 He is so spiritless and cowardly that even while his exposed teeth are pretending a threat, the rest of his face is apologizing for it. And he is so homely! — so scrawny, and ribby, and coarse-haired, and pitiful. When he sees you he lifts his lip and...  The Humour of America - Seite 319herausgegeben von - 1893 - 462 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Mark Twain - 1873 - 620 Seiten
...cowardly that even while his exposed teeth are pretending a threat, the rest of his face is apologizing for it. And he is so homely ! — so scrawny, and...and then he stops and takes a deliberate survey of yon; he will trot fifty yards and stop again — another fitly and stop again ; and finally the gray... | |
 | A. W. Patterson - 1875 - 252 Seiten
...he was pursuing, lowers his head a bit, and strikes a long, soft-footed trot PACIFIC COAST SERIES. through the sage-brush, glancing over his shoulder at you, from time to time, till he is out of pistol range. Then he stops and takes a deliberate look at you; he -will trot fifty yards and... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 Seiten
...apologizing for it. And he is so homely ! so scrawny, and ribby, and coarse-haired, and pitiful ! 3. When he sees you he lifts his lip and lets a flash...you, from time to time, till he is about out of easy pistol-range, and then he stops and takes a deliberate survey of you. He will trot fifty yards and... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1879 - 508 Seiten
...apologizing for it. And he is so homely! so scrawny, and ribby, and coarse haired, and pitiful ! 3. When he sees you he lifts his lip and lets a flash...another fifty, and stop again ; and, finally, the gray of his gliding body blends with the gray of the sagebrush, and he disappears. 4. But, if you start... | |
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 346 Seiten
...apologizing for it. And he is so homely ! so scrawny, and ribby, and coarsehaired, and pitiful ! 3. When he sees you he lifts his lip and lets a flash...you from time to time till he is about out of easy pistol-range, and then he stops and takes a deliberate survey of you. He will trot fifty yards, and... | |
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 364 Seiten
...apologizing for it. And lie is so homely ! so scrawny, and ribby, and coarsehaired, and pitiful! 3. When he sees you he lifts his lip and lets a flash...you from time to time till he is about out of easy pistol-range, and then he stops and takes a deliberate survey of you. He will trot fifty yards, and... | |
 | John Swett, Charles H. Allen, Josiah Royce - 1883 - 366 Seiten
...apologizing for it. And he is so homely! — so scrawny, and ribby, and coarse-haired, and pitiful! 3. When he sees you he lifts his lip and lets a flash...— another fifty, and stop again; and, finally, the gray of his gliding body blends with the gray of the sage-brush, and he disappears. 4. But if you start... | |
 | 1888 - 742 Seiten
...his face is apologizing for it. And he is so homely ! — so scrawny and ribby and coarse - haired and pitiful. When he sees you, he lifts his lip and...again, another fifty, and stop again; and finally the gray of his gliding body blends with the gray of the sage-brush, and he disappears. ' 'Mhis is when... | |
 | Mark Twain - 1892 - 616 Seiten
...cowardly that even while his exposed teeth are pretending a threat, the rest of his face is apologizing for it. And he is so homely ! — so scrawny, and...— another fifty and stop again ; and finally the gray of his gliding body blends with the gray of the sage-brush, and he disappears. All this is when... | |
 | Jenny H. Stickney - 1892 - 416 Seiten
...apologizing for it. And he is so homely! so scrawny, and ribby, and coarse-haired, and pitiful! 3. When he sees you he lifts his lip and lets a flash...you from time to time, till he is about out of easy pistol-range, and then he stops and takes a deliberate survey of you. He will trot fifty yards and... | |
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