His father did not interfere when his only son came slouching up to inform him of his decision.
Once, coming in from school, she had found the house deserted, and Jack smelling of alcohol just slouching out of the bar.
Too well for men slouching about the streets of London on leave, and wondering at all this gaiety, and thinking back to the things they had seen and forward to the things they would have to do.
I watched him go slouching down the rue des Trois Cailloux, head above all the passers-by.
Except that his hair was cut close, he was a perfect reproduction of the tall, gaunt, slouching Tennesseean.
Take the position of soldiers, you slouching clodhoppers," he said, with an assortment of oaths, as the squad entered the office.
She was uncomfortably aware that he was a striking figure, tall and handsome in spite of his careless demeanor and slouching walk.
Down the cañon, slouching carelessly with the motion of his horse, appeared a man, riding toward them at a jog trot.
Major Abbot and one or two other mounted officers, has quite as much as he can do to rescue from the hands of an infuriated horde of soldiers a bruised, battered, slouching hulk of a man in a dingy Confederate uniform.
Facing about and slouching along the other way the sentry sees a picture that, had he poetry or love of the grand and beautiful in his soul, would a thousand-fold compensate him for his enforced vigil.
It was plain that he was altogether unprepared for the event when they came slouching forth to the wagon, and the stalwart and red-faced driver, with no manifestation of surprise, hailed him as he still crouched in his lurking-place.
Few others were abroad; an occasional Mexican woman in her black skirt and tight-drawn reboso, a peon or two slouching gracefully by with the inevitable brown cigarette, and a solitary horseman who was coming down the street.
The tall, slouching man scrutinized the various groups as he passed them, as though making up his mind whether to address them or not.
Luke saw them glance up at him as his open taxicab whirled past them: uncouth, slouching figures, with stooped shoulders and sullen faces.
Their moody looks and slouching gait loudly voiced their feelings.
After a while the sound of a slouching gait disturbed the grim peace of the lonely bluff.
His old slouching gait, in spite of his evident weakness, was quite gone; his shaggy head was held erect, and he gazed upon his enemy with eyes which the other could not face.
When he was not bowed or slouchingit was to be seen that he was a tall man with square shoulders.
A slouching horse means a stumbling one, and, with the inability of childish hands to help him recover his balance, he is likely to fall.
On the other hand, if he is too sluggish to indulge in any expressions of liveliness, he is almost sure to require skilful handling and constant urging to prevent his acquiring a slouching gait to which it is difficult to rise.
Just then Reynard came slouchingby and caught sight of him.
Just then up came a fox, slouching and sneaking, and thought here was a fine time for marketing, and with that gave a jump--head over heels down into the pitfall.
He was slouchingalong with his hands in his pockets, and a vacuous look in his face.
A man, slouchingalong under the trees, paused as I overtook him.
Mr. Spragg drew himself up with a kind of slouching majesty.
Yarse," replied Billy; thinking they were prettier than the great lounging, slouching foxhounds.
He now goes drooping and slouching away, very unlike the cock-horse he came out.
Selwyn called out after the slouching figure, striped with the diagonal lines of rain and flouted by the wind, tramping across the weeds of the yard to his horse.
He felt ashamed to beg, and looked back at Barney for support, who immediately came slouching up with his white mice, and began to speak in his usual professional whine.
Almost immediately I was accosted by the leader of a little gang of four or five extremely dirty and ragged boys of assorted sizes and slouching carriage who were coming from the Anerley direction.
I topped it, I spied a large tiger slouchingalong in the hollow immediately below me.
A tiger slouching along in front moves pretty fast, in a silent swinging trot; the tops of the reeds or grass sway very gently, with a wavering, side to side motion.
Mr. Barkis, always leaning forward, in his slouching way, on the footboard of the cart with an arm on each knee.
In spite of himself, he appeared abashed by my aunt's indignant tears, and came slouching out of the garden.
I was free and unknown; I learned to walk with a long, slouching stride, and for the look of a laboring man, I had that already both in face and hands.
Little by little his lordly gait sank to a slouching walk.
The same instant the wheel team repeated the maneuver, but not so quickly, as the slouching figure on the seat sprang into action.
Slouching easily in his seat he gave heed only to his team and to the road ahead.
I hesitated about accepting the guidance of this strange fellow, who appeared to have a ready wit under his heavy-slouching exterior.
He had a slouching gait and manner, and a patient, waiting, hungry animal expression of face.
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