You may thank the eighty thousand National Guards of Paris for the pleasure of quizzing with such a complacent feeling of security these very ferocious-looking persons.
But, in truth, the republicans seem upon principle to offer themselves as victims and martyrs to the quizzing propensities of their countrymen.
Then abruptly, lightly, he resumed his normal, half-quizzing demeanour.
Hoffland did not appear to observe it, but went on in the same quizzing tone--for we can find no other word--which he had preserved from the commencement of the interview.
Denis, not knowing what to think of his new acquaintance, whose quizzing manner, to use the technical word, did not please him.
The officer had been absolutely inattentive to the complaints and growls, but the quizzing made him lose his temper.
This proved a correct inference, for Joe, glass in hand, was sitting on a bench near the doorway, watching and quizzing the publican as that weather-cock laboured to unscrew the rings which suspended his sign in the air.
Anthony Romescos has been quizzing about, and it don't take much to make such things property when he's round.
One moment," interrupted the Commander with a quizzing grin.
There was a quizzing tone in the Major's voice, and he was actually winking.
Sometimes he interrupts with a sentence that sounds wonderfully as if he might bequizzing you.
Hiddee is the slave whom the Bashaw has been quizzing so severely about the mighty armies of his master.
A number of under graduates in their academicals were posted round the door, or lounging on the opposite side, to watch the arrival of the coach, and amuse themselves with quizzing the passengers.
The fair inquirer fixed a penetrating glance upon his countenance, saying, as plainly as an eye can say, "Are you quizzing me or no?
Larry's sharp eyes caught the quick, quizzing look which the speaker shot toward his cousin.
Shucks, no," replied Andy, who had now rejoined them, since the danger of quizzing seemed past.
She certainly did not look like one in a quizzing mood.
The whole of the town hall from basement to roof was open to view, and citizens of all ages wandered in it everywhere, admiring it, quizzing it, and feeling proudly that it was theirs.
The inquisitive diners might all have been quizzing him instead of Irene Wheeler.
I went away soon after that, and without quizzing him any further, for, though I still suspected him, I realized that he would never say anything to incriminate himself.
I wasn't quizzing her or looking into her eyes to see what her thoughts were, for it didn't occur to me to do so.
This last saying gave the crowd outside furniture for a good laugh; they, the citizens, set to quizzing me about the hang of my breeches, which they were pleased to call diplomatic.
But the humor in which Tom had received her first quizzing upon the subject at once told that intelligent lady of the "loose screw" on some side of the question.
No one who has not experienced it, can imagine what a nuisance this quizzing is.
During this conversation, Gayfield was dancing round the figure with his quizzing glass in his hand, examining it at all points, and appearing to be highly amused and delighted.
On stepping from your carriage, you run the gauntlet through two lines of quizzing spectators, who make great eyes, as the French term it, at you, and some of whom look as if they took a fancy to your knee buckles.
