| 单词 | tete-a-tete |
| 例句 | Our tete-a-tete is not following its usual course. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Director Michael Michetti moves the action from one disconcerting tete-a-tete to the next seamlessly, at a bracing pace. Mom and Dad sever all ties to you. But why? The compelling mystery of 'The House in Scarsdale' 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z With Gottfried, he was eager to start going tete-a-tete, but he set a disappointing ground rule: He would tell no tales out of school about his good friend George Clooney. Gilbert Gottfried's 'Amazing Colossal Podcast' deep dives into showbiz lives 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Within minutes of arriving, I’m in a tete-a-tete with Pauline, trying to persuade her that I’m a competent diver despite the seven years that have passed since my last scuba experience. In the Bahamas, Cat Island offers spectacular diving and solitude for miles 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z During his tete-a-tete with Theresa, Ford displayed a godlike power over the hosts; no magic words to freeze them. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 4: Truth and Consequences 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z Our tete-a-tete with the gorillas of the Amahoro, or “Peace,” group is even more rewarding after we endure a steep hike through slippery mud and waist-high stinging nettles. In Rwanda, mountain gorilla treks spur country’s renewal effort 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z A tete-a-tete in the lighting booth raises existential questions: “How far do we push that moment of narrative into a story, with the light?” ‘Ballet 422’: A young choreographer’s nervous rise at New York City Ballet 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Perhaps intended as a direct counterpoint to Don and Ted's tete-a-tete, we also see Don attempt to force his will on Sylvia Rosen. Mad Men recap: season six, episode seven – Man With a Plan 2013-05-15T22:00:00Z "The Origin Of Love" remains one of the loveliest songs about romance recorded in the last two decades, while Mitchell and Trask, as Hedwig and Gnosis, provide perfect counterpoints for the film's musical tete-a-tete. The 22 Best Movie Soundtracks of the 2000s 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are due to meet then, and White House officials expect to make some modest announcements as part of the tete-a-tete, but fundamental differences in the relationship will remain unchanged. Stock market today: Asian shares mostly slip ahead of China-US meeting 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z These seem to be specific for intended "tete-a-tete" conversations with their preferred pack members. Why some dogs love to sing along with humans 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Xi and Biden probably both think they have the upper hand in the tete-a-tete following political successes at home. All eyes on Biden and Xi ahead of superpower showdown at G-20 summit 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z Still, the summit and related ceremonial events, including a reception Tuesday evening at Buckingham Palace, will likely yield some tete-a-tete images of Trump and Johnson — and Corbyn is ready to pounce. As election nears, Boris Johnson tries to keep distance from President Trump 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z At times, Trump has flirted with the idea of meeting with Rouhani for a historic tete-a-tete, only to retreat to a position of imposing tougher economic sanctions. Trump, Iran’s Rouhani descend on same corner of New York but remain far apart 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Trump has more than just Brexit on his mind ahead of his tete-a-tete with Johnson. Trump and Johnson look to use G-7 summit to fortify their relationship amid skepticism of both leaders 2019-08-24T04:00:00Z And she described Trump’s admission during the on-camera tete-a-tete that he would be “proud” to shut down the government as a political triumph. ‘It’s like a manhood thing for him’: Pelosi’s power play with Trump serves as message to opponents 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z The surprise tete-a-tete with Putin at a G-20 dinner in Germany that summer. Analysis: For Trump, low drama on trip, signs of acceptance 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z After emerging from the tete-a-tete with the former KGB agent, Trump appeared to discount the findings of his own intelligence agencies about Russia’s behavior. Trump hands Putin a diplomatic triumph by casting doubt on U.S. intelligence agencies 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Trump pledged to ask Putin in their tete-a-tete whether Russia interfered in the election — “your favorite question about meddling,” he said mockingly to a Washington Post reporter. After being told of Russia indictments, Trump still aspired to be friends with Putin 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Lynch said the tete-a-tete with Mr. Clinton, as his wife was being investigated by her Justice Department, went “on and on” for 20 minutes. Bill Clinton says Loretta Lynch meeting on tarmac was innocent 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Specifically, last month, Elon Musk's Twitter tete-a-tete with the cartoonist of the popular Existential Comics series raised eyebrows, and provided a blueprint for everything a CEO shouldn't do online. Why is Elon Musk so bad at Twitter? 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z If it happens, Putin would be getting the honor of an Oval Office tete-a-tete for the first time since he met President George W. Bush at the White House in 2005. US opens door to possible Trump-Putin White House meeting 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z One man supposedly trying to revive a moribund economy going tete-a-tete with one trying to stomp the living daylights out of a thriving one: The very definition of a lose/lose situation. North Korean Leader, Known for His Bluster, Reveals Diplomatic Skills 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Early in the second half Rashford and Hegazi were involved in a tete-a-tete after the United player took exception to the Egyptian’s aerial challenge and went down holding his face. Romelu Lukaku sets Manchester United on victory path at West Brom 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z Its impact was also dulled by West’s own stardom, becoming merely another gossipy chapter in their tete-a-tete. Taylor Swift's groping trial marks her long-awaited political awakening | Ben Beaumont-Thomas 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z May later had a tete-a-tete with Trump while they were waiting for a photograph to be taken. Trump calls for investigation of U.S. leaks in Manchester bombing probe 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Secondly, this only makes the campaign dirtier, thanks to Bill Clinton's tete-a-tete with Loretta Lynch in her airplane. F.B.I. Director James Comey Recommends No Charges for Hillary Clinton on Email 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z That drives him whether he is battling abortion or conducting an unlikely tete-a-tete with Assad in the Syrian palace, where the discussion ranged from international politics to chit-chat about family. The Virginia state senator who embraces Assad 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, who brokered the tete-a-tete at RNC headquarters and sat in on the session, called it "mutually cooperative and positive" but otherwise declined to elaborate on the conversation. Getting to Know You: Trump, Ryan Break the Ice 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The film is inspired by the 1970 meeting between Presley and the president, a tete-a-tete captured in a famous White House photograph. Uptown and downtown collide at this year’s Tribeca fest 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Their competitive tete-a-tete is satisfying to watch and explains the most about the world that shaped her. Melissa Rauch and team go for the gold but miss the mark in 'The Bronze' 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z They found that 15 percent of the hotels featured shots of caged lemurs, people tete-a-tete with lemurs, or lemurs lounging on what look like hotel grounds, such as next to a swimming pool. Hotels Offer a Wide-Eyed Amenity: Lemurs While the two leaders expressed solidarity, it was a tete-a-tete further complicated by Turkey’s shoot-down of a Russian warplane. François Hollande, Barack Obama discuss Paris attacks, ISIS threat 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z "He will not engage in tete-a-tete political advertising." Bernie Sanders’ Game Plan Against Hillary 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z He thought his client “came off very well in her tete-a-tete with Vega” during cross-examination but perhaps told one too many anecdotes during three days on the stand. 