He laid down the knife and fork with which he was carving, and throwing himself back in his chair, said at last, with a cool irony in his tone— "May I ask when and why you did so?
Borthrop Trumbull, whose acquaintance with the history of art enabled him to state that the hall furniture, to be sold without reserve, comprised a piece of carving by a contemporary of Gibbons.
They returned to the hall, that the chief staircase might be ascended, and the beauty of its wood, and ornaments of rich carving might be pointed out: having gained the top, they turned in an opposite direction from the gallery in which her room lay, and shortly entered one on the same plan, but superior in length and breadth.
The fireplace, where she had expected the ample width and ponderous carving of former times, was contracted to a Rumford, with slabs of plain though handsome marble, and ornaments over it of the prettiest English china.
"I'll settle Miss Anne when she comes home," said Marilla grimly, as she shaved up kindlings with a carving knife and with more vim than was strictly necessary.
The pagodas are not only peculiar buildings, but also a huge exquisite carving.
I don't know the science behind it, but doing anything by hand is a way of carving it into your memory.
Each chocolate is placed in a small case decorated with Swarovski crystals, pearls, and golden carving.
Fans of the #watermelondress hashtag have been showing off their handiwork, carving couture frocks out of the green and red tropical fruit.
CVC, one of Europe's private equity largest firms, also submitted a bid and is seen as a strong contender given its experience in carving out units out of large conglomerates and the fact that it is working with Emmanuel Osti, the former boss of L'Occitane, another fragrance and body product retailer.
Cooking Q&A: Carving Roasted Chicken?
I was sent to work at the masonry, because I was once a stone mason and they are short of masons so they are pulling everybody with rock carving experience to the masonry.
TURKEY AND HAM Sydney chef Travis Harvey advises carving all turkey and ham from the bone after Christmas to ensure it stays fresh.
Studying dance, carving pumpkins for Halloween, and doing improvisation shouldn't all be thought of in the past tense.
The plan announced on 30 December by China's central government will close "a portion" (the Guardian understands it will be roughly half) of its 34 licensed carving factories and 130 retailers before the end of March 2017.
Apple claimed that Nokia was taking advantage of a legal system that is ripe for abuse by carving up its patent holdings and passing them on to specialist firms.
" Carving out time for personal matters — like knowing when to block off his calendar for his kids' school performance — will also impress.
Studying dance, carving pumpkins for Halloween, and doing improve shouldn't all be thought of in the past tense.
Previously, another 2,200-year-old bamboo strip from the Qin Dynasty with the carving of the multiplication table was found in the ancient Liye City in western Hunan Province,which is the earliest calculation table ever found in China.
The tradition eventually melded with the North American tradition of carving pumpkins.
