| 单词 | off her guard |
| 例句 | Anywhere else, Yolanda would find him extremely attractive, but here on a lonely road, with the sky growing darker by seconds, his good looks seem dangerous, a lure to catch her off her guard. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z "No, I am only going as far as Arlington Street," Sophia answered, off her guard for the moment. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z She would not have answered so candidly had she not been taken off her guard. Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel 2012-03-13T02:00:28.227Z “Did you notice the way she spoke when she was off her guard for a moment?” asked Belle. The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret 2012-03-07T03:00:15.897Z Only once was Mrs. Hamilton off her guard, when my earnest acting had suddenly become real to me—a danger, I have since found, that no actors are too clever to escape sometimes. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z I knew the Powhatan would not be looking for us so soon, and planned to catch her off her guard. A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River 2012-01-11T03:00:29.487Z Mrs. Hulver started, but was not to be caught off her guard. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Labouring incessantly to throw the girl off her guard, he succeeded, and as soon as he had done so, he knew the game to be in his own hands. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z "Use the word?" she half stammered, as if thrown off her guard by this unexpected thrust. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z What," exclaimed Adelaide, taken off her guard for a moment, "do you mean that, Sophie? The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z He espied her—she was a big, tall girl—while she was off her guard, and fixed his gaze upon her before she became aware of him. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z The exclamation seemed wrung from her when off her guard, and Mrs. Boyd clutched the rail of the fence so tightly that her strong nails sunk into the soft wood. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z Then,—if all the time she had been playing a part—then, if ever, she was off her guard. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Taken completely off her guard she could make no resistance, indeed she scarcely knew what to expect until he crushed her to him and kissed her, almost roughly, full on the lips. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z The young lady with a soul above nature?” interrupted Jill, thoroughly astonished, and for the first time off her guard. The Triumph of Jill 2011-08-31T02:01:25.060Z She could then take Elizabeth completely off her guard and find out more easily what Dulcie had imparted to her. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z She spoke warmly, for she seemed off her guard, and then hurriedly changed the conversation. The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z Suppose she gets him back; they are alone together; she is excited and confident and off her guard. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z "And they have been only here a week!" exclaimed the old lady, by unmitigated astonishment thrown for a moment off her guard. The Haunted Homestead A Novel 2011-07-13T02:00:22.920Z Anger had put her off her guard, and given her a hostile air when she had come to allure and perhaps lead astray. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z That last question came suddenly, just when his bantering speech had roused her, and put her off her guard. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z Be careful to keep the hand active, and watch the movements of the horse; by this means the rider will never be thrown off her guard, and will be prepared for every emergency. Graceful Riding A Pocket Manual for Equestrians 2011-07-12T02:00:27.770Z She had been surprised in the midst of a rhapsody—taken off her guard. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z There was a softening in Vivien’s voice, when off her guard, as on the last occasion of their meeting, which seemed to point to the fact that she was. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z During the several months she had been under my care, I had never seen her off her guard, and she did not mean to be now. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z He asked the question without preparation, to throw her off her guard, but she avoided it by asking another. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z So clever was this move that Lydie was thrown off her guard. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z For the moment she was taken off her guard. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z For a moment Ruth was thrown off her guard by a shock of relief that was poignant in its intensity. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z She was rather thrown off her guard by my unexpected theology and lost her presence of mind. Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School 2011-03-27T02:00:15.947Z Now and then, when she is off her guard, she seems to assume that she will never see any of us again. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z Instantly she is off her guard, and down from her stilts. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z A smile and a casual, "Oh well, it doesn't matter," put her off her guard and her relief was shown in her change of look. The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z Bess began to take a wicked delight in catching her off her guard and getting a word past Nan’s lips before she thought. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z "For gracious' sake!" old lady Gordon exclaimed, taken quite off her guard; and dropping her turkey-wing fan in her start of amazement. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z Evading the pointed pistol by a quick jump, Pollock dashed it from Iris' hand, having really caught her off her guard as she grew interested in their conversation. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z The words were uttered so unexpectedly that for a moment Bella was thrown off her guard. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z I—I kind of got her off her guard, when she was takin' the count. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z And then I took her entirely off her guard. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z “How do you ken about the holly?” asked Jean, off her guard. The Little Minister To escape he must put his grandmother off her guard. Shadows of Flames A Novel But nevertheless the cunning rogue thought it safest to temporize, and put his coy mistress off her guard. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 And since, off her guard, she so let us have it, with whom in the world could the relation—so much of one as that—be but with Gilbert Long? The Sacred Fount “Indeed!” cried Beatrice, thrown by excitement off her guard. The New Mistress A Tale "But yesterday I sent him a letter by a trusted officer," answered the Queen, quite innocent, and put off her guard by the oily tongue and kindly manner of this deceitful hypocrite. With Ring of Shield For a flicker of an eyelash she was off her guard, and he caught a smoulder of extraordinary passion in her half-closed eyes. Command Once or twice, when she had been off her guard, her little playful pet had escaped from her, and scampered through the lower room and passage. The Lamplighter Shocked and thrown off her guard by the unexpectedness of the occurrence, she betrays her shrinking and her horror. Hand and Ring Though Priscilla had been making a gallant fight against her besetting weakness, it occasionally took her off her guard. Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted "For me," says Kit, off her guard for once. Rossmoyne The lady, taken off her guard, immediately said that the Serjeant had been there on the preceding evening. Lady Anna The sight of youth beaten is a terrible sight, and Mary-Clare, off her guard, alone and suffering, believed herself 280 beaten. At the Crossroads She had noticed many times already that when Fay was off her guard she always talked as though, for her, everything were ended, and she was only waiting for something. Jan and Her Job From that day on the wolf-pack cherished a sleepless grudge against the carcajou, and wasted precious hours, from time to time, striving to catch her off her guard. The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories His coming had been unexpected; it had taken Beatrix off her guard. The Dominant Strain But his dissimulation was more dangerous, she knew, than his brutality, and he left her the prey to more than one alarm and the renewed resolve never to be taken off her guard. Nan of Music Mountain Blake thought she looked very beautiful, and, thrown off her guard as she had been, he caught the gladness in her eyes before she could hide it. Blake's Burden Watching his opportunity he caught her off her guard. The Dust Flower "Not—not the Baron?" cried Mrs. Wibberley-Stimpson, so thrown off her guard that she failed to see how completely the question gave her away. In Brief Authority But here Fate threw investigation off her guard. Somehow Good Although her enemies kept close watch, they never caught her off her guard. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Constance's positive assertion had caught her off her guard. Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore The surprise of the attack caught Mrs. Courage off her guard. The Dust Flower For a moment the woman seemed confused, and off her guard. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter She paused a moment, taken off her guard by the suddenness of the attack. The Convert An occasion, however, arose when the gentle sentinel was at last found off her guard. Hebrew Heroes A Tale Founded on Jewish History She had not thought he would ever come again, and was off her guard. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 This done, he- 209 - marched downstairs, and having by an artful stratagem thrown Madame Vernet off her guard, he went out at ten o’clock in the morning imperfectly disguised into the street. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 3: Condorcet He knew so well how to assume the manner best calculated to throw her off her guard and into a rage. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter She had never to be off her guard for a single minute. The Lost Girl She handled sword as well as any marshal of the King’s host; no assault could surprise her, no disappointment could crush her, nor could any man, however wily, take her off her guard. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century So quickly had the conversation changed, and so suddenly had come this declaration, that Astumastao was thrown off her guard and more deeply agitated than we have ever seen her before. Oowikapun How the Gospel Reached the Nelson River Indians His husky tone seemed to indicate he was cooling a little; the question took her off her guard. Laramie Holds the Range There was a suspicious tremor in her voice, and she stopped speaking, as if too proud to show how very much she had been thrown off her guard. Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter "But Ruth was talking to her mother-in-law," she objected, off her guard for the instant, since only the death of Mrs. Hornblower senior, had ended the hostilities between herself and her son's wife. Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale His words carry weighty significance, and throw the proud girl off her guard. The Death Shot A Story Retold At the first news, she was off her guard, and thanked Heaven that this dangerous journey was put off for a fortnight; and much might happen in that time. The Billow and the Rock I have heard the truth in her voice—I remember little things—the way she has behaved to him, spoken to him, when she was off her guard. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden It is a great compliment for the Sultan to send his private physician, and if she is in a conscious state she will be flattered and thrown off her guard. Paul Patoff Generally, however, she heard and made no sign, but the suddenness of his outburst just now had taken her off her guard. A Summer Evening's Dream 1898 Gay, who, by some mischance, had happened accidentally upon the meeting, was taken off her guard by this direct attack, as the ready flush in her cheek clearly told. Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa But our best chance is to take her off her guard. The Grell Mystery His eyes caught Lura's and she straightened back her head, powerless against his will, caught as she was, momentarily off her guard. Giants on the Earth It was only Hermione's discovery which had thrown her off her guard, and once feeling that the girl knew her secret, she had perhaps enjoyed the luxury of tears and of expressed emotion. Paul Patoff That sentiment was coloured by the vision of the dire exposure of a being whom vanity had put so off her guard. Embarrassments This actually put her off her guard for once, and she gave the rival hair a little contemptuous tug: and the reader knows what followed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 Her inexperience, and her carelessness of conventional standards, put her somewhat off her guard. The Daughters of Danaus But this sympathy did not throw her off her guard. Twice Bought It is the most foolish exclamation and means nothing, but she finds herself a little taken off her guard. April's Lady A Novel "I got her off her guard," she said. Legacy Mrs Ross, well knowing some of the characteristics of bears and their habits, was not to be taken off her guard, and so she was resolved to be prepared for every emergency. Three Boys in the Wild North Land Zara, caught off her guard, had soon collected herself, and begun to struggle in his grasp like the wild thing she was. A Campfire Girl's First Council Fire The Camp Fire Girls In the Woods Then, too, his boyish enthusiasm swept her off her guard. The Triflers It was so unexpectedly that it took her off her guard. The Letter of the Contract The strangeness and surprise took Mary off her guard, and she faltered: "What's that to you, Mart Morley?" A Son of the Hills "Of course you will come back," she exclaimed vehemently, thrown off her guard; "but you had much better wait and look out for some more gracious person to welcome you." A Houseful of Girls They would then try to find it, but in vain, until, when she was again off her guard, he would slip it into place, and there would be a great sensation over its discovery. Sir Joshua Reynolds A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation Ethne resumed her watch at the window, foreseeing her life, planning it out so that never might she be caught off her guard. The Four Feathers For once, she was taken off her guard. A Cigarette-Maker's Romance So silently had he come, so suddenly had he materialized, that Cynthia was taken off her guard. A Son of the Hills Indeed, more than one censorious person, who no doubt envied their success, attributed this to the innate vulgarity that showed itself when the contractor's lady was off her guard. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland He knew by the troubled look she wore when off her guard that Nora was thinking. The Last Spike And Other Railroad Stories It was a slip, but Ethne for once was off her guard that night. The Four Feathers But it was not easy to find her off her guard. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood For a moment Mrs. Dawson was thrown entirely off her guard by the unexpected attack. Westerfelt "Did you follow me?" questioned Clemence, thrown, for the moment, completely off her guard. Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland She was off her guard before, as her feeling an affection for Arthur was considered rather too much a matter of course; but she cannot fail at some future day to return his devoted affection. Aunt Phillis's Cabin Or, Southern Life As It Is She was off her guard, and she spoke it aloud to Durrance. The Four Feathers Only the petrification of absolute astonishment, and wonder as to what would happen next, took her off her guard for the moment and prevented her from ousting the young lady from the premises instantly. The Witness What caught her off her guard was his affectionate, quizzical glance at the dog. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest Her own head was just touched by the "Boy," and she was a little off her guard. In Luck at Last But more than once, when Zara thought she was unobserved, and was therefore off her guard, Bessie saw the corners of her mouth droop and a wistful look come into her eyes. The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm Or, Bessie King's New Chum The avarice gleaming in her eyes for that one instant during which she was thrown off her guard was akin to a light of madness. The Desert Valley Mrs. Brady was taken off her guard; else Elizabeth might have found entrance to her grandmother's home as difficult as she had found entrance to the finishing school of Madame Janeway. The Girl from Montana He caught her for the once completely off her guard, and the rich blush that ensued set a crowd of odd fancies jingling through his brain. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 And most of all, she was momentarily disconcerted at being thus taken off her guard. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Her voice broke, and she stilled it sharply, as if taken off her guard. The Keeper of the Door Perhaps the remark was intended to throw Lulu off her guard; at all events he was at her door with a "Merry Christmas," before any one else was stirring but the servants. Elsie's New Relations She was aware that Ethel took what could best be described as an unsympathetic interest in her affairs, but the sudden reference to Bland threw her off her guard. Ranching for Sylvia Taken off her guard, for the span of ten heart-beats she sat up straight and stared; but with the eleventh her attitude relaxed. My Friend Prospero Carmichael addressed her quickly in French, aiming to catch her off her guard. The Goose Girl She felt as if he were watching to catch her off her guard, ready at a moment's notice to turn to his own purposes any rash confidence into which she might be betrayed. The Keeper of the Door The suddenness of my question took her off her guard and startled her. The Doctor's Dilemma Sylvia had not expected this and she was off her guard. Ranching for Sylvia "I didn't know she had a relative in the world, except—" She abruptly paused, for she had been thrown entirely off her guard, and had committed herself, just as the wily lawyer intended and suspected. True Love's Reward Thrown off her guard as she had been, he caught the gladness in her eyes before she could hide it. The Intriguers Watch as they might, the shrewd green eyes should never again catch her off her guard. The Keeper of the Door He knows Olga's past; he is waiting for a chance to catch her off her guard. Truxton King A Story of Graustark She sprang up with a startled sense of being caught off her guard, but the next moment a great dizziness came upon her and she reeled back, groping for support. The Lamp in the Desert She was taken off her guard by his strange speech. Saracinesca The young Church, vigorous, victorious, and enthusiastic, seems to have been off her guard at a critical moment and while she slept the enemy sowed tares among the wheat. Sketches of the Covenanters He dropped his smile and looked interrogative, his bit of acting still keeping her off her guard. The Wild Olive He hated himself for wanting to ask them, for being so inquisitive, for taking advantage of the girl's being off her guard, but what are you to do with your inherited failings? The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight She had been betrayed by her need of sympathy into speaking words which she would gladly have recalled; she had been caught off her guard and almost unawares; and she resented it. Running Water She is so proud and spirited," he thought, "that only when surprised and off her guard will she reveal to me a glimpse of the truth. A Young Girl's Wooing Had not Durward Bellmont been present, Carrie would have flown after her cousin, to avenge the insult, and even now she was for a moment thrown off her guard, and starting forward, exclaimed, "the tigress!" 'Lena Rivers And Ruth herself, thrown off her guard, recognized and exclaimed over Dr. Hodge. Four Girls at Chautauqua The effect of this constant introspection was most happy; but, at times, Mrs. Crull would be thrown off her guard by a rush of ideas, and all the old blunders would come out. Round the Block Before the girl, taken so off her guard could cry out, a softly-rolled, silk handkerchief was thrust between her lips and skillfully tied in place. The Eyes of the World His object was to lull her suspicions and put her off her guard. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." Madame de Trezac had been civil, effusive even, because for the moment she had been taken off her guard by finding Mrs. Marvell on terms of intimacy with the Princess Estradina and her mother. The Custom of the Country "Well, tell him," said Rupert, carelessly; and, catching her off her guard, he sprang forward and kissed her, laughing, and crying, "There's something to tell him!" The Prisoner of Zenda For the first time, Mary was caught off her guard. Within the Law ‘Please, ma’am, master wants his clean things,’ replied the servant, taken off her guard. Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people Seeing that she was off her guard, the two sailors crept stealthily upon her from behind. Beasts of Tarzan I was not the less resolved, however, to make another effort to throw her off her guard. The Woman in White It was just some trick, very likely, meant to throw her off her guard. Jean of the Lazy A I can arrive at the papers only by putting her off her guard, and I can put her off her guard only by ingratiating diplomatic practices. The Aspern Papers She smiled and talked and gave herself up to charming gayety, so that there was nothing for Bernard to say but that now at least she was off her guard with a vengeance. Confidence "Cousin Jack!" exclaimed Eve reproachfully, quite thrown off her guard by the abruptness and plainness of this language. Homeward Bound or, the Chase There was a momentary flush on her firm square face, a momentary stillness in her restless hands, which seemed to betoken a coming outburst of anger that might throw her off her guard. The Woman in White But Jean was not thrown off her guard because of the smoothness of the trail. Jean of the Lazy A "You might be trying to take her off her guard," said Elizabeth Twitcher in a tone of deep suspicion. The Loudwater Mystery It was simply that he was induced to make the reflection that he had really succeeded in putting Miss Vivian off her guard. Confidence Lady Feng was at the moment having a little good-humoured raillery with Yüan Yang, and was taken so much off her guard, that she was quite startled out of her senses. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Those words took her off her guard; she lifted her eyes to meet his, eyes full of love and despair, and again he told himself success was only a question of time. The Lovels of Arden Thrown off her guard by the last sarcastic insinuation, Mrs. Vickars burst into an angry defence of her own sincerity with respect to the affair of the marquis and Lady Gabriella. Tales and Novels — Volume 05 "Hotel B�te," said Betty, off her guard, "but—" The "but" marked his first score. The Incomplete Amorist The most effective way of putting her off her guard would have been to leave her alone, to forswear the privilege of conversation with her, to pass the days in other society. Confidence To speak like that to a lady, when her very friendliness put her off her guard! Wilfrid Cumbermede "I didn't have her keys, that's a lie," Nan returned fiercely, taken off her guard and using a word she had always been accustomed to hear in her home. The Camp Fire Girls at Sunrise Hill He had never seen her so completely off her guard. A Touch of Sun and Other Stories "No, no," cried Cecilia, entirely thrown off her guard by the manner and language of the veteran and rushing into his arms. The Pilot She was angry enough, at that moment, to be off her guard. The Fallen Leaves "I don't believe I could live," cried Polly, off her guard, "to have him look at me, and to hear him speak so again, Jasper." Five Little Peppers Grown Up He had some notion of putting Charity off her guard or of atoning to her in part for his resumed alliance with Zada. We Can't Have Everything When he asked her if she would go out driving with him that afternoon, she was evidently taken quite off her guard. Dr. Heidenhoff's Process If I keep quiet she will be put off her guard and reveal her secrets. Vautrin But she was evidently off her guard now, and had retired in good earnest. The Four Canadian Highwaymen or, The Robbers of Markham Swamp The warm-hearted colored woman had seen and heard little things which suggested the truth, and the sympathetic lover had seen the face of the young girl when she was off her guard. The Earth Trembled For a moment she was off her guard - with a dangerous man watching her. The Grey Lady "Not for worlds!" exclaimed the countess, thrown off her guard. The Scottish Chiefs Sickness and love had thrown her off her guard against sneers and hardness. Bricks Without Straw "Now is the time to catch her off her guard." A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story "What have you got it in for Wentworth for?" he asked, apropos of nothing in the conversation and with a suddenness that caught her off her guard. Smoke Bellew She was overwrought, excited, and off her guard, and spoke from a deep impulse. An Original Belle He has not meddled," retorted Belle indignantly, and wholly off her guard; "he thought you might like to know the truth, and he learned it in a way that left no trace. Without a Home She was off her guard; and her thoughts of him had been so absorbing that she felt he must be conscious of them. Taken Alive She was a calm woman and not easily thrown off her guard, but as she made her answer she was conscious of an unpleasant sensation wholly new to her. Sant' Ilario A certain Herr von Einsiedel fell passionately in love with her, and took advantage of the inexperienced young girl when she was off her guard. My Life — Volume 1 When utterly off her guard she had shown him, as he believed, her utter contempt