| 单词 | contrariness |
| 例句 | My contrariness kept Char laughing, and his goodness kept me in love. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “The contrariness of going off and writing fiction after ‘Mad Men’ was very Matt.’ ‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner’s Foray Into Fiction 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z There’s no mistaking their contrariness in this amusing show from South Korea, which combines polished illusion, Chaplinesque comedy and old-fashioned circus arts into a 70-minute whirl. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Enjoying contrariness, Bolaño rowed back from this statement elsewhere, but the recurrence of characters, themes and incidents in his work is undeniable. A brief survey of the short story part 46: Roberto Bolaño 2013-01-24T11:38:51Z Behind my digital mask, I began a brief but satisfying tirade of mockery, contrariness and antisocial behaviour. Untangling the web: Hate 2010-12-12T00:06:00Z But there is something else hovering just to the side: the paradox that rises, willy-nilly, from the welter of contrariness Bailey unveils. Cynthia Ozick Calls the New Philip Roth Biography a ‘Narrative Masterwork’ 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z And, freedom, exploration, and a little bemused contrariness. R.E.M.'s "Chronic Town" EP at 40: An underground rock release full of mystery and magic 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z The story of her decline is almost unremittingly bleak, full of missed chances and moments when her own intransigence or simple contrariness would torpedo what appeared to be a genuine break. Theater Review: John Guare’s ‘3 Kinds of Exile,’ at Atlantic Theater Company 2013-06-12T02:00:12Z It is deaf to irony, metaphor, satire, allegory, provocation, ambiguity, contrariness. Salman Rushdie not first novelist to suffer assassination attempt by someone who hadn’t read book 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Fiction, Barnes writes in Nothing to Be Frightened Of, "wants to tell all stories, in all their contrariness, contradiction and irresolvability". The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes ? review 2011-07-26T16:15:00Z They also mostly ignore the contrariness of human psychology and how we often don’t want what or whom we should. True Love? On TV, There’s an App for That. 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z He’s sad—about his flighty mother, his absent father, his lack of a support system—but this sadness manifests itself in anger and contrariness, the brunt of which goes towards the ever long-suffering Luke. A Definitive Ranking of Rory Gilmore's Hapless Boyfriends 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z The contrariness of the foreground against the background — thin, sorrowful voice against broad, genial ruckus — was echoed by the arrangements. Music Review: David Karsten Daniels at Le Poisson Rouge 2010-07-13T23:09:00Z There is less contradiction in that, perhaps, than in God's contrariness. Lot and His God – review 2012-11-19T13:57:20Z And then, there is something about Ms. Russo, some combination of compassion and contrariness, that made her love those blameless walls even more. ‘Spalding Gray,’ the Color? It’s a Long Story 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z March 16: The droll contrariness of Courtney Barnett’s lyrics keeps getting her tagged as a slacker — exactly the wrong term for the way she tore into her many South by Southwest shows. All the Best Shows, of What the Critics Have Seen 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z The ground itself kicked this contrariness off, the opening punches met with a stunned, polite silence where we had been promised fervour that required riot police. 'Chaos is the order of this jaw-dropping Ashes' 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z If we see neighbors doing things in a certain way, we might reject that behavior and do things differently out of sheer contrariness. Ancient Peoples Teach Us That We Can Create a Better World 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z And I don’t know, I find myself believing in Berry’s contrariness. Poem: The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z There is in this one evening the roots of so much of what reads as Jewish, to us and others: the drama, the humor, the contrariness, the chosenness, the enough-already-ness. Opinion | The Power of Passover During a Plague 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z Consider Brendan O’Neill, the editor of Spiked – a contrarian so consistent in his contrariness that he is totally predictable. If everyone was a little bit shameless, it might deflate the ‘anti-woke’ right | Keith Kahn-Harris 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The contrariness of black has long been expressed in our clothing. Ultra-Black Is the New Black 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z The agent provocateurs of social media are venerated for their contrariness. Moral leader, standup comic: Trump summons alternative reality at black youth summit 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z “If contrariness is my/inheritance and destiny, so be it.” Poem: The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z As a writer, I drew three lessons from him: the absoluteness of his concentration, the contrariness of his thinking, and the depth of his respect for good writing. Dan Jenkins: Another side of Dad - Golf Digest 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Of course, this is nothing but a childish contrariness totally lacking in political sophistication and historical understanding.” 'Trumpwashing': the danger of turning the Republican resistance into liberal heroes 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z There is a lesson worth studying in the absolute contrariness of his concentration. Perspective | Bill Belichick isn’t going to give away his secret. He knows it takes work. 