Even Hotspur, one would think, must have been patient in his slippers on a warm hearth, taking copious snuff, and sipping gratuitous brandy-and-water.
" The last sentence was spoken with an almost solemn cadence, and Will did not know what to say, since it would not be useful for him to embrace her slippers, and tell her that he would die for her: it was clear that she required nothing of the sort; and they were both silent for a moment or two, when Dorothea began again with an air of saying at last what had been in her mind beforehand.
Fred, who had slid in unobserved through the half-open door while the ladies were bending over their work, and now going up to the fire stood with his back towards it, warming the soles of his slippers.
Phyllis took the long pins out of her hat, while Roberta took off her gloves, and Peter unfastened her walking-shoes and fetched her soft velvety slippers for her.
He was in shirt-sleeves and carpet slippers.
It seemed, as the Mole remarked to the Rat, like some one walking in carpet slippers that were too large for him and down at heel; which was intelligent of Mole, because that was exactly what it was.
When they got home, the Rat made a bright fire in the parlour, and planted the Mole in an arm-chair in front of it, having fetched down a dressing-gown and slippers for him, and told him river stories till supper-time.
They waved their hands gaily at Lady Caroline, who seemed absorbed in what she saw and took no notice, and turning away found the maidservant of the night before had come up silently behind them in cloth slippers with string soles.
She jumped up, pulled on her slippers, for there was nothing on the stone floor but one small rug, ran to the window and threw open the shutters.
"Pull out that frill a little more—so; here, let me tie your sash; now for your slippers.
First a card with "For the Anne-girl and Merry Christmas," written on it; and then, a pair of the daintiest little kid slippers, with beaded toes and satin bows and glistening buckles.
I'm to have a wreath of white roses on my hair and Ruby Gillis is going to lend me her slippers because I haven't any of my own.
On went the dress—the slippers.
Then, she reached in her bag again and pulled out a white evening bag, a silver crown, and the famous glass slippers.
A pair of ruby slippers worth millions that were featured in the movie "The Wizard of Oz" and stolen from a Judy Garland museum 13 years ago have been recovered in Minneapolis, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said last Tuesday.
Hours later, Signora Franci came in again, this time with green velvet slippers she had bought because I always walked around in socks.
We are footloose and fancy free, but when we misplace our slippers, we 'lose' them.
I own seven pairs of sneakers, two sets of wellington boots, four pairs of loafers and five lots of slippers.
A crowd-sourced campaign to fund the preservation of Dorothy's ruby slippers, launched by the National Museum of American History, reached its goal in seven days, raising more than $301,000 from 5,400 contributors.
The Turks, when they saw such a sight in the air, jumped so high that their slippers flew about their ears.
