You see, it was so early in the morning that Reddy had not retired for his daily nap.
Then Aunt Ruth rose, stalked to the table, and lifted the cloth, behind which Emily had retired in dismay, realising what she had done.
" The callers left before nine, and at that hour (an impossibly dissipated one for the brick house) the family retired for the night.
" The callers left before nine, and at that hour (an impossibly dissipated one for the brick house) the family retired for the night.
' Anna retired in discomfiture.
Anna retired to her bedroom to savour an astounding happiness in quietude.
Banks retired softly to the back of the pulpit, and the revivalist, mounting a stool, suddenly dominated the congregation.
Tellwright had long ago retired from business, and three years after the housekeeper died he retired, practically, from religious work, to the grave detriment of the Hanbridge circuit.
Prayers were over; it was bed-time; my co-inmates were all retired.
When the tray came in, and the bustle of supper commenced, he just said, as he retired, that he wished me a good night and sweet dreams; and a good night and sweet dreams I had.
"My little Polly," he said once, "you live too retired a life; if you grow to be a woman with these shy manners, you will hardly be fitted for society.
Bretton intimated that, though she had always thought the château a retired spot, she did not know it was situated at the world's end, as she declared seemed now to be the case, for she believed we had been an hour and a half en route, and had not yet taken the turn down the avenue.
But I had acted enough for one evening; it was time I retired into myself and my ordinary life.
I, too, retired to my crib in a closet within her room.
" "I only meant, sir, that Sir Charles led a very retired life, and we were able to look after his wants.
" As soon as he heard the other members of the family stirring he retired to his den, and I breathed freer.
She seemed willing to do her best; though she thrust the hearth-brush into the grates in mistake for the poker, and malappropriated several other articles of her craft: but I retired, confiding in her energy for a resting-place against my return.
"Nay," cried he, and retired, regardless of any prayers I could pour forth to detain him.
I said her days were divided between us; but the master retired early, and I generally needed nothing after six o'clock, thus the evening was her own.
The master had retired to rest before we came in.