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z He tracks down a woman called Ruth Fetske, who studied for a time under Smith on a course he had entitled, with characteristic contrariness, “Photography Made Difficult”. W Eugene Smith, the photographer who wanted to record everything 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z If contrariness is my inheritance and destiny, so be it. Poem: The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Kevin Rowland says it’s a project he has wanted to get off the ground since the mid-80s, and with typical contrariness the band tell us that it is not a covers album. Beyoncé and beyond: the hottest sounds of summer 2016 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z I am, and by the way the United States was founded on dissent, contrariness, critical thinking; if not for independent thought, we’d still be carrying water for the Brits. American exceptionalism: the great game and the noble way 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z The contrariness of it: it was the detached middle-class who took their say in 2011, and they lumped for trickle-down misery. ‘Ireland is becoming no place for the young… we need brave people willing to be bad citizens’ 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z But the sheer number of controversies and culture wars that Facebook’s gotten tangled in over the past year would seem to suggest something more than run-of-the-mill contrariness in the face of change. The year the world turned on Facebook 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z In the early 70s, when I first became interested in Hayek and other free market thinkers, challenging the post-war political consensus may have required a certain contrariness. Does anybody ever 'think the unthinkable'? 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z And he will be remembered for that contrariness, too. Marion S. Barry Jr.: ‘A Complicated Man’ Whose Legacy Recounts Both Greatness and Blunders 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z This is an interesting little piece of contrariness in the way in which public policy works. Bad News For Amazon As Boehner Kills The Online Sales Tax 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z Surely much of the clinical acumen of the ages was indeed brilliant and incisive, but some teachings arose from oddly acquired habits and, on occasion, an impulse for contrariness. Looking for the Final Word on Treatment 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Constance set her face into a sort of laughing and sweet contrariness. A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z In the contrariness of accounts, we must infer that much rests for support on the imagination or interest of the witness. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z But the contrariness of the feminine nature is proverbial. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Indeed, it is singular to note how, as it were, in a spirit of noble contrariness, the Dutch garden exhibits the opposite grace of each natural defect of the land. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z She spoke with a kind of petulance, like one aggrieved and surprised at the contrariness of things. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z "I know she's awake and it's only contrariness as makes her pretend not to be." The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z Perhaps this is just a matter of natural contrariness. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z In our fortunate country obstinacy and contrariness are the dominant public notes. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z While you should never be contrary just for the sake of contrariness, don’t be afraid to take an unpopular or unusual position. 6 Ways to Write a Bad Business Blog 2011-11-28T17:32:00Z Ye are my own particular sheep, and it would take a new man ten years to learn the contrariness of ye. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z This guess at the spiritual world supplied a crude working explanation of the queer contrariness of things on the human plane, but it left the gods pale and ineffectual shadows of the mind. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z In religion, indeed as in all things, she was greatly influenced by her inborn spirit of “contrariness.” Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z At any other time I should have sworn at the contrariness of my luck; now, however, I had too much upon my mind to have time to seek relief in that direction. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z Sometimes I thought I did remember, but out of contrariness or fear of getting things wrong I pretended not to. Alice Munro: “Gravel.” 2011-06-20T04:00:00Z Headstrong as the girl had been in her championship of Genesee, Tillie had always been very sure that the cause was mainly Rachel's contrariness; and to associate him with the tears never entered her mind. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z I have a notion to pay him now, for contrariness. The Mystery of the Locks 2011-05-29T02:00:08.800Z With the contrariness of as many mavericks, they preferred to puncture new holes in the immaculate linen, rather than enter the eyelets of the shirt-maker’s provision. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z This contrariness proves that he has been outraged; perhaps in some instances the effect has been produced by not feeding his mind with knowledge of law. Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School 2011-03-27T02:00:15.947Z "Come, let us explore it!" said a little Brownie who by a well-known rule of contrariness was called Jumbo. