| 单词 | out of keeping |
| 例句 | It was obvious she had recited these same words to each group of newcomers, yet her voice held a sweetness and a patience quite out of keeping with the information she delivered. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Local residents have decried the scheme as "like a spaceship", "an eyesore out of keeping with the rest of the area", "catastrophic" and "hideous". New Iran 2010-08-01T21:10:00Z A tone of sunny desperation isn’t out of keeping with what seems to be this production’s escapist mission, which is to deliver nostalgia with an exclamation point. Review: ‘Hello, Dolly!’ Is Bright, Brassy and All Bette 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Legal pads Journals give me anxiety, especially if they’re really nice; even picking out a new journal can take all the fun out of keeping one for me. Tavi Gevinson Finds Comfort in Legal Pads, Canned Fish and Rumi 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z The storyline caused controversy in the UK, with many viewers – including me – feeling that it was out of keeping with the overall tone of the show, and with viewers’ expectations for Sunday-night period drama. Golden Globes 2015: Eddie Redmayne And Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt Do Britain Proud 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z But it’s a sweet thought and not entirely out of keeping with a movie that for all its crassness, comic and commercial, is basically good-spirited. ‘Total Dhamaal’ Review: A Bollywood Caper Stoops to Amuse 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Admittedly, this sort of flagrant mundanity isn't totally out of keeping with the show itself. Peter Capaldi: 'I know how to work the Tardis. I've known for a long time' 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z It is so out of keeping with the character of us as a nation. Margaret Thatcher death celebrations were puerile, says Nick Clegg 2013-04-11T09:48:13Z "However, it is wholly out of keeping, in style and in scale, with the other buildings nearby." Stella McCartney Highland house plans spark objections 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The palpable sense of anger seems out of keeping for this pretty market town on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Louth parklets: The town in turmoil over street seats 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Teddy Jenks dragged wide but the visitors never looked convincing going forward, and were beaten by a goal out of keeping with everything that had gone before. Stunning Ronan strike downs Aberdeen 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z The quality of the strike was out of keeping with a contest in which both sides struggled to find a spark in the final third. Hammers' top-four hopes suffer big blow 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z He also complained that some agents, completely out of keeping with French custom, smoked pipes in public. How a ring tells the story of a forgotten secret agent 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z If Gorham finds synergy with a product, he doesn’t see an obstacle in pursuing it – even if it seems out of keeping with the other products he sells. Ben Gorham: ‘With Byredo I wanted a more inclusive approach to luxury’ 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z But in January, Householder edged Smith out of keeping the job this session by gaining 52 of 100 votes. Lawmaker who lost bid to remain Ohio House speaker resigns 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z The disappointment extends to his sex scenes, which have a leering, sophomoric quality utterly out of keeping with his storied reserve. Review | ‘Song to Song’: Beautiful searchers seek meaning in Austin’s music scene 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Mr Wainwright said it was "clearly completely out of keeping with his role that others uphold with pride, integrity and with the trust of the public whom they serve". Sussex PC Daniel Moss sacked for advertising sex - BBC News 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Shooting wise, it proved a case of third time lucky as Watford’s first shot on target left them celebrating a goal thoroughly out of keeping with the rest of the afternoon. José Holebas’ stunning strike lands spoils for Watford at Middlesbrough 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z It is reaction rooted in deep pessimism that is entirely out of keeping with the American character. Republican self-destruction is fun to watch, but bad for us all 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z The key concern is the modern style of the proposed extensions which, it is claimed is inappropriate, out of keeping with the history of the property and damaging to the character of the building. Children's literature plans lodged 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z So it’s not out of keeping, given that somebody of Putin’s background and intelligence pedigree would be looking to those individuals. Transcript: CIA Director John Brennan says his agency has done nothing wrong 2014-03-11T17:53:31Z "This is totally out of keeping with the relatively small size of other houses in the area," agreed a spokesman for the nearby Milner Street Area Residents Association. Billionaires' basements: the luxury bunkers making holes in London streets 2012-11-09T20:00:01Z Many would like to see it torn down, finding its style out of keeping, but architecture enthusiasts continue to lobby for preservation. | Goshen, N.Y.: Goshen, N.Y./Living In – Biblical Name, ‘Utopian’ Quality 2012-06-23T23:57:15Z But the best ecclesiastics recognised that the system was somewhat out of keeping with Christian charity. