| 单词 | inscrutably |
| 例句 | The littluns watched him inscrutably over double handfuls of ripe fruit. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He relaxed his fighting muscles, stood easily and grounded the butt of his spear Jack watched him inscrutably through his paint. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I looked at him and shook my head as he watched me inscrutably. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They wandered through fields with the wind blowing their thin dresses against their thighs, and gazed inscrutably. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Farid lowered his head and gazed inscrutably at his bare toes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z For now, her motives are a mystery — although she bristles when Perry drops the name of a medical facility called San Haven and says, inscrutably, that “the Lawson girl’s family has been through quite enough.” ‘Perry Mason’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: ‘King Kong’ Ding-Dong 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z We booked Jamie’s Italian, despite being described inscrutably as “0 to $$$.” Cruising Royal Caribbean’s mega-ship: At times, a little too mega 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Because he's so simply, inscrutably drawn – just an egg for a head and two dots for eyes – it's easy to project oneself on him while reading. Dom Joly and the Black Island | TV review 2010-03-19T22:15:00Z Characters who speak inscrutably don’t have that much to say. | 'Luck': ?Luck,? Starring Dustin Hoffman on HBO 2012-01-27T12:00:00Z And then there was the inscrutably arty stuff. Review: Satellite Collective Mixes Media and Messages at BAM Fisher 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Evolving and inscrutably multiple, music’s female heroes are often too far ahead to ever satisfy the film industry’s lazy expectations. Sexism and the music doc: 'Grace Jones has had her 15 minutes' 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z Her story moves vigorously yet inscrutably through assorted developmental phases in Henry’s life and past some very recognizable pop-cultural signposts. Books of The Times: Lisa Grunwald?s ?Irresistible Henry House?: A Charmer?s Tale 2010-03-15T20:54:00Z When you’re inside of the jungle, it feels endless, inscrutably immense, impossible to destroy. The Return of the Jaguar 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z I mean, what if Don Draper isn’t the 20th Century hard-boiled into an inscrutably handsome man? Mad Men Watch: Loving You Is the Worst Way to Get to You 2013-05-27T14:34:11Z Ms. Close does not exactly suppress her natural radiance to play Albert, whose practice is to hover half-invisibly at the edges of things, inscrutably observing the boisterous doings of the rest of humanity. | 'Albert Nobbs': ?Albert Nobbs? ? Movie Review 2011-12-20T16:46:28Z Gleason Nagy further saps immediacy with an inscrutably stylized approach, interspersing dance steps, ominous bits of processional movement, blackouts, peculiar singing or chanting sequences, and a scene lit only with flashlights. Review | Theater review: ‘I Killed My Mother.’ The audience was an unintended victim. 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z We went to Plage des Raisins Clairs — the beach of light grapes, inscrutably — because we’d heard that it had good food trucks. On Guadeloupe, beautiful beaches — with a backstory 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Deeply inward and inscrutably systematic, as intriguing to watch as it is exhausting, “Scenario” is almost religious in its focus on those documents, whatever they may contain. Review: ‘Scenario’ Embeds Secrets in Its Prose and Pauses 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z He’s a busy man, but he lets ringing phones go unanswered as he presses on, inscrutably. A Stage Triumph in Chicago: The Letters — Menacing Head Games in Stalin’s Russia 2013-01-29T15:30:58Z In any case, Mr. Moura is inscrutably brilliant at the center of it all. Review: ‘Narcos’ Delivers a Grim Harvest in Season 2 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z There are no hard and fast rules about how he will sort the works of art: “It will be a sifting process,” he said, somewhat inscrutably. The Id and the Ego, Depicted in Color 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Perhaps for inscrutably perverse reasons, though more likely a fault in the balance between speech and Hans Zimmer's hyper-percussive score, much of the dialogue is unintelligible. The Dark Knight Rises – review 2012-07-21T23:05:32Z “Count Thy Steps,” a sign on the church fence greeted inscrutably. Sprawling Across New York, a Solstice Music Marathon 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z But there is no Succession without a compelling, infuriating tyrant at the center, and Cox’s half-smile in the season finale is as inscrutably good as it gets. Emmys 2020 predictions: who will win and who should win? 