With a teasing tenderness, which she has never shown him since their honeymoon, she strokes his cheeks, and begs, "Tell me what distresses you.
Felix bathed and dressed the child himself, with a thousand jests and littleteasing ways.
His former teasing courtesy had changed into the shyest politeness.
They were chatting and laughing gayly, teasing the Tramp Boys and criticising their methods of house-keeping.
Harriet laughed at him with that teasing laugh that always made George feel like chewing the brim of his hat to keep from making remarks.
A kingbird doesn't like the scolding catbird for a neighbour, or the teasing blue jay, or the meddlesome English sparrow, but he simply gives them a wide berth.
Does the teasing blue jay imitate the call for the fun of frightening little birds?
Now, really, Ian, you must not go on teasing your elder brother so!
She never restrained herself from teasing cat or puppy for her amusement--did not even mind hurting it a little.
Because that is the way to silence teasing children," replied the other grandmother.
Then the smile came, and I knew that he was teasing me only.
He has not a good length, but he varies his action bewilderingly, and has one especially teasing ball which falls from the branches just as you have stepped out of your ground to look for it.
Grandfather proudly; "now I suppose I'll have to get your trunk and take you home and stand your teasing the rest of the summer!
Mary Jane; she had been there long enough to get used to Grandfather's teasing so she wasn't puzzled by it as John was.
Grandfather and he stopped his teasing and told them all about his plans.
Remembering how they had been teasing Miss Cis about him I kept my eye on her from the minute he walked through the door.
And as it usually happens with people who amuse themselves at the expense of others, there came a time when Rusty's teasing landed him in trouble.
I am glad that you recognise that fact, and at length do me justice, little rattle-brain; for you spend your life in teasing me.
She attracted him more than he liked--and Miss Bingley was uncivil to her, and more teasing than usual to himself.
Frances rather enjoyed his teasing ways, which so alarmed Emma, and had always a saucy reply of some sort ready.
Greystoke was determined to sell his life dearly, and he rushed the lad as a great bull might rush a teasing dog, but the boy gave back not an inch and, when Greystoke stopped, there was a foot of cold steel protruding from his back.
Mary broke into a joyful, teasing laugh; hugely enjoying the discomfiture of the admission the tell-tale flush proclaimed.
They had been quite good friends since the night of the dance, though there had been no opportunity of teasing each other.
There were times when Primrose was fond of teasing Rachel, but she rose now.
They are going to cut down some of the hills and drain the meadows that the British flooded," and Primrose glanced sidewise at her brother's face with a half-teasing delight.
A party of young people halted before the elephant drove and amused themselves in teasing old Romeo.
Unstriped muscle* may be obtained by teasing a fresh portion of the muscular coat of the small intestine of an animal, or by sections of the hardened intestine, bladder or uterus.
A preparation should also be made by teasing a little of the fresh tendon in normal salt solution, and staining with picrocarmine.
Specimens should be prepared after staining by teasing in preference to making sections.
Dama Ecciva broke off some oleander blossoms and flung them at the royal birds with teasing motion, watching them contentedly as, one by one, they floated away with ruffled plumage and sounds of protest.
The Lady Ecciva calmly resumed her pastime of swan-teasing as her impulsive companion, flushed and panting, began to climb the long flight of marble steps that led back to the palace-plateau.
It was not long before her friends began teasing her about "the little lieutenant with the big epaulets"--and while she laughed and blushed she didn't seem to mind.
He greatly coveted a young colt owned by a neighboring farmer, and after teasing his father, the latter tried to buy it for him.
The experience with a mood is quite parallel, though rather more difficult at first, for there is no enemy like the enemies in one's self, no teasing like the teasing from one's self.
It takes a little longer, a little heartier and more persistent process of non-resistance to cure the teasing from one's own nature.
He had been teasing him with many direct questions, such as What did you do, sir?
What signifies teasing you longer with moral observations, when the business of my writing is over?
The doctor was a very harsh, wicked man, given to teasing the boy; for when the lad would forget himself and say to an acquaintance, "Salem aleicum!
My companions and myself were rather bad boys, who took delight in teasing and making sport of everybody; so it was always a great holiday for us whenever Little Muck went out.
I was skilled in subtle ways of bullying her--teasing is perhaps a better word.
Helen's own friends, I discovered, had passed from teasing to regard us as a fait accompli, and thereafter held their peace.