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z "It's such a blow to him," she murmured in a plaintive voice that was ridiculously out of keeping with her rockbound appearance. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z The objection that the building is of unusual form and appearance, and out of keeping with the styles of architecture in vogue with us, is not worthy of serious consideration. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Their clothing was an ill-assorted array of patterns and materials, altogether incongruous and out of keeping with the campaign upon which they were then engaged. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z He was a stalwart man, with a mobile face and sad eyes that seemed out of keeping with the rest of him. The Man in Black 2012-03-30T02:00:14.473Z They know their views and practices, in many instances, to be out of keeping with good morals, but they are not going to welcome any criticism of their acts. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z By this counterfeit presentment we see that the author of the “Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” was possessed of a singular personality, curiously out of keeping with his stately and majestic periods. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z This revolutionist, whose gloomy face was out of keeping with his carefully pomaded hair, kid gloves, silk hat, showy clothes and carefully trimmed whiskers à la Alexander II., was known to Makar as “the Dandy.” The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z It bears to me none of the delight which accompanies the spring Crocus, but seems to be out of keeping with the autumnal season. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z The whole is surrounded by a rectangular frame formed of painted tiles of exquisite beauty, but out of keeping with the memorial. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Then, as to the supposition of the Spaniard lying from mere méchanceté, this conduct would be utterly out of keeping in an ignorant Spanish seaman. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z Now such a description seems strangely out of keeping with the history of the tenure. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Storms and stress and struggles—these things had nothing to do with Mrs. Belfield, and really ought to have none; they would be quite out of keeping with her. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z Joan sank back into her chair with a gesture of helplessness, which was all the more alarming because it was so singularly out of keeping with her character. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z The request was not out of keeping with the trooper's usual conversation, which consisted largely of badinage, and Hetty could not be expected to realize that he now and then meant what he said. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z A glance at this novel period in his life may not be out of keeping with the purpose of this book. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z The procedure of its court is organised entirely on the old pattern and quite out of keeping with feudal ideas, as will be shown by-and-by. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z It seems quite out of keeping that I should be in bed. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z The silence was almost religious; the darkness suggested witchcraft rather than night; a hobgoblin might have sprung out of the coffee-maker's pot and not been out of keeping with the natural sequence of events. By Desert Ways to Baghdad 2011-12-18T03:00:22.240Z Are cleanliness and decency quite out of keeping with democratic views? Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z It destroys confidence in the writer's carefulness or knowledge, gives a tone of unreality, and makes one feel that the whole is out of keeping. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z It became more and more patent that, with the archaic metre which was out of keeping with the character of the living language, no genuine poetry suited to the age could possibly be produced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z In his attitude there was a rigidity of controlled excitement out of keeping with the seeming harmlessness of the experiment. Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z I have always felt that this frivolity was out of keeping with the seriousness of the times. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z If it had not been so entirely out of keeping with the man's everyday disposition it might not have seemed so curious. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z His dealing with this Apostle forms one connected whole, in which there is nothing abrupt or inharmonious, out of keeping, or opposed to what He said to others. St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture 2011-11-28T03:00:25.013Z But the rough, halting accents seemed less out of keeping with the old house than Elsa's laugh. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z The question took him by surprise; it was out of keeping, both in substance and in the way it was asked, with Miss Elliston's behavior up to this point. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z A tall, and rather handsome columned portico, in front, is the only thing decorative about it; but is not enough so to be at all out of keeping. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Graham had insisted that she should get nothing elaborate, nothing that would be out of keeping with the simplicity. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z Belle, Graham and Ethel all laughed at the little mother for clinging to this "rubbish," as they called it, which was so out of keeping with the rest of the house. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z His signing the compromise bill was a piece of weakness out of keeping with his whole character, and especially out of keeping with his previous course towards the Nullifiers. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z Applying to the volume a standpoint quite out of keeping with its scope and motive, some of the reviewers saw in it a decadence of genius. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z The tables and leather armchairs were not so glaringly out of keeping with the room as the furniture in the first two rooms had been. Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z Dollar played a while with a queer plain steel ruler, out of keeping with his other possessions, though it too had its history. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z She was also rather gauche in her movements, but this again was not out of keeping with the part. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z Harry’s was quite a pleasure-house, and lessons would have been out of keeping altogether in it. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z Wilfrid, from his armchair between the two tables, contemplated the harmonious picture with a sort of rapture; the clouds of smoke were not out of keeping. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z It is out of keeping with the grand fabric of the ch�teau, and it is a pity that it does not cast itself adrift some night. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z If it had not been for her face, she might have passed for a fashionable young lady, but her face was beyond the reach of art, and looked pitifully out of keeping with its surroundings. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z It looked strangely out of keeping with the rest of her correspondence. A Very Naughty Girl 2011-07-27T02:00:30.947Z It disclosed itself instantly as incongruous, as out of keeping with the elevation of the legend—in a word, as inartistic. A Book About the Theater 2011-07-21T02:00:23.843Z And so it was when the songs and dances were excessive in number, irrelevant, or out of keeping with the scene. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z The fair hair and blue eyes that had perplexed Chumru looked strangely out of keeping with his brown skin. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z His costume, no less than his spectacles, was strangely out of keeping with the cart. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z Not that it was out of keeping with the premises, but because this lady was altogether a grander and older person than I had expected to see in that house. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z On the continent, there is always something out of keeping in the picture. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z Subjectivity and individualism came to be regarded more and more, at least in theory, as out of keeping with classical perfection. A History of Literary Criticism in the Renaissance With special reference to the influence of Italy in the formation and development of modern classicism 2011-05-30T02:00:13.147Z And, indeed, I had felt, as I saw it coming in, how out of keeping its shabbiness was with all the satin damask, the gilding, and the lace. My Little Sister 2011-05-27T02:00:14.023Z But probably I was so ridiculous as I challenged him and it was so out of keeping with my appearance that everyone, including Ferfitchkin, was prostrate with laughter. White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z In this she proceeded to dress herself, quite unconscious that its richness was out of keeping with either the scene or her present habitation. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z He had a quiet bronzed face and steady eyes, while the faint ring of command in his voice did not seem out of keeping with them. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z In their own room a while later Peggy threw her arms around her room-mate’s neck and danced her this way and that, in a manner quite out of keeping with the tiredness that she felt. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z A red cord and tassel hung from one side of his hat, and gave him a jaunty air that was quite out of keeping with the quaint stiffness of his manner. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z Language so exaggerated as his was out of keeping with the times and the place. Mysterious Mr. Sabin 2011-03-24T02:00:10.087Z I suppose you found it out of keeping with your unhappy fate. Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste 2011-03-22T02:00:23.063Z Joseph had purchased and brought from the city some years since massive and heavy frames, and the sweet face so subdued and tender looked out of keeping with its surroundings. Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z I could hardly think this possible: for it would be so much out of keeping with all that I had ever known of the character either of Mrs Hyland or her daughter. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z No, a fringe would be out of keeping with your general appearance, and I never advocate a fringe if it can be dispensed with, but you have been wearing your hair so tightly dressed. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z This frank unconscious cynicism was out of keeping with so much grace and charm. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z In its application it is universal, and marks no special epoch or nationality, nor is there in the story or its characters anything out of keeping with a Christian age. Shakespeare in the Theatre 2011-01-30T03:00:17.973Z The thought of her was altogether out of keeping with this dark hour of defeat, when a man's shattered honour lay in ruins about him, a man's life hung upon a thread. No Surrender 2011-01-29T03:00:22.467Z His uncut hair, very white now, flopped over the back of his collar in a most uncivilized manner and his little moustache of the walrus type was quite out of keeping with it. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z Their haste to accomplish the foul deed without possibility of interference is not out of keeping with the worst that we know of savage races. A Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell 2011-01-27T03:00:42.663Z It was a weird, monstrous land, a place utterly unfitted for human habitation, a part of creation quite out of keeping with the rest of the world. His Unknown Wife 2011-01-27T03:00:38.763Z It was quite a small town, but contained a very fine stone house, quite out of keeping with the remainder, built by the late Government for the use of the Dutch minister. Two Years on Trek Being Some Account of the Royal Sussex Regiment in South Africa 2011-01-26T03:00:28.560Z Cameron’s face expressed a keen disappointment that was out of keeping with his unusual self-restraint. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z In the female there is a dignity of look and manner which seems somewhat out of keeping with so lowly a home as the one we find her in. William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z And she conveyed this piece of news in such a brisk and important tone as seemed a good deal out of keeping with her severity of character. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Though he gives no explanation of what allures him into haunts so out of keeping with his usual associations, I caught the glint in his eye when I mentioned certain names. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z “Before Heaven,” said the man slowly, and the tremor of his voice was out of keeping with the ingrained poise of his usual self-command, “when they called you Glory, they didn’t misname you!” The Law of Hemlock Mountain The voice which the storm had beaten and thrashed to painful hoarseness was entirely out of keeping with the man's appearance, and in intonation, accent, and language was a shock to the hearer. The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode This seemed to us to be a little out of keeping with the church-going idea, but the average native is not at all amenable in his feelings to the conventionalities of the whites. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands A tinge of health returned to his cadaverous cheeks, and for a time his moustache looked less out of keeping and proportion. Witching Hill In front was a small lattice porch entirely out of keeping with the architecture of the house. Remodeled Farmhouses Were matter the great reality, even matter composed of "animated atoms," the term Monism would be sadly out of keeping, and should yield its place to Myriadism. The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer Her face was rouged and powdered, but in the brilliant electric glare it seemed neither out of keeping nor meretricious. The Gay Adventure A Romance The result was a display of gorgeous uniforms and elegant apparel that would have been quite imposing had not the faces and manners of the wearers been so ludicrously out of keeping with their costumes. The Wreckers of Sable Island "And don't you recognize your Uncle Joe?" he asked, with a certain plaintive reproach somewhat out of keeping with his costume of "potent, grave, and reverend signior." X Y Z A Detective Story For houses of the later Georgian period, grills can be found whose designs are not at all out of keeping with the other classical details. Remodeled Farmhouses It would not disturb Aunt Peace, but it would be considered out of keeping with the situation. The Master's Violin He seemed so utterly out of keeping with the place, he represented an alien and undesirable note—a note almost of tragedy. The Missioner The table looked curiously out of keeping with its associations of squalid hut and coarse, brutal men. The Wreckers of Sable Island A new semi-artistic red-brick lodge would be out of keeping with Midway altogether. The New Gulliver and Other Stories Nor is the tone and temper of mind evinced by these dry and severe studies out of keeping with the airiest play of fancy or the maddest fun. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII Perhaps it was too much out of keeping with my ordinary manner, but she gave no sign of surprise and rose in her turn with an air suggestive of relief. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth I think I must," returned he with a certain masculine na�vet� not out of keeping with his general style of face and manner, "else I should not be here. The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life "Here, try one of these," and a gold-mounted cigar case was passed towards him, a case that seemed strangely out of keeping with the corduroys of the owner. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall This incident is quite out of keeping with the character of Clarence, who is depicted a wooden dandy, but not a romantic fool. Maria Edgeworth His automatic smile seemed strangely out of keeping with the crisis he was called upon to face. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle This was so out of keeping with her usual good humor as to attract the attention even of her young mistress. Lost Man's Lane A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth It was not happiness certainly, yet too much akin to it not to be out of keeping with her present outward state. Shadows of Flames A Novel He had lured it into the expression of an enthusiasm quite out of keeping with the dignity of a rough and hardy race of men, and it did not like it. First Fam'lies of the Sierras When she thought of it she felt inclined to laugh, it was so preposterously out of keeping with her social position. By Right of Conquest A Novel Its appearance, however, was still rude enough, but by no means out of keeping with that of the two hard-featured and surly officials by whom it was occupied. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 To play the part of avenger was sadly out of keeping with his gentle temperament. The Shadow Rather is there about these ivy-mantled walls an atmosphere of sunlit serenity quite out of keeping with the story of the place. Hastings and Neighbourhood There was a certain wildness in the autumnal evening that made Trewhella look less out of keeping with the city. Carnival "Of course he did not know," murmured Rebecca Ann in a faint tone strangely out of keeping with her appearance. International Short Stories American The pavement of these elegant little streets, is not out of keeping with the rest. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. In other poems written for her courtly admirers Christine does not hesitate to voice sentiments quite out of keeping with the manners of her patrons. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) These figures were as much out of keeping as would be a couple of Ostade's Boors in a grand Scripture piece by Domenichino. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance The floor was uneven, strangely out of keeping with the rose-infested Brussels carpet so vividly new. Carnival The audacious self-complacency of the announcement astonished him, and seemed out of keeping with Miss Grey's character and ways. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. The man had no conscious thought of harm to anyone, yet the idea kept obtruding and seemed so out of keeping with his other thoughts George assigned several of his circuits to the man. The Seventh Order This indicates the fluctuation in demand entirely out of keeping with the supply. Rural Health and Welfare Strange perversity is it not; but how naturally one likes everything to have some feature or other out of keeping with its intrinsic purport! A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Both have a heavy, lumbering quality entirely out of keeping with the aerial lightness of the remainder of the church. Cathedrals of Spain They are pretentious, gaudy, and quite out of keeping with religious feeling. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine Once in a while he would interpolate a "Come, Matt!" in a softer key—a key so soft that it was entirely out of keeping with his other voice. The "Genius" One sometimes sees intellects which are out of keeping with the active or emotional parts of the man. Studies in Contemporary Biography The soft luxurious bed with its silken curtains, was quite out of keeping with the small, low-roofed, dungeon-like vault of undressed stones in which it stood. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Its view is obstructed on all sides by a maze of crumbling walls, yellow hovels, and shop fronts shockingly modern and out of keeping. Cathedrals of Spain Sometimes the callousness of a man was helpful, and the shadow of a bygone tragedy was out of keeping with the glow of this delightful valley. The Silent Barrier "No, seh," came from the maid slowly, yet with a suspicious readiness quite out of keeping with the limp diffidence of her attitude. John March, Southerner It was in wretched taste, I thought, with its pretentiousness and its huge round tower at the end, utterly out of keeping with the rest. The House by the Lock When they are found elsewhere, as in the Norse tale of “The Three Lemons,” the very name of which speaks of the sunny south, they seem out of keeping with their surroundings. Indian Fairy Tales All this Mrs. Lumley repeated in a dreary monotone which seemed strangely out of keeping with the half-concealed kindliness which was revealed in her homely countenance. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself The place appeared ghostly and sad, and the presence of youth, grace, and energetic womanhood was strangely out of keeping with all around. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 So far, the King’s narrative is least out of keeping with probability. James VI and the Gowrie Mystery Was she not too much out of keeping with her surroundings? When Ghost Meets Ghost He kept his eye on Bice with a sternness of regard quite out of keeping with his character. Sir Tom "I feel dreadfully out of keeping!" said Sylvia, "for there's nothing in the least Oriental about me—unless it's my scarab—and he's I don't know how many centuries behind the time, poor dear!" The Brass Bottle They are strange, fantastic, out of keeping with the country, and for some rather arbitrary reason suggested to me a Spanish or even African landscape. