He determined, at the second glance, that he had to do with a gentleman, and proceeded with the words that he had evidently intended to say on first accosting the delayed passenger.
He chose out for his first attentions the party of four whom I have mentioned; going up to them and accosting them with a ruffling air, directed especially to the gentleman in the mask.
Then accosting the Spaniard, he said, "Christian, the person you have killed is my son, his body is now in my house.
But upon accosting him; they were told, that he guided none without recompense.
Upon accosting the three damsels, Taji very soon discovered that the tongue which had languished in the presence of the Begum, was now called into active requisition, to entertain the Polysyllables, her daughters.
In a few minutes we met a half-breed Mexican, who, accosting us at once, urged us to go no further.
For some time I had no opportunity of accosting M.
The Comte de Toulouse was in his mantle, and saluted the company with a grave and meditative manner, neither accosting nor accosted: M.
Dom Claude started, interrupted himself and, to the great amazement of Charmolue, turned round and beheld his brother Jehan accosting a tall officer at the door of the Gondelaurier mansion.
Sir, said Mr. Carew, pulling off his hat, and accostinghim with a demure countenance, I have come three miles out of my road on purpose to call upon you.
From the servants’ hall he watched a proper opportunity of accosting the lady, and she passed and repassed several times before he could speak to her.
I found them; and accosting one, I asked if she knew of the persons I had just left.
Accosting still another, who seemed to know my errand, I asked if there was no place to which the woman could be taken.
He at once resolved to return in her; and, accosting the captain, stated his case, and begged a passage.
He did not wait a great while, but spoke first himself; and in a gruff voice, very unlike his urbane accents when accosting the wine and cigar party, demanded my ticket.
They ran from house to house, accosting the inmates by name, and demanding of each the satisfaction of some secret want, revealed to the pretended madman in a dream, but of the nature of which he gave no hint whatever.
I remember one of this class accosting a driver: "What 'Bus is this?
Yet in the haste with which he made towards her he found time to reflect, that, in order to secure an opportunity of conversing with her in private, he must not alarm her at first accosting her.
Unhesitatingly accosting him, she said, “Mr. Hatfield, will you accord me your attention for a few moments?
Charles, rising from the sofa and accosting his parent.
Ladies,' said he, accosting them, 'can I be of service to you?
Accosting the slave in attendance without, he inquired if Ione had yet retired to rest; and learning that she was still up, and unusually quiet and composed, he ventured into her presence.
The person thus accosting Nydia was a lady of a handsome but a bold and unmaidenly countenance: it was Julia, the daughter of Diomed.
And publicly accosting the incestuous man he displayed himself to him as another John, saying, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's concubine.
The machine had not proceeded many furlongs, when Pickle, accosting the fair incognita, congratulated himself upon his happiness, in being the fellow-traveller of so charming a lady.
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