"Amuse" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... his father sent him with a lamp of gold and a large sum of money which he was to offer to the Madonna. As he was on his way he felt tired [it must be remembered that the railway was not opened till 1886], so he sat down under a tree and began to amuse himself by counting the treasure. Hardly had he begun to count when he was attacked by four desperate assassins, who with pistols and poignards did their very utmost to despoil him, but it was not the smallest use. One of the assassins was killed, and the others were so cowed that they promised, ...
— Ex Voto • Samuel Butler
... and hurried home with it, but he couldn't get the valentines then. He had to amuse the baby while his ...
— Tell Me Another Story - The Book of Story Programs • Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
... and overawed the more credulous. The toads, quite harmless in fact, but then accounted poisonous, were bitten and torn between their dainty teeth. They jumped over large fires and pans of live coal, to amuse the crowd and make them laugh at ...
— La Sorciere: The Witch of the Middle Ages • Jules Michelet
... very sound piece of advice. 'If I were you,' he said, 'I should try and hush this affair up. It's all fearfully funny, but I think you'd enjoy life more if nobody knew this kid was your uncle. To see the head of the House going about with a juvenile uncle in his wake might amuse the chaps rather, and you might find it harder to keep order; I won't let it out, and nobody else knows apparently. Go and square the kid. Oh, I say though, what's his name? If it's Gethryn, you're done. Unless you like to swear ...
— A Prefect's Uncle • P. G. Wodehouse
... I'm able to take care of myself, dear. Don't let's discuss Francois any longer. Tell me about yourself. How are you going to amuse yourself while I'm away?" ...
— The Mask - A Story of Love and Adventure • Arthur Hornblow
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