The widow murmured acquiescence, and stole a look at the prosaic figure of the latter gentleman which was full of scornful curiosity.
Mrs. Dutton's fresh-coloured face changed as he entered the shop, and her still good eyes regarded him with scornful interrogation.
The same scornful and taunting spirit prevailed among them, that the cavaliers of yore indulged toward the Covenanters.
All I know is, that on arriving on board I was met by scornfulsmiles and had to stand a good deal of chaff.
He regarded this abnormal state of things with a sort of scornful compassion.
This is Louis," the father said: and the scornful eyes which with one rapid glance had scanned the whole apartment filled with tears as they, turned toward the boy.
He peered hard at the opaque sidewall uncomfortably conscious of the scornful look she bent upon him.
But it was a very cool and slightly scornful Joey who confronted Anna that noon hour.
And she had assumed toward him an attitude of almost scornful indifference.
The capers of these midgets are a satire on human society, as seen through Swift's scornful eyes.
Morrison sat up, stared at him in wonder, and then burst into a scornful laugh.
Not likely," was the scornful reply, as Huish tried to shake his arm free.
Scornful smiles curled the lips of the people who watched.
Soulié was conscious of his own powers, and this rendered him extremely scornful towards second-rate literature.
Then with a scornful smile he added, "Do you think one would do such a thing for money?
He knew dimly that the thing he shrank from belonged to nothing Romany in her, but to that scornful pride of the Gorgios which had kept the Romany outside the social pale.
After Fleda's scornful words of release and dismissal, Jethro stood for a moment confounded and dismayed.
I do not think either that they can be accused of being unduly scornful of a brilliant fortune, horses, fine estates and all the guarantees of a pleasant position in society.
She will be angry and riddle me with scornful words!
Unwelcome as his presence doubtless was to his table companions, as sympathizers with Reuchlin and other innovators, well as he doubtless remembered their scornful attacks upon his Latin--he was a man to maintain his place.
His scornfuljests buzzed around his enemy like a swarm of gnats; but Arnold von Tungern pretended not to hear them.
By the fond, wasting thought To wear such hues as could its influence speak; Then the dear, scornful fair Might all my ardour share; And where Love slumbers now he might awake!
Crow started and looked at him; and had Merl but seen that glance, so scornful and contemptuous was it, even his self-esteem might have felt outraged.
And I heard him with almostscornful defiance; and now the hour is come!
I do not know that I have been in greater Delight for these many Years, than in beholding the Boxes at the Play the last Time The Scornful Lady [1] was acted.
The scornful disbelief expressed by Prince Michael had discomfited him at the beginning, and now he was practically under arrest until his connection with the outrage was investigated officially.
The mountaineer looked incredulous and then he let loose a scornful laugh.
Hale had got a theory from a garden-book that the humble burdock, pig-weed and other lowly plants were good for ornamental effect, and he wanted to experiment, but June gave a shrill whoop and fell to scornful laughter.
But not Phyllis Sanderson--surely not this impulsive girl with the blue-black hair and dark, scornful eyes.
I admit your superior intelligence," retorted Willems, with scornful impatience, from below.
The sagacious statesman of Sambir sent a scornful glance after his noble protector and his noble protector's friends, and then stood meditating about that future which to the others seemed so assured.
Joanna seemed to understand the scornful tone of the words.
It is you who can offer me no reparation for the offence against my feelings--and my person; for what reparation can be adequate for your odious and ridiculous plot so scornful in its implication, so humiliating to my pride.
Before dark those two young men had worked themselves up into a highly complex psychological state of scornful scepticism and alarmed credulity.
