| 单词 | mystification |
| 例句 | Cutie gazed upon his long, supple fingers in an oddly human attitude of mystification, “It strikes me that there should be a more satisfactory explanation than that. For you to make me seems improbable.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The mistress — my mother explained mistress, she did not believe in mystification, I had a pop-up book of sexual organs by the time I was four — the mistress had once been very beautiful. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Pilar Ternera was the one who contributed most to popularize that mystification when she conceived the trick of reading the past in cards as she had read the future before. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The chaplain was shocked by his bellicose words and tone and, to his own amazement and mystification, deeply chagrined that they were turning him loose. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There’s a sort of indifference that turns into mystification that turns into sadness around that. Zawe Ashton Isn’t Here to Be a Victim of Your Projections 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Some are just confusing: “Lost,” a highfalutin ABC series, got so tangled in its many strands that it ended in an impenetrable fog of mystification. The Tv Watch: High Bar Has Been Set for the Finale of ‘Breaking Bad’ 2013-08-12T02:00:11Z Throughout, however, the biography is judicious on topics that often inspire hyperbole and mystification. Who Is the Dalai Lama? 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z But something, and somebody, has to pay for cultural expression, and these magnificent diamonds remind us of the concentrated magic and mystification it takes to support an hierarchical, artistically sophisticated society. At the Met, the artistic riches of India’s Deccan Plateau 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s “Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow,” an indispensable guide to the making of our times, addresses 2017’s mystifications. In ‘Stony the Road,’ Henry Louis Gates Jr. Captures the History and Images of the Fraught Years After the Civil War 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z The acting is strong even when the script wanders into thickets of rhetoric and mystification. Review: In Nate Parker’s ‘The Birth of a Nation,’ Must-See and Won’t-See Collide 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The accompanying show by Bedwyr Williams relies on a more madcap form of mystification. This week's new exhibitions 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z I don't think it should be a deliberately misleading mystification either, but I don't think these kind of empirical criteria are the only criteria of value. Adam Phillips: a life in writing 2012-06-01T21:55:08Z “Its fascination with Brandon becomes a kind of credulity, a willingness to accept uncritically the mystifications of a proven liar,” he wrote. Stream These Three Great Documentaries 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z And even after the initial mystification subsided, Europeans remained at least as exotic to Africans as Africans were to them. Art Review: ?Through African Eyes? at the Detroit Institute of Arts 2010-04-15T22:09:00Z To the mystification of skeptics, the farming calendar is determined by the heavenly bodies: growers harvest when the moon is full and sap rises in plants, mirroring the tides. In Tuscany, Farms Embrace Nature — and Visitors 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Now, it floors me: To demystify Art with a capital A, progressives embraced the mystification of the Market with a capital M. The war on culture: How conservatives and progressives joined forces to crush art 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z When she tells him, “Mom’s getting married,” he answers in mystification, “Married? That’s impossible. My mom’s dead as a doornail. Doornails don’t get married.” Review: ‘Iowa’ Is a State of Absurdity at Playwrights Horizons 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z One reason for all the mystification may be that deep down, past the color and drama of horse racing, there is not much mystery. | 'Luck': ?Luck,? Starring Dustin Hoffman on HBO 2012-01-27T12:00:00Z I asked Meng this question directly during one of the panel discussions, as it happens, and he responded with practiced mystification: “avant-garde is to be simpler than simple and more complicated than complicated.” Can a sleepy Chinese town become a cultural mecca? 2013-06-08T23:00:00Z From Donald Trump to Brexit to Marine Le Pen, one thing that unites the unhappy West is a profound sense of mystification. The Message of Thomas Friedman’s New Book: It’s Going to Be O.K. 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z I assume that phrase requires no translation, and indeed would resist any; there’s no way to capture that distinctive combination of mystification and mockery in English. Michael Moore, Donald Trump and their joint campaign against reality 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z There is a fine line between delving into the mysteries of life and engaging in mystification, and Mr. Gomes lands on the wrong side of it. Review: ‘Arabian Nights’ Offers Satirical Fabulism Amid Economic Austerity 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z In later years, de Man often used the word mystification in his theories in no creditable way: It was, he thought, what texts and writers and all of his contemporaries must inevitably do. How Paul de Man hid his past 2014-03-30T15:00:00Z Cleanly written, with a measure of sympathy and perhaps a little understandable mystification beneath the sober writing, “Dreadful” inspires a curious combination of fascination, pity and revulsion. Books of The Times: David Margolick’s ‘Dreadful’ Explores a Gay Novelist’s Anguish 2013-07-31T21:30:19Z And as is the case so many times in life, the relationship between Leary and Harcourt-Smith ended, after all the convolutions and mystifications, not with a bang or even a whimper, but a simple betrayal. ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’ Review: On the Run With Timothy Leary 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Its fascination with Brandon becomes a kind of credulity, a willingness to accept uncritically the mystifications of a proven liar. ‘My Old School’ Review: An Impostor Makes the Honor Roll 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z In other quarters, the color was met with a sense of mystification. The Semiotics of “Rose Gold” 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Howe documents it all — the sex, the drugs and the mystification — with the nonjudgmental vigilance of a devoted fan who has little interest in assessing Nicks’ place in the pop-rock pantheon. What more is there to know about Stevie Nicks? 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z But Baker moves beyond the easy target of the entertainment industry to satirize the cultural mystification surrounding the art of storytelling. Annie Baker's 'Antipodes' opens a door to the coveted writers room 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z Orville Prescott wrote in The New York Times in 1963, “Rarely if ever in literary history has a handful of stories aroused so much discussion, controversy, praise, denunciation, mystification and interpretation.” 2010-01-29T13:57:00Z The sketch wasn’t as good as the reaction shots: concern from Adele, mystification from Ms. Spears. At VMAs, Young Stars With Fresh Mouths 2011-08-29T05:17:13Z If this prompts you to wonder who those actual human beings are who are laughing at some of this stuff, that is a mystification I share. ArtsBeat: Your ‘Modern Family’ Questions Answered 2012-12-10T19:00:22Z Ibsen, Chekhov, Goldsmith, Strindberg and Schiller all received medical training, and you could argue that both disciplines involve careful performance rituals and a degree of flamboyant mystification. In Two Minds: A Biography of Jonathan Miller by Kate Bassett – review 2012-12-12T08:00:01Z If it doesn’t upset him, keep correcting people gently and stop worrying about their apparent mystification. Should I Have Spoken Up? 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z The lesson is refreshingly practical: There is no need to appeal to misty mystifications to account for a trend that is easily explained by economic hardship and social isolation. Review | In defense of the childless 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Telling Mom to take a hike is “so tough”; I don’t share your mystification. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Must snoring and light sleeping drive a couple apart? 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, the questions the audience asked betrayed a “Where’s the art?” kind of mystification. A Radical Collective Takes Over One of the World’s Biggest Art Shows 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z The new guidance adds "new layers of mystification and complexity" and could increase uncertainty and put schools off engaging with political issues, she says. Schools in England given guidance to avoid biased teaching 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Its enjoyment lies less in the story, but in the marvelous mystification of its telling. Review | ‘The Green Knight’ casts a magical spell, full of pleasures and perplexities 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z In short, the notion that either student debt forgiveness or “baby bonds,” taken separately or in combination, will erase the racial wealth gap would be sheer mystification. The True Cost of Closing the Racial Wealth Gap 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z One consequence is that truth, evidence and science fall prey to the language of mystification, which legitimates a tsunami of ignorance and the further collapse of morality and civic courage. Dystopian plagues and fascist politics in the age of Trump: Finding hope in the darkness 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Most Hollywood awards are about mystification, the fog of glamour that a joke might skewer but that the enterprise as a whole wants to maintain. Review: Strangest Emmys ever? Sure, but surprising, intimate and delightful too 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z As a result, chaos and mystification are his only friends. Opinion | Trump’s signal is his noise. Stop trying to distinguish between the two. 2020-05-20T04:00:00Z Here Aucoin, as though fishing in the same Rhine as Wagner did, creates a sense of wonderment and mystification. Review: At L.A. Opera, Matthew Aucoin's 'Eurydice' almost has it all 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z But to Bush's mystification, his saxophone-tootling challenger's popularity in opinion polls was even defying the gravity of revelations about his draft-dodging past. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know in five minutes 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z To Bush's mystification, his saxophone-tootling challenger's popularity in opinion polls was even defying the gravity of revelations about his draft-dodging past. Did Britain meddle in a US presidential election? 