| 单词 | deviltry |
| 例句 | The last I saw of him, he lay on his left side, an amulet in his hand to guard against deviltry on his last, long journey. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “It is a marvelously small ear, and at the top it is shaped and carved after the fashion in which old sculptors indicated deviltry and vice in their statues of satyrs.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He ordered another drink for his new friends, and then he joined them for some kind of deviltry in another place. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Why does Dirk — clearly an evil mastermind on the rise — care so much about his wishy-washy, rather inept partner in deviltry? Review | ‘Black Magic’ is an oft-overlooked thriller. Don’t overlook it. 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z The mildly disastrous consequences of Eddie’s deviltry predictably set up the big moment at the end of the show in which Ward or June Cleaver would distill an important Life Lesson from the experience. Perspective | The brilliant, subversive jerkiness of Eddie Haskell 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z Ms. Mendes brings a sweet perfume of deviltry to her comely Clarice, who’s none too pleased about her long engagement to Alcippe, and happy to fan the flames of his jealousy. Review: A Revival of ‘The Liar’ Plays Alternative Facts for Laughs 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Adapted by McQueen and novelist Gillian Flynn from a British television series, “Widows” faithfully obeys the most visceral beats of a classic caper flick, with none of the genre’s playfulness or light-footed deviltry. Review | ‘Widows’ isn’t a feel-good feminist heist movie — and that’s why it’s so great 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z The press of other workaday news stories, plus added reports of White House deviltry, overshadow the scandal brewing in the public school system of our nation’s capital. Opinion | D.C. is degrading the value of a school diploma 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z What’s not to love about the team that used to be an emblem of deviltry and dysfunction? N.F.L. Schedule: Who We Think Will Win in Week 13 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z You have a certain amount of deviltry in your nature which we rather like, for it makes you more human and lovable. To Your Dog and To My Dog 2012-05-22T15:16:52.220Z There is even a subtle deviltry in the syllable r�, implying that she has rebelled against her destiny, but is easily enough brought to terms by a bribe. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z The more I thought of it the more certain I became that they were the object aimed at by whatever deviltry was on foot, and that possession of them gave me the whip hand. The King's Stratagem and Other Stories 2012-03-22T02:00:40.343Z "As for that," interrupted the other, "he always did his full share of all the deviltry going, or I am shrewdly mistaken!" The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z The more I thought of it, the more certain I became that they were the object of whatever deviltry was on foot; and that possession of them gave me the whip-hand. Laid up in Lavender 2012-02-28T03:00:28.157Z "Thunder and lightning, man, that's baby talk; there's more deviltry going on about Trafton than you could scoop up in forty ordinary towns." Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z In a moment it dawned on Cassie that the fellow was up to deviltry. Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z They shan't learn to dirty themselves wi' smirking deviltry—not if I can help it. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z When the work is that of hunting down elusive little traitors, who present faces of friendship by day and develop ingenious and atrocious deviltries at night, the effects are neither softening nor humanizing. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z “What new deviltry are those fellows planning?” he added. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z I might have known you'd be at some new deviltry shortly. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z Of course I knew nothing about what new deviltry Buno and Tuys were hatching, but I realized that it would not do for me to appear to be on the outside. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z "What thousand deviltries are you saying now, boy?" returned Don Melchor, taking his nephew by the arm and shaking him. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z This man had heartlessly deserted a wife who had been devoted to him, despite his deviltry, and his helpless baby; deserted them more indifferently than most men would leave a dog. The Lash 2011-12-20T03:00:32.457Z There wasn't the least clue to what he had talked about and what deviltry he had planned! On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z There are several other instances that might be mentioned, wherein the whiteman in the guise of the Indian, performed deeds of deviltry and endeavored to cast the blame upon the redman. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z It’s a bad conscience that keeps him awake in the first place, and a man suffering from loss of sleep is likely to go in for any kind of deviltry. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z The woes and sorrows of the race whom King Leopold has enslaved have not decreased, for his Commissaire officers and agents have introduced and maintain a system of deviltry hitherto undreamed of by his victims.” The Crime of the Congo 2011-10-13T02:00:47.603Z Then truly they are the incarnations of Hell's deepest deviltries, and are as splendid in their malignity as they were formerly superb in their wickedness. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z And what deviltry or what despair had driven her to a deed like that? "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z This band that had just perpetrated the deviltry, had returned to Sand Creek just in time to avoid a possee of cowboys who were in pursuit of them. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z There was no vacuum left to be filled either by culture or deviltry. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z The story of the dog and his deviltry was told between vituperations. Edgar Saltus: The Man 2011-09-13T02:00:36.953Z I found out later that he was Makupi, the boy whose charm Maurice would not give up, keeping it out of sheer deviltry and malice, just because the boy wanted it so frightfully. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z He soon raised himself to be a leader in deviltry by the following manœuvre. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z They could not imagine what new kind of deviltry they were planning to effect the purpose of the raid. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z Who had ever praised her work before, though all had "her deviltry?" Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z I hate to miss ye, my boy," he said, "but maybe a year out there would get the deviltry out of ye and make a man of ye. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z His eye glows with exultant deviltry as he turns and views my imperfection. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z His most famous piece of deviltry was his impersonation of a pious parson in New Jersey. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z But, the fact that he could not kill his victim, did not prevent his turning his attention to some other mode of deviltry at which the Indian was usually adept. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z You had endurance, cheek, deviltry, and a kind of raw good nature. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z Faro saw his nervousness, and, for deviltry, barked. The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z Keep your eyes open for deviltries that the Misels may be up to, but don’t let them know you are not the dummies they think you. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z Although she left the décor as it was, she could not resist a bit of deviltry. Betty Ford, Former First Lady, Dies at 93 2011-07-09T01:43:50Z "Because they know I'm on to their deviltry," she replied savagely. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z It drives away the solemncholies, and makes a fellow feel so good-natured, and so comfortable; it turns the shillings in his pocket into dollars, and his wrath into fun and deviltry. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns 2011-07-06T02:00:46.297Z They are az innocent az a rag doll, but are az full ov deviltry az a jack lantern. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z I bet you she’s still out of bed thinking up deviltry to make the girls miserable with on the morrow,” suggested Katherine. Molly Brown's College Friends 2011-07-16T02:00:15.700Z "So he had a hand in that deviltry?" The Night Riders A Thrilling Story of Love, Hate and Adventure, Graphically Depicting the Tobacco Uprising in Kentucky 2011-06-23T02:00:24.513Z I regret, of course, the loss of witnesses to substantiate the charges of deviltry which I shall surely bring against Grimm. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z The more amazing deviltries both of the accusers and of courts and executives, no one can doubt, if all the feats were offspring of mere juvenile and senile cunning, fraud, and malice. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z Next to the monkey, the crow haz the most deviltry to spare. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z It was just for deviltry that I learned. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z Instantly it roused all the deviltry and cunning that had oozed from him the moment before. The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z So, whatever the deviltry was, it was something that called for secrecy—and it was due on the day they left home. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z All eyes would turn instinctively to the spot where the deviltries transpired, and to persons who were generally near by when and where the performances came off. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z "Mr. Abinger is a better judge of deviltries than of good women," said Poppy drily. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z From your description, I think there was more of the border deviltry in the old man than there was true royalty. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z “Because now that the thaw has spoiled the sleighing Reivers will have time for deviltry.” The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z The child of fun and deviltry and penance told the reason of his wild delight: "The Princess had to-day, as his countrywoman, bought out half his shop." Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z The sight of a shotgun in the mountains is always a forerunner of deviltry and treachery. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Such deviltry is not to be put up with! Seed-time and Harvest A Novel 2011-04-18T02:00:12.023Z Whitie Jack had been only a tool used for the stage-setting of some deviltry that was to follow—at a quarter of eleven. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z "I wouldn't be surprised if he's planning some deviltry," Carl remarked as they left the shop. The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land 2011-04-11T02:00:11.027Z One of Mayne Reid’s frequent expressions was: “I have all the talent of the Reids and all the deviltry of the Rutherfords.” Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z He would be dead and safely beyond all further deviltry in a few seconds. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z The hunters ran to their horses, and in the excitement, forgot to cut down the victim of their deviltry. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z There was some queer deviltry that Laverto was hatching there—at a quarter to eleven—and he meant to see it through. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z She did not like the taste at all at first, but the wild and daring deviltry of the practice sustained her, and she persevered. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z My son, it's time we throwed off our state of innocence and braced ourselves to meet the mickle deviltry of the world. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z It was the subtlest kind of deviltry, not humanity, that prompted the act. The Dreamers A Club 2011-02-25T03:01:06.720Z Ha! you shall rue this cunning deviltry before night.” Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z If he failed, he might as well go out this way as any other—better this way, for then at least some of the projected deviltry would never know fruition. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z There is deviltry on foot, old fellow," whispered Harry to Bruno, "and it 's up to us to find out what it is. The Courier of the Ozarks 2011-02-09T03:00:43.267Z In those days I had both my eyes—two luminaries of deviltry, besides the cunning nose of a fox cub. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z In a spirit of sheer deviltry he waved a greeting. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z It’s not the loss of the money that sticks in my craw; it’s the deviltry he worked years ago. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z I'd got so far down, through sickness and bad luck, that there didn't seem any thing left for me but deviltry or death. Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story 2011-01-13T03:01:02.190Z Strange deviltries would always be shadowed about the Bellingham image in her mind.... She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z And now comes the deviltry: to secure her influence even after the death of the baron and of Malte, Anna Maria has concocted a match between Miss Helen and her excellent cousin Felix. Problematic Characters A Novel 2010-12-26T03:00:15.780Z They're out in the brush cooking up some new kind of deviltry. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z You will have heard of this man, whose follies and deviltries are the talk of Europe. The Princess Galva A Romance The man, or men, who caused him to meet with death, left their marks behind them—fingerprints—footprints, voices over wires, and other evidences of material deviltry. Whispering Wires Only she and Madame Nestor had stood apart, clutching fast to their ideas of his deviltry. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z The cause of this deviltry is somewhere in this neighborhood, I'll be bound. Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies Others, better acquainted with mules, knew that they were merely full of deviltry. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z "I don't like this!" he exclaimed, half rudely, looking at her with bold deviltry in his heavy face. The Man from Jericho “And their share of deviltry, too,” put in the doctor. The Valiants of Virginia Suspecting some deviltry, some base trick, I rushed through the deserted streets to the house where Frau Luise lived, and I, too, had my modest room in the upper story. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History I went from a college out into the wilds and there I forgot learning and learned deviltry. A Yankee from the West A Novel Had I been permitted another insight into the deviltry of Pharos, or what was the meaning of it? Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance Ventre saint gris!" said the B�arnais, watching Charles, "either I am greatly mistaken, or the queen mother is responsible for all this deviltry. Marguerite de Valois "Here is surely some deviltry," said the horse behind his hoof to the ox. Last Words The Indian is my companion, and when he can’t invent new deviltry, he comes to me. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind Nort, just below, was gazing up with a half smile on his lips and that look of live amusement, yes, deviltry, which came too easily to his eyes. Hempfield A Novel What deviltry might come to the surface, what thirst for blood and death that could only be slaked in the torture of their captive! Bert Wilson at Panama A crowd had followed them, and they were now well laughed at, but they took it good-humoredly, only swearing at Moore for his deviltry. The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion Eleanor sees too much of the black side, poverty, starvation, hard luck—all kinds of deviltry, and it reacts on her. Ewing\\'s Lady A light haze of dust went up from the hoof-trodden green, scarcely veiling the unfettered deviltries of three hundred horses who very much wanted to stop and graze. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel He wheeled at the step: his eyes held their old twinkling deviltry. Where the Pavement Ends "I should have known that black-haired witch had some deviltry in mind when she asked me to walk in the garden with her!" The Golden Amazons of Venus They rode in entire disorder, each apparently occupied with himself alone; and nothing showed that they belonged together save the common interest manifested in any deviltry undertaken by any one of them. Black Forest Village Stories It wasn't a pretty thing to do, Nell, but I saw he had some deviltry afoot, and I got it from him—I half choked and half wheedled it from him. Ewing\\'s Lady We judged they was studying up some kind of worse deviltry than ever. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tom Sawyer's Comrade It was one of those faces familiar enough to the police which might serve as model for an angel were it not associated with some revolting piece of deviltry. Where the Pavement Ends Another was tampered with from behind and exposed for very deviltry. The Story of the Trapper I have gone through with Russians, and Frenchmen, and Saxons, and other deviltry. Black Forest Village Stories Here I repudiate Slavery, and every man, woman, or child who helps by word or deed to uphold such deviltry as that you have just read of. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 If he was up to some deviltry—which, it is said, rather often happened in former days—it was always mentioned as an extenuating circumstance—“but he’s such an able helmsman.” The Adventures of the U-202 An Actual Narrative His tail also, the ensign of deviltry, was irremediably dislocated by his life-saving blow. In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making My nearest neighbor was a giant of a man named Case Haffner, who, as I learned before leaving Washington, was the acknowledged leader of the district and foremost in all its deeds of deviltry. Eleven Possible Cases He is either in a tight place or else Is up to some fearful deviltry. The Song of the Wolf A spirit of deviltry and vaudeville possessed me. The Portal of Dreams But they were never guilty of the disorderly and unprovoked deeds of deviltry which mark the history of the Southern "Union League." Ku Klux Klan Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment The slums, the hells of Capitalism, were raked with a fine-toothed comb for degenerates with a record for lawless deviltry. The Everett massacre A history of the class struggle in the lumber industry The caravan was now approaching the Indian country and was not very far from the easternmost point where traders had experienced Indian deviltry. Bring Me His Ears Say, Alf," he said at last, under a growing deviltry, "you seem to be a favorite. A Canadian Bankclerk After that it was impossible to feign ignorance as to the interior workings and deviltries of motor cars. The Portal of Dreams What deviltry! and, ah! what a confession of guilt on the part of the vile man who had planned this abominable end for the two persons whose evidence he dreaded. Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories He dealt with that sort of deviltry every day, and read the mind of Smith as if it were a child's primer. Cupid's Middleman Never was the marvelous deviltry of the Jesuits so portrayed. Life of Wagner Biographies of Musicians You'd better stay quietly in the house and take care of it There's some deviltry at work, and we are hoping to make a good capture to-night.' Weird Tales, Vol. II. Someone has said: "Parents transmit deviltry to children and then punish them for it." The Colored Girl Beautiful Or rather," I went on, with a meaning look he evidently comprehended, "my son has, and I have made up my mind to know just what deviltry he is up to these days. Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories She stands very high in her profession and is thoroughly schooled in every branch of deviltry; and with the exception of my wife’s mother, I can think of no person whose society is less desirable. The So-called Human Race “What deviltry are you at now?” he demanded. Stories by American Authors, Volume 7 Who could drive a knife in a man's back with a braver air of deviltry than Benvenuto Cellini? Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist The pure deviltry of a shell no one can explain. With the French in France and Salonika Paradise without a spice of deviltry would cloy. The Lord of Misrule And Other Poems That’s like a girl always suspecting a fellow of being up to some deviltry. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John Yes, I know, it’s mescal, out-and-out embalmed deviltry that no self-respecting drunkard would touch, but Lord A’mighty, man, you need something!” The Missourian There was deviltry afoot, yet hardly a plan for capturing the girl as other punts were available. Wings of the Wind They swept the seas For England; and—we reap the fruits Of their heroic deviltries! Collected Poems Volume Two To some critics, as to Ruskin, railways have appeared 'the loathesomest form of deviltry now extant, animated and deliberate earthquakes, destructive of all nice social habits or possible natural beauty.' The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways It was either that he was blinded to the deviltries of his associates by his own high intentions, or as shrewdly dishonest as any scoundrel that ever rode the wilds. The Rustler of Wind River Both rose to go, each to his respective deviltry, but not six 171steps ahead in the black night Tiburcio stumbled over a soft, inert mass. The Missourian The minute I laid eyes onto them, I made up my mind they were up to some deviltry, and I watched them—watched them as a cat does a mouse. The Wilderness Fugitives “What new deviltry is the rogue up to now!” Carmen Ariza Pontiac neglected no expedient known to Indian perfidy, cruelty, or deviltry. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Moreover it was not well to put the deviltries of camp in the mind of so good a lad as Chico. The Flute of the Gods We all scented the evil, but we’re not the sort of people to believe such deviltry until it’s forced upon us.” At the Crossroads "Can't say, sir—some deviltry of the pirates, I reckon, to make us lose way." Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 “Trying to think up some new deviltry,” I theorized, “to make us feel bad.” Our Next-Door Neighbors It was one of the signs of what Densher felt in him that, by a profundity, a true deviltry of resource, he always met the latter's Italian with English and his English with Italian. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II "So the medics all say, and that I do all the deviltry and Henri gets sent to dépôt for it." Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life A smile spread over her face and her eyes twinkled with deviltry. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 What more likely place, after all, for Hartmann's deviltries than this silent room beneath the laboratory? The Ivory Snuff Box We went over every inch of the horses from their hocks to their silk noses, and every stitch of our riding gear, to be sure that no deviltry had been done. Dwellers in the Hills "Still, I will see that they are not left long to carry on their work of deviltry." Buffalo Bill's Spy Trailer Or, The Stranger in Camp “It’s all right then, but mark my word, there will be some deviltry going on shortly,” one of them remarked, sagely. Raiding with Morgan Out of pure deviltry, as it would seem, this girl ran away from her boarding-school in company with an unprincipled young play-actor, who afterward abandoned her. Victor's Triumph Sequel to A Beautiful Fiend He had heard enough to know that deviltry was afoot. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective With a characteristic boyish burst of daring or deviltry, ‘Red’ leaped out from his shelter, and yelled. The Heart of Thunder Mountain Just put this in your pipe, Bub, and don’t forget it: Conrad is organised for whatever deviltry he is up to! The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Once more the glint of quiet deviltry came into his eyes, but he finished out the jest soberly. Hidden Water "And that with the island full of mutineers, and Heaven only knows to-day what deviltry and carousing?" Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas It growled and barked a-plenty, but the coyotes sensed their safety and ventured the closer and yelped the louder in sheer deviltry. The Spoilers of the Valley The deviltry had come back into his voice; and just ahead of them she saw the fork of the road. The Heart of Thunder Mountain Not even Dolores, with all the control she had over him, could keep him in hand when one of his fits of deviltry came on. Mayflower (Flor de mayo) A Tale of the Valencian Seashore I cannot tell how she feels toward him; I know she has often tried to reclaim him from his deviltry. Whispering Smith The jackies would see him through this business, whatever deviltry they might inflict on the rest of the unfortunate village, for blood's thicker than water every time, and Americans stand together all the world over. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas I suspect that Morgan Gap bunch are really behind and beneath a lot of this deviltry around Calabasas? Nan of Music Mountain Bismarck was promptly fined five thalers for his absurdities; he paid the fine and began studying up more deviltry. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck Now, all this time the one-eyed Asturian maid, and the landlady's daughter, both bent on deviltry, were keeping their eyes open. The Story of Don Quixote Perhaps they were planning some deviltry, but he could not divine the purpose of it. Traffic in Souls A Novel of Crime and Its Cure So they give Afiola a sort of drumhead court-martial, and bounced him unanimous, and all the pent-up deviltry of the man came out of him at one lick, like touching off a dynamite cartridge. Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas For a time, Allen spoke bitterly of Ramsey Burr, but his mother pleaded with him, telling him it was his only chance, and that the deviltry Allen suspected was imaginary. Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 Of course, I lifted my cap in acknowledgment of the compliment, even though it was a bit of deviltry on their part. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 As soon as she had proceeded thus far in her deviltry, she jumped down from the hole and made fast the other end of the halter to the bolt of the door. The Story of Don Quixote Yet someone had manifestly penetrated his disguise and was eager to remove him from the path of whatever deviltry was up. Pirates of the Gorm The spirit of deviltry was stronger than it had ever been in the history of the county. They of the High Trails O be joyful! all gone by Is the May bug's deviltry. Max and Maurice a juvenile history in seven tricks That part of the plan had been suggested by Wyatt out of the sheer deviltry of his invention. Rimrock Trail I can see him now, with his mischievous smiles, his eyes full of deviltry—his scornful lips—I can almost hear his mocking laugh. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. I was in the air when the black ray, which I suppose is Adam's deviltry, began to destroy everything it touched. Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930 Lester was well enough acquainted with these rough youths to know that some deviltry was preparing, and, already furious with his bride and distrustful of the future, his self-command at last gave way. They of the High Trails When it comes to deviltry, Don Felipe has yet to meet his match. When Dreams Come True No tellin' how long they may take or what kind of deviltry that camp booze may work 'em up to. Rimrock Trail She is like a cat, as meek as Moses or as full of deviltry as Judas Iscariot. A California Girl Plutina, sick with the treacherous deviltry of the device, heard the grunt of satisfaction with which Hodges contemplated his finished work. Heart of the Blue Ridge “Well,” said I, turning to Speed, “what new deviltry is going on in Paradise now?” The Maids of Paradise Some were washing faces, others sipping coffee as a forerunner of something hotter that would stimulate and give force to the spirit of deviltry that the work of the day required. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. What does that fellow Meres mean by inventing such deviltries? The Invader A Novel It has brought out in me the eloquence which you have praised, and inspired the energy, the deviltry, the trickery, the courage, that were used so finely at your expense. The Art of Disappearing The mesh of the outlaw’s deviltry was strong; her flutterings were feeble, futile. Heart of the Blue Ridge "And yet," as Walter reminds us, "Catherine was extremely devout, with all her deviltry." In Château Land Such a treaty was made in ages gone by, through the deviltries of the Dutchers, who wished to disarm the natives that had the best right to the country where they had settled themselves. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 Only by a sparkle of deviltry in Babe’s blue eyes, and an added gravity of expression upon Ralston’s face, at moments, would the closest observer have known that anything unusual was about to take place. 'Me--Smith' She knew from the first that this man's soul had been nearly wrecked by some shocking deviltry, and that the best medicine for him was complete forgetfulness. The Art of Disappearing Hard pressed on account of some deviltry, he drifted into this country, and was made welcome by those living here. Brand Blotters That was the very feeling which had 84 assailed him vaguely at times, that some deviltry which he couldn’t understand was going on beneath the surface. Shoe-Bar Stratton "Ay, he was alone in his deviltry! but an Indian whose tribe counts so many warriors, need seldom fear his blood will run, without the death-shriek coming speedily from some of his enemies." The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 There was, of course, some deviltry among cherry trees and apple orchards—some lawlessness born of sheer exuberance and superb health—some malicious trespassing, some harrying of unpopular neighbours. Athalie She saw no mediums in character; he who was not good in every particular was capable of most sorts of deviltry, in her opinion. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York And from the cliff above came the answer—a laugh full of mocking deviltry and malice. Brand Blotters But I’ve seen enough to know that bunch is up to some deviltry, and naturally the owner of the outfit is the one who’ll suffer, in pocket, if not something worse. Shoe-Bar Stratton It tickles the author’s fancy, stretches his wits, flatters his deviltry to provoke and witness such consternation and such respect. When Winter Comes to Main Street Lots of things, but the main one was that I nearly passed out on account of some deviltry. The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery Newton Bronson carefully secreted the magic muzzle, and chuckled at what had been perhaps the most picturesquely successful bit of deviltry in his 30 varied record. The Brown Mouse Black MacQueen would go the limit in deviltry if he set his mind to it. Brand Blotters And it shows that Angel is around somewhere bent on deviltry. Across the Mesa If they have sent you here to get me mixed up in their deviltry you go back and tell them there’s nothing doing.” Crooked Trails and Straight And one of them is free, and able to plan new deviltries. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters or Jack Danby's Bravest Deed He looked, in fact, more like a person filled with deviltry, than one yearning for the right to vote. The Brown Mouse Why is it that a little spice of deviltry lends not an unpleasantly titillating twang to the great mass of respectable flour that goes to make up the pudding of our modern civilization? Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates “Spirit and a bit of deviltry are all right in a horse or a woman, I’ll grant you,” Scott used to say when anyone derided the roan. Across the Mesa Woman is the cap-sheaf of the abomination of desolation, full of all deviltry.” The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages “What deviltry are you up to, you wretch?” he demanded. A Cousin's Conspiracy A Boy's Struggle for an Inheritance “First time he’s ever pleased to do anything but deviltry,” protested Bronson. The Brown Mouse There was an earthquake hidden somewhere in this quiet docile man, and the innate deviltry of the woman was always trying to dig down to it. The Place of Honeymoons The movements of the lights looked curious and strange, something elf-like, with a suspicion of witchcraft, or deviltry of some kind, about them. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Now straighten up quiet and tell me about the latest deviltry you’ve been up to.” Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe A song and dance," said he, again and again, with a more and more sepulchral deviltry—"a song and dance is what you want. Stingaree To Penitence: that those whose deviltry is exposed within its pages may see in a true light the wrongs they have wrought—and repent. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated Your deviltry is unmatched in all the world!” Her Mother's Secret Frank’s dislike had grown to an impish vindictiveness, and if the old man Meeker had any knowledge of his son’s deviltries, he gave no sign. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range The first news we got of their deviltry would be that they had cut the line ten or twelve miles this side of Laramie as they came sweeping down. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier And one sip is deviltry, and two is madness, and three is corruption. All the Brothers Were Valiant Mr. Rogers' reluctance to shoulder any legal responsibility deepened my suspicions, and inwardly I sweated blood at the thought of the deviltry that might be piled up around the affair. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated “Some deviltry you may be sure; the others are near by.” The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters If you went back to him, if he took you back, how was I to know that he might not repeat his drunken deviltry, or do worse, if anything could be worse! The Branding Iron What of decency or what of deviltry lay behind the mask that Renwick had seen? The Secret Witness He's too old to run away now, or cut up any more deviltry. Duffels Mr. Stillman has just left Mr. Rogers and there is deviltry afoot. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated "Get down and drink, then," said Jo, who, though he realized that the Mexican was up to some hidden deviltry, did not know how to meet him. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power The college professors lump all this in one course and call it applied deviltry. At Good Old Siwash "What deviltry are you up to, you miserable man?" he demanded. The Young Bank Messenger One of the out-buildings of the Academy, either because offensive or out of sheer deviltry, was set on fire and destroyed. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life Now a swift thrill of apprehension suggested I'd better look for real deviltry. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated What further deviltry could he have on foot? Hidden Gold When that eye, before which the pale Senate once quailed With humour and deviltry shone, And the voice which the heart of the patriot hailed, Had mirth in its every tone. Humour of the North They went into her clothes-bag and took out articles which were certainly of no service to them, for mere deviltry. A Confederate Girl's Diary Rash, headstrong, full of deviltry, splendid appetite, and not much conscience—volatile, mocking, irrepressible. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy I'm fond of the Captain—all the fonder because of the spice of deviltry there is in all cats. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 In the matter of deviltry they were remarkably precocious, and it was really wonderful what an amount of mischief those two could do. The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories In reality, he was deeper in deviltry than ever in his life. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado Wherever there was deviltry, there was Bill Jones, profane and obscene beyond description, but irresistibly comical. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands Mark my word, Carew, there’s a piece of deviltry brewing. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada And he’s been so interested he’s forgotten all his deviltry. The Squirrel-Cage His black eyes were full of good-humoured deviltry. The Heart of Unaga This was a bit of daring deviltry never before devised, and by turn, Nero chuckled in glee and had cold sweats of fear as he congratulated himself on his astuteness. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Jet could not see the track from where he was standing, but he heard what sounded like a familiar voice ask, sharply: "Now what kind of deviltry are you fellers into?" Messenger No. 48 My property was stolen, my fences broken down, and everything that vile men could imagine or work up by studying deviltry was done to make life a burden to me. The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite There was in this face the same mocking deviltry; his figure had the same lithe grace; he needed only the big hoop earrings to complete the resemblance. The Lady Doc Or rather, I went on, with a meaning look he evidently comprehended, 'my son has, and I have made up my mind to know just what deviltry he is up to these days. The Staircase At The Heart's Delight 1894 An imp of malicious deviltry danced in his eyes. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure Another of your father's failings was probably due to the fact that he was never a small boy and thus had no chance to work the deviltry out of his system. Pipefuls One of them, however, had been traveling with a Wild West show and was too soft to hold his own against the bit of incarnate deviltry he was astride. The Highgrader The domestic storm she had raised had been prompted solely by one of those impulses of deviltry which she seemed sometimes unable to restrain. The Lady Doc I was looking for a black-browed villain with selfishness and deviltry written all over his face. Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman Some imp of deviltry in me moved me to change my seat for one beside his. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried Treasure To her and the baby I was bound to go if I had to drink Russia dry of all the shipped-in Scotch and get myself reduced to the ranks for insubordination and deviltry. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Just before daybreak the Princess rushed to her coffin—then the fire seemed to go out immediately, and all the deviltry vanished! Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore There were challenging stars of deviltry in Bonita's eyes when they met those of Rutherford over the shoulder of Alviro while she danced, but the color was beating warm through her dark skin. Oh, You Tex! One time, of course, Mr. Joselyn used to go there, and then they always whispered, as if they were up to some deviltry. Mary Louise in the Country He never overcomes the cunning and trickery in his nature and I learned to know that when he seemed most amiable and ingratiating was the time to look out for some deviltry. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History My opinion," went on O'Mally, "is that the prince beat his nag out of pure deviltry, and the brute jumped into the gorge with him. The Lure of the Mask This did not satisfy us and we went for Cocash; we wanted "blood!" or at least an imitation of crime and deviltry. A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel And while he was promising to assist the former galley-slave in carrying out some deviltry to save himself from being unmasked, Jane disappeared. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II They will always be doing some deviltry or other, it makes no difference who is up or who is down. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. When had he ever said no to any deviltry? The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I My most intimate friend was Harry Colemain, and we were mixed up in all sorts of deviltries together. We Three Many joined Clark for mere adventure, for plunder and deviltry. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 Money, you think, is the sole motive to pains and hazard, deception and deviltry, in this world. The Confidence-Man Already mad, his lunacy became a perversion of deviltry. The Tyranny of Weakness But one of the candidates, perhaps by way of excuse for his failure, wrote to his parents some account of the "deviltry" in which my classmates had indulged that day. Forty-Six Years in the Army Don't we jug sons every day for some deviltry or other? Robert Hardy's Seven Days A Dream and Its Consequences In fact, we have never found the slightest material proof of what we are morally certain is the truth, that World Steel is back of a lot of deviltry all over the country. The Skylark of Space Down they go into the gullies, through thick and thin, with a ludicrous contrast and juxtaposition of faces; all forced in spite of themselves to give expression to their several humors, mirth, deviltry, or spleen. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 They had thrown off the halter of sanity and ranged into the imaginative unrestraint of fantastic deviltry. The Tyranny of Weakness When I was a boy at West Point I was court-martialed for tolerating some youthful "deviltry" of my classmates, in which I took no part myself, and was sentenced to be dismissed. Forty-Six Years in the Army That spotted one—sí, he is an Apache for cunning, for deviltry of spirit. Rebel Spurs "What deviltry is coming next?" said Joseph Putnam to his friend. Dulcibel A Tale of Old Salem For two hours he held them in the spell of his infectious deviltries. Terry A Tale of the Hill People In the elder man a ferment of bitterness was working toward the ends of deranged deviltry—and its influence was all secret so that its tincture of insanity left no mark upon his open behavior. The Tyranny of Weakness And they applied the third degree with all the fiendish deviltries of their distorted minds, to get the exact location of this rival of the Comstock lode. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story The ideal there is not a sharp and stinging deviltry, a swift massacre of all the commandments, but a liquid and tolerant geniality, a great forgiveness. Europe After 8:15 They were a lawless set of imps; the elfins, brownies, and kobolds of our fairy world were not "up to them" in wanton deviltry. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula As line followed line the room became quiet save for the click of the machine, the planters eyeing each other, waiting impatiently for disclosure of the new deviltry his whole attitude betokened. Terry A Tale of the Hill People One glance told the experienced hands what those fleeing rascals were,—Indians, fresh from some deviltry, their swift ponies bounding over the little gullies and watercourses like so many goats. Under Fire Suppose, now, you bring your boy home; he'll fret desperately under your long lectures, and with Miss Eliza, and perhaps run off into deviltries that will make him worse than those of the city. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 His timid soul is bent on participating in the deviltries for which Vienna is famous. Europe After 8:15 "If there's any deviltry going on," Will said, pointing to the summits above, "it's right over there under those peaks!" The Call of the Beaver Patrol or, A Break in the Glacier His deviltry came near being the end of us. Around the World in Ten Days When any deviltry is on foot they are never there to prevent it—they vanish into thin air at its approach. The Colonel's Dream But that period having expired, and the convention being only a "scrap of paper," Germany revived the ancient deviltry in a more scientific form. Fighting For Peace All of their deviltries have been muted, as if the guests suffered from a pathological fear of pleasure. Europe After 8:15 Their eyes glittered with enthusiasm, with abandon, with deviltry. The Third Violet She told herself that this was some of Wally Selfridge's deviltry. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North Let that go, an' come to thing number two; ye've been up to some deviltry. The Price He had an instinct for mischief and deviltry, and a way with him that led captive the heart and devotion of all boys. Confessions of Boyhood Into the crevices of his flat house in his now far-away New York have penetrated from time to time vague whisperings of the laxative deviltries, the bold saucinesses of the city by the Seine. Europe After 8:15 What I think, is this: that he simply followed me to the Gare de Lyon for the "deviltry" of the thing, and because he'd nothing better to do. Set in Silver There was an imp of malicious deviltry in the black, beady eyes sparkling at Selfridge from between narrowed lids. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North The American, save in moments of conscious and swiftly lamented deviltry, casts up all ponderable values, including even the values of beauty, in terms of right and wrong. A Book of Prefaces Both were in high spirits: our hero at the idea of unrestrained license in future; and Bunch from a mesmerical transmission to himself of a portion of his master's deviltry. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) Both of them were in league to frustrate any deviltry on the part of Pasquale. Steve Yeager There was reckless deviltry enough among all these young liberals, but some of them—not Bonivard—were capable of seriously counting the cost of their game. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878. If these deviltries were equally open to all men, and all men were equally capable of appreciating them, their unpopularity would tend to wither. Damn! A Book of Calumny "But now they'll work their deviltry all the stronger against the Three Bar," she predicted. The Settling of the Sage "Do the things that satisfy," he urged again, and I could see a deviltry dancing at me out of the corner of his eyes that I resented deeply without exactly knowing why. The Heart's Kingdom What this all meant could not be guessed at, but there must be some scheme of deviltry under way. My Lady of Doubt Therefore there is not and never was such a thing as witchcraft or deviltry. Moral Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence Notwithstanding the deviltry he and his confederates had perpetrated, I couldn't help feeling sorry for Goodell—what little I'd seen of him had been likable enough. Raw Gold A Novel She found it difficult to link the scene before her with the deviltry of a few months past. The Settling of the Sage She had some kind of stroke, perhaps from fright, or pure deviltry which 'put her out of business'. