys a most enviable reputation for progressiveness and reliability, for promptness and efficiency.
Great praise most be accorded to the Hudson's Bay Company's people for promptness and efficiency in meeting the immediate emergency.
His duties have been discharged with marked promptness and fidelity and his re-election is proof of the confidence reposed in him by his fellow townsmen.
Fix and unfix bayonet are executed with promptness and regularity, but not in cadence.
Fix and unfix bayonet are executed with promptness and regularity but not in cadence.
He bowed blandly to the officer, stepped backward, touching his hat, and walked away, the policeman imitating each movement with the promptness and faithfulness of a mirror.
Richling, with a promptness which showed he had already been considering the matter.
To his hesitation in council, and his want of energy and promptness in action, have always been attributed, in large measure, the ruinous delays and the fearful suffering in the army which he commanded.
Many of his provinces he had to conquer twice, and it was only the enormous odds in his favor, and the promptness and severity of his punishments, which at length forced the disloyal to accept his sway.
The danger suddenly developed in him a decision and promptness of action, which went far to raise the sinking courage of his men.
Vigilance, readiness and promptness must be our watchwords.
Every record, every line written or in print concerning Brock, from first to last, all prove that the keynote of his success, the ruling impulse of his life, was promptnessand action.
The hours of meals must be ascertained, and promptness in everything be the rule.
The same rule of promptness applies to a musicale.
The man should do the ordering, but as he will consult his guest’s wishes, she should be prepared to express these definitely and with sufficient promptness not to keep the waiter standing too long.
They put into the tasks of the home the method, the promptness they learned in a more exacting field.
Theodore's promptnesswas sometimes a great inconvenience to the sleepy clerks.
The promptness of that reply shows that he does not expect a fortune with Clemmy," thought Mr. Whedell.
This ridge--reported by the Mounted Infantry to be clear of the enemy--with great promptness was practically seized and occupied before the Boers had sufficiently gathered themselves together to contest the position.
But thepromptness with which he had appeared warned the fugitives that the town, desolate as it was, was still under guard, and they redoubled their precautions.
Frank's detachment, and the high state of discipline that the American forces had reached was shown by the promptness with which the order was obeyed.
The next group showed a sprinkling of women--women whose trig hats and linen collars spelled promptness as well as certainty of aim and accomplishment.
When the doorbell rang Pete admitted the ladies with a promptness that was suggestive of surreptitious watching at some window.
A premium was put upon promptness in these old days by the managers, who gave to the women arriving first the distinction of dancing in the opening set.
He justified the conclusion with a promptness which left no doubt that he regarded it as a heaven-sent opportunity.