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z "What I'm trying to oppose is a certain tendency toward obscurantism and mystification," Gell-Mann continued. From My Archives: Quark Inventor Murray Gell-Mann Doubts Science Will Discover "Something Else" 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Leibniz broke the mystification by declaring that all that exists is relative positions and motions. Space: The Final Illusion 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z For Republicans to do anything but feel the sunshine on their hindquarters and generally be still is a mystification. To many voters, Mueller hasn’t mattered 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z For a 10-year-old who believed that his parents were always right, there was stunning mystification. Letters to the Sports Editor 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z But over the following years Weinstein’s belief in the remake only increased, often to the mystification of his staff. ‘The Upside’ is a hot-button Kevin Hart release that also represents something unexpected — Harvey Weinstein’s late-career failure 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z On the other hand, it suits the prevailing mood of mystification, and it means that Jong-su, who suspects Ben of having harmed or abducted Hae-mi, spends the rest of the film in search of her. “Bohemian Rhapsody” Is the Least Orgiastic Rock Bio-Pic 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Some Montessori advocates said that despite their mystification over the details, they were thrilled with news of the fund and its potential to inspire policymakers and other donors. Jeff Bezos Cites a Big Number, but Few Details, in Plan for Low-Income Montessori Preschools 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z “My research suggests that students who engage in these programmes actually contribute towards the mystification of larger systems that produce inequality, poverty, particular patterns of disease distribution and various forms of violence.” The business of voluntourism: do western do-gooders actually do harm? 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z It did not convey disapproval as much as mystification. A rossum’s best friend 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Since Election Day, they have harbored toward each other feelings of betrayal, mystification and fury. I Voted Clinton. You Voted Trump. Let’s Talk. 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Just as important, it swept away all the old hierarchies and mystifications. Karl Marx, Yesterday and Today 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The result is to sow confusion and mystification. Why We Can't Hear Truth From Either Candidate 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z This is the first extended English translation of the notes, and they carry mystification to the breaking point. The Terrifying Beauty of Mallarmé 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z That ‘community’ would never have claimed that our entire community mourns the loss of J. Scalia, nor contributed to his mystification without regard for the harm and hurt he inflicted. Georgetown law professors argue over how, and whether, to mourn Scalia 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Catherine draws and paints, while Virginia looks after her—or, at any rate, looks at her, standing by her bedside while she sleeps and gazing at her with an air of mystification. Alex Ross Perry’s Emotional Mayhem 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z North champions, “will look for good news” when Nelson is re-evaluated in Green Bay on Monday, quarterback Aaron Rodgers expressed equal parts frustration and mystification. Knee Injury Sidelines the Giants’ Bennett Jackson for the Season 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Although I will admit to a certain mystification over some of the furore surrounding it. Why Has HMRC Raised So Little Money From The HSBC Tax Evaders? 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z It was with both joy and mystification, therefore, that I found myself cackling at “What We Do in the Shadows” like a witch with a helium balloon. “Kingsman” and “What We Do in the Shadows” Reviews 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z China, which rejects any outside interference over its rule in Tibet or its relationship with Taiwan, has watched the Scottish debate with nervousness and some mystification. World holds its breath, mostly hoping Scots vote 'No' 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z Now I can hear my Marxist friends objecting that Arthur T. is engaging here in what they might call “mystification.” A Market Basket of dignity But other than that mystification they’ve missed a very important point. The NY Times Is Wrong; There Is No Case For High-Speed Rail 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z In any case, mystification is part of the problem. Inflation Repudiation Debate Betrays The Need For Reform 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z “I think there is a kind of mystification about what goes on at farms,” she said last Wednesday, between setting up different shots at Mesman Farm. Skagit cows star in dairy documentary 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z This they do because of their prior commitment to mystification. Why Limit Science To Natural Causes? And Who Said It First? 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The word “natural” is, of course, a mystification, given that technological and social systems are not found growing in a field, nurtured by dirt and sun. The Internet’s destructive gender gap: Why the Web can’t abandon its misogyny 2014-04-10T15:05:00Z "The following morning up I went to Dollis Hill and was shown in to a room there in which were half a dozen people like me in a state of mystification," Mr Cane says. Keeping a Colossal secret 2014-02-07T00:49:56Z “There’s a little bit of mystification about it,” says Thomas Barfield, a professor of anthropology at Boston University and author of Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History. Afghanistan's Big Tent Politics 2013-11-21T05:05:23Z But there is a multitude of voices here, and delight as well as revulsion or mystification. Pandæmonium by Humphrey Jennings – review 2012-11-06T12:00:01Z So his abrupt decision to switch his allegiance to football – soccer! – by taking up an offer of a scholarship with Cork City in 2004 was regarded with mystification in his home village of Gortnahoe. Euro 2012: Republic of Ireland profile – Shane Long 2012-06-03T13:35:33Z Rumors, though, abound, and the strict control of information about the president’s health only adds to the mystification. Ch?vez-Land 2012-05-21T05:00:00Z To speak plainly, there was never such a humiliating spectacle of public stolidity as that which for so long a time was witnessed in the popular mystification as to Mr. Gladstone's religious position. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z My father spoke truly, for though the stranger had uttered his lengthy speech but in an undertone, yet I, with the curiosity of youth, did not fail to hear, much to my mystification. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z This was, certainly, very extraordinary and very serious; still the persuasion that it was some mystification prevailed; and Dr. W.'s offer to pass a night in the office himself, was gladly accepted. Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas 2012-04-21T02:00:22.650Z A good many of Browning's mystifications, Sordello, for one, he simply refuses to bother himself with. Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z Even his late attempt to enlighten his sister Dinah on a matter he so imperfectly understood now recoiled upon him, and added to his own mystification. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z When I listen to all this, it does seem to me a melancholy mystification. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z Lewis was in a perplexed state of mystification yet. Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z For a few minutes no one quite knew what would happen, and greater mystification prevailed as the noise of firing came from every quarter of our front. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z The voyage was one of continuous foul weather which, to the mystification of the others, was vastly to the delight of Fritz. Immortal Youth A Study in the Will to Create 2012-04-03T02:00:30.247Z That was a case of high mystification, of jugglery worthy of a street-corner mountebank. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Lindo whistled; and when he had done whistling still stood with his mouth open and a face of the most complete mystification. The New Rector 2012-03-22T02:00:35.997Z Custom-houses, or rather squeeze-houses, are springing up in every direction, and the poor Chinese trader is in a perfect whirlwind of mystification as to whom he ought to pay and whom not. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z The level of mystification is so high that even on the last page the reader is gasping with the final, shocking surprise. Checklist A complete, cumulative Checklist of lesbian, variant and homosexual fiction, in English or available in English translation, with supplements of related material, for the use of collectors, students and librarians. 2012-03-19T02:00:24.597Z It would not, of course, be ungentlemanly cheating, but only a little mystification. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z The hypothesis of jugglery and mystification, dear to certain critics, has not the least application to this case, although I admit that rappings and movements are often produced as practical jokes by waggish persons. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z This scheme he set forth in his famous sonnet, Voyelles, which was only a mystification to catch the ears of credulous ones. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Rummage around and you’ll find one example after another of sellers shaking a furious fist at the eBay gods, expressing mystification, offering protestations and, of course, threatening litigation. The Haggler: EBay Policy Leaves Some Sellers Fuming 2012-03-10T21:37:19Z It was just for this reason that the theoreticians of the proletariat had to expose the metaphysics of democracy as a philosophic mask for political mystification. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z This mystified the police beyond description; but official mystification was as nothing to Hatch's state of mind. The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z I am going to pass summarily in review other experiments made by the same medium, and shall afterwards devote a special chapter to the examination of frauds and mystifications. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z The young in turn seek the grasshoppers and crickets which frequent their haunt, and thus the routine is continued, to the possible annoyance of the grasshopper and the complete mystification of the rural scientist. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z The doctor, when he looked at her face and heard her voice, took the whole thing to be a mystification and a hoax. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z It is obvious that this narrative is a complete mystification, and that either the stranger was a myth or Helvetius was the victim of a deception. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z "Auchindrane," though retaining a little of the Radcliffian mystery and mystification which Scott never quite outgrew, also tells its domestic story with a directness and verisimilitude not usual among the romanticists. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z Our judicial review would not be complete did we not consecrate a special chapter to these mystifications, which unhappily are too frequently employed by mediums. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z To Kelly's more complete mystification he scribbled a name and an address on a sheet of paper, and folded it up with an infinity of precautions. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z The charm of this transcendental scheme consists partly in the metaphysical mystification, the sentimental namby-pambyism,—the crazed poetic inspiration, with which the masters of this school speak and write. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z To this end he drilled, explored and studied, somewhat to the mystification of boys who still held aloof from the scout movement! A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z By such verbal mystification we are encouraged to shirk the rough and stony places along the hard road of thinking. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z She spoke in English, though whether for Cartaret’s comprehension, for the servant’s mystification, or as an added gibe at Ricardo, the American was unable to determine. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z It was plain the savages had never before seen anything of the kind, and they were filled with astonishment and mystification. Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z Nothing of the sort was indeed supposed of me—which is in particular my present mystification; so that my assault of the preliminaries disclosed, feeble as it strikingly remained, was mere darkness, waste and anguish. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z It isn’t a squirrel’s tail either!” returned the scout in a fever of mystification. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z Meantime there was much discussion, and more mystification, as to who this Queen of Flowers could be—where she lived—and so forth. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z Of course, with either the biographical or historical serial plan, great pains must be taken with that bugbear of the average teacher,—what the lesson-helps call intervening events, but many a scholar calls intervening mystifications. Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z To condense and manipulate the Memoirs at my own free will, following the plan of Paul de Musset's abridgement, seemed to me unscrupulous, even if I abstained from that amusing writer's deliberate mystifications. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z This answer seemed to cause the doctor to experience a slight sense of mystification. Amusement Only 2011-12-04T03:00:06.637Z He declared that Inspiration, in the school of the Higher Criticism, is "deprived of its old intelligible sense," and is "watered down into a mystification." The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z Mr. Tebbutts' bulging eyes sought mine in complete mystification; I turned to the fire, and to it revealed my emotions. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z That there were no revelations to make only added piquancy to the game, from her point of view, since it kept the aunts in a state of perpetual mystification, and held no pitfalls. White Fire 2011-11-21T03:00:15.067Z The host saw the look of mystification on their faces. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z The opinion has been advanced that Hippolytus has here fallen a victim to the mystification of a forger. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Then, in case of a discovery, how shall I excuse this prolonged mystification? The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z Then he fell to telling gipsy stories, and they to telling others back, to my intense mystification. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z “I don’t think Marmion is going to win that race; it was not certain before, it certainly isn’t now,” Jack answered, somewhat to my mystification. Luck at the Diamond Fields 2011-10-06T02:00:43.067Z The sharp-witted anthropologist, with his keen insight into human nature, would prove a valuable ally, but the Phantom felt a great deal of mystification in his presence. The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z She enjoyed the Commissioner’s mystification, and the little access of deference in his manner when he spoke to her. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z To Carolyn May’s amazement and to the utter mystification of Prince, a section of the floor under their feet began to rise. Carolyn of the Corners 2011-08-10T02:00:14.997Z “Why,” smiled Frank in some mystification, “this is a picture of the back of a man’s head?” The Motion Picture Chums at Seaside Park The Rival Photo Theatres of the Boardwalk 2011-08-05T02:00:44.900Z “Here’s a note from Professor Leonard!” she exclaimed, mystification written on her pretty features. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z One after another the girls tasted it and voiced their mystification. The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden 2011-07-26T02:00:18.027Z De Tocqueville had a great name for political literature, but his icy mystifications melted away under Mazzini's fiery pen of principle, passion, and truth. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z On the contrary, it added to his fears, because it added to his mystification. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z “I—I really don’t see the connection,” said the would-be debater, in tart mystification. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z I look upon the Italian opera at Paris as a mystification on the very largest scale, a thorough classic-Italian swindle. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Gladys laughed at her evident mystification, and tingled with a desire to keep her guessing. The Camp Fire Girls at Onoway House or, The Magic Garden 2011-07-26T02:00:18.027Z Unfortunately, since Potemkin's mystifications, falsehood has become a normal thing with the Russian employés, and the basis of all their proceedings, and hitherto the imperial will has been incapable of eradicating this fatal evil. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z In mystification, looking back to Bel, she asked: "I fainted, didn't I?" Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z He found, to his further mystification, that the portion of the tree which resembled a rustic seat had been removed. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z When in her presence, he found the study of this perplexing and ardent disciple of youth, who had darted across into his life out of nowhere, one of endless mystification and satisfaction. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z “Don’t you think you overdo this business of mystification sometimes, Kent?” The Secret of Lonesome Cove 2011-06-07T02:00:12.563Z I have no hesitation in saying that this is largely a piece of pure mystification, another Tale of the Grotesque and Arabesque. The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens 2011-06-05T02:00:15.443Z When this term “humours” became popular, it sunk into a mystification. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Gas ranges, of course, inspire no such mystification, even on the part of novice cooks. Ceramic-Range Tops: Easy on the Eyes, Hard on the Cooking 2011-06-01T09:30:00Z It was not simply three or four intrigues that she drove at once, but a dozen, keeping the threads from tangling, adding new ones each night, for a few days' mystification and abandonment. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z And after a moment, noting the look of mystification on her face, he snapped out: "Cradlebaugh's gambling rooms—gambling rooms, there—now you know." The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z But he was also much given to mystification, and it is not wise to accept anything he says without verifying it. The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens 2011-06-05T02:00:15.443Z In those ages of simplicity and pious frauds, a dream was an admirable expedient by which important events were carried on, and mystification satisfactorily explained the incomprehensible. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z On Thursday Gamba came, just as I was giving him up in a high state of despair and mystification. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I 2011-05-22T02:00:16.657Z "Oh!—" said the good woman, with a rather prolonged accent of mystification and disapprobation; wondering, no doubt, what disposal Mr. Digby could make of her, better than with Mrs. Marble; but not venturing to ask. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z This kind of publicity has been regarded, however, by the lay public as a sort of soliloquy carried on in an unknown tongue, and intended for the mystification of that same poor public. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z But if p. 133Drood was attacked outside the cathedral on level ground they are ‘unjustifiable mystifications.’ The Problem of 'Edwin Drood' A Study in the Methods of Dickens 2011-06-05T02:00:15.443Z We have but little doubt that the whole was a mystification. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 2011-04-29T02:00:09.217Z The whole series of incidents, beginning with Manetto's indignant assertion of his proper personality, passing through his doubts, and closing with his mystification, is conducted by fine gradations of irresistibly comic humor. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Come, Captain Forester," said he, "I owe you an amende for the mystification I have practised upon you. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z In fact, his senses were gradually recovering from the mystification into which they had been thrown, and he was anxious to vindicate himself before the party. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z “You did, George; yes, and so did Jack and Herb and Josh—I guess Jimmie and myself had a hand in it too!” laughed the fat boy, to their great mystification! Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence 2011-04-01T02:00:41.017Z He stared at her, a great hope contending with mystification. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z Since you condescend--to my utter mystification--to fight with Capriani, do not irritate him by disdainful conduct on the ground. 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance 2011-03-26T02:00:13.597Z It is some time before the Indians recover from their mystification. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z "There is some mystification here," said he, quickly, "but I cannot see through it." The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z But Elise had no theory to offer, and Jane was in tears again, so Aunt Gertrude carried her mystification out to the kitchen, to see whether Anna had returned with the groceries. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z His opinions have been the subject of much disputation, and it is often said that they are so enwrapped in explanations and mystifications, that it is difficult to make out what they really were. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z Mr. Gilbert looked about him with an air of mystification. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Mr Mead writes with a precision and clearness on subjects usually associated with bewildering technicalities and mystifications. Apollonius of Tyana, the Philosopher-Reformer of the First Century A.D. 2011-03-04T03:01:05.837Z A mystification had set in; a quiet robbery, and he the receiver. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z Theological argumentation, to be convincing, must be obscure; mystification, rather than conviction, is the prop of faith. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z The folly of Vidal, or rather the derangement of his imagination, subjected him to some of those mystifications which remind us of Don Quixote and Sancho, in the court of the laughter-loving Duchess. The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-02-25T03:01:04.597Z Some more elaborate plots, with more mystification in them, are intellectually stimulating to the oldest grades, and create an interest of curiosity. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z "We're in a fit condition of mystification to almost accept the little man's thesis." The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z And even if it were true that Ben David was a fraud, and needed the girl for his Cabalistic mystifications, even so I was rich enough to recoup him. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Welcome to the land of media mystification where no tablet is set in stone. Rupert Murdoch's iPad digital newspaper raises many questions ? but who has the answers? 2011-01-23T00:06:11Z This was an absolute mystification to them, for they knew their own want of power to condemn him to death. An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists 2011-01-19T03:00:17.237Z He took life as it came, let his fancy play upon it, selected, elucidated, ignored, threw the result in jest or observation or elaborate mystification at us, and would have no more of it…. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z But he is a mystery and the cause of mystifications.” The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Parliament was dismissed for thirteen years, Henry, in fact, had exactly fulfilled the project of mystification he proposed twenty years before—"to be politically and secretly handled." Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z At seventeen he wrote an elaborate mystification, Memoirs of Extraordinary Painters, a satire on the biographies in the Vies des Peintres Flamands. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z But the author of the Vestiges is not the only writer who is responsible for the current pseudo-scientific mystifications which hang about the term "law." Essays Upon Some Controverted Questions 2010-12-20T17:12:31.233Z The two youths were in a very maze of mystification. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z His mystification was complete when there came bounding towards him a huge dog, barking furiously. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z When I contacted Shirky to wonder what he made of the broadside, he suggested that his principle response was mystification. Gladwell: Twitter and Facebook cannot change the real world 2010-10-02T23:07:00Z Lawmakers and advocates for tenants and landlords responded to the governor’s suggestions with a mix of mystification, cautious approval and dismay. Paterson Urges Changes to Rent-Stabilization Rules 2010-05-27T01:15:00Z There are some people in the profession who to some degree enjoy the mystification of what they do, that it's not penetrable. Computer jargon baffles users, hinders security 2010-02-19T13:37:00Z For a time mystification, then changing to weird fear, as a sense of the supernatural stole over him. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Her tears were quenched, and she looked at him in utter mystification at the unexpected softness in his manner. The Undying Past "A good deal more so," the guest declared, pausing in his eating to stare blankly in front of him in utter mystification. A Poached Peerage But Miss Million laughed gleefully, evidently taking no small delight in my mystification. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune An accusatory glance towards Skeeter was answered by one of mystification. Making Money To clear away all mystification he sketched baldly the little episode of the down-turned photograph and the bitterness of the three words, "I'm ruined now." The Tempering Will no one vouchsafe to put an end to this mystification? Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) A story built around the Kidd tradition but of a wholly different kind is that masterpiece of curious deductive analysis, "The Gold Bug," with its cryptogram and elaborate mystification. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day Indeed, though he watched carefully for it, he could not detect either any of the mystification or the vanity of authorship. Maria Edgeworth The nature of the mystification was not disclosed till long afterwards; and it is but justice to both parties to say, not by Talleyrand, but by Lord T——— himself. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) Fatigue, for the hour was late, chagrin at being robbed of my partner, added to the heat and the crowd, had all their share in the mystification. Jack Hinton The Guardsman We shall not make, therefore, any secret of Mr. Linton's absence, nor ask of our patient reader to partake of the mystification that prevailed among the company at Tubbermore. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) Alas! poor Bob's mystifications were not to end here, for she spoke in French, and however distinguished the City of the Tribes might be in many respects, that language was but little cultivated there. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience But the mystification passes, as soon as the explanation is arrived at. A Modern Wizard His mystification frankly confessed itself, at this, plain curiosity. The Sacred Fount Lambert was struggling hard to preserve his gravity and keep up the assumed mystification; and it was a struggle. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance We, who are aware of her mystification, may be amused at it; but imagine yourselves in the same situation, ladies, and you will appreciate its horrors! International Short Stories American Some resemblance in the scenery with the country around Reichenau assisted the mystification, and from the entanglement of my thoughts no effort could rescue me. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience Yes; this was the entire mystification by which I obtained his favor, his politeness, and his protection. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance He got up to it, moving with me to the door; but his mystification, little as I could, on the whole, soothe it, still kept me. The Sacred Fount Lambert, affecting the greatest surprise and mystification, was not slow to acquiesce. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Determined to be no longer the victim of mystification, I wished Jones good-bye, and hurrying in, found the curtain down. And with this mystification came a great and growing curiosity. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley What confounded mystification was passing through his marine intellects I could not fathom. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Deficient in the sense of irony, we take the playful abandonment—the jocose mystification—of the American newspapers as simple statement. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) If we forbore any attempt at mystification with our valued reader in an early stage of this history, it is not now, that we draw to its close, we would affect any secrecy. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Pretty much the same mystification had it been to you to have listened to Annes-ley Beecher's account of his friend Grog Davis. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Court at once christened it “Bob’s alarm-clock,” much to the mystification of the fellows who had not been present on that memorable night. Under Boy Scout Colors Meanwhile my patience was beginning to fail me, and I felt that if the mystification were to last much longer, I should infallibly lose my presence of mind. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance He could feel the puzzled gaze of many eyes upon him, and imagined the mystification his appearance had excited. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure The following texts relating to the “supreme true but hidden god” amply demonstrate that the chief characteristic of his cult was that it was shrouded in secrecy and mystification. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations "Why, there is no end to this mystification," cried the boy, impatiently. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life "I have had a visitor," said she, after a short mystification; "a certain colonel, who assumes to be known to your father, but I fancy will scarcely be remembered by him, he calls himself Haggerstone." The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life It was clearly a case upon which they would not admit of any mystification or deceit. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance "Well, it is too late to think of it now," said I, rather captiously; for I began to be worried with the mystification. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas She looked at me frankly and level-eyed, but her face held only mystification. The Portal of Dreams That was partly for your edification and mystification. An Artist in Crime Heaven knows how far our mystification might have gone on; for when you spoke of Duchesne—the ex-captain of the Imperial Guard, I suppose— "Yes! what of him?" Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II But from the lips of Apeman, to add to their mystification, came the groans and moans of an ape that was suffering. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 Often there seemed to be schemes of fun and mystification, on an extensive scale, on the tapis, which I, as a comparative outsider, not knowing the persons and circumstances, wasn't admitted to share in. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. The preliminaries of the initiation consisted in leading the candidate around the rooms and down into the cellar, now and then placing before him obstructions which added to his discomfort, if not to his mystification. Ku Klux Klan Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment With all respect for your uncle's grim humour," said Sylvester, "I think there was rather a systematic perseverance in the course of mystification involved in such a process of getting rid of a troublesome person. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II The three went at once into secret session, leaving the entire conduct of the chandlery business to Winters, much to the mystification of that youth. Doubloons—and the Girl "Castle's full," Paul explained to relieve the mystification apparent on his friend's countenance. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch I remember it quite well," said Lothair, "and I'm not a little annoyed to feel that nowadays I could not carry out a similar mystification. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. And all life appears to Riabovich an absurd mystification and seems thoroughly senseless. Contemporary Russian Novelists As he spoke English with an accent and as foreign accents were all of an equal mystification to Sally, it was possible that she need never know his origin. The Campfire Girls on the Field of Honor The entire business seemed to me like a foul mystification; and I would now show that I was possessed of alarmingly good common-sense and also of extraordinary sagacity. Weird Tales. Vol. I The natural result of such a state of things was to force them to practise concealment and mystification, as is strikingly shown in the history of the Pythagoreans. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Swearing softly and scratching his head in mystification, the conductor stood in the aisle staring at the ubiquitous babe, when a double cry arose: “Elsmere, where in thunder?” The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted If Mr. Bentley cannot do this, he stands self-convicted of an attempt to impose upon the public by a mystification, for purposes as apparent as the trick itself.” English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. The neglected condition of the study of earlier English in the 18th century alone accounts for the temporary success of Chatterton’s mystification. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Shakespeare owes them nothing; and we have received from them little more than some maundering mystification and much ponderous platitude. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 His intellectual sensibility and his elemental soul make for mystifications. Ivory Apes and Peacocks What this mystification cost in the end I shall tell in another place; and even in the beginning, it deceived no one. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) She herself was conscious of this, at first accidental, but now deliberate, mystification; and she dreaded the disclosure that was bound to come. Coquette He was a secretive man, fond of mysteries and mystifications. Miss Cayley's Adventures Again Rod conversed with her, greatly to the mystification of his comrades, who thought he would never stop. The Big Five Motorcycle Boys on the Battle Line Or, With the Allies in France He was a farceur, fond of mystifications, of rough practical jokes, of horseplay. Ivory Apes and Peacocks Now, as he ran his hands uncertainly through the miner’s thick hair, a look of mystification crept into his bleary eyes. Gold The whole thing, he reasoned, might be a mere mystification, which it were the height of solemn folly to resent. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) They were like a couple of children with a mystification in hand, notwithstanding that they were planning an invasion so serious of all the proprieties, and meant to make so disreputable and revolting a bargain. Sir Tom Children have a natural inclination for mystifications, for masquerades, for raillery, and for theatrical performances, &c. Pedagogics as a System She added the last with unconscious pathos in her tones, but in his increasing interest and mystification the man who called himself “Botts” was unaware of it. Anything Once A shadow of mystification passed over her wonderful face, yet she smiled with well-bred tolerance, saying: "You are quite droll." Wings of the Wind We have heard scientific illustrations of this character, from which the hearer derived a supplementary dose of mystification rather than an elucidation of the problem with which he was already manfully grappling. The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching She looked round upon the company with a sort of malicious triumph, a laugh on her lips as of some delightful mystification, some surprise of which she was in the secret. Sir Tom The question and mystification in Macdonald’s face at her coming cleared with her brisk words. The Rustler of Wind River But that argument is one of the many mystifications in which the weird genius of Poe delighted. The International Spy Being the Secret History of the Russo-Japanese War He has a penchant as strong as cheap boarding-house butter, for mystification, and a free delivery of hard words, perfectly and unequivocally wonderful. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes That there is some mystery, or mystification, about all this is nearly certain. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 It was Pope's aim to mystify his readers, and in this he has succeeded, for the mystifications of the poem even confound the commentators. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) The Count's mystification and annoyance were manifest, the more so when, after some time, the servants returned to say that the missing man could not be found. The Bright Face of Danger Being an Account of Some Adventures of Henri de Launay, Son of the Sieur de la Tournoire She could only repeat, in a tone of mystification, "All right for money now?" The Side Of The Angels A Novel I repeated, and looked in mystification at the portrait above the spinet. The Romance of a Plain Man His sphinx-like reticence vexed Bird more and more, and intolerably deepened the mystification of his failure to do any of the things with his capital which Bird had promised himself and his fellow-citizens. The Quality of Mercy But he checked himself, wanting only to be easy about it and above all not to appear engaged to the point of mystification. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II She looked at him with mystification in her eyes, but did not ask what he meant, and returned to her mother. The Eye of Dread Men were left to guess, as they best might, at the Eleusinian drama performing behind the veil of Isis—to speculate for themselves, or announce to others at random the causes of this huge mystification. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 The mystification was complete, but not the suffering. The Paliser case It is a pity there was any mystification about it. An Orkney Maid Now, I was aware that Mrs. Adelaide Curtis of Albany was the artist's wife's mother; but then I looked upon the whole address as a mystification, intended especially for myself. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories The Vijil family was scattered around in the open, most of them under the ramada, and after a frowning moment of mystification the young fellow resumed his task, but in silence. The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine Miss Pride knew her victim perfectly, but for the sake of appearances kept up the semblance of mystification. Nobody And if any mystery suggested, from that cause remains even partially unsolved, truth and loyalty, and not a desire for mystification, must supply the explanation. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 “It is possible I am; but if he is working for the company, it is pretty certain that I am not,” he continued, heaping mystification on her. Whispering Smith Daily Chronicle: We have seldom read a better piece of mystification. Cleo The Magnificent Or, the Muse of the Real It is not a mystery: it is only a mystification. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors And if at times, as she sat and munched, her look was pensive and remote, this was due less to misgivings than to mystification. Nobody When she came out at suppertime, dressed for the evening's entertainment, she was her usual cheerful self, much to the mystification of her compassionate mother and the big brothers. The Biography of a Prairie Girl There was a pucker of mystification between her eyes as she looked up at Mrs. Owsley. Sunlight Patch In this way was Daniel Dunglas Home launched on a career that was to prove one of the most marvelous, if not the most marvelous, in the annals of mystification. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters The customs, practices, and words picked up by them during their wanderings have added to their mystification. Gipsy Life being an account of our Gipsies and their children, with suggestions for their improvement He looked at me with an amused smile, enjoying my mystification like a child. The Belovéd Vagabond Phillis still called him Alcides, to his endless mystification: but she privately wondered when his labors were to begin. Not Like Other Girls Zeke himself put a term to the mystification that had gripped him as well as the others. Heart of the Blue Ridge Exorcising now went on daily, to the disgust of the serious-minded, the mystification of the incredulous, the delight of sensation-mongers, and the baffled fury of Grandier. Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters One of the letters evidently caused him considerable annoyance, for, removing his hat, he passed his hand slowly over his bald head as he sat staring at it in mystification. Hushed Up! A Mystery of London Careless of their scorn Lois was enjoying the mystification of the young Amzis, to whom she held out two boxes and bade them make a choice. Otherwise Phyllis There is another cause, besides this fondness for ridicule, to which the mystification of her Ladyship may be attributed. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 She knew there was some manner of mystification forward and yearned for the key to it. The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel His strange disposition and tastes were a source of continual astonishment and mystification to the old people. George Borrow in East Anglia Open wonder spoke in the voice, open mystification. The Dominant Dollar Aware of his aunt's mystification and disapproval, he still considered the doctor the more serious of two dangers. Juggernaut I seemed to require at first some sort of recognition that I was talking—but none came, neither nod of acquiescence, look of mystification nor denial.... Child and Country A Book of the Younger Generation He delighted in what may be termed humorous mystification. A Book About Lawyers And this woman possessed an energetic character, a force of will, a skill in mystification, to which nothing can be compared. Germinie Lacerteux He smiled to dissipate the mystification he saw gathering on the other’s face. The Dominant Dollar He would go anywhere, do anything in reason, so long as no mental effort was required of him; but music—to Paul's utter mystification—he decisively refused to hear. Captain Desmond, V.C. "How do you dare say that, Dolly?" he asked in growing curiosity and mystification. The End of a Coil While he waited for his mother to come—seeking relief from the melancholy and deep mystification of this death—the boy went into the street. The Mother In the 3rd century this love of mystification reached the pitch of hiding even the gospels from the unclean eyes of pagans. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" It is probable that the novelist himself was not aware of this, and his father appears to have practised some mystification as to his own professional career. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Tom looked so confused and bewildered that his companion felt called upon to end the mystification. The Young Adventurer or Tom's Trip Across the Plains Rupert grunted his intelligence, and at the same time his mystification. The End of a Coil It was obvious the expert was enjoying the lad's mystification. Christopher and the Clockmakers I drew it out and stared at it in a state of mystification. The Blue Germ Meanwhile the party was getting more and more disorganized, and the public were getting tired of the apparent mystification. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Instinct can all the more easily produce this mystification when it calls forth an imaginative activity full of interest and eager passion. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory Any one who insists that their diversity is in any way itself their unity, can only do so because he loves obscurity and mystification for their own pure sakes. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy Here was a monstrous mystification for the lady of honor, who told Boehmer to instantly go and see his official superior, the chief of the king’s household. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages Mr. Gouger looked a good counterfeit of complete mystification for some seconds, and then a gleam as of sudden recollection shot across his face. A Black Adonis To Madge’s mystification, Tania started about among the people who had been watching her performance with her small hands clasped together like a cup. Madge Morton's Victory "Why do you say 'calls himself?'" inquired Jasper, in some mystification. Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success We have got up a little mystification," she said after a pause, "and I am sure I can trust you; besides, you don't know the parties. Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia One can scarcely conceive how so great a mind as that of Goethe could have been duped by such mystifications. My Recollections of Lord Byron There is no mystification about this MS.; and I am sorry to say that it will not turn the scale either way in the present controversy. The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1875 A Monthly Periodical Devoted to the Literature, History, Antiquities, Folk Lore, Traditions, and the Social and Material Interests of the Celt at Home and Abroad. The plot is of breathless interest, but of such a character that we will warrant when the general mystification is dispersed no reader will feel like ever undertaking to seem what he is not. Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages At the next, and final, “demonstration” mystification of another kind came to the observant Kate. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity The man didn’t seem to mind, however, and after he had bowed silently for a moment or two with great enjoyment of their mystification, he pulled off his astonishing head-gear and disclosed his features. Patty's Summer Days “So I was,” Mr. Preston answered, in evident enjoyment of their mystification. The Radio Boys Trailing a Voice or, Solving a Wireless Mystery And again at her look of mystification he laughed aloud. The Branding Iron The sanguine confidence of the community had not subsided into doubt so much as into helpless mystification. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim As Jack drew out of sight about the rear of the 92 building his mystification was added to when he saw West pause before the door, stoop and pick up a handful of gravel. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity Under her willful mystifications his calmness was getting ruffled. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel “Well I’ll—” he stopped short at the door and looked about his own room with an air of complete mystification. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays A great air of official mystification and secrecy prevailed respecting everything that happened at that time. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The use of letters is a mystery, which seems to have no purpose except mystification. Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays Their too confiding and credulous mediums are too often in the main responsible for their own mystification and misleading. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers The news of Dumourier’s attempt to overthrow his government had reached us, but in the usual way of mystification. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 All simply was a game of mystification devised for one purpose by Winwood, and, for a different purpose, joined in by James and the rest. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography His mystification and anger increased with the years, and he had kept a standing offer of a large reward for information leading to the discovery of his wife. The Hindered Hand or, The Reign of the Repressionist Strange, decadent, morbid, bizarre, weird, were adjectives bestowed upon them, and he played up to the adjectives for the edification or mystification of the people who invented them and for his own infinite amusement. Nights Rome, Venice, in the Aesthetic Eighties; London, Paris, in the Fighting Nineties Under such circumstances, it was a way with Miss Carmichael to play with the pupil’s mystification. Emmy Lou Her Book and Heart And, to the utter mystification of the boys, they burst out laughing, and laughed as if they would never stop. In Blue Creek Cañon He glanced again at Lena in a very amiable manner, as though he expected her to be saucy in return, but she blushed with mystification and mortification. Jewel Weed The book of mystification was then almost ungratefully closed, and the serious business of packing commenced. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta "But truth, they say, is stranger than fiction," and he was about to add something to Arethusa's further mystification, when the automobile stopped. The Heart of Arethusa Yet her mystification was in no wise made clearer, when David left them to go to St. Louis. At Fault "What is she talking about?" solemnly asked Mr. Dean, with an air of complete mystification. Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman To have been the object of such a mystification, he, a professor of dancing and deportment! Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery To these writers, then, the doctrine of final causes for rudimentary organs was a piece of mystification and an absurdity; no less fatal to any such doctrine were the processes of embryological development. Evolution, Old & New Or, the Theories of Buffon, Dr. Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck, as compared with that of Charles Darwin The agility, the sudden changes of Elizabeth, her lies, her mystifications, though they failed to deceive Philip, puzzled and impeded his mind. History of the English People, Volume IV How can they wish to soil the delicate texture of their airy fancies by pondering over the wearying stupidities of Presidential elections, or the bewildering mystifications of rabid metaphysicians? The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 The strange Foreigner, with the visage of stone, who conducts the business of mystification, strikes us also, though we see but little of him. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works I feared that his secretive instincts would get the better of him, and he would delay giving his reasons, out of the pure love of mystification that was inherent in the old fellow’s nature. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse On one side the positive assertion, with indignant comment, that Virgil was deposed for antipodal heresy, on the other, serious attempts at justification, palliation, or mystification. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Her delight in the consciousness of her ingenuity broke out in a thousand puckish freaks, freaks in which one can hardly see any purpose beyond the purpose of sheer mystification. History of the English People, Volume IV Miss Fay Davis made quite a little triumph of gentle gracious kindliness out of one of those potentially tiresome explanatory parts without which no mystifications can be contrived. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 7, 1916 Then he and the tall scout scrambled hastily to their feet, for Chatz had suddenly given utterance to an exclamation that seemed to contain much of both surprise and mystification. Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot There was much whispering and plotting and agreeing together in schemes of mystification. Paul Patoff I think Mrs. Clifford Mills would do well not to prolong her mystifications beyond the point when they are quite clear to her audience. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 12, 1916 In the dining room she had felt recklessly intrepid and the utter mystification of Buck Crowley had amused her. Joan of Arc of the North Woods I took a malicious delight in the mystification of my fellows. The Shadow World To try to obtain that information an army pours out much blood and treasure; to guard that information an army will consume a full third of its energies in an elaborate system of mystification. Bulgaria He seemed to be under some mystification that the lively French girl was a guest of Miss Rothesay's, and his sister ventured not to break this delusion. Olive A Novel There is no mistake, colonel?" he said, gravely; "no mystification? The Young Franc Tireurs And Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War His attendants looked on in frightened mystification at the changes now preparing in the inner of the two up-stairs rooms in which their master had been wont to work. The Genius But, seriously, that performance on the closed piano remains a profound mystification to me. The Shadow World This news, however, with its lively interest, but deepened the listener's mystification. The Outcry But he hadn't himself at this juncture seen Frankle; he had only wondered, and a degree of mystification had even remained. The Finer Grain Sarah's look of mystification at this definition sent Alec off into a fit of laughter. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party Some points of mystification still remained to be cleared up. Mary Louise and the Liberty Girls "I've taken a lozenge," he whimsically retorted, expressing a very human delight in our mystification. The Shadow World Above all things, not a word to Louis about the mystification of which I am making him a victim. French and Oriental Love in a Harem “I’m glad you remember so well how it looked,” remarked Tom, somewhat to the mystification of his companion. The Boy Scouts of Lenox On his arrival at Merryvale and hearing how matters stood, Murtough Murphy was in a perfect agony of delight in anticipating the mystification of the kidnapped agent. Handy Andy, Volume One A Tale of Irish Life, in Two Volumes And if intentional mystification be admitted, the doors of enquiry, after three hundred and fifty years, are practically sealed to the critical picklock. The Dance of Death "It's not necessary, after all, that you should go away, Stuart," she announced with a calm abruptness to Farquaharson's complete mystification. The Tyranny of Weakness For several minutes Mrs. Thorlakson continued to stand in the doorway, the lamp above her head, her face shining in the mellow glow with a queer mixture of apprehension and mystification. Every Man for Himself In any case, the Dictator was not by nature a suspicious man, and he was not scared by any thoughts of plots, and mystifications, and personal danger. The Dictator But take care, my young friend, that you do not finish by becoming the dupe of your own mystification. Gryll Grange I didn’t bless Doctor Gulliman exactly, for I could not help thinking that somehow or other he had had a hand in the mystification. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor “Why, sir, that they serve to confirm my suspicions, and those of my mate, that the felucca is not honest, and that there is a good deal of mystification going on somewhere or other.” The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea But in matters of information he was trustworthy, his passion for fact overcoming his love of mystification. For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War One little indication is the love of mystifications, or what were entitled 'bites.' English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century Dearly as she loved her sister, Ruth felt a little rankling of soreness mingling with her mystification. The Fortunes of the Farrells “What the dickens do ye mean, man?” said the captain, angry at the mystification. Afloat at Last A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea Better observers perceived that his seeming mystifications were in fact the result of a really embarrassed judgment. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 Railsford had sat and listened to all this in a state of the completest mystification. The Master of the Shell Mina loved a mystification too, and especially to mystify uncle Duplay, who thought himself so clever—was clever indeed as men went, she acknowledged generously; but men did not go far. Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House Little can be said of the play beyond this point, for it dwindles off into sentimental mystification which cannot be enjoyed by anyone under fifty, or appreciated by anyone under eighteen. Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets But Bull's own bull, the English bull, is "a dumb ox of thought"; a standing mystification in the mind. A Short History of England “What interview? who is expected?” said Tyrrel, unable with the utmost exertion to suppress some signs of curiosity, though he suspected the whole to be merely some mystification of her ladyship. St. Ronan's Well Stuart seemed to think it a great joke—her mystification. Under the Country Sky She paused on her way, wondering, and her wonder and mystification grew when she saw them cut across the square in the direction of Peden's dark and silent hall. Trail's End It is a foolish notion that mystification is of any value. Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets As a piece of literary mystification, Teufelsdröckh and viiihis treatise enjoyed a measure of the success which nearly twenty years before had been scored by Dietrich Knickerbocker and his “History of New York.” Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History All this time, as may be imagined, Mr Bunker had been in a state of high mystification at his friend’s unusual adroitness. The Lunatic at Large On both occasions he was punished for assuming a character for purposes of mystification. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) "Deserve what?" he inquired, looking about in mystification, wondering if something had happened in the post-office to fire this indignation. Trail's End Constance’s mystification increased; she saw not the slightest connection. Jerry Junior Constance’s mystification increased; she saw not the slightest connexion. Jerry An expression of slight mystification appeared on the broad brow of the waiter, but he was inured to eccentric gastronomic requests, and fulfilled this one with his accustomed dignity. White Ashes Almost every publication of his life was attended with some sort of mystification passing into downright falsehood, and, at times, injurious to the character of his dearest friends. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) What a place he was earning for himself he was yet to learn, but through some mystification an inkling came. In Happy Valley If this myth and mystification had died with the dead ages, as it should have done, what a fitter place to live in this world would be today! The Necessity of Atheism Irene scribbled away delightedly, but Lorna, who had almost forgotten the nursery rhymes of her childhood, was in much mystification, and only filled in a few of the vacant spaces. The Jolliest School of All But Nick apparently struck him as unashamed, and a faint colour coming into his withered cheek indicated his mystification and alarm. The Tragic Muse Balzac's genius for skilfully-combined photographic detail explains his strange power of mystification. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) Wayne was gazing with mystification in his queer and innocent eyes. The Napoleon of Notting Hill The credulous air of Syria was favourable to the great mystification in which Lord Montacute was an unconscious agent. Tancred Or, The New Crusade Great was the consternation, profound the mystification of all parties. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 England is full of these political mystifications, and it is one of the reasons that she is so much in arrears in many of the great essentials. Recollections of Europe Balzac returns to this subject so often and so emphatically that one half believes him to be the victim of his own mystification. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) The King advanced with a slight mystification towards the tall figure, whose face was in shadow; then he said— "By the Great Lord of Luck, Barker!" The Napoleon of Notting Hill And her merry laugh rang through the quiet wood, plunging him into deeper mystification than ever. Dixie Hart But here the fallacy of their grand scheme of political mystification begins to develop itself. Sketches There is a strange mixture of kind feeling, prejudice, and ill-nature, as respects us, wrought into the national character of that people, that will not admit of much mystification. Recollections of Europe This is what I mean by mystification, and one fears to draw a line as to which he was probably far from clear himself. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) Vassilan emerged from the kitchen, dripping but less gory, and the two visitors disappeared, whereupon Mr. Hughes confided his mystification to Jenkins. One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York I fancy that under Pope's elaborate masks of hypocrisy and mystification there was a heart always abnormally sensitive. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series "His lameness—it could be a bridge," she observed, to Ross's mystification. Key Out of Time To these writers, then, the doctrine of final causes for rudimentary organs was a piece of mystification and an absurdity; no less fatal to any such doctrine were the processes of embryological development. Selections from Previous Works and Remarks on Romanes' Mental Evolution in Animals One other variety of mystification may introduce us to some of Balzac's most powerful stories. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) Against all this mystification both of silence and verbosity Shaw has been a splendid and smashing protest. George Bernard Shaw His mystification had, as before, driven him into perplexities upon which he had never calculated. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series Personal God suited to human sympathies and free from mystifications, 672-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry It holds that the mysteries of orthodoxy are mystifications which insult the thinking man. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology He had a difficulty in providing material200 furniture, owing to certain debts, which, as some sceptics insinuated, were themselves a vast mystification. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) He laughed again and again at the vast humor of this situation as it lay before him, exulting in the mystification his thieves' jargon would create. The Sagebrusher A Story of the West The mystification was childish enough, though if Pope had committed no worse crime of the kind, one would not consider him to be a very grievous offender. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series We complacently congratulate ourselves on our recognition of a personal God, as being the conception most suited to human sympathies, and exempt from the mystifications of Pantheism. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry My mystification was certainly deep enough without this suggestion that I was a mere character in a tale whose awkward beginning aroused only the gravest apprehensions as to the conclusion. Lady Larkspur It was her turn for mystification; if he had his shallows, he also had his depths. The Henchman Whether any such body really existed or whether the above account is simply an attempt at mystification devised to excite curiosity, the incredulous may question. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements None of them meant to give up after going this far and the men fretted for immediate action, but Alexander to their mystification shook her head. A Pagan of the Hills All is mystery as of course, but mystification is another thing, and the tendency to befog a theme which needs to be clarified, is to be regretted. The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry Her first fears of peril had died away, but her sense of mystification had increased and was more deeply touched with awe. Robin "I thoroughly allow that the celebrated Professor wrote the lines, but only, I believe, as a kind of mystification," was my answer. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Her peculiar fascination lay in a consciousness of sex which is the explanation of the power to win men that distinguishes one woman above the many, to their envy and mystification. The Mayor of Warwick My state of mystification grew more and more profound. The Golden Scorpion Bless their honest hearts, they could not endure life without an occasional plot or mystification! The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary What he saw only added to his general mystification. Parrot & Co. "I really cannot see anything amusing in this sort of stupid mystification," cried Mrs. Ormonde, in a huff. A Crooked Path A Novel Sir Walter Scott wished that somebody might have the manliness to recover Highland poetry from the mystification of paraphrase or imposture, and to present it genuine to the English reader. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century His brows contracted in astonished mystification, then slowly his eyes narrowed and kindled. The Lighted Match This time the big object catches Mooween's eye as he rounds the point; and you have only to sit still to see him go through the same maneuvers with greater mystification than before. Ways of Wood Folk We were wet to the skin before we could get at the rain-cloaks on which we were sitting, but our boatmen remained as dry as ever, to our mystification. Russian Rambles Believing that he was the victim of a mystification, Ferval waited, his pulses beating as if he had been running too hard. Visionaries Silence being the only dignified course under mystification, Anne was silent. The Helpmate After tea, when she played and sang, his mystification increased, for the bird-like voice and delicate touch were superior to much that he heard among his city friends. Divers Women There is a deeper mystification still in this passage, where a writer is said to "plant himself in the very heart of the subject." Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion The more I see of science the more it strikes me as one large mystification. