"Turning away" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... was the name of the road where she lived. However, she simply directed him, and was turning away to seek for another customer when he slipped a bright half-crown into her hand. The child was so astonished that for the moment she could say nothing, and when she recollected herself the gentleman had gone, and Jack was by her side, asking ...
— Chatterbox, 1905. • Various
... difference whether you allow it or not," she said, turning away with a contemptuous ...
— Elsie's New Relations • Martha Finley
... at the face and appeared much moved. "Cover it up," said he, turning away; and then sitting down on a chair close ...
— The Children of the New Forest • Captain Marryat
... be the Captain an' his family jist gettin' home," said Store Thompson, turning away to welcome the new arrivals. For, since the departure of the tavern, Store Thompson was public host in the Glen. Scotty heard and felt his heart leap into his mouth. Would ...
— The Silver Maple • Marian Keith
... on the north side of Oxford Street, in a dull but respectable thoroughfare. I found the house shut up,—no bill at the window, and no response to my knock. As I was turning away, a beer-boy, collecting pewter pots at the neighboring areas, said to me, "Do you want any ...
— Haunted and the Haunters • Edward Bulwer Lytton
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