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies After such failures he would be downcast on account of Hans's contrariness. Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology Then for an instant the girl's former expression changed and the old Irish contrariness of spirit hovered in a half smile about her lips. The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas Look here, my young friend, your best plan is to take a holiday at once and go down home for two or three weeks, to get over this mood of contrariness. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life But as he possessed a vein of obstinacy and contrariness, this merely confirmed him in his course. The Land of Strong Men "No, I won't," pouted Dot, dropping upon the ice in sheer contrariness. Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest But there is a little footless streak of contrariness in her–we noticed it at boarding-school,–and it seems to have completely spoiled her.” Betty Wales Freshman Of Fenn I need only say, that the luscious rogue shouldered through the doorway as though he had a public duty to discharge, and only the contrariness of circumstances had prevented his discharging it before. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Ruskin, who had known the celebrated dead artist intimately, declared that the contrariness of the medium at the beginning of the seance was remarkably characteristic of Turner. Elementary Theosophy He never took into consideration the contrariness of circumstances and of opposing human elements. A Singer from the Sea It was just your own contrariness that kept you there. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West Didn't Pete laugh when he came through the field with a bunch of cattle and saw me trying to take the contrariness out of the leaders. A California Girl Her mother's first impulse was to say no, out of pure contrariness; but the chance of getting rid of Beth on any honourable pretext was too much of a temptation even for her to withstand. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius "Oh, well," he said, half really to soothe Denny, half deliberately to draw him out, "why get all boiled up about the contrariness of ordinary little bugs?" The Raid on the Termites Despite the contrariness of the weather, Joan clambered on to the top of the bus, she felt she could not face the inside stuffiness. To Love Sometimes, in a fit of contrariness, it persists in blazing like a blast furnace on muggy days until its sides are nearly red-hot and the heat of the wardroom is well-nigh intolerable. Stand By! Naval Sketches and Stories We had a little contrariness there, and I had to threaten to drop the case as far as that tract of land was concerned. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 There is also a greater show of independence and frequent contrariness, owing to her diminished respect for our "species," in short—it becomes more difficult to deal with the dog. Lola or, The Thought and Speech of Animals Oh, women are born with a spirit of contrariness. Patty's Social Season Sometimes it seems that, just for pure contrariness, they want to marry her that least wants them about. The Branding Iron The young were thoughtless, they had the root of evil in them, they flew into frivolity from contrariness. The Manxman A Novel - 1895 The wind was completely taken out of his sails and every bit of the Ellis contrariness was roused. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 Beatrix says that it is just because of my innate contrariness. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 "Well, of all the topsy-turvy contrariness!" he protested. The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance The wildness of a monkey condemned to live amongst goats, hanging on to their horns, and clutching at their scuts, and playing all the tricks that contrariness might suggest to a contrary nature. The Man Who Lost Himself Blue Bonnet was sunny and optimistic; Annabel had a little pessimistic streak in her that was often mistaken for contrariness, and she lacked the spontaneity that was Blue Bonnet's chief charm. Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's She sometimes thought he had married the grocer’s daughter out of “contrariness.” The Squirrel-Cage Everyone supposed the rest-cure definitely settled on, but, with the contrariness of an ailing child, he suddenly announced determinedly, "I shall leave for East London this afternoon." Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa And also he's a revolutionist because of the contrariness in him that artists usually have. Erik Dorn They call it "taking the weaker part" but in reality it is a spirit of contrariness that pushes them on. The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck Out of sheer contrariness that night in Washington I teased you into doing things that led you into grave danger—and the danger is still all about us. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! They just take to a girl out of their own click out of the contrariness of human nature, and then by-and-by give 'em a dog's life. Some Everyday Folk and Dawn But because you want Miss Van Buren, out of pure contrariness he thinks now that he wants her. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon They were obedient and quick to respond to Sam’s calls upon them, but woe to anyone else who tried to drive them when the spirit of mischief or contrariness which was in them showed itself. Winter Adventures of Three Boys He seemed to have forgotten his self-assertion—his “contrariness,” as Shenac called it—and was a boy again, noisy and full of fun, but gentle and helpful too. Shenac's Work at Home "I like the Indian way best," cried Jeanne in a spirit of half contrariness. A Little Girl in Old Detroit The fact of "contrariness" in older children—especially boys—is so familiar to all who have observed school children with any care that I need not cite further details. The Story of the Mind Once this would have thrilled me—only last Spring! but now the contrariness in me made me say that it was absolutely necessary that I returned immediately to Versailles. Man and Maid "Take advantage of his contrariness, and try to drive him 't other way," said somebody else. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 The contrariness which spiked his tongue whenever Karara was present made him say that without thinking. Key Out of Time "There are always fools, though, who will disregard such a notice just from sheer contrariness." The Opinions of a Philosopher The great news was read out and yet, such is the contrariness of human nature that neither the hornpipe nor the Highland Fling was danced. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I It is situated on an eminence and is surrounded by a wall built, with that strange spirit of contrariness characteristic of the Chinese, and because it incloses a fort, more weakly than any city wall. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma From this source come his contrariness, his combativeness, his grudging acquiescence, and his pronounced mysticism. The Last Harvest At last Mike made his final choice, and, out of pure contrariness, it was the bowl of hot bread and milk prepared for Jinty's breakfast from which he flatly refused to be elbowed away. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 Thar's a contrariness in the rest of 'em that makes 'em tryin' companions to a rational critter like man, with a firm grip on his heart. The Miller Of Old Church I only know that what you call contrariness is a force within me which I can't control. Contrary Mary He had a keen sense of the unreason and contrariness of her whole attitude, but he had no contempt towards her on account of it. The Debtor A Novel Thoreau's books contain plenty of the pepper and salt of character and contrariness; even their savor of whim and prejudice adds to their literary tang. The Last Harvest A woman marries for money, position, spite, pride, contrariness, fear of being an old maid, or for a home which she thinks will afford her more pleasure than the one she leaves. The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future With three good able-bodied lovers at yo' beck an' call, it's a downright shame to die an old maid just from pure contrariness. The Miller Of Old Church "Porter says it is my contrariness—-but I just can't hold out my hands and let things drop into them." Contrary Mary Burton was openly delighted; not so Done, who, true to the contrariness of poor human nature, was apparently quite depressed. In the Roaring Fifties Yet I profess to have a reason beyond mere contrariness. Sally Bishop A Romance Not that Joanna could really bring herself to believe that Ellen was truthful in saying she did not care about the show, but she thought it possible that sheer contrariness might keep her away. Joanna Godden Money was answerable for half the ills of life, and the contrariness of woman for the other half. Pearl of Pearl Island She craved for the nights when he would send to inquire if she would ride, often from sheer contrariness denying herself the exercise she longed for. Desert Love Devil was all very well in courtship; but mischief in a girl became contrariness in a domestic termagant. Nocturne The discovery, by some queer contrariness of the man's disposition, was avoided as long as possible, and finally but grudgingly admitted. The Silent Places She reproached herself because she well knew that only out of the most absurd contrariness had she repulsed Musa. The Lion's Share The innate contrariness of things seemed to be blocking all his plans. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors "It's like her contrariness to say so," old Mrs. Jorrocks cried hoarsely. The Firm of Girdlestone This contrariness grows upon you apace, and must be checked at once. Christmas Entertainments And he assumed the gay attitude, not from a desire to reassure his wife, but from mere contrariness. Mr. Prohack Then up steps the girl and "I'll go," says she--heaven knows why or what took her, except the contrariness of woman. The Castle Inn With the morbid contrariness of the human imagination, the boy's avid grasping gave him no comfort. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 What had he always said, when doña Bernarda, in the confiding intimacies of that friendship which amounted almost to a senile, a tranquil, a distantly respectful passion, would complain of Rafael's contrariness? The Torrent Entre Naranjos I never for an instant looked upon them as anything but a little bit of playful contrariness. My Brilliant Career Just as if girls went into hard and trying occupations from mere contrariness! The Trade Union Woman To dream of an overcoat, denotes you will suffer from contrariness, exhibited by others. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition Hence the perversity and contrariness of thy mind, gathering strength by the licence that I gave thee, hath made thy madness to fall upon mine own pate. Barlaam and Ioasaph From sheer contrariness he said that Number Eleven would be "all right if he were rode better," and the squatter agreed. Three Elephant Power and Other Stories By a natural perversity of disposition, which my nursemaids called contrariness, I felt the more strongly for my creed when I saw it despised among men. Eothen, or, Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East But her beauty, which was radiant in the morning light, took the contrariness from her words. The Voyage Out To dream of climbing hills is good if the top is reached, but if you fall back, you will have much envy and contrariness to fight against. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition It might be sheer contrariness, but it stuck me as odd. The Man from the Clouds But as soon as he began to care about you,—just contrariness, I suppose,—I began to feel that I could kill anybody that took him from me, and kill myself afterwards! Sir George Tressady — Volume II Perhaps, such is the contrariness of circumstances, there was no time for the enjoyment of these reflections. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War "Is that her contrariness, or just her Mariness?" Mary Olivier: a Life Just then, in a crazy fit of contrariness, I felt a sudden desire to fulfil my duty of talking a few words of Yiddish on Saturday. In Those Days The Story of an Old Man He caught her violently to him, and now her ladyship, hitherto so yielding, with true feminine contrariness set herself to resist him. The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series "It is like driving two pigs to market," he muttered; "they won't go the way I want them to, out of pure contrariness." Rujub, the Juggler Now this could be nothing but sheer contrariness on Geissler's part; he could surely see for himself that rich and portly gentlemen of their stamp would not be acting as agents. Growth of the Soil As soon as the boy comprehended that the eagle had not carried him off in a spirit of contrariness, he felt kindly toward him. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils And I do hope that you have understanding with me in this matter; for it was truly as I have told, and there is no contrariness of telling in this matter. The Night Land "This is certainly another instance of the contrariness of Fate." My Strangest Case One time it's all contrariness, and then ag'in it's as obliging as one's own mother. Wyandotte Jack ran away of his own free-will, and out of downright contrariness. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale Progress is always hampered by sluggish stupidity and contrariness. Amanda — a Daughter of the Mennonites Moreover, possessing the usual contrariness of man, and having been at one time or other, a hot-blooded lover, he professed—also in secret—a certain admiration for the beautiful, warm-hearted wife of his eldest son. The Hollow of Her Hand Memories of the extreme contrariness of Lily Bell on occasion overcame him. Many Kingdoms He was instantly impressed by the engineer's highly commonplace face; he had had considerable experience with human contrariness, and felt sure that Smith must be an absolute wonder, since he looked so very ordinary. The Lord of Death and the Queen of Life She might be out of patience with Sara's "contrariness," but she spoiled and petted her for all that, for the girl was the very core of her childless heart. Further Chronicles of Avonlea Nevertheless the British soldiers, with characteristic contrariness, declared their preference for it. The River War An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan Also there was that delicious spirit of contrariness that makes a woman even when won, by no means seem won. The Lilac Sunbonnet Her contrariness prevents her taking it seriously—she must never be too serious, she feels she might give herself away. Women in Love Out of good-natured sympathy, and a spice of contrariness, he had declared his belief in Brian's innocence, and now, to his astonishment, he found that his view of the matter was likely to prove correct. The Mystery of a Hansom Cab There was nothing unusual in this: he never took advice well; and, was it forced upon him, nine times out of ten a certain inborn contrariness drove him to do just the opposite. Australia Felix In the third place, Jims, who was usually so well-behaved in public, took a fit of shyness and contrariness combined and began to cry at the top of his voice for "Willa." Rilla of Ingleside Whereas, of course, you have really been so kind and hospitable and charming to me that I only want to go away out of mere contrariness, eh? The Devil's Disciple But her heart, you see, had not done with human passions, and they work ill, and contrariness, let the word stand, critic, if you please, and precisely everything they should not. East Lynne He began to see that he was enjoying his time in Monteriano, in spite of the tiresomeness of his companions and the occasional contrariness of himself. Where Angels Fear to Tread I'm a born old grumbler, mavourneen, I know—contrariness in person! Australia Felix He had, however, observed Teddy engaged in a tussle with the beast that afternoon, and could readily understand that what Teddy told him about January's contrariness was not overdrawn. The Circus Boys on the Mississippi : or, Afloat with the Big Show on the Big River The boy saw that the mule had taken it into his stubborn head to enter the menagerie tent, there to give an exhibition of his contrariness. The Circus Boys Across the Continent : or, Winning New Laurels on the Tanbark Such is the contrariness of the human heart, from Eve downwards, that we all, in our old Adam state, fancy things forbidden sweetest. Mary Barton She had had strong childish impulses, sometimes of pure affection, occasionally of sheer contrariness, but always her impulses had been curbed. A Poor Wise Man Despite his contrariness, however, Spillbeans had apparently no intention of allowing the other horses to get completely out of sight. The Call of the Canyon Philosophers may know the reasons for this contrariness. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life From the very start the balls seemed possessed by a demon of contrariness; they trundled about complacently for one player, they would go nowhere for the other. The Toys of Peace, and other papers But this was no new thought, nor was the contrariness of Bibbs's notes a surpise to him; and presently he dismissed the matter from his mind. The Turmoil, a novel |
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