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 21, 1920 Let us hope, Exalted Highness, that your masquerades and mystifications are over forever. Visionaries The same general mystification and uncertainty regarding my actions pervaded the entire night; but morning brought relief, and in more ways than one. Trifles for the Christmas Holidays Surely there is some mystification here; it is not one of those plain statements that we desire in practical affairs. Practical Essays He was inflated with vanity, though he was totally ignorant of everything away from the theatre, and was, in fact, one of those individuals who actually seem to court mystification and practical jokes. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag By lucky chance I discovered what appeared to be a clue to the reason of all this mystification. Up in Ardmuirland "Who?" asked Hanson, attempting to conceal his eagerness under an air of mystification. The Black Pearl As nothing had been previously explained to him about us, he covered his mystification by hailing us jovially, after which he misconstrued everything we said. The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia With an instinctive love of mystification, he kept up during his journey an official correspondence with his prefect and a private one with Réal. The House of the Combrays To the entirely new spectator there is a certain mystification about this drawing of the jury from the wooden drum with the handle for turning. The Man in Court Nevertheless, in February, 1805, when he once more went to Alexandria in search of Villeneuve, this time really misled by the elaborate mystifications of Napoleon, he again brought himself before the Admiralty. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain One wonders whether the "rules of the service" did not in Scott's opinion occasionally permit a little wilful mystification. Sir Walter Scott as a Critic of Literature "Move on?" he asked, with an air of mystification. A Comedy of Masks A Novel There is not even the feint—the mystification of the van. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. If they be not the symptoms of mental decay, they can be nothing but the means of a gigantic mystification. Artist and Public And Other Essays On Art Subjects Osiris with chin in hand and a look of mystification on his brow, pondering over the misdeeds of a soul! The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt For when he went back to the hotel at the luncheon-hour he brought little with him save a stench in his nostrils and a slightly increased fund of mystification. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush My dear, nothing is so easy as mystification; that is why I don't return the compliment. A Comedy of Masks A Novel But certainly Mr. Denny threw in too many unnecessary mystifications and crude explanations in proportion to the wit, wisdom and lively incident of his confection. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-25 There has been much unnecessary mystification touching this supposed reality behind experiences. An Introduction to Philosophy "What under the sun?" exclaimed Miss Tonker, with a gaze of mingled amazement, mystification, and contempt, at the poor old maiden making such unwonted noise. The Other Girls Plainly they were divided between admiration and mystification. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest As regards this subject of psychology, now, I wish at the very threshold to do what I can to dispel the mystification. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals She went home, wondering uneasily why he should have smiled, but came to the conclusion that this was simply one of his mystifications and that he had simply been trying to cover his defeat. The Judge It was young Mary, however, who answered, her round blue eyes lingering in mystification upon the fire Carl had built in the deserted wing. Diane of the Green Van The girl's laughter had changed to shyness, then to mystification. Kenny The measure would tend, as in my example of the players, to a universal mystification, upon which the best thing we could do would be to look at one another and laugh. Essays on Political Economy Altogether it does seem as if there were a certain fatality of mystification laid upon the teachers of our day. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals But the author of the "Vestiges" is not the only writer who is responsible for the current pseudo-scientific mystifications which hang about the term "law." Collected Essays, Volume V Science and Christian Tradition: Essays Greatly astonished—for this negro was apparently too lazy to talk when he deemed it unnecessary—Diane took the birch bark and inspected it in mystification. Diane of the Green Van She had stepped from the page of an old romance into life and laughter, wearing for the mystification of chance beholders, an old-time gown of gold brocade! Kenny Recourse is had to this mystification: "We must find work for the workmen." Essays on Political Economy Perhaps the word 'apperception' flourished in their eyes and ears as it nowadays often is, embodies as much of this mystification as any other single thing. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals It fascinated and transfixed the military man, and Bart Stirling, staring also at the strange tableau, was overcome with perplexity and mystification. Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent "Say, they play all sorts of games over there—forfeits an' post office an'—" Bessie had to laugh at Dolly's look of mystification. The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm Or, Bessie King's New Chum I shall not soon forget your mystification, and how you chafed under my imperative commands. Hugo A Fantasia on Modern Themes The young man cried out to heaven against such mystification, for which there was absolutely no excuse. First Love (Little Blue Book #1195) And Other Fascinating Stories of Spanish Life Here, to their complete mystification, they saw a large hole about four feet in depth had been dug. Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics Love for her she was sure she read, love and kindness for her, and mystification, and curiosity, and the hot slumbering desire for her that made his breathing short and heavy. Nocturne Dan forgot, in his increasing interest and mystification, that the "Courier's" city editor was waiting for news of Thatcher, the capitalist. A Hoosier Chronicle That such mystifications are odious, are shameful, are almost too degrading a price to pay for the gains of such a work, we may all readily enough admit. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) In the mystification of his brains, all answers seemed to be delivered “per contra.” Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 23, 1841 "Thank you," replied Robert with equal composure, though he felt inclined to laugh at Playdon's mystification. The Wings of the Morning Such perilous ideas, so frequently started by Jenny for his mystification, joggled together in his brain and made there the subject of a thousand ruminations. Nocturne In this plateau is a boundary-stone, and we pass anew into Spain,—stopping to cross and recross the frontier several times, with grave ceremony, and to the unconcealed mystification of the guide. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees By one of those mystifications which make the French polemical literature of the eighteenth century the despair of bibliographers, Diderot cites as his authority a Life of Saunderson, by Dr. Inchlif. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) The days of medical mystification are not yet entirely passed, but year by year the profession is assuredly losing that peculiar virtue of office which it formerly possessed in so eminent a degree. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 86, February, 1875 There certainly was an expression of surprise and mystification on her face as she saw the change that had come over those kittens. Roof and Meadow Is the audience as much in the dark over the first mystification as Antipholus is? Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies Then, after a hurried skimming of the first page, he turned back again and carefully studied the address in a mystification which was pierced presently by a flash of light. The Wheel of Life So far as Diderot is concerned, some of the spirit of mystification that haunted literature in the eighteenth century still hovers about it in the nineteenth. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) They afford a strange example of mutual mystification. Aspects of Literature But the Occidental, who recognizes no hidden wisdom in palpable mystification, should hesitate also to accept at their face value such historical notes as have been drafted by the same priestly hand. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow She was holding out her hand, and he took it with absolute mystification. A Daughter of To-Day Mr. R. Barrett Browning tells me that his father "never lived at Richmond, and that that place was connected with 'Pauline,' when first printed, as a mystification." Life of Robert Browning In one sense, indeed, the process will not stand even the slightest critical examination: for it is soon seen to consist of a succession of serious mystifications and non-comic much-ados-about-nothing. The English Novel She was mystified, and being a woman who hated mystification, was angry. Septimus He shook his head slowly, with a look of mystification. The Inner Shrine His face expressed mystification, and suddenly he examined the date minutely and then smiled. Patty and Azalea All heard the remark, and laughed at Bob's mystification. The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border Then, at my look of mystification, he suddenly opened his hand and tossed me the letter he had held close in his palm. Helmet of Navarre The necessary results were; great confusion of thought, much mystification of ideas, and a superabundance of views about natural events. The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry Mrs. Penfold, who for some weeks had been in a state of nervous and rather irritable mystification with regard to Lydia, noticed the fact at once. The Mating of Lydia "Scouting parties ought not to be numerous," said Fritz; "I will, therefore, take Willis, in case this mystification has anything to do with the Nelson." Willis the Pilot We live by faith, and are drawn forward by the hope of future mystifications. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance It would seem to be assumed from all this mystification that men are beings clear as daylight, both to themselves and to women. Prose Fancies (Second Series) "I hope he is," replied Mrs. Lancaster, with a twinkle in her eyes that showed she enjoyed the Englishman's mystification. Gordon Keith How many of his so-called packages sent to Lady Byron were real packages, and how many were mystifications? Lady Byron Vindicated A history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time It would be uncritical to believe merely in a general mystification which makes its authors the worst sufferers. The French Impressionists (1860-1900) He explained, moved by the mad lust for mystification which seizes a man in the presence of adorable simplicity. The Divine Fire "I wonder if they expect us to sit up forever as sedately as that old party over there," mused Hugh, after the savages had withdrawn, greatly to the mystification of their guests. Nedra Both systems may be mastered very easily by a little painstaking practice, and much amusement may be had through the mystification of those who do not understand it. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" |
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