'Michelangelo of Buttocks Injections' Convicted of Murder 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z It was "largely friendship" that was on the agenda for the tete-a-tete, he said. Attention 2016 watchers: Hillary Clinton has lunch at the White House 2013-07-29T21:02:32Z A tete-a-tete with Italy, with their four World Cups and one defeat in 35 years against the English, at a stage of a tournament that normally ushers this team home should feel daunting. Euro 2012: Joe Hart justifies hype to lead England's renaissance 2012-06-21T22:00:04Z My honest Companion fearing, 'tis like, that a Conversation tete-a-tete would be too melancholy, chose two Topers to bear us Company, whom Silenus would not have disown'd for his Children. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z The ladies enjoyed their tete-a-tete and their shopping expeditions; so the days slipped quickly away and we must lose our friends, who go to Marseilles, then by sea to Glasgow. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Not so long ago, I happen to know this because a little birdie told me, that Dr. West had a little private tete-a-tete with Arne Duncan, the education secretary. A conversation: Kopp, West, Smiley on Teach for America 2011-08-05T03:30:37Z Will the branching path, that may give her a chance of escaping a further tete-a-tete with him, never be reached? Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z Screaming, they flew to the kitchen, where Mrs. Cherry left her friend, and hurrying to the dining-room, in her fright threw open the door without announcing herself, and interrupted so interesting a tete-a-tete. A Practical Novelist 2011-02-19T03:01:38.957Z The tete-a-tete between the American and ANP leaders illustrates one of the largest, but by no means the only, challenge facing the American-ANP partnership. The Afghan Diaries: How to Get the Local Police to Respond 2011-01-13T20:55:00Z Gentlemen, excuse me for breaking up your tete-a-tete. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 The prospect of a tete-a-tete with Miss Darrell did not strike the captain as being a very rapturous one. Love Works Wonders A Novel Just think, the dear innocent child wouldn't compromise herself by taking an excursion with me tete-a-tete. The Children of the World But Tom evidently liked Tavia, at any rate he talked to her and showed a remarkable aptness in keeping up the tete-a-tete, "against all comers," said Nat to himself, noticing the monopoly. Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School He never interrupted a confidence; never marred a tete-a-tete. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Yet still, though he has paid his adieux, he lingers there, and loiters aimlessly, as if he finds a difficulty in putting an end to the miserable tete-a-tete. Portia or By Passions Rocked The holy man, being then in tete-a-tete with the count, a stupid, brutal and blind believer, cared not to clothe himself in the dignity of language. The Poniard's Hilt Or Karadeucq and Ronan. A Tale of Bagauders and Vagres Why should you spend long hours and whole days tete-a-tete with a stranger? A Mad Love On Mrs. Potter's return to the hotel, she stayed in the parlor for some time, and as Mr. Andrews came in soon after, they had a pleasant tete-a-tete before going to dinner. The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller But when he murmured something of his appreciation, she dropped her eyes to the fan she held, and when she glanced slowly up it was in a manner outlawing the tete-a-tete. The Bondwoman They might not be back for another hour; and a tete-a-tete with Mrs. Cheyne after their last interview was rather formidable. Not Like Other Girls But now, seated tete-a-tete with that charming creature, and feasting his eyes upon her voluptuous beauty, his awe of the divinity merged into a burning admiration of the woman. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston After that evening in the Alhambra he never kissed her; he never sought any tete-a-tete with her. A Mad Love His tete-a-tete visits with Mabel were rare; She ordered her life with such prudence and care Lest her white name be soiled by the gossips. Three Women She glanced at Monroe, and guessed that he was no more pleased than herself at the tete-a-tete there, and that he was quite as watchful. The Bondwoman "Pardon me for interrupting your tete-a-tete, but do you know who has charge of the games?" she asked. The Girl Scouts' Good Turn The husband comes and interferes With this unpleasant tete-a-tete, With Eugene pranks of former years And jests doth recapitulate. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse For immaterialism 's a serious matter; So that even those whose faith is the most great In souls immortal, shun them tete-a-tete. Don Juan The belle and the beau Promenade in the sunlight, or sit tete-a-tete, While the chaperons gossip together. Three Women “Not the slightest doubt of it,” agreed Delaven, who usually did agree with Evilena––except when argument would prolong a tete-a-tete. The Bondwoman As Isabel had foreseen, Everard soon retired to rest after his journey, and she would have been nicely in for a long tete-a-tete with Louis, which she did not choose. Isabel Leicester A Romance by Maude Alma On Monday I had a most delightful tete-a-tete with Liszt, quite by chance. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians If all these seem a heterogeneous mas To be assembled at a country seat, Yet think, a specimen of every class Is better than a humdrum tete-a-tete. Don Juan A tete-a-tete dinner with beauty and wine, To stir the man's senses and deaden his brain. Three Women He smiled as he noticed it; she was afraid of a tete-a-tete; she was trying to run away, if only to the farther side of the room. The Bondwoman That fortunate individual was sitting at breakfast tete-a-tete with his wife one dull foggy morning about a month after Katherine Liddell had returned to England. A Crooked Path A Novel First, you led Mr. Henry Huntington in a wild goose chase all around the island, and next, we find you holding a very confidential 'tete-a-tete' with young Mr. Arthur. Blackbeard Or, The Pirate of Roanoke. She should enter the parlor, be introduced if he is a stranger, converse for fifteen or twenty minutes, and excuse herself, leaving the young people to their tete-a-tete. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada The tete-a-tete was interrupted by Miss Lynch, who declared that she voiced the wish of all present in requesting that Mr. Poe would recite "The Raven." The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe It was all very delightful, this tete-a-tete with the complimentary unknown, and to be thought a fairy! The Bondwoman "I will come and see you into a cab," returned Errington, feeling himself anxious that no one should recognize her, and not knowing when their tete-a-tete might be interrupted. A Crooked Path A Novel But then he would have had to write to beg for a tete-a-tete interview; and would not that be more distinctly alarming than this roundabout epistle, which was meant to convey so much indirectly? Sunrise It is not correct for girls to suggest a walk, ride, hint a wish to dance or row, or tacitly invite a tete-a-tete. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada She was unwilling to risk a tete-a-tete between the doctor and her fascinating cousin, and as soon as she found them standing alone she went up to them. Tempest and Sunshine I can see that nothing but my avoidance of a tete-a-tete is my safety. Autumn Leaves Original Pieces in Prose and Verse "Mr. Ducaine," he said, "from the time of our last conversation at the War Office and our subsequent tete-a-tete I have reposed in you the most implicit confidence." The Betrayal He would have preferred a walk, or a short tete-a-tete with Dexie, instead of this early-to-bed arrangement, but he respected the rule of the house and blew out his candle at an early hour. Miss Dexie A Romance of the Provinces She seemed to avoid every occasion of finding herself alone with him, and when she could not escape a tete-a-tete of a few moments, she manifested either restless irritation or mocking impertinence. Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas In One Volume The next morning she breakfasted tete-a-tete with her grandfather, Mr. Clarence having remained over night at North End. For Woman's Love Well, Lord Arondelle—I will give myself the pleasure of calling you so while we are tete-a-tete 'over the walnuts and wine.' The Lost Lady of Lone The tete-a-tete continued for some time without exciting particular attention, with one exception; but that exception was worth a whole chapter of general rules. Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three Never once during the whole of his stay at Thorpe Castle did he contrive to get one tete-a-tete with her. Marion Arleigh's Penance Everyday Life Library No. 5 Ludhiana and its dak bungalow, provides refreshments and a three hours' siesta beneath the cooling and seductive punkah, besides an interesting and instructive tete-a-tete with a Eurasian civil officer spending the day here. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama The road was at this hour very solitary, and the bridegroom and his bride found themselves for the first time that day tete-a-tete. For Woman's Love The duke and the count dined tete-a-tete, and sat long over their wine, although they drank but little. The Lost Lady of Lone Veteran globe trotter and soldier of fortune on the earth's surface, Mr. Davis suffered a considerable shock to discover in tete-a-tete that we had never been in London. Walking-Stick Papers Their tete-a-tete produced no agitation in either of them. A Love Episode But Basil was not allowed to remain very long tete-a-tete with his charming queen. The Coquette's Victim Everyday Life Library No. 1 Once during the evening Clarence and Cora found themselves far enough off from their friends for a short tete-a-tete, in which there was a brief but perfect explanation between them. For Woman's Love The next day Valerie arose at her usual hour, and breakfasted tete-a-tete with the duke. The Lost Lady of Lone I had a tete-a-tete with one of these, who gossiped pleasantly about the cakes—I was to get some cakes. Walking-Stick Papers And the good-tempered chaperon went away, thinking to herself that perhaps she had done wrong in interrupting the tete-a-tete. Wife in Name Only A very abstemious friend of mine, not long since, dined tete-a-tete with a gentleman well known for his kindness and hospitality, and not less so for his powers of bibulation. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 352, January 17, 1829 I say, Rose," he began, "I have a deuce of a hard time to get a tete-a-tete with you. For Woman's Love Mr. Jeffrey shines in mixed company; he is not good in a tete-a-tete. The Spirit of the Age Contemporary Portraits They locked horns with him, tete-a-tete In acrimonious debate, Till Democrats, forlorn and lone, Had hopes of coming by their own. The Devil's Dictionary Deciding to pass the evening tete-a-tete with Madame Roland, I derived, as I always do, great pleasure from that spiritual woman's society, and the charms of her brave soul and engaging conversation. Reprinted Pieces "Good Lord!" he exclaimed, as he realised that he was again tete-a-tete with the terror of his dreams. Baby Mine An elegant tete-a-tete dinner but for the presence of the old butler and one young footman who waited on them. For Woman's Love So please to wait For thoughts that crop, En tete-a-tete, On mountain top, May not exactly tally With those that you May entertain, Returning to The sober plain Of yon relaxing valley SPAR. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan After reproving him for avoiding her, she took him for a long tete-a-tete in the moonlight. This Side of Paradise There were two clowns at the Cirque Franconi who duplicated this feat, and the program called their dinner "Un dejouner en tete-a-tete." Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine It must have been an engrossing tete-a-tete, for the call to supper had sounded twice before they heard and hurried into the house. The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories And then the increasing talk and laughter all around the table rendered any tete-a-tete difficult or impossible. For Woman's Love Jos and his fair guest had a charming tete-a-tete, and his sister could hear, as she lay awake in her adjoining chamber, Rebecca singing over to Jos the old songs of 1815. Vanity Fair Often of an evening, when they were enjoying a tete-a-tete by the fireside, she would place on the tea table the leather box containing the "trash," as M. Lantin called it. Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant All my sex besides, Mr. Dimple!—you forgot your tete-a-tete with Letitia. The Contrast Since she dismissed the General so unceremoniously, Madame de Fondege evidently wished for a tete-a-tete with Mademoiselle Marguerite. Baron Trigault's Vengeance Her ideal is a desert island and an eternal tete-a-tete. Tales of Terror and Mystery But this arrangement left Mr. Joseph Sedley tete-a-tete with Rebecca, at the drawing-room table, where the latter was occupied in knitting a green silk purse. Vanity Fair Cowardly and base in a tete-a-tete, he was bold and redoubtable in public; those who had made him tremble in secret were then compelled to acknowledge him a man of courage. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) He, for his part, was trying to grasp the series of unexpected reactions that had so wrecked their tete-a-tete. Ann Veronica, a modern love story It shows a young lady, who, during a tete-a-tete, had just lost all her money to a handsome officer of her own age. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) Keith talked little, not only seemed not to listen well, but showed plainly, even in tete-a-tete conversations, that his thoughts had been elsewhere. The Price She Paid The General and I were moping together tete-a-tete. Vanity Fair You see it was not very pleasant for me being thus tete-a-tete with a corpse, I couldn't sleep. A Book of Remarkable Criminals You don't consider, man, that we are to manage a little tete-a-tete of our own. She Stoops to Conquer To avoid the tedium of dining tete-a-tete, to give their servants a rest, because there was no reason to refuse, because they were "owed" a dinner. Moon and Sixpence As he presented it, he remarked that, frankly speaking, he was at loss to understand why she should have selected for the honor of a tete-a-tete an individual for whom she had so little taste. Roderick Hudson She was looking forward to a period of unbroken rest, now, and undisturbed tete-a-tete with her husband, when he informed her that Gouvernail was coming up to stay a week or two. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories It reminded her of their first forlorn tete-a-tete, on the evening of Mrs. Weston's wedding-day; but Mr. Knightley had walked in then, soon after tea, and dissipated every melancholy fancy. Emma I take care to know every tete-a-tete from the Scandalous Magazine, and have all the fashions, as they come out, in a letter from the two Miss Rickets of Crooked Lane. She Stoops to Conquer Indeed, this tete-a-tete was one of Rosamond's objects in coming to Stone Court. Middlemarch Besides, there was gratitude towards her, for having made their tete-a-tete so much less painful than her fears had predicted. Mansfield Park They had nothing to say to each other, and when two people have nothing to say, and love does not fill up the silences, what torture the daily tete-a-tete must be. George Sand, some aspects of her life and writings Mrs. Drelmer, beholding the pair with the satisfied glance of one who has performed a kindly action, resumed her tete-a-tete with Psyche. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation So I found myself tete-a-tete with this man who, not suspecting my presence, was sleeping on that stone bench as peacefully as though in his own bed. The Confession of a Child of the Century Ross, surfeited with honor, terror, and possessed by a sweet distress at finding himself tete-a-tete with the lady, looked at the wall and replied: "Oh, it's that Eph Watts's foolishness." The Gentleman from Indiana But what sort of house is a tete-a-tete? The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking But even to her a tete-a-tete in a wood, with rain pattering and splashing on leaves and path and resonant mackintoshes, seemed to demand some excuse. The Incomplete Amorist "Indeed," exclaimed Miss Audley; "and yet I should imagine, from the length of your tete-a-tete, that you had made some effort to understand him." Lady Audley's Secret And to judge from Mr. Dormer Colville's pace it would appear that he chiefly desired to interrupt their tete-a-tete. The Last Hope A tete-a-tete conversation is a gross breach of etiquette, and no one may receive any especial notice excepting any elderly person. Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. She had an instinct for attitudes, turns of the head, which were useful in tete-a-tete conversations. Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution Three hundred men all talking diagonally at each other at the same time, reminds me of a tete-a-tete I once had with a warm personal friend, who was a boiler-maker. Remarks He could not help enjoying that quiet tete-a-tete, though the shadow of the next morning's express which was to carry him away to London loomed darkly across the pathway of his joy. Lady Audley's Secret From that hour she was never at peace in his presence, and hardly out of it; from every possible tete-a-tete with him she fled as from a judgment. Mary Marston If more are invited the attempt to make the conversation general had better not be made, but the guests allowed to converse tete-a-tete. Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. In the brief, decidedly unpleasant tete-a-tete which Rose had just put an end to, she had found it easy to bear Pauline's half-veiled taunts. Miss Merivale's Mistake Somehow the Doctor and I seemed to be there tete-a-tete. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. "Who is that handsome young man I caught tete-a-tete with you, Clara?" she asked, laughing. Lady Audley's Secret It was merely, as I have said, that she could no longer endure a tete-a-tete with one she knew so little as herself, and whose acquaintance she was so little desirous of cultivating. Mary Marston It is almost as bad to endeavor to draw one person from a general conversation into a tete-a-tete discussion. Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. Well, now for a surprise and a tete-a-tete! The History of David Grieve Whereupon Miss Virginia handed her cup to Adams, and so had him for her companion in the tete-a-tete chair, leaving Winton to shift for himself. A Fool for Love Shortly after breakfast I found myself alone with her, as I had on the preceding morning; but I felt nothing of the awkwardness of our previous tete-a-tete. The Crayon Papers He knew the resources of his own mansion in the matter of nooks for a tete-a-tete interview; now he was particularly assisted by remembrance of Stewart's habits in the old days. All-Wool Morrison There was silence, a longer silence than usually occurred in tete-a-tete dinners between Lord and Lady Roehampton. Endymion All that chafed sense of exclusion and slighted importance which had grown upon her during David's tete-a-tete with their strange hostess came to violent expression in her resentment. The History of David Grieve Her daughter occupied the undivided half of a tete-a-tete chair with a blond athlete in a clerical coat and a reversed collar. A Fool for Love I felt a glow of self-satisfaction, but I recollected, at the same time, with a kind of pique, the advantage she had enjoyed over me in our tete-a-tete. The Crayon Papers He was admitted, but not to a tete-a-tete. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day Such a tete-a-tete as that one owes no apology for interrupting. Madame De Mauves Oh, my third advice, it's to have a tete-a-tete. The Village Coquette It was the next day, at the hour of twilight, when Mrs. Margery Lobkins, after a satisfactory tete-a-tete with Mr. MacGrawler, had the happiness of thinking that she had provided a tutor for little Paul. Paul Clifford — Complete I was out of all patience, when I called to mind my awkward attempts at ease and elegance, in the tete-a-tete. The Crayon Papers Cleveland walked away; but the intimacy between Maltravers and Florence was of so frank a nature that there was nothing embarrassing in the thought of a tete-a-tete. Ernest Maltravers — Complete Cleveland walked away; but the intimacy between Maltravers and Florence was of so frank a nature that there was nothing embarrassing in the thought of a /tete-a-tete/. Ernest Maltravers — Volume 08 Our tete-a-tete was at an end; the people round us became social, and conversation general. Devereux — Complete Our /tete-a-tete/ was at an end; the people round us became social, and conversation general. Devereux — Volume 02 Why should the tete-a-tete of lovers be so uninteresting to the world—when there is scarcely a being in it who has not loved. Pelham — Complete Why should the tete-a-tete of lovers be so uninteresting to the world— when there is scarcely a being in it who has not loved. Pelham — Volume 08 Chancer, "and after I have opened the ball Lord Rivers can have her, and you and I from a tete-a-tete chair, will pronounce upon candle-moulds and ankles." A Heart-Song of To-day After an hour's tete-a-tete, his Excellency's voice grew more imperative. The Bushman — Life in a New Country "Let me show you the way," said Miss Wardour, who apparently dreaded a continuation of her tete-a-tete with Lovel, and she conducted the Antiquary accordingly to her father's apartment. The Antiquary — Volume 01 How it would add to her sufferings in her lonely cell if she could see us going to a tete-a-tete lunch. Dawn Their tete-a-tete in the Tuilleries, however, is interrupted by Alovisa's spies, who alarm the house with cries of fire, so that the lovers find themselves locked out. The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood "Which means you have had no ear for me," he said, regretfully seating himself beside her on a tete-a-tete sofa, for they have now reached the salons. A Heart-Song of To-day I was under vow to tell it to the first German officer with whom I could talk tete-a-tete. The Green Flag A straggling tree or two obscured, rather than concealed, their /tete-a-tete/, as they halted their horses to bid adieu. Old Mortality, Volume 2. It would be a grand opportunity for a tete-a-tete. Dawn All Quebec was filled with grief to see him embark on an expedition of war tete-a-tete with the man named La Chesnaye. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV "Two heads are better than one, Colonel," and her pulses throb; another tete-a-tete with her idol made easy. A Heart-Song of To-day "What an interesting face he has," a lady remarked, who was having tea with Ideala, tete-a-tete, one afternoon, and had brought the conversation round to Lorrimer, as seemed inevitable in those days. Ideala Freddie, whose idea had been a tete-a-tete involving a brotherly lecture on impetuosity, had demurred but had given way in the end; and they had set out to walk to Victoria together. The Little Warrior "You will forgive me, Philip, for interrupting your tete-a-tete, but may I ask what is the meaning of this?" Dawn I had many another tete-a-tete with Arthur Campbell before the winter was out. The Doctor's Daughter For some time she had seemed to be drifting away from him, and their present tete-a-tete, though compulsory on her part, was to him paradise. A Heart-Song of To-day Ichabod only lingered behind, according to the custom of country lovers, to have a tete-a-tete with the heiress; fully convinced that he was now on the high road to success. Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People They could always get on in a tete-a-tete conversation. December Love A person whom I knew had dined with a millionaire tete-a-tete, with six flunkeys standing round the table. Lectures and Essays "So you broke up my tete-a-tete to tell me a funny story?" Going Some That he really doesn't understand can be seen from his long monologue in Act III., where, tete-a-tete with the public, he opens his heart to it and even weeps. Letters of Anton Chekhov So it was a tete-a-tete meal, but Bee made it very pleasant. Self-Raised Or, From the Depths Although in her note to Craven by implication she had left it to him to suggest a tete-a-tete dinner in Soho, she was now resolved to ask him. December Love After all, much would depend on the chances of a tete-a-tete. The Pillars of the House, V1 To my amusement, Fibsy and Ruth were holding a tete-a-tete conversation. Vicky Van Blake had gone, alone, for they found Lord James in the midst of a lively tete-a-tete with Dolores. Out of the Primitive Their brief but significant tete-a-tete was now interrupted by De Forrest, who came forward to thank Lottie for her costly gift to him,—a gift bought on Broadway. From Jest to Earnest On the other hand, he scarcely liked to interrupt an earnest tete-a-tete. December Love Lance was made much of as an invalid, and very much liked the privileges that did not hinder an evening game of croquet, since Mr. Staples evidently intended his conference with Felix to be tete-a-tete. The Pillars of the House, V1 For some little time longer the young ladies and their favored attendants strolled about the room in quiet tete-a-tete, and then the gentlemen bowed themselves out. What Can She Do? You and the Star who has risen from the ocean—she ought to have been called Venus—tete-a-tete, and the, I gather, rather feeble and uninteresting old gentleman in bed upstairs. Stella Fregelius But this was a bit of a fop, Adonis, dragoon, —so Venus remained in tete-a-tete with him. Stories by English Authors: England The prospect for the afternoon pleased him greatly, and a long tete-a-tete with Annie among the grand and beautiful solitudes of nature had for him an attraction that he could scarcely understand. Opening a Chestnut Burr She was far too loyal to blame him except tete-a-tete, but she burst on him now and then. The Pillars of the House, V1 They had dined gayly, tete-a-tete, while care fled before the girl's exuberant spirits. The Silver Horde Morris and Mary dined tete-a-tete that evening, but almost immediately after dinner she had gone to the nurseries. Stella Fregelius It was a long afternoon, and Elma enjoyed it, though she never got her tete-a-tete after all with Cyril Waring. What's Bred in the Bone By God, I would have liked to have had one final tete-a-tete. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Never, till this long tete-a-tete at Pretoria, had he guessed how powerful and original was her mind, or how witty she could be when she liked. Jess I suppose you thought I was bringing you up here for a Romeo and Juliet tete-a-tete with the beautiful Miss Cameron,—and for nothing else. Green Fancy And in spite of rain and cold and fog and darkness they were almost happy—before dawn came to interrupt their strange tete-a-tete on the islet. Michael's Crag I've run down from town today on purpose to see you, but hardly hoped I should have the good fortune to get a tete-a-tete with you—at least so easily. What's Bred in the Bone I can stand the old Gorgon's dinner," mused the happy adventurer, "after a tete-a-tete with Miss Genie, and as for Francois, I will also waste a bottle of good Cognac on him. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Albinia would have argued still, but the children came in, Sophy went away, and there was no possibility of a tete-a-tete. The Young Step-Mother But if you suppose, sir, that the banquet which I have sent upstairs is all for Aquamorta and his lady to consume en tete-a-tete, you know very little about him. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca Perhaps the Count did not wish to listen to condolences on his defeat, or perhaps he desired to prolong the tete-a-tete with his fair passenger. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch "And yet they are here together, dining tete-a-tete, on a night when it must have needed more than ordinary courage for either of them to have been seen in public at all," Wilmore pointed out. The Evil Shepherd I was not mistaken, it was really very uncomfortable for me to have a tete-a-tete with him; I arose involuntarily, and began to promenade up and down on the battery. Stories by Foreign Authors: Russian With an aching heart, she went in search of Lucy, who had taken sanctuary in Mrs. Meadows's room, and was not easily withdrawn from thence to a tete-a-tete. The Young Step-Mother Wiggins, not aware of the 'ruse,' felt pleased with the absence of one who was certainly 'de trop' in the engrossing 'tete-a-tete.' Sketches by Seymour — Volume 02 There was a large swing-seat, upholstered in red, which he declared was just the place for a tete-a-tete. Patty's Suitors The waiting car had three seats—one in front for the chauffeur, two vis-a-vis at the back, offering pleasant possibilities of a tete-a-tete. The Masquerader It was worth coming a long way to listen to Mrs. Billy tete-a-tete; her thoughts were vigorous, and her imagery was picturesque. The Metropolis Hand to fist; opposite: the same as tete-a-tete, or cheek by joul. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue Nor could his pride have been convinced that the young woman at his side was enjoying the tete-a-tete chiefly because de Cartier was fiercely cursing the misfortune which had thrown this new element into conflict. Castle Craneycrow On this particular occasion Eunice had taken advantage of a quiet, pleasant tete-a-tete to bring up the subject. Raspberry Jam If the matter had ended with the gain or loss of a tete-a-tete with him, it is probable that, whatever its utility, she would not have pressed it, but the underlying motive was the stronger. The Masquerader Don't let my inopportune arrival disturb this charming tete-a-tete. Miss Lou Baron Grimm and I often give vent to our wrath at the music here; N.B.—when tete-a-tete, for in public we call out "Bravo! bravissimo!" and clap our hands till our fingers tingle. The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Volume 01 If you had been merely Miss Garrison to me, you'd be off on a bridal tour with Ravorelli at this moment, instead of enjoying a rather unusual tete-a-tete with me. Castle Craneycrow It was mainly Ludovico's doing,—in order to have less crowd in the supper-room,—and perhaps to have a quiet place for a tete-a-tete supper himself. A Siren Or he was found tete-a-tete with mamma before the five-o'clock tea, talking, no doubt, 'Raphaels, Correggios, and stuff,' as in the Royal Wardour days. Beechcroft at Rockstone "You are a very brave young man," she replied with a roguish look at Bennett's discomfiture over the interruption of the tete-a-tete. The Exploits of Elaine "Well," he remarked, as we seated ourselves, "how did you come out in your tete-a-tete?" Gold of the Gods And at that we shall make another to dine informally tete-a-tete. The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters It could be proved that she had seen her lover tete-a-tete with so dangerous a rival as the singer in circumstances that she had every right to consider very suspicious. A Siren No one could have much doubt how it had turned out, who looked, after fifteen years, into that room where Joe Brownlow and his mother had once sat tete-a-tete. Magnum Bonum Rosalie gave me a limper hand than usual, and took an early opportunity of leaving me tete-a-tete with her mother, who conversed frigidly about the warm weather. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel Was it conceivable that Richard did not enjoy the discovery of the tete-a-tete dinner? Harriet and the Piper At first, wishing to give him earlier the tete-a-tete that he desired, she had sent her daughter to bed as soon as it was ten o'clock. Strong as Death Remember that she saw you and the singer driving tete-a-tete together in that solitary place at that unusual hour. A Siren Yet when on Sunday evening the Doctor was summoned and the ladies were left tete-a-tete, she laughed rather than complained. Magnum Bonum He evidently thought so still, and played his part with spirit; for, while apparently enjoying a conversation which contained no allusion to the past, the memory of it gave piquancy to that long tete-a-tete. Work: a Story of Experience It was after the guests had gone ashore that Monty discovered Mr. and Mrs. Dan holding a tete-a-tete in the stern of the boat. Brewster's Millions She recalled that once, when they had met at Newquay in Cornwall over a tete-a-tete lunch, he had said, in reply to her banter, that Louise was a darling! Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo Then came the little tete-a-tete supper—tete-a-tete by accident rather than by design, as the reader may remember; and the officious and spiteful eavesdropping and tell-tale denunciation by the angry poet. A Siren In every gathering, when strangers had departed they were found tete-a-tete. Magnum Bonum "You arrived to-day," he said, and he took a place at the other end of the tete-a-tete. The Hand but Not the Heart or, The Life-Trials of Jessie Loring My desire is but to converse with my readers, to speak as in a comfortable tete-a-tete, of experience, and hope, and patience. From a College Window He was fond of rambling about the country, and was an enchanting companion in a tete-a-tete. The Altar Fire I had once a great friend with whom I was accustomed to spend much time tete-a-tete. Where No Fear Was "I thought you would perhaps not care to have our tete-a-tete interrupted yet." Love Me Little, Love Me Long Constance ceased speaking, for there came the usual interruption to our evening tete-a-tete—the ringing of my office bell. The Allen House He is a ready talker, and has the art, both in a tete-a-tete as well as in a mixed company, of mentioning things which are extremely interesting, and appear to be hopelessly indiscreet. From a College Window One day, or rather night, when he was tete-a-tete with the lady of the Tabaks Rath von Dose for instance, I—But there is no use in telling affairs which concern nobody now. Barry Lyndon About her company she said nothing, and Piers went, uncertain whether it was a dinner tete-a-tete or with other guests. The Crown of Life "We all dine with the Hunts but you and Mr. Dodd," said Mrs. Bazalgette, "so you will be en tete-a-tete all the evening." Love Me Little, Love Me Long The greater part of the winter went by before she had again to submit to a tete-a-tete with the Rev. Bruno. Born in Exile But more and more, as life goes on, do I find the mixed company tiresome, and the tete-a-tete delightful. From a College Window She sat down at the far end of the table, and Howard was dimly and amusedly conscious that this tete-a-tete was of the nature of a romantic adventure to the little lady. Watersprings Oh, how glad I was when the door opened, and the return of Moodie broke up this painful tete-a-tete. Roughing It in the Bush She thought David might employ a tete-a-tete with a flirt better than this. Love Me Little, Love Me Long The fascination and value of a country life consist in the long tete-a-tete with nature. Life of Chopin "I wish to have a tete-a-tete with you on a most important business matter." Five Thousand an Hour : how Johnny Gamble won the heiress I could not but ask that question as we sat tete-a-tete after dinner, Dora having gone to carry Harold some fruit, and being sure to stay with him as long as he permitted. My Young Alcides The tete-a-tete thus established, Miranda at once began to excuse herself for the means she had taken to attract Odo's attention at the theatre. The Valley of Decision One day he invited me to dine with him tete-a-tete at the Cafe Anglais and, as my father and mother were out, I accepted. Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One Mallard, inwardly growling at himself, resisted the temptation to further tete-a-tete, and in a short time the party went in search of a conveyance for their return. The Emancipated "You may have a tete-a-tete with me on any subject whatsoever," laughed Loring. Five Thousand an Hour : how Johnny Gamble won the heiress Resolute to avoid a long tete-a-tete, which was sure to exasperate her temper, Nancy kept Mary in the room, and listened to no hint from Jessica that they should retire for the accustomed privacy. In the Year of Jubilee Then Mr. Vialls approached, and the tete-a-tete was necessarily at an end. Denzil Quarrier One evening, many years after the time of which I am writing, she was dining with us, and we were talking tete-a-tete. Margot Asquith, an Autobiography - Two Volumes in One One would have thought, considering the anguished scene of the night before, that it would have been one of the most miserably impossible tete-a-tete breakfasts in the whole range of such notoriously ghastly meals. The Red Planet When the railroad party had been dispersed by Winnie—who had constituted herself rigid master of the revels—Constance and Johnny found themselves tete-a-tete up in the prow for just a tiny moment. Five Thousand an Hour : how Johnny Gamble won the heiress I think he's weary of the domestic tete-a-tete, or domestic dissension. Wives and Daughters We had a tete-a-tete of an hour and a half this morning.' Abbeychurch Seeing Lord Ormersfield riding into the terrace, Mary set out for a walk, that he might have his tete-a-tete freely with her mother. Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1 "One sees so little of you," he murmured, "and I was looking forward to a tete-a-tete breakfast." Jeanne of the Marshes "Not before Princess Amelia is gracious enough to promise me that she will watch over and shield you; that she will never allow you a single tete-a-tete with your dangerous partner." Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends And the tete-a-tete was merged in a trio. Wives and Daughters I would rather keep my seat where I happen to be—and continue the tete-a-tete. Hedda Gabler After receiving many entreaties to return in case of alarm, they took leave, Louis seating himself beside the driver, as well to keep a look-out, as to free Miss Conway from fears of a tete-a-tete. Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1 He was not over-anxious for a tete-a-tete with Molly's father just then. The Intrusion of Jimmy I must withdraw," thought he; "I will grant them a first tete-a-tete. Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends All these days the buzzing gossip about Molly's meetings with Mr Preston, her clandestine correspondence, the tete-a-tete interviews in lonely places, had been gathering strength, and assuming the positive form of scandal. Wives and Daughters "I was most anxious to see her, and must interrupt her tender tete-a-tete with Count Voss for one moment." Frederick the Great and His Court Well, Nannie,' as they neared the house, 'do you want a tete-a-tete or to take him in to your mother? Nuttie's Father Numberless young dandies are dining tete-a-tete with the ladies of their choice, and sounds of dancing-girls and music issue from the private rooms. Madame Chrysantheme — Complete "I must bring this tete-a-tete to an end, and I shall do so in a profitable manner." Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends When she went into the drawing-room before dinner, she found Cynthia and her mother tete-a-tete. Wives and Daughters No detailed record has come down to us of these days of tete-a-tete existence. Balzac A tete-a-tete dinner between father and daughter was too dreadful to Alice's imagination to be permitted, so she dressed and went down, looking like a ghost. Nuttie's Father I am not going to allow you to have a tete-a-tete in the dark. Joseph II. and His Court "You shall have a house at Windsor during the summer months," she said, and then, looking towards the King, added, "We can sometimes make music tete-a-tete." Haydn How low the fire is getting; I really am forgetting everything in the pleasure of this tete-a-tete!' Wives and Daughters He talked for an instant, sometimes, upon the passing events of the day; and, once or twice, asked him to dine, when he and his son would otherwise have been tete-a-tete. The King's Highway We have been so happy here, that I could be sentimental, if Leonard were not tete-a-tete with me, and on the verge of that predicament. The Trial "Certainly, I require it just now, for I have broken up a charming tete-a-tete," said the king, bowing to Von Mercy. Joseph II. and His Court It seemed to him that the man was displeased at finding him tete-a-tete with Mme. Bel Ami Now that the first fervour was over, she saw the difficulties clearly; and the foremost of