and detestation, and at that moment there was not a more reckless man in the city. An Original Belle After reading a few lines her face softened, and she said, in accents of regret which she was too much off her guard to disguise, "Oh, he never received my answer last summer." Without a Home His amiable glance, his kindly manner, took the gaunt female by surprise, and threw her quite off her guard. Ardath "How do you ken about the holly?" asked Jean, off her guard. The Little Minister "She has just gone," replied the maid, off her guard. The War Terror Wholly off her guard, she showed her deep-rooted detestation, and she can never disguise it again. An Original Belle "I see," remarked Kennedy, who was thrusting about aimlessly to get her off her guard. The Dream Doctor If only she could free her hands and choose a moment when Adele was off her guard she might open the door and spring out on to the road. At the Villa Rose But thrown suddenly off her guard, she had betrayed this secret to unlawful eyes. The Hand but Not the Heart or, The Life-Trials of Jessie Loring "I am not your slave!" said Amanda, indignantly; the cutting words of her husband throwing her off her guard. Married Life; Its Shadows and Sunshine "A pretty question, indeed!" retorted Mrs. Lander, thrown off her guard. Woman's Trials Or, Tales and Sketches from the Life around Us He observed at once, what less keen persons failed to discover, that she was seldom spontaneous or off her guard. Love Me Little, Love Me Long "Did she tell you anything?" demanded Mrs. Bray, thrown off her guard by Pinky's last assertion. Cast Adrift With all her pride of independence, the ease with which Mrs. Talbot drew Irene in one direction, and now Miss Carman in another, showed how easily she might be influenced when off her guard. After the Storm Sometimes, when Dame Roussillon was very busy and so quite off her guard, they read together in a novel, or in certain parts of the odd volume of Montaigne. Alice of Old Vincennes The consequence of all this is, eternal riot and insurrection, a whole army of soldiers in time of profound peace, and general rebellion whenever England is busy with her other enemies or off her guard! Peter Plymley's Letters, and selected essays Take her off her guard, and make hot love to her; that is your best chance. Love Me Little, Love Me Long Edith was thrown completely off her guard by this unexpected scene. Cast Adrift Stephanie was off her guard for once, in no truly fencing mood. The Titan Miss Sally was taken off her guard, and before she was aware she had answered, quite as politely as she would have answered the minister himself. Kilo : being the love story of Eliph' Hewlitt, book agent The sudden question, accompanied by the swift, penetrating glance of Miles's brown eyes, had taken her off her guard. The Hermit of Far End Probably his intent had been to startle her, and thus catch her off her guard. The Gold Bag "It's there indeed that the difficulties begin," said Mrs. Alsager, a little off her guard. Nona Vincent He made her think him not a marrying man, and put her off her guard. Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife Jacintha lowered her eyes and muttered slowly,— "The doctor—comes—to-day," then raised her eyes all in a moment to take Josephine off her guard; but the calm face was impenetrable. White Lies It was done in an instant, when Miss Bond had been completely disarmed and put off her guard. The Silent Bullet "I could not see the crocodile!" exclaimed Lady Holberton, quite thrown off her guard one day, by the sight of Miss Rowley's card which she threw into the fire. The Lumley Autograph I felt this, alas! all the more, because the innocent woman was quite off her guard, as was perfectly natural. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: French novels She did return to the house; and the result of my precaution was, as I had expected, to throw her off her guard. Armadale It was as extraordinary for him to laugh as for her to cry, and for the first time since her childhood Diana was entirely off her guard. Manalive Taken off her guard, she had even hinted confession of her crime, and nothing but intrigue could have saved her gentle neck from the gallows. A Book of Scoundrels "You have eluded them!" she cried, entirely off her guard in her surprise at seeing him, and there echoed through her words a note of genuine gladness that almost disconcerted her husband for a moment. Mistress Wilding The suddenness and completeness of the discovery threw the housekeeper, practiced dissembler as she was, completely off her guard. No Name There was a deceptive look of calm in the dark eyes, with the hollow, shadowy circles about them; sometimes, when she was off her guard, their expression told of secret anguish. La Grenadiere That sentiment was coloured by the vision of the dire exposure of a being whom vanity had put so off her guard. Glasses The surprise had its effect; Luttra was evidently for the moment thrown off her guard. A Strange Disappearance Mrs. Vandemeyer gave a sigh of relief, off her guard for the moment. Secret Adversary To throw this young woman off her guard, I have never set foot in our house since, though I've communicated with Mrs. Bucket in the baker's loaves and in the milk as often as required. Bleak House |
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