 | Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 508 Seiten
...grown into a habit. He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing. Rip's sole domestic adherent was his dog Wolf, who...Winkle regarded them as companions in idleness, and even looked upon Wolf with an evil eye, as the cause of his master's going so often astray. Poor Rip... | |
 | Washington Irving, Spraque Homer Baxter - 1880 - 146 Seiten
...the outside of the house, — the only side which, in truth, belongs to a hen-pecked husband. Eip's sole domestic adherent was his dog Wolf, who was as...hen-pecked as his master ; for Dame Van Winkle regarded us them as companions in idleness, and even looked upon Wolf with an evil eye, as the cause of his... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1880 - 460 Seiten
...shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing. This, however, always provoked a fresh volley from his wife ; so that he was fain to draw off his forces , and take to the outside of the house43 — the only side which, in truth, belongs to a hen-pecked husband. Rip's sole domestic adherent... | |
 | 1899 - 708 Seiten
...lectured Rip Van Winkle, when Dame Van Winkle produced a fresh volley of "household eloquence," "took to the outside of the house — the only side which, in truth, belongs to a hen-pecked husband" — and to a handicapped or hen-pecked literature as well. Yet it is the side of the house where the... | |
 | mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880 - 328 Seiten
...and the ruin he was bringing on his family. Rip's sole domestic adherent and companion in idleness was his dog Wolf, who was as much henpecked as his master. The moment Wolf entered the house his crest fell, his tail drooped to the ground or curled between... | |
 | Granville series - 1881 - 376 Seiten
...shook his head, cast np his eyes, but said nothing. This, however, always provoiced a fresh volley from his wife ; so that he was fain to draw off his...side which, in truth, belongs to a henpecked husband. 14. Eip's sole domestic adherent16 was his dog Wolf, who was as much henpecked as his master ; for... | |
 | 1881 - 884 Seiten
...half-despairing inquiry, "Did you know Schneider ? 'Cos he was my dog." This Wolf (or Schneider) " was as much henpecked as his master ; for Dame van...Winkle regarded them as companions in idleness, and even looked upon Wolf with an evil eye, as the cause of his master's going so often astray. True it... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 Seiten
...shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing. This, however, always provoked a fresh volley from his wife ; so that he was fain to draw off his...Winkle regarded them as companions in idleness, and even looked upon Wolf with an evil eye, as the cause of his master's going so often astray. True it... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 258 Seiten
...shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing. This, however, always provoked a fresh volley from his wife, so that he was fain to draw off his...Winkle regarded them as companions in idleness, and even looked upon Wolf with an evil eye, as the cause of his master's going so often astray. True it... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 392 Seiten
...shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing. This, however, always provoked a fresh volley from his wife, so that he was fain to draw off his...dog Wolf, who was as much henpecked as his master j. for Dame Van Winkle regarded them as companions in idleness, and even looked upon Wolf with an evil... | |
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... to produce a torrent of household eloquence. Rip had but one way of replying to all lectures of the kind, and that, by frequent use, had grown into a habit. He shrugged his shoulders, shook his head, cast up his eyes, but said nothing. This, however,... 