all was how she was to manage to have a tete-a-tete with Mr. Preston? Wives and Daughters Helen noted down Michael Penfold's address in her diary, and would have gone to him that evening, but she was to dine tete-a-tete with her father. Foul Play His English ideas were rather set at rest by finding that Mrs. Deborah was to preside at the tea-table, and that he was not to be almost tete-a-tete with Miss Muller. The Trial There was one old sober-sides with whom I passed a good ten minutes tete-a-tete, trying who could stare the other out of countenance. Letters from High Latitudes She clung to the cab, startled at the thought of a tete-a-tete, and stammered: "No, no, I do not want to." Bel Ami Then she went downstairs again, as if anxious just at that moment to avoid even so short a tete-a-tete with Molly. Wives and Daughters This, however, was not for want of a topic; on the contrary, they had a matter of great importance to discuss, and in fact this was why they dined tete-a-tete. Foul Play During the tete-a-tete, one thinks involuntarily of the surroundings, of these ruins in the desert, of the prevailing nothingness, of the cold beneath the stars. Egypt (La Mort de Philae) The duke and duchess were charming, but I had had enough of them; I could have spared even good old Dunny; what I wanted, and wanted frantically, was a tete-a-tete; just Esme Falconer and myself. The Firefly of France She trembled, and, wishing to avoid this tete-a-tete, glided softly to the door; but Ulrich hastened after her and seized her hand. Andreas Hofer And then she plunged into the tete-a-tete of the other two, making the conversation general. Wives and Daughters Mr. Arneel had an informal, tete-a-tete way of speaking as if he were sitting on a chaise-longue with one other person. The Titan Poultry was a new hobby, and Ethel had been hearing, in her tete-a-tete dinners with George, a great deal about the perfections of the hideous monsters that had obtained fabulous prices. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations Back there at the party things had gone easily, but they were playing cards or dancing or eating; there had been no need for tete-a-tete conversation. Missy By reason of her mother's illness Avice was now living in the house, and, on going downstairs, he found that they were to breakfast en tete-a-tete. The Well-Beloved As I came by Hare's house just now, I saw two people, a gentleman and a young lady, coupled lovingly together, enjoying a tete-a-tete by moonlight. East Lynne She discovered, too, that she welcomed William, and even Bertram, with peculiar enthusiasm—if they happened to interrupt a tete-a-tete with Cyril. Miss Billy Ethel did not know whether she desired a tete-a-tete with Norman or not. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations "I shall never forget the first sight I had of Paris," he said, years later, when speaking of his boyhood to Madame Junot, with whom he was enjoying a tete-a-tete in the palace at Versailles. Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica Vere had surely been annoyed with her, but now she knew that it was Emile who had not wished to disturb the tete-a-tete on the cliff she did not mind. A Spirit in Prison Yet I am certain that he does not wish their intimacy to ripen into love, and I have several times observed that he has taken pains to prevent them from being tete-a-tete. The Hound of the Baskervilles Madame Merle waited for Osmond to release their young friend from her tete-a-tete, and the Countess waited because Madame Merle did. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 I went to drink with my lord, and so broke up their tete-a-tete. To Have and to Hold Late experience had taught her that she had nothing to fear from a tete-a-tete and, having with difficulty taken a resolution, she did not like to fail of carrying it out. Rose in Bloom "Willingly," says he, "my dear Miss Griffin; why, I declare, it is quits a tete-a-tete." The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush Such a cunning teakettle and saucepan, and a tete-a-tete set, and lots of good things to eat. An Old-Fashioned Girl This luxurious habit had never been hers until she came to Bel-Air; but it was her mother's custom, and rather than undergo a tete-a-tete breakfast with her host, she had adopted it. Jewel "The conditions," the Baron observed, "seem favourable for a tete-a-tete." The Devil's Paw Nevertheless, 'tis very tiresome when you are sitting before a good table, tete-a-tete with a friend—Ah! The Man in the Iron Mask The few phrases she had pointed out appeared as cheap and hollow rhetoric amid the surroundings of their social tete-a-tete over the luncheon-table. A First Family of Tasajara She has already made all her preparations for dining in her own room tete-a-tete with one of her favorite books. Louise de la Valliere Jewel was not late to lunch, but eating it tete-a-tete with aunt Madge was not to her taste. Jewel Without any evident effort, he seemed to desire to bring his tete-a-tete with Catherine to a close. The Devil's Paw "I don't think it was necessary for you to show your dislike to Dona Rosita quite so plainly," she said, coldly, slightly accenting the Puritan stiffness, which any conjugal tete-a-tete lately revived in her manner. The Argonauts of North Liberty "To conceal oneself for the purposes of dancing, and to feign indisposition in order to dine tete-a-tete." Ten Years Later "People eat well who work well," replied the king, delighted to have en tete-a-tete a guest who could eat as Porthos did. Louise de la Valliere Only for one quarter of an hour; but alone, quite alone, in private tete-a-tete. Minna Von Barnhelm I have found out that the real use of conversational powers is to put them forth in tete-a-tete. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 It was about Easter, when, taking advantage of a momentary tete-a-tete Colia handed Aglaya a letter, remarking that he "had orders to deliver it to her privately." The Idiot She replied that she was looking forward to their tete-a-tete. The Longest Journey Theodora rejoiced that his hobby had saved her a world of embarrassment, and still more that their tete-a-tete was interrupted. Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife Despite the uneasy glances thrown at her by Princess Mary—who wished to have a tete-a-tete with Natasha—Mademoiselle Bourienne remained in the room and persistently talked about Moscow amusements and theaters. War and Peace At last Lord Holland contrived to restore our spirits; but, before the Duchess went away, she managed to have a tete-a-tete with Graham, and, I have no doubt, begged and blubbered to some purpose. Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay Volume 1 The comfortable tete-a-tete with Jack, which Jane had looked forward to, Mrs. Rylands had anticipated herself, and then sent him off! Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation Mrs. Tribbs looked by no means satisfied with or interested in the proposed tete-a-tete. Tales of Trail and Town The sentiments of the young bride of Martindale had been, throughout her visit, matter of curiosity; and even this tete-a-tete left them guess work. Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife The countess wished to have a tete-a-tete talk with the friend of her childhood, Princess Anna Mikhaylovna, whom she had not seen properly since she returned from Petersburg. War and Peace Rather: covered with the laurels of his fine victory, he is side by side with the lovely Alcmene enjoying the delights of a charming tete-a-tete. Amphitryon It was already a change in his sentiments to find himself looking forward to that tete-a-tete with the young girl, as a chance of redeeming his character in her eyes. Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation She might have called herself The Sunbeam, though she, too, has her hours when she can only dine tete-a-tete with her friend, because she is "so gloomy that she cannot support four people together." The Women of the French Salons She gave a light and humorous aspect to everything she said, and permitted him scarcely an opportunity for a solitary "tete-a-tete." A Face Illumined But Susy did not seem inclined to linger there long that morning, in spite of Mrs. Peyton's evident desire for a maternal tete-a-tete. Susy, a story of the Plains He seemed embarrassed by the tete-a-tete which, nevertheless, he had sought. Samuel Brohl and Company After a time we sat down to our tete-a-tete dinner. Stories By English Authors: Italy (Selected by Scribners) We literally burst unannounced into the tete-a-tete on the porch. The Silent Bullet He had no objection at all to the tete-a-tete with the signora, which the departure of the other three would allow him, and gently whispered to her, 'I shall not leave you alone.' Barchester Towers I must add that the evening alluded to was not passed tete-a-tete, but in a select company, of which the present Lord Killmorey was one. Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson But then he thought of the tete-a-tete luncheon that awaited him at one o'clock and his face cleared. Okewood of the Secret Service On the days when his work was done early, he had, for want of something else to do, to come punctually, and endure from soup to cheese a tete-a-tete with Binet. Madame Bovary Your mother tells me of the numerous comments made last evening on your long tete-a-tete in the conservatory. Dora Thorne They delighted in the knowledge that they, like Cedric, positively dined in their true hall, even though they so dined tete-a-tete. Barchester Towers Our dinner was tete-a-tete, and though my host did his best to be entertaining, his thoughts seemed to continually wander, and he talked so vaguely and wildly that I could hardly understand him. The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge Mademoiselle Hennequin used me several times to wipe away tears, and it is strong proof how much both parties were thinking of other matters, that neither discovered who was present at so interesting a tete-a-tete. Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief When shall I have another tete-a-tete with YOU, I wonder? A Simpleton Vogelstein hadn't had time to observe this element as a developed form in Pandora Day; but Alfred Bonnycastle hinted that he wouldn't trust her to keep it under in a tete-a-tete. Pandora Really, I almost feel as if I were interrupting a tete-a-tete between yourself and some old flame. Snow-Bound at Eagle's She watched her dazed escort, still speechless from the spectacle of the fastidious Miss Carr tete-a-tete with a common Mexican vaquero, gallop off in the direction of the canyon, and then turned to George. Devil's Ford In this tete-a-tete position Jim suddenly laid down his knife and fork and stared at his sister. The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales For a moment I remained bewildered, almost stupefied, and more embarrassed than pleased at the tete-a-tete. Mauprat Both rode well, and naturally—having been brought up in the same Western school—the horses recognized it, and instinctively obeyed them, and their conversation had the easy deliberation and inflection of a tete-a-tete. A Ward of the Golden Gate And, after a suspicious glance toward the spot where Lady Holberton and Mr. T—— were conversing together, she adroitly placed herself in a position to give to our conversation the privacy of a diplomatic tete-a-tete. The Lumley Autograph Having thus reestablished his position, he sank elegantly into a tete-a-tete ottoman. Devil's Ford Was he sincere in proposing this tete-a-tete drive which was so contrary to our habits? The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: French novels Now, as I studied her afresh, my very ideas, which were beginning to get a little light from without, all helped to make this second tete-a-tete very different from the first. Mauprat Having swept the group in a smiling glance, he singled out the lonely occupier of the tete-a-tete, and moved pleasantly towards him. A Ward of the Golden Gate "Oh, of course," said Mr. Bendigo, bowing and quitting the room, and leaving Mrs. Walker to the pleasure of a tete-a-tete with her husband. Men's Wives It was not so easy to impart a similar confidence into the breast of Colonel Dickinson, with whom Sir Richard dined that night tete-a-tete. Peter Ruff and the Double Four Arthur and Aurelie parted on this formidable dialogue, he to play cards and dine at the club, she to dress and spend the evening tete-a-tete with Fabien. Beatrix He meant to have a tete-a-tete, I know, and only asked YOU just to get rid of ME. Elinor Wyllys, Volume 2 And the two girls, hand-in-hand, ran lightly up stairs, where Elinor, making an excuse of Mrs. Taylor's note, left them to a confidential tete-a-tete. Elinor Wyllys, Volume 1 I had just time to see The lady I love tete-a-tete with a friend In a box out of reach at the opposite end: Then the crowd push'd me out. Lucile Afterwards, he changed his clothes at the usual time and sat down to a tete-a-tete dinner with his wife. Peter Ruff and the Double Four In the course of this public tete-a-tete she opened the question of her future, and declared that she wished to marry. Beatrix The next thing I recall with any definiteness was a tete-a-tete conversation which I held with my lover on a certain yellow divan at the end of one of the halls. The Woman in the Alcove For my part," she observed, as if continuing a discussion, "I think Louis charming in a tete-a-tete,—when he feels inclined to be interesting he generally succeeds. Other Things Being Equal Shall we interrupt a tete-a-tete and go pay our compliments to Miss Carmencita? Bucky O'Connor It seemed to me that I was constantly dining with her tete-a-tete and that she told me all sorts of queer things between the courses. Finished The small criminality of this morning tete-a-tete which Nanon pretended not to see, gave to their innocent love the lively charm of a forbidden joy. Eugenie Grandet Laurence, in her inward consciousness, was not less alarmed at finding herself tete-a-tete with her cousins. An Historical Mystery I could well supply the end of the sentence, however, for I knew that then came the slow torture of a tete-a-tete day with the Major, stinging sarcasms, humiliating scoldings, vexations and difficulties innumerable. Derrick Vaughan, Novelist Two days after this scene, which Europe related far more amusingly than it can be written, because she told it with much mimicry, Carlos and Lucien were breakfasting tete-a-tete. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life She waited with feverish shudderings, anxiously believing that this first tete-a-tete in her husband's absence would be decisive. The Mystery of Orcival Mrs. Gallosh, on the other hand, who boasted of having had one tete-a-tete and joined in several general conversations with the peerage, appraised Lord Tulliwuddle with greater discrimination. Count Bunker: being a bald yet veracious chronicle containing some further particulars of two gentlemen whose previous careers were touched upon in a tome entitled the Lunatic at Large Therefore, because it is so impossible to prolong in a tete-a-tete conversations that are soon exhausted, the master and mistress of a country-house are apt to say, calmly, "You will be terribly bored here." Sons of the Soil She did not explain her rather ambiguous remark, and before long our tete-a-tete was interrupted. Derrick Vaughan, Novelist So Philip the Good reined in his horse and gave Martin almost a tete-a-tete, and Martin reminded him of a certain battlefield where he had received an arrow intended for his sovereign. The Cloister and the Hearth Yet time and her aunt moved slowly—and her patience and her ideas were nearly worn our before the tete-a-tete was over. Pride and Prejudice More than once the young man and Mademoiselle de Fontaine walked, tete-a-tete, in the avenues of the garden, where nature was dressed like a woman going to a ball. The Ball at Sceaux Philip the Second himself, the Alexander of dissimulation, would have told his secrets if condemned to a month's tete-a-tete in the country. Sons of the Soil "Ah, well," her companion agreed, "I rather think that for a tete-a-tete he's better company." The Glimpses of the Moon La Ramee continued: "My lord has done me the honor to invite me to a supper to-morrow en tete-a-tete." Twenty Years After We will dine together tete-a-tete, and afterwards we will go to hear the most exquisite music. Father Goriot As Miss Phaeton says, she means no harm, and it is admirably conducive to the pleasure of a tete-a-tete. Dolly Dialogues |
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