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 It might have been robbery; it might have been just deviltry; just for the sport of breaking a man. Parrot & Co. I certainly do not mean to say that all that passes for spiritualism is thus downright deviltry to-day, nor was it so in pagan times. Moral Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence Perhaps you think that by keeping a close mouth there's a chance to get out of some of the deviltry you've had a hand in lately. Raw Gold A Novel At night while he slept, he was hounded by dreams in which the conscious repression of his waking hours went by the board and he was delivered over to the fantastic deviltries of the subconscious. The Hidden Places Meanwhile, Mr. White-vest, who planned all this deviltry—he goes free! The Freebooters of the Wilderness It might have been out of pure deviltry, so far as Mallow was concerned; but Craig had joined in hope of definite profits. Parrot & Co. An imp of malignant deviltry, born of spite and alcohol, bobbed up in Joses's heart. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs "The more reason to believe them plotting some fresh deviltry," he answered, rising to his feet, and facing me. When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country This mode of hunting is sometimes indulged in by harum-scarum white men, but it is done more for deviltry than anything else. The Extermination of the American Bison Yon white vest is at the bottom o' this deviltry! The Freebooters of the Wilderness It really looks as if a certain deviltry were at work against William II. The Schemes of the Kaiser That was partly deviltry and partly to put you off. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs She felt sure that the stranger was safe from bodily harm for the night at least, now that Dennis had shaken off the first blind deviltry of his rage. The Harbor Master The Mexicans were still; whatever deviltry they were up to, it was being carried on now in silence; the only sound was a muffled scraping. The Strange Case of Cavendish What fresh deviltry was the desperate gambler engaged upon? Beth Norvell A Romance of the West There was a cool deviltry in the slanting gaze with which she surveyed the other woman. The Black Pearl You will keep your mouths shut, and work, and play none of your deviltries in this ship unless I give the word. The Blood Ship She felt no fear for herself, but a chilling anxiety as to what deviltry Denny might be up to now. The Harbor Master Yes, but only to give him time in which to pull off some other deviltry. The Strange Case of Cavendish What deviltry was the scoundrel up to now? The Adventures of Kathlyn There has been no deviltry here since that day. A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy By the time we were a month at sea, the stiffs, like the squareheads, were in a most dangerous temper, and ripe for any deviltry. The Blood Ship Back in the camp, a spirit of deviltry had entered once more into Long Jim and his mates. The Black Box I don't put no sorter deviltry beyond him, yer understand, but I don't quite see how he ever come to get mixed up in this yere New York mess. The Strange Case of Cavendish Clarke's style possessed at once the chiselled chasteness of a Greek marble column and the elaborate deviltry of the late Renaissance. The House of the Vampire Vendors of paper caps, false mustaches, confetti, balloons and all the noise-swelling devices ever bred of deviltry, hawked their wares along the curbs, and the furs of women glittered with atoms of colored paper. Destiny He danced among his crew; he singed beards; he whacked with capstan bars; he pushed men down hatchways; he was in lordly spirits, and his crew expected some great adventure, some startling piece of deviltry. Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter You and yore kin have given the name to deviltry in this country. The Sheriff's Son Of course, I can't make out the Germans but I am afraid some huge deviltry is yet coming. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II On his return to the cottage, the ghosts commenced their deviltry again with redoubled violence. The Haunted House A True Ghost Story "Just innate deviltry, I suppose, on the part of Congress." The Enchanted Canyon "Look out!" called the vigilant New Englander, "that chap is up to some deviltry." The Land of Mystery What deviltry are you and Brad up to now? The Sheriff's Son And presently a bit of rare deviltry crept into his mind, joint partner with the murder thought. Caste "There may be some deviltry before we make shore." Dan Merrithew By Jove!" he commented; "I thought I had bumped into all the different varieties of deviltry since I left Denver yesterday morning, but this tops 'em. Empire Builders All about, in a narrow, earth-cut circle he bucked, beginning to grunt and warm to his work and hence to increase the deviltry and malice of his actions. The Furnace of Gold There's men that will tempt you out of pure deviltry, an' others that will try to shoot such a fancy out of your system. Square Deal Sanderson These robust little animals were not miniature horses, but genuine ponies, with all the deviltry, endurance, and speed of their kind. The Killer God knows I should be glad, on almost any terms, to be fairly free from your eternal croakings—never at rest, never satisfied, unless at some new deviltry and ill deed. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia Then the wild stories of bear fightings, beaver intelligence, Indian deviltry, and hairbreadth escapes, become intensely real. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains, from Facts Narrated by Himself At such times their deviltry knows no bounds. The Gun-Brand It was too dark to follow and Locke hastened his steps to the house, fearing some new deviltry on the part of the Automaton or his emissaries. The Master Mystery "See me behavin'?" he remarked sidewise, with a gleam of rollicking deviltry out of his eyes. A Good Samaritan The landlord looked incredulous as he replied—"Some more deviltry: I will take a bet that the cross-roads see you in an hour." Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia In the child the deviltries of the baby are partially curbed, but this loss is compensated for by superior bodily powers. Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 She saw it had seemed noble because Bernal must have been up to some deviltry. The Seeker The Saturday night after his Saturday in town, Jack concocted a piece of deviltry which was as dangerous as it was foolish. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary Somehow there was an imperial deviltry about him, an impudent wild spirit which had plainly made him conqueror, favourite, and plaything of the whole disreputable crew. His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality He had the gun skill of Buck Duane, the craft of Cheseldine, the deviltry of King Fisher, the most notorious of Texas desperadoes. The Rustlers of Pecos County I could have bitten out my tongue the moment I had spoken the words, and the dark look she shot at me as she flashed around gave a measure of her latent deviltry. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment There is a touch of sly deviltry in her composition. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Love in '76 An Incident of the Revolution Was it sheer delight in deviltry, or amusement at his direct and unstrategic method that sparkled in her face. Success A Novel The little schoolhouse seemed to attract their attention as they passed, and just for deviltry they shouted out a volley of oaths and vile talk to the worshippers within. The Girl from Montana It was a remarkable fact, however, and one that convinced me of deviltry afoot, that the crowd broke up, dispersed, and actually disappeared off the streets of Linrock. The Rustlers of Pecos County The nations and the men who took arms against these deviltries were the servants of the righteous God and the followers of the merciful Christ. What Peace Means Ah, these military fellows are such practical jokers—so full of deviltry, to be sure! Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Love in '76 An Incident of the Revolution What deviltry there is in it, I don't know, and I don't want you to tell me. Sevenoaks They saw the spawn of slavery, ignorant by law and by deviltry, crushed by insult and debauched by systematic and criminal injustice. Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil Now then, old bloke!" sang out that young gentleman, "what new deviltry are you up to? The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal Some women are so feminine that they are sticky, unless well spiced with deviltry. The Tinder-Box It's nothing but a piece of military deviltry. Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Love in '76 An Incident of the Revolution "It's all over now, so we may as well warm ourselves by the failure of her deviltry," he observed presently, as he flung the crumpled paper into the fire. The Wheel of Life All the industrial deviltry, which civilization has been driving to the slums and the backwaters, will have a voiceless continent to conceal it. Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil No man living can teach that girl a new trick in deviltry. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall He was full of subtle deviltry this night, with an undercurrent of malice toward every one and himself in particular. The Goose Girl Bob listened, and as Dave talked there came into Hart's eyes dancing imps of deviltry. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West And they are ripe for any deviltry, without compulsion. Copper Streak Trail He was ready to bet that Myrt Forsyte, with that smile, was up to some deviltry—and he wished he knew what. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories But, while this is true, it is clearly impossible to postulate therefrom that the hymns recording all this array of cursing, deviltry, and witchcraft are themselves early. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow And the spirit of deviltry lay also upon her heart. The Goose Girl War's pages from the first glimmerings to the last foul moment reek with this deviltry. White Shadows in the South Seas Later Ellabelle confides to me that she mistrusts old Angus is contemplating some bit of his national deviltry. Somewhere in Red Gap He was riding a little sorrel, Glory by name, that could beat even the Happy Family itself for unexpected deviltry. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories Minna went on to say that children's mothers was almost as bad, raging in to pick a fuss with her every time a child had been disciplined for some piece of deviltry. Ma Pettengill Oh, it's some deviltry the young lady is going to give Diana. Plays by August Strindberg, Second series Though you sent me out here to reform me, I find the opportunities for unadulterated deviltry away ahead of Frisco. The Range Dwellers "Good," I mumbled, picking myself up, "the deviltries are beginning." Atlantida His eyes behind the dancing light of harmless deviltry, were pleading and wistful as a child. The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories Cousin Egbert had refused from the first to taste any of Genevieve May's deviltry with the vegetable kingdom. Ma Pettengill Thus they may dare to interfere, and can bring to these islands any enemy or enemies whatsoever, who are covetous of the islands; or they may plan some alliance and deviltry with the natives. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 09 of 55 1593-1597 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century If he doesn't mean deviltry I'm a—Home Ruler! Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 16, 1892 Your mind is swift and skilled in these deviltries. The Red Redmaynes "A certain amount of such deviltry is necessary to the comfort of Mr. Purvis," I remarked. The Light in the Clearing I guess he was wondering what Wild Western kind of deviltry he was going to see now. Ma Pettengill Tales were told of late visits; of strolls in the dusk of evenings on unfrequented streets; of little suppers after the opera; of all the small things that deviltry can suggest and malignity distort. Gordon Keith There was a considerable mixture of Irish deviltry in Bunny Brian's veins, and anything in the nature of a challenge fired him. Charles Rex Jim gazed quizzically at her, and Lem assumed that blank, innocent face Columbine always associated with cowboy deviltry. The Mysterious Rider I knew at once that mischief was brewing when you and your black Satan came here with your pocket-furnaces, and your long-legged gazing-tubes, and all the rest of your new-fangled deviltry. Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories We were a fine gang of youngsters, all about thirteen years, wise in boys' deviltry. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen Everybody knows that Bowney's been at the bottom of all the deviltry that's been done in the county this three year. Romance of California Life He was a gorgeous bird, with crimson and turquoise blue on him, and a capacity for deviltry restrained only by a silver anklet and chain, gifts from Querida, as was also the parrot. The Common Law This arch-fiend held supreme sway over Cawnpore from June 6, 1857, till July 15th, and in that brief period committed some of the most atrocious deeds of treachery and deviltry that have ever been, recorded. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama What deviltry had taken all these peaceful people, gripped them and maddened them, set them at one another's throats? Shandygaff Most of our demerits were for some kind of deviltry. The Last Shot For it is only when your deviltry injures another, that the other devils conspire to confine yours for a mad one. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I It's full of silver whims and brassy selfishness and tin meannesses and senseless ideas—full of fiery, coppery mischief, too; and, sometimes, I think, a little malice—perhaps a kind of diluted deviltry. The Common Law He looked capable of almost any deviltry, but Andy did not give much time to speculating upon what he would try to do. The Happy Family "I see naught in your eye but deviltry and jokes." Kindred of the Dust "I knew it was some deviltry," he muttered. The Waters of Edera Most assuredly; and so did old Bardianna; who somewhere says, that being thoroughly bedeviled himself, he was so much the better qualified to discourse upon the deviltries of his neighbors. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I All this—deviltry—whatever it is inside of me—must come out somehow. The Common Law Andy had one good point: he never lied except in an irresponsible mood of pure deviltry. The Happy Family Now, as he fled from the odor of respectability he yearned to wallow in deviltry, to permit his soul, so long cramped in virtue, to expand in wickedness. Kindred of the Dust I never knew her, for she died before I was acquainted with the family, but I expect she died of deviltry. The Captain's Toll-Gate Laughing, and cursing, the men came tumbling down the stairs, ripe for deviltry; but for the moment here was wine to be had for the taking, everything else could wait. The Light That Lures A single cottontail will draw a half-dozen shots and perhaps a couple of young bucks will pour loads into a bunny after he is dead out of pure deviltry and high spirits. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation I kinda had a hunch that if he had been up to any deviltry, it would show on him when he left here, and I was plumb right about it. The Happy Family But these creatures were tawny and magnificent, with the most superb figures, the most remarkable swing, that ever a man had looked upon; and glorious eyes, sparkling with deviltry. The Conqueror As a child, when a truant gust of deviltry had swept him, he had felt the same satisfaction in pummeling a comrade who backed away from friendly cuffs turned instantly to blows of malice. Broken to the Plow Most all the deviltry of history that was not done for money was done for sex. Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living Some Things That All Sane People Ought to Know About Sex Nature and Sex Functioning; Its Place in the Economy of Life, Its Proper Training and Righteous Exercise Well, Uncle Grid turned into work all the energy the rest of them spent in deviltry. Hillsboro People With assumed hostility I actually barked: 'The dirtier the deviltry the more diverting!'… Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated The Rev. Mr. Feathercock no longer dared to go near this monster, from whose eyes seemed to glisten a look of deviltry. Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories With a gesture of impatience he pushed aside the menu, squared his arms on the table, and looked suddenly at his pursuer with the deviltry of a schoolboy glistening in his eyes. Murder in Any Degree At twenty-three and unmentionably enough, a son of a Brazilian coffee king, inflamed with the deviltry of debauch, had ground a wine tumbler against her forehead, inducing the pock marks. The Vertical City Something seemed to tell me he was up to some deviltry, and I figured it out before you took your places. The Boy Allies in the Trenches Midst Shot and Shell Along the Aisne And in it burned the deviltry, brutality, licentiousness and greed of criminal elements freed from the curb of legal discipline. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts But Blizzard had shown him no deviltry; only kindness and a certain whimsicality of speech and a point of view that was engaging. The Penalty The view of Greenfield sauntering lightly away among the noisy tables, bravado in his manner, deviltry in his heart, was the last glimpse Inspector Frawley was destined to have of him in many months. Murder in Any Degree Perhaps some mischievous hand among them had applied the torch for a bit of deviltry. Fort Lafayette or, Love and Secession I sized it up that there was deviltry of more than usual significance behind this selling movement; that Barry Conant must have unlimited orders to sell and smash. Friday, the Thirteenth I looked around at my barbarian kin, who had produced hunters' knives from recesses in their clothing, and now gathered impatiently around Dorothy, who appeared to be the leader in their collective deviltries. The Maid-At-Arms His deviltry had begun, but how had the teacher seen it with his back turned? Darrel of the Blessed Isles Not that she'll tear out thy innocent eyes, Poison thy mouth with deviltries. Collected Poems 1901-1918 in Two Volumes Volume I. That the behaviour of the slaveholders resulted from the circumstances in which they were placed and not from any innate deviltry is a fact now conceded by all impartial men. Abraham Lincoln Avoiding her eye, he assumed an elaborate carelessness, like that of a boy who had been up to some deviltry. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 "What deviltry do you suppose she is up to now," rasped Mr. Taine. The Eyes of the World Think of those who have died through her deviltry!… Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel It was a bit of deviltry that wouldn't stand scrutiny. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel Then they shouted and screamed after her, almost maddened by this final, convincing proof of the consummate deviltry against which they were destined to struggle. The Man from Brodney's While driving through a lane, moved on by the spirit of deviltry, one of us whipped Jake into a run, and the other one threw the reins over a fence post. Out of Doors—California and Oregon "So you are now the only one to look to for the history of this bit of deviltry?" Boy Scouts on Motorcycles With the Flying Squadron It was a piece of pure deviltry on their part. Cowmen and Rustlers A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges Many were closing their annals of error in decrepitude and beggary; others were well-knit studies of evil, with health still hanging on, more or less, and much deviltry to do. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel Her body was sleek and sinuous in its silken vesture; arms and shoulders were startlingly white; and when she turned, facing Aldous, her black eyes flashed fires of deviltry and allurement. The Hunted Woman There was no witchcraft, Sandy, but that there was some deviltry might well be. The Marrow of Tradition "So you think my word for Walter Monohan's deviltry isn't worth much," she said. Big Timber A Story of the Northwest Little enough did I ever get out of that particular piece of deviltry. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth The China Sea can generate much deviltry to a square mile. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel He had a long, sad face, but he was full of deviltry, and it was very seldom that the freshmen entered into any affair against the sophomores that he was not on hand and interested. Frank Merriwell at Yale It has done away with hazing and street brawls and gate stealing and lots of other deviltry. The Half-Back WHY is it that a little spice of deviltry lends not an unpleasantly titillating twang to the great mass of respectable flour that goes to make up the pudding of our modern civilization? Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates; fiction, fact & fancy concerning the buccaneers & marooners of the Spanish main "I'll bet the kids get some of their deviltry by direct line of descent." Wild Wings A Romance of Youth Such a treaty was made in ages gone by, through the deviltries of the Dutchers, who wished to disarm the natives that had the best right to the country, where they had settled themselves. The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 Two bright, blue eyes that held deep within them a laughing deviltry looked into mine, and a long, lithe body drew itself gently over the thwart and seated its dripping self at my feet. The Moon Pool Fresno was the victim of the horse's deviltry. The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama So Sarkoja merely gave us an ugly look and departed to hatch up deviltries against us. A Princess of Mars Three that must of been up to some pertic'ler deviltry of their own come galloping acrost the square to ketch up with the main bunch. Danny's Own Story "Ay, he was alone in his deviltry! but an Indian whose tribe counts so many warriors, need seldom fear his blood will run without the death shriek coming speedily from some of his enemies." The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 He arose, face all reckless gaiety; rollicking deviltry. The Moon Pool The other boys followed, each cayuse apparently inventing some new sort of deviltry. The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama The calf learns bad habits as readily as an Indian, and the man who did not have a youthful masculine bovine for partner in his boyish deviltry looks back upon a barren and uneventful youth. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 When she was most ardently singing hymns or planning deviltry she yet seemed gently aloof and critical. Main Street Aye, shame on the Hollanders and Iroquois, who circumvented them by their deviltries, into such a treaty! The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 Think not to frighten me with your deviltry. Mosses from an Old Manse and other stories By noon the next day the town was boiling with this outbreak of deviltry in the leading young men, the sons and prospective successors of the "bulwarks of religion and morality." The Cost Norman," he said, "how can you be such a combination of bigness and petty deviltry? The Grain of Dust As sure as there is a God in heaven, I swear that if you try another of your deviltries upon me I will have your life for it. The Parasite "Ah, I feared some deviltry like this!" exclaimed the scout, in English, adding, with the quickness of thought, in his adopted tongue: "To cover, men, and charge!" The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of 1757 "What deviltry has bewitched you?" cried Tom passionately. The Inn at the Red Oak I dare say Pratt's been up to all sorts of trickery, and even deviltry—but murder is quite another thing. The Talleyrand Maxim But the excursions of Harlem onto Broadway, the deviltries of the dull and the revelries of the respectable are a matter of esoteric knowledge only to the participants themselves. The Beautiful and Damned What new deviltry was Sam about to propose? Lo, Michael! Or was he up to some particular deviltry? I Spy I was honestly not sure whether this were further deviltry, or an appeal for help. It Happened in Egypt I descanted craftily on the character of the woodsman out of the woods and in the right frame of mind for deviltry. The Forest Had he not mingled in that wild life which, without moral lamp-posts, allures all the more because of a certain flavoring spice of deviltry? The Hunted Outlaw or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy I think you'd better get rid of that Shandy serpent; he seems ripe for any deviltry. Thoroughbreds There was a spice of deviltry in the scheme and—I accepted. I Spy They study deviltries and other wickedness, more than aught else. The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish For these are the witches of Amneran about some deviltry or another in which I prefer to take no part. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice Obedient devils, you observe, Anastasia,—devils who exert and check their deviltry as I bid 'em, for they esteem me Lucifer's lieutenant. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes I said to my self, this creature is planning some new outrage, some fresh deviltry or other—no horse ever thought over a subject so profoundly as this one is doing just for nothing. Roughing It, Part 7. I knew he was up to some deviltry. The Philistines At the same time there was not a trace of deviltry about her: it was simply an attraction which I could not resist. In Those Days The Story of an Old Man I began to suspect that was the only influence alive since the sun lights men to cheating and deviltry; and the moon recalls the sweetest remembrance and best hope. Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis Sometimes Clayton, in a spirit of deviltry, would tease his mentor about their peculiar relationship, about herself, or, worse than all, would run himself and say very true things about his own imperfections. Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories He is a tall, thin, hard-featured man, with a sly expression of almost hidden grave humor, as if there were some deviltry pretty constantly in his mind,—which is probably the case. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 Ever restlessly active in ordering or conducting merciless forays against an exposed frontier, he was the very incarnation of deviltry in his determined hatred of the whites, and his constant warfare against civilization. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway Then, catching the other's eye, he threw back his head and laughed with that impudent, friendly charm of his that discounted half his deviltries. The Vision of Desire I see this—that they are here, that there are a dozen or more of them, and that they are ready for any deviltry. Blindfolded Usually she would have obeyed docilely enough, but this deviltry of merriment she resented. Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories It was a sheer perverse, sentimental restlessness—the delicate, meddlesome deviltry of your race. The Fighting Chance Trusted the good faith of these U. S. Indian hate an' deviltry he braved; 'N' scores an' scores of white men's lives he saved. Dreams and Days: Poems If I didn't know Dylks for the thing he is, without an idea beyond victuals and clothes, I might ha' thought he had thrown a spell on 'em, just for deviltry. The Leatherwood God I knew mighty well that Carter would not concoct anything as crude as that, and wondered what deviltry he had devised. Kathleen There is some deviltry afoot, and my best guess is that the pirates ain't getting along none too well among themselves with that treasure. The Devil's Admiral Their communications had sometimes a ridiculous aimlessness, and occasionally a subtle deviltry coated about with religion, like a pill with sugar, but often a significant and fearful accuracy. Men, Women, and Ghosts Has that shyster been cooking up any deviltry here? Plays On the contrary, he rather liked the bird and, out of deviltry, tried to teach him oaths. Three short works The Dance of Death, the Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller, a Simple Soul. You like deviltry for the sake of the deviltry itself. Bull Hunter It has become a den of Italians, who sell fuel by daylight, and by night are up to no telling what extent of deviltry. Old Creole Days "What new deviltry are they up to now?" A Soldier of Virginia I should like to know what deviltry is in your minds now. The House of the Whispering Pines She caught her breath and then a spark of deviltry gleamed. Gunman's Reckoning Then, if any deviltry take him, he might go off alone and have it out. There's Pippins and Cheese to Come In the glare of the fire the savages looked like fiends ready for any act of deviltry. Boy Scouts in an Airship; or, the Warning from the Sky |
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