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z But the bareness of the stage suits Coetzee's prose and gives just enough unreality to his characters to permit them to engage in inscrutably simple philosophical arguments. The Childhood of Jesus by JM Coetzee – review 2013-03-02T11:01:01Z But for the most inscrutably poetic of the bunch we come back to Rooney's mad genius. Footballers draw self portraits to raise money for charity 2010-04-08T23:05:00Z A series on studio spaces she has vacated over years is inscrutably blank, although it does chronicle a nomadic life and valorize Fernandez’s commitments as a working artist. Review: Christina Fernandez's photographs, on view in Riverside, are a major pivot in Chicano art 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z “Rather than scrutinizing them,” Campt writes of Lawson’s photographic subjects, “they scrutinize us, and we are captured in an inscrutable and inscrutably powerful Black gaze.” Review | How to see the world ‘with, through, and alongside’ Black artists 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Taylor walked to the microphone for the part of the ceremony that was inscrutably labeled in the program “Special Presentations.” Perspective | As five Eagle Scouts are celebrated, a sixth gets special recognition. He’s 90. 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z It is quietly, inscrutably heartbreaking — one of the only moments in a Lanthimos film that is not funny, not at all. Yorgos Lanthimos’s Polarizing Visions 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z It was a goal that proved elusive — I just couldn’t master the Quebecois accent, which was almost inscrutably nasal compared with the Parisian French I learned in high school. Letter of Recommendation: Celsius 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z The report said, inscrutably, “Did Not Practice,” and under the reason listed, “right hand.” Perspective | Got to hand it to Tom Brady and Patriots: They know how to keep injury under wraps. 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z On the front are mother and daughter in a portrait that plays up their resemblance: both red-haired, both in identical white shirts, both gazing inscrutably at the camera. Isabelle Huppert: ‘I’d love to work with Woody Allen or Noah Baumbach’ 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z The curly-haired man tried to keep to himself, intently if inscrutably scribbling on a notepad he’d brought aboard. Ivy League economist ethnically profiled, interrogated for doing math on American Airlines flight 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z The surplus Mr Osborne is aiming for in four years' time - £10bn - is, by comparison, inscrutably small. Budget 2016: Osborne's economic fitness regime - BBC News 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z The Communist Party of China would remain and reign supreme — often secretly, inscrutably and mysteriously to both Chinese and foreigners. Tiananmen Anniversary Inspires Memories, Fears Of New China 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The experience stuck with him, with his thoughts incessantly returning to that horribly contaminated but “inscrutably, mystifyingly beautiful” place. Green Blog: The Darker Thrills of Ecotourism 2012-06-05T15:56:34Z Her blue eyes were inscrutably grave, but Clara saw a blend of lofty exaltation and corroding anguish in them. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Linked with this, he knew not how, were clouded half-obliterated recollections of scenes in which there was weeping, weeping in which he was inscrutably moved to join. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z "I'm really an American," said a pleasant and very grateful voice from behind the mask which was gazing down at them so inscrutably now, "and no doctor at all." The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Her dark eyes shone in the candle-light, inscrutably veiling her thoughts. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z He darted an agonised appealing glance at Manasseh, who sniggered inscrutably. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Just for one second that impression lasted, inscrutably frightening her, with some nightmare touch. Across the Stream 2011-11-05T02:00:11.673Z The powers, protecting America, inscrutably to contemporaries kept busy certain agencies that saved the union. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z Warrant in one large hand and gavel in the other, he inscrutably stared upon the expectant voters for a weighty minute. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z But, unaccountably and inscrutably to Patty, if not to her friends and acquaintances, her father had given Richard Torrington great discretion, under his will. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z He met that searching gaze as inscrutably as he had learned to endure the scrutiny of his opponent at the poker table. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z Dane quivered with eagerness as he watched Maxwell, who, looking up from a paper in his hand, smiled inscrutably. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z The doctor, however, seemed surprised at seeing Ingeborg, and did not smile back but looked inscrutably at them both. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z I myself too frequently give way, I’m afraid; the ways of Providence are so inscrutably hard. The Late Tenant 2011-03-28T02:00:25.153Z A couple of weeks later he quietly and inscrutably returned to Iran, leaving his own role in Iraq’s nascent democracy uncertain and even some of his own supporters wondering. At War: Baghdad Bureau Chief Answers Readers' Questions on Iraq 2011-02-01T16:46:35Z Thus far, Holland have been the quietly cool kids of this World Cup, sitting inscrutably at the back of the class, saying very little and taking it all in. Holland v Slovakia ? live! 2010-06-28T12:17:00Z One new teacher, Georgia Scurletis, recalled how he chose a particularly boring lesson on grammar to observe, standing inscrutably at the back of her class. Remembering an Omnipresent Force at a Brooklyn School 2010-05-04T21:40:00Z My darling sat on a low fauteuil, her chin resting upon her hand, her beautiful eyes fixed dreamily, inscrutably, upon the fading coals. The Haunted Pajamas So it was arranged; and with a gracious word of leave-taking for the wife, Mr. Vennor went back to his car, rubbing his hands and smiling inscrutably. A Romance in Transit Mary gazed fixedly at him for a moment, deeply and inscrutably and with that in her eyes which, although he could not name it, caused Anthony's chilly blood to drop several more degrees. In And Out Wouldn't that question have been, I managed even now to ask myself, the very basis on which they had inscrutably come together? The Sacred Fount The others, eyeing him inscrutably through their eye-glasses and over their harness humps, drew aside to let him walk through. The Ambassador Yet, you knew It was out there, staring back inscrutably. The Black Tide She smiled inscrutably; there was no abstraction in his manner now. The Song of the Wolf And Aim-sa looked on with eyes which smiled inscrutably; with silent tongue, and brain ever busy. In the Brooding Wild Early the first forenoon he called aloud for biscuit and salmon; biscuit and ham were brought; he looked on them inscrutably, and signed they should be set aside. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Mrs. Clinton still looked inscrutably at the grate. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons As for her, she simply looked at him inscrutably. The Deaves Affair I am gradually learning, when this inquiry comes, to smile inscrutably. Threads of Grey and Gold We are, inscrutably, denied the pleasure of wondering what Shaw means, or whether he is sincere. The So-called Human Race "Well, then, this is our kingdom of work," said Lowell, with a sweep of his sombrero which included the vast reservation which smiled so inscrutably at them. Mystery Ranch He stood now, very upright, with folded arms, and looking inscrutably at the roof of the apartment. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Mr. Drew leaned on Madame von Marwitz's sofa and spoke to her in a low voice while she looked at him inscrutably, her eyes half closed. Tante There would scarce have been felicity—certainly too little of the right lubricant—had not the national character so invoked been, not less inscrutably than entirely, in Milly's chords. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II They, seeking for relief from the spell, sought in her face some answer to the riddle; but her expression was that of a being apart: tantalizingly, inscrutably indifferent to their presence. The Pirate Woman Come," said the crippled man smiling inscrutably, "you are tired and hungry. The Heads of Apex But she checked the impulse to fling the truth in his face—and instead continued to smile inscrutably down upon him. Counsel for the Defense Ranny came near and gazed inscrutably at this miracle of physical unfitness. The Combined Maze She said inscrutably: "You might have kissed me." Somehow Good He looked her full in the eyes with his own that twinkled inscrutably. The Fifth Queen Crowned In the lobby he found the manager pacing nervously, while Ling Foo sat patiently and inscrutably. The Pagan Madonna Oswald smiled inscrutably, and dismissed his visitor with a lordly promise to consider the proposition and that lawyer's claims upon the case. Stingaree Mr. Levine smiled inscrutably, while his wife shook her head at him. The Creators A Comedy But Penfield only grinned more inscrutably than ever and closed the door behind him. The Silver Butterfly Theodosia went out and stood looking inscrutably on, while Wesley and Irving hoisted the trunk into the wagon and tied it. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 With a nod he threw himself into a chair, helped himself to a pipeful of my tobacco, and looked inscrutably at me through a cloud of smoke. The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada His keen old face inspected her inscrutably for a while. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories Ciccio set her down, looked long into her eyes, inscrutably, smiling, and said: "I come tomorrow." The Lost Girl He hesitated a moment, glanced at her face, smiled inscrutably, and deliberately reseated himself. A Philanthropist Something sweet and mocking glowed in them inscrutably. The Highgrader And the sick girl smiled wanly, inscrutably, the smile of one who knows what he will not say. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims He merely smiled inscrutably, and talked about the weather. The Brentons And after a while the dashing tennis girl strolled in, smiling inscrutably into the eyes that turned so quizzically toward her. Prudence Says So The old chief listened, inscrutably, his unwavering gaze fixed upon the earnest speaker. Terry A Tale of the Hill People Jubal Clenk dropped on one knee in front of the little boy, and the two were inscrutably eyeing each other at close quarters. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee Brand Williams glanced across the fire at Overland, who smiled inscrutably. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail Steingall smiled inscrutably, but Clancy, who had remained strangely quiet, did not relax the close attention he was giving to the Frenchman's least word or action. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York She glanced at Heath inscrutably, as only woman can, and knew that she was not. The Way of Ambition James Wilkinson, who was inscrutably chosen to succeed Dearborn, was a man of bad reputation and low professional standing. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 The Angel shook his head and smiled inscrutably. At Home with the Jardines But it was spoken, and Harry's eyes turned swiftly toward Sutch, and rested upon his face, not, however, with any betrayal of guilt, but quietly, inscrutably. The Four Feathers The vital is as inscrutably identified with the mechanical and chemical as the soul is identified with the body. The Breath of Life Julia was referred to as "the traveller"; other makeshifts were employed with the most knowing caution, and all the while Florence merely ate inscrutably. Gentle Julia The tall captain considered him inscrutably, he, the final arbiter of fates. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories It was a nice gray sky, but the clerk was unusually silent even for him; and the sardonic piscator appeared inscrutably amused as he looked steadily upon the running waters. The House by the Church-Yard She regarded the youth inscrutably with black, undimmed eyes, but did not speak. The Harbor Master He looked at me, inscrutably and attentively, through his gold spectacles. Romance "Have a pleasant day?" the latter asked, inscrutably. The Garden of the Plynck Silently, inscrutably, the gambler dealt the ten cards, one by one. The Girl of the Golden West Adam Craig fixed his piercing eyes inscrutably upon the teller's face, drank glass after glass of brandy, and remained polite, intent and silent. Kenny And Redmond, smiling inscrutably into the deep-set, glittering eyes, answered as simply: "I will, Sergeant!" The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police When asked why he aspired to none of these places of honor and emolument he invariably shrugged his shoulders and smiled inscrutably. The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories He must have confessed everything back at that table when he had felt so inscrutably buoyant. Bunker Bean As Osborn Kerr paused before the rows of portraits, he wondered, a little yet, what Roselle meant when, so inscrutably, she smiled. Married Life The True Romance And the proud old man who veiled his poverty with pretense, had listened, listened inscrutably and laughed, ready to thrust from the grave itself. Kenny But the woman at my side must see it mark its seasons; she is inscrutably part of the colony devoted to unending toil! The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls She could look grand as a Greek goddess, calm and inscrutably imposing as the Venus of Milo; but she could also play Perdita, and dance with her enslaved ones like a veritable little witch. A Dream of the North Sea With a hand firmly at both edges she stared inscrutably at it a long moment. Somewhere in Red Gap Driscoll was wet and ragged; his face was thin, but inscrutably sullen. The Lure of the North Then abruptly he turned to his brother who was listening inscrutably on the other side of the table. The Lamp in the Desert She smiled invitingly, evasively, inscrutably at her guest. Leonora Mrs. Stein and I were grinning our best, looked frantic with delight, and Siegmund frowned inscrutably between us. Youth and the Bright Medusa Your face is young and round and inscrutably alien. Profiles from China Mary smiled inscrutably and led the way into the kitchen. Mary Minds Her Business With quiet attention, the girl regarded him, then smiled inscrutably. The Air Trust A few turbaned heads, inscrutably quiet almond-eyes, and others of energetic step and speech brought to mind the Great Orient, India and China and Japan. Quiet Talks with World Winners Unyielding Fate confronted her, veiled inscrutably, but she guessed that the veil concealed a mocking smile. A Spinner in the Sun Nick lay quite motionless in his chair, inscrutably still, save for the restless glitter behind his colourless eyelashes. The Way of an Eagle When he joined him again, a few minutes later, Nap was lying on his back with arms flung wide, staring inscrutably at the ceiling. The Knave of Diamonds He always thought of her as having, inscrutably, failed him. The Three Sisters And she said nothing at all, but looked at me inscrutably, with a flicker of scorn in her sea-gray eyes. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 It was a denial which caused the scandalmongers to smile as inscrutably as Mona Lisa. The Soul of the War Already the darkness was pressing close upon them, tremulous, vaguely sinister, inscrutably mysterious. The Sky Line of Spruce The engineer, an Italian, welcomed us in French; the proprietor, who spoke nothing but Turkish, smiled inscrutably, and overhead, in several brass cages, canaries sang. Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them He rather looked upon it as one of those beautiful dispensations which are inscrutably brought about for the behoof and advantage of good men. Barnaby Rudge: a tale of the Riots of 'eighty Little more than a year had passed since she breathed that wish; and how inscrutably, how awfully, it had been fulfilled! The Woman in White But suddenly her look changed and deepened inscrutably. The Age of Innocence It was a wilderness moon that rose over the spruce to-night,—white as new silver, incredibly large, inscrutably mysterious. The Sky Line of Spruce Cameron gazed down the gray reaches of the forlorn valley, and something within him that was neither intelligence nor emotion—something inscrutably strange—impelled him to promise. Desert Gold He was waiting cheerfully and handsomely, but also inscrutably and with a slight increase perhaps of the hardness originally involved in his acquired high polish. The Ambassadors They were not phlegmatic: a continuing spark glowed far within them, not ardently, but steadily and inscrutably, like the fixed stars in winter. The Flirt So I put it before her, but she continued for a little so inscrutably embarrassed that I came again to her aid. The Turn of the Screw "If Monsieur wishes to write, many of Madame's letters come to her banker," she said, inscrutably. Confidence Monstrous shadows stole out from black corners, crept along mouldy walls, crouched, sprang and vanished, or, inscrutably baffled, retreated sullenly to their lairs…. The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf Raffles looked at me inscrutably with his clear blue eyes. Mr. Justice Raffles Chin on palms, he looked idly at the moon, and the moon inscrutably returned his stare. The Flirt She smiled, inscrutably, a sphinx in Dresden china. The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking He met a face slightly and inscrutably smiling. The Leopard Woman His pause and questioning look evoked no answer; the girl sat moveless and intent, meeting his gaze inscrutably. The Lone Wolf A Melodrama The youth looked inscrutably out of the window. England, My England He resembled, in fact, nothing so much as "a great old grey Angora Tom," alert in repose, serenely blinking under his combed waves of hair, with eyes inscrutably dreaming…. Drum Taps He understood this; and regarded her with a confident leer, inscrutably strong and malevolent. The Brass Bowl She faced him, inscrutably; but her eyes were deep wells of gladness. Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes The murdered helmsman still lolled in drunken stupor, smiling inscrutably. The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea The spring day looks very inscrutably upon all such wandering fancies. Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis He loomed at the back of her thoughts, inscrutably dark and romantic. The Happy End She was, indeed, a phantom of the past, haunting our modern world,—serene, inexpressibly beautiful, yet inscrutably and unspeakably sad. Venetian Life It threw shadows and gleams across Dickie's thin, exhausted face and Sheila's inscrutably thoughtful one. Hidden Creek But she was only smiling inscrutably as before, and she spoke no more for that night. The Worshipper of the Image The Chowder King, or whatever he is called, smiled inscrutably. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 22, 1917 He came back inscrutably, but within a week his results on aerial photography were public property. The Mystery Mrs. Oakley regarded her inscrutably for a while before replying. The Prince and Betty They passed through the billiard-room, inscrutably mysterious, to the back of the house, to join their violated trunks. Victory An Island Tale My father," said Fran, looking at Mr. Gregory inscrutably, "was the best friend you ever had, wasn't he? Fran It is inscrutably hid from mankind who are the elect, until the Holy Spirit influences them with the love of God in Christ Jesus, and this sometimes in the last moments of life. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 Unquestioningly, inscrutably, Ivan absorbed atmosphere, and did his share of the community's work as he saw it. Many Kingdoms Shopland smiled, inscrutably yet with the air of one vastly pleased. The Evil Shepherd It hid inscrutably in the mystery of deadly passion rising out of a gentle and sad heart. The Rainbow Trail Nina had smiled inscrutably at this, and slightly diverted the conversation. Harriet and the Piper Gregg, who had risen also, stood a few feet off, looking at him inscrutably. The Hermit and the Wild Woman She viewed literature much as she did Providence, as an inscrutably mystery; and she spoke of Howland as a dedicated being, set apart to perform secret rites within the veil of the sanctuary. Tales of Men and Ghosts There is something inscrutably delightful about a girl's way of thinking one thing and doing another. Alice of Old Vincennes In mimicry of the great world, they had their leaders, so inscrutably self-imposed:—instinctively, they felt and underwent that mystery of leadership, with its consequent heats of spirit, its tides and changes of influence. Gaston de Latour; an unfinished romance There is something inscrutably ludicrous in the anxiety, bordering upon consternation, that lurks in the elongated and grotesque shadow that George Harvey casts upon Washington. The Mirrors of Washington Guidobaldo looked him over with an eye that smiled inscrutably, and it may have crossed his mind that this coarse, white-faced Duke was too ambitious. Love-at-Arms Throughout the reading, the fleshy eyes of the inquisitor had been steadily, inscrutably regarding me. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza "All right, sir," said he with his smile so inscrutably insolent that Radway never saw the insolence at all. The Blazed Trail He asked the young man to give his regards to his mother and inscrutably shrugged his shoulders when being asked whether he could still be found in Venice one month from now. Andrea Delfin The steward, too, knew Cytherea's attachment to Edward, and looked keenly and inscrutably at him. Desperate Remedies "The inducement's great," said Isabel gravely—inscrutably, as he afterwards, to himself, called it; and she gave him, straight in the eyes, a look which was also inscrutable. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 But Ralph Touchett had learned more or less inscrutably to attend, and there could have been nothing so "sustained" to attend to as the general performance of Madame Merle. The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 1 The impossibility of complying, however, reacted to shut his real ideas and emotions the more inscrutably within him. The Blazed Trail There was something in the newspaper style so inscrutably vulgar, something so inexplicably revolting to the sense of feminine decency, that she shrank under it as though it were a poisonous spider. Democracy, an American novel He, too, like Marguerite, was wondering what was passing behind the low, smooth forehead of that inimitable dandy, what behind the inscrutably good-humoured expression of those sleepy eyes. The Elusive Pimpernel Rosy-gilled, with fat close-clipped grey whiskers and inscrutably pursed lips, it presided high up in the easterly air like an emblem of the feudal system. The Country House She bowed, smiled inscrutably once more, touched the Arab with her whip, and started, Toddles trotting at her side. The Island Pharisees She scanned him a moment gravely, almost inscrutably. The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series The General, without ceasing to smile with his eyes, said he was very pleased, and then sat inscrutably silent. Resurrection The last-left faint defenses in Isaac's heart against the fascination which a word or look from her began inscrutably to exercise over him sank down and vanished before her forever on that memorable morning. The Queen of Hearts To that result her inquiries had inscrutably conducted her! The Two Destinies She rose from one climax of verbal confusion to another—and finished her visit under the bed, groping inscrutably for the second shoe. No Name For, it inscrutably appeared to stand to reason, in the minds of the whole company, that I was an excrescence on the entertainment. Great Expectations Every line of this landscape, the straight forest top, the feathery breaks in it of taller trees, the curving marsh, every line and every hue and every sound inscrutably spoke sadness. Lady Baltimore To such height of miracle can men work on men; the Conscious and the Unconscious blended inscrutably in this our inscrutable Life; endless Necessity environing Freewill! The French Revolution She had latterly begun to experience an odd kind of remorse for her treatment of the inscrutably reserved baronet. Dope She shook her head slowly but rather inscrutably. The Beast in the Jungle |
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