He wriggled instantly to his feet and grasping the quiet stranger's beer glass from the bar, hurled it at Pete's head.
The quiet stranger had sprawled very pyrotechnically out on the sidewalk.
Maggie A Girl of the Streets
He might easily have entered their village without recourse to the gates, but he believed that a sudden and unaccountable disappearance when he was ready to leave them would result in a more lasting impression upon their childlike minds, and so as soon as the village was quiet in sleep he rose, and, leaping into the branches of the tree above him, faded silently into the black mystery of the jungle night.
In the village the chief maintained perfect quiet. He would permit no one to approach the sleeping visitor, nor any singing, nor loud talking.
The Beasts of Tarzan
An hour went by, and nothing happened except Laurie's
quiet departure for the station.
Little Women
When the first meeting was over, when our
quiet and composure of other days began gradually to return to us, I saw something in my mother's face which told me that a secret oppression lay heavy on her heart.
The Woman in White
I repeated that I had studies to pursue; that I wanted
quiet; that I delighted in a garden and had vainly sought one up and down the city; that I would undertake that before another month was over the dear old house should be smothered in flowers.
Aspern Papers
But of the two evils his quick mind chose the lesser ere the first note of Sabor's scream had scarce broken the
quiet of the jungle, and before the great beast had covered half her leap Tarzan felt the chill waters close above his head.
Tarzan of the Apes
Under the porch, where she had sat when Heaven in its mercy brought her to that peaceful spot, she passed again; and the old church received her in its
quiet shade.
The Old Curiosity Shop
A more remarkable face in its
quiet, resolute, and guarded struggle with an unseen assailant, was not to be beheld in all the wide dominions of sleep, that night.
Tale Of Two Cities
The excitement of suspense, heightening with every hour that brought him nearer the fatal moment, was too great, and in spite of his entreaties, in spite of his promises that he would be perfectly
quiet, the schoolmaster watched too.
Adam Bede
A month passed by, and Bonanza Creek remained
quiet. A sprinkling of men had staked; but most of them, after staking, had gone on down to Forty Mile and Circle City.
Burning Daylight
On our return in the morning (28th) we were delighted to find all
quiet, and the men employed in their canoes spearing fish.
The Voyage of the Beagle
Miss Blanche was
quiet, up stairs, closeted with her maid in her own room.
Man And Wife
A blue-eyed grass looked down on the worm, As it silently turned away, And cried, "Thou wilt harm our delicate leaves, And therefore thou canst not stay." Then a sweet, soft voice, called out from far, "Come hither, poor worm, to me; The sun lies warm in this
quiet spot, And I'11 share my home with thee." The wondering flowers looked up to see Who had offered the worm a home:
Flower Fables