Janet may be shy and retiring, but she evidently doesn't lack grit.
She was as shyof Kettles as though she were a grown-up woman, and it was altogether a most distasteful idea.
The bird's presence made him feel less shy and strange, so that Dr Budge was no longer quite such an awful person, and when he said good-bye he was able to look up at him of his own accord.
Not being at all shy she at once gave him a cheerful little nod.
Her heart began to struggle like some shy woodland animal, which suddenly sees itself surrounded.
She looked at her affianced George with shy adoration from under the brim of her violent new hat, and made soft answers to him when he spoke.
She had become shy with her brother, depressed in his society.
In places where they have become extremely shy from being hunted, or fired at, they seldom expose the head above the surface, but merely protrude the nose to breathe through the nostrils; it is then impossible to shoot them.
The females are extremely shy and harmless, and they are most affectionate mothers: the only instances that I have known of the female attacking a man, have been those in which her calf had been stolen.
No sooner was I in good cover behind a mimosa bush than I dismounted from my camel, and, leading it until within view of the shy herd, I tied it to a tree, keeping behind the animal so as to be well concealed.
But at the moment he heard Alec whistling a favourite tune, as he shovelled away at the snow.
As soon as she was gone, Bruce proceeded to make himself agreeable to Tibbie by retailing all the bits of gossip he could think of.
His pleasure was law, irrespective of right or wrong, and the reward of submission to law was immunity from punishment.
So her husband bade her farewell, and made no lamentation except over the probable result of such training as the child must receive at the hands of such a mother.
There were bands of golden light upon the wall, though Kate would not be awake for hours yet.
But she did not therefore become much more reconciled to her position; for the habits and customs of her home were distasteful to her, and its whole atmosphere uncongenial.
We want more than you want--a something without which what you like best cannot last.
Stane her to death, loons, like the man 'at brak the Sabbath.
She bustled out of the shop, too angry with Annie to say farewell to Bruce.
Curly and Alec had been in the chapel too, but they were not of a temperament to be disturbed by Mr Brown's discourse.
But Alec knew well enough that the townsfolk were not likely to sympathize with Bruce on the ill-treatment of his cur.
He was a shy and silent young gent: not like this one, which was the merriest, wildest young fellow, full of his songs and fun.
The old Scotchman was an adept in the military art, though somewhat shy of saying where he learned it.
Their love for this road was like that of the sportsman for the shy pigeons: love to shoot them.
There was something beseeching in her voice, and something shy and awkward.
She's not so shy as she used to be, and one can talk quite sensibly with her.
Because of its shy and retiring disposition and its apparent dislike to take wing the Short-billed Marsh Wren is not very often seen.
He says: "In winter it is a shy bird, not generally becoming noticeable in the open districts until after a fall of snow, when many individuals may be seen along the sand beaches near salt water.
I wish Dona would play her violin and have a shy for the school Orchestra," she thought.
As she still seemed at the shy stage, Betty and Sylvia stopped catechizing her and concerned themselves with their own affairs.
The next patient, Rawlins, was very shy and would not speak, though he smiled a little at the visitors.
The best mode of investigating its truth, is somewhat as follows: You know a neighbor who has extreme Firmness in character; who is as inflexible as the oak, and as obstinate as the mule.
They kept it up for a mile or so before Jerry developed a bad case of rubber legs and went down on his knees.
The official said the other driver had about one hour's start on them.
Glowing greenishly through the falling flakes was a circle of eyes.
The other is suspiciously like a tick, and ought to be looked shy on.
I fight shy of those sort of things myself, yet I don't want to interfere with the little weaknesses of other folks.
If de patter rolls cotch you without de pass any other time, you better wish you dead, 'cause you would have yourself some trouble.
Mos' of the niggers allus went to preachin' on Sunday.
We went out and looked at the tombstones and the rock markers in the graveyard on the old place, and some of them done near melted away.
Their Wedding Journey,'" said Jack, with a shy twinkle in his eyes.
I thought you were going to tell me," she said, glancing up with shy assurance.
Now Clara's inner spirit was shyer, shyas a doe down those rose-tinged abysses; she allured both the lover and the hunter; forests of heavenliness were in her flitting eyes.
Well, perhaps he has cause to beshy of matrimony; but he is a fish.
Are not gentlemen shy when they see themselves outshone?
Like a shy deputation of young scholars before the master, these very words to come were preceded by none at all; a dismal and trying cause; refreshing however to Dr.