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 The apsidal chancel is quite out of keeping with the rest of the fabric. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time Now that she thought of it, the curious, ill-formed, hesitating character of the writing seemed utterly out of keeping with the man’s apparent nature. The Peace of Roaring River I cannot conceive of any story more grotesquely human than the above, or more out of keeping with one's best thoughts about God. The Thread of Gold The sense of her body so close to him seemed strangely out of keeping with her talk. Claire The Blind Love of a Blind Hero, By a Blind Author His hair was white, it was true, but it had all the appearance of being prematurely so, and it seemed out of keeping with his skin, which was smooth and unlined. East of the Shadows "It was the Law you tried to drive over!" thundered the little man with a voice out of keeping with his slender body. The Quality of Mercy Fay's tired eyes were so sad, so out of keeping with the cheerful movement of her hand, so shadowed by some knowledge she could not share. Jan and Her Job Stories are long told about the gods, quite out of keeping with their character in the theology of the new faith, pointing to a time when not so much was expected of a god. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems By some strange quirk, quite out of keeping with the usual detective-story logic, he could make nothing of them. Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective It appeared out of keeping in such an atmosphere and rather the antithesis of force and violence than a complement for it. Whispering Smith A long, high, elaborately carved mahogany bar, as much out of keeping as it possibly could be with its surroundings, stretched across the farther side of the room. Nan of Music Mountain It always seems very much out of keeping with the quaintness of the room, to find it full of laughing, chattering Americans. John and Betty's History Visit He sat up and generally displayed a briskness quite out of keeping with his former attitude. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana Moonson listened to the writer's thoughts in heart-stricken silence—thoughts so tragic they seemed out of keeping with the natural and beautiful rhythms of his speech. The Man from Time Though built of granite some of the detail is quite fine, and the lower columns are well proportioned; but the upper part is ridiculously heavy and out of keeping with the rest, and inconceivably ill-designed. Portuguese Architecture Such a race was a hare-brained performance in the highest degree; but so was army life at its best, and this was not out of keeping with its surroundings. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 They were laughing, shouting, and playing games, just like other boys, but such actions somehow seemed out of keeping with their quaint costumes. John and Betty's History Visit She was a delightful picture, but one of great melancholy, quite out of keeping with her youth and fresh beauty. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana "I'm flattered," Blake rejoined, and something in his voice was out of keeping with his half whimsical bow. Blake's Burden And there are old gray and white houses as beautiful as houses in dreams, and pretty new houses which carefully contrive not to look out of keeping with the old ones. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America This unpromising-looking person approached the priest and addressed him with an elaborate courtesy oddly out of keeping with his scarecrow-like appearance, but with words appropriate enough to the figure that he cut. Captain Dieppe The latter, in fact, is out of keeping not only with reality but also with human nature. An Essay on True and Apparent Beauty in which from Settled Principles is Rendered the Grounds for Choosing and Rejecting Epigrams His voice was ridiculously high and soft, out of keeping with his physique. Smugglers' Reef To my eye, nothing could be more out of keeping than the presence of these vessels; but we soon learnt what brought them there. Typee She winced at the word "Father," so out of keeping with his habitual levity. The Combined Maze In the slight form, with the milk-white skin, delicate profile and exquisite hands, there was a distinction that struck her employer as quite absurdly out of keeping with her position. In Brief Authority Oke, a year younger, was pale, and slight, and stooping, with a thin, straight nose, quite out of keeping with the large, strongly-marked features of the rest of the children. The Golden House Her doing so was out of keeping with the leading idea of the performance, presenting the Paynim as an obliging race; but a meek and suffering one, though it never aired its grievances. Somehow Good A French marquise of the Regency might have worn it, and possibly did wear it, with entire propriety—if the word is not out of keeping with the period. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery Sir Jasper bowed with an old-world courtliness and grace that seemed strangely out of keeping with his lank and unpicturesque bearing. Malcolm Sage, Detective His soft fluffy white hat was out of keeping with the season. The Brothers Karamazov His hair, which he wore rather long, was in a wild tangle, and his neat eye-glasses with their black cord looked absurdly out of keeping with his general dishevelment. It, and Other Stories At present the dash, and go, and smartness of a motor-car seem strangely out of keeping with the spirit of leisure, and delay, and general shabbiness so marked in things Indian. India and the Indians Crossed a number of stagnant pools, over bridges much too good for such stinking streams, being, in their architecture, entirely out of keeping with the other properties. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas This general theory has assumed various forms, but the objection usually made to its central supposition is that such deliberate choice is out of keeping with the known methods of early societies. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV He had a strange dream, utterly out of keeping with the place and the time. The Brothers Karamazov She was a dainty, pretty, bright-eyed little person, with a repose of manner that seemed, somehow, out of keeping with her obvious youth. Lucile Triumphant It was not a bad place, and if he was going to be a third nurse in the house, it would be out of keeping to make any ceremony with him. The End of a Coil If her voice was a trifle high-pitched it was not out of keeping with her brilliant coloring and dashing manners. Winning the Wilderness The correctness of Herodotus's statement has been doubted; but, though the procedure is singular, it is not wholly out of keeping with known Babylonian customs. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV A very Paradise of beauty and grandeur side by side, thought Laurence—amid which the shields and spears, the marching column of the savage host seemed strangely out of keeping. The Sign of the Spider You don’t know how much you lose, by being frightened by their blustering into passive obedience, and persuaded that what is good for a man is quite out of keeping with a woman. Flora Lyndsay or, Passages in an Eventful Life Even the girl on the bag, whose sober, earnest face seemed out of keeping with the gayety, beat time with her bare feet. Shapes that Haunt the Dusk These men were sufficiently outspoken to regard the thing as being quite out of keeping with the principles of the Declaration of Independence. From Slave to College President Being the Life Story of Booker T. Washington The chancel east end is apsidal, modern, and out of keeping with the rest of the structure. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter Those who have watched the progress of Morris’s socialism know that, so far from being out of keeping with the “anti-scrape” philippics and the tapestry weaving, it is in entire harmony with them. Old Familiar Faces You get it for the impetuous action of the moment, an action quite out of keeping with the trend of one’s daily life. The Backwash of War The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Hospital Nurse His rough hair and black beard, his keen aquiline face seemed weirdly out of keeping with his helpless state. The Blue Germ It is unfeminine, and out of keeping with her whole character; in any one else I should call it vulgar. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice The modern restoration, with bright tiling of the floor, gives a brand-new appearance, rather out of keeping with the almost crumbling low tower, and rustic surroundings. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter We do not even believe that he really dropped a tear of repentance on his left shoe when he had unreasonably rated his servant; it is out of keeping with his own part. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 The driver was docile in deed, though profane in word; and Stingaree himself discovered a horrifying vocabulary out of keeping with his reputation. Stingaree In the very silence there is a deadness with which a human spectator appears out of keeping. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage Marjorie's whole little face at that moment had a curious careworn look, out of keeping with its round and somewhat babyish form. The Children of Wilton Chase They were not out of keeping with his nature. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 The thought of such pleasures did not seem out of keeping. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Applied to people who dress out of keeping with their work. The Proverbs of Scotland That indiscriminating orb, the moon, gives Private Scattergood a saintly appearance, sadly out of keeping with his thoughts. Fragments From France The request was entirely out of keeping with all her previous acquaintance with him; that point of exclamation after "romantic proceeding" struck her as uncomfortably dissimilar to his usual methods of composition. The Prodigal Father She was tiny; a dainty, sweetly proportioned creature, built on fine lines that were strangely out of keeping with the stalwart stock from which she sprung. All the Brothers Were Valiant Oliver Twist is the history of a child born in a workhouse and brought up by parish overseers, and there is nothing introduced that is out of keeping with the design. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete If the girl had known of the guardian of the lower door, her skill in dissimulation was consummate—so much out of keeping with the simplicity of her mind as to be entirely incredible. The Secret Witness Soon 'Boss Joe' commenced sawing away with a gusto that might have been somewhat out of keeping with his gray hairs, his sixty years, and his clerical profession. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The meaning of this strange spectacle and its musical accompaniment, so apparently out of keeping, must be sought for in the beliefs of the people. Indian Story and Song from North America They tell me of his altered looks, and of his forced, reckless gaiety which, so strangely out of keeping with his natural character, but makes his assumed part more conspicuous. A Confederate Girl's Diary It seemed so out of keeping with her letters and the womanly delicacy and fineness revealed in them. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 I saw, then, why the sunshine was so pleasant on the deck; it was because there was nothing about the vessel out of keeping with the pure beauty of nature. Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California His whole appearance was out of keeping with the palatial hotel he had entered. Mary Louise Solves a Mystery The concluding words were out of keeping with the tone of the conversation hitherto, and fairly excited Bateman, who, for some time, had been an impatient listener. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert His copious, majestic, musical flow of language, even if sometimes beyond what the subject-matter demands, is never out of keeping with the occasion or with the speaker. The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin Nor was the effect of music, heard at a distance, as happened with us to be the case, out of keeping with the character of the things around us. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II When, in any way, the form is out of keeping with the subject, the effect upon a cultivated taste is a disagreeable incongruity. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism But it often happens that the characters of the leaders themselves and even the objective remedies they propose are quite out of keeping with the solution of the real grievances they complain of. Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics This was spoken with all his heart; but it was quite out of keeping with the conversation which had preceded it, and White's poetry was almost as disagreeable to the party as Freeborn's prose. Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert The sixth song is a delightful bit of bril310liant music, but it is quite out of keeping with the poem. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions Nor, I regret to add, was the tone of their conversation much out of keeping with their habits in other respects. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II When the form is out of keeping with the matter, what is the result? Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism The newspaper prediction of the forthcoming announcement of the engagement of Miss Ethel Manton and Gregory St. Ledger was published, not without color of authority, nor was it entirely out of keeping with appearances. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest I thought his mirth indecent, his manner out of keeping with the occasion, and the whole situation atrocious. The Forsaken Inn A Novel "No, I'se Buffaro Bill!" declared Rosy Posy, assuming a valiant attitude, quite out of keeping with her smiling baby face and chubby body. Marjorie's Busy Days It is not out of keeping with all other passages of the story, it is in the closest harmony and symmetry with them. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II It should be natural, and not so lengthy as to be out of keeping with the main body of the discourse. Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism Besides, it had a peculiarly secluded and secretive look, which even to my unaccustomed eyes, gave it an appearance strangely out of keeping with the expensive but otherwise ordinary houses visible in all other directions. The Hermit Of ——— Street 1898 Knowles’s story is too absurdly out of keeping with her character to be believed for a moment. Mary Wollstonecraft It was still more out of keeping with the constant kindness that he had shown to Edward. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North One never likes to go where one's dress is out of keeping. Tired Church Members Some people affect a fastidiousness in color and quality quite out of keeping with the purpose to which the paper is to be put. The Etiquette of To-day All these ideas and habits of his find expression in his popular tales, giving rise to incidents which are often singularly out of keeping with the rest of the narrative in which they occur. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore The girl was utterly out of keeping with this fierce land of desolation and thirst, of thorns and poison springs, of venomous reptiles and insects, of ferocious beasts and men. Bloom of Cactus There is example for the meaning in classical Greek, but the idea is totally out of keeping with the spirit of this passage. Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews "What are you doing with that dog?" she demanded, in a peremptory tone of voice quite out of keeping with the rusty black bonnet. Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book Their bigotry and intolerance were utterly out of keeping with the times in which they lived, and were better suited to the days of Archbishop Laud or Sir Robert Filmer. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion The Englishman, a man of quicker action, had already swung clear and was descending the tree with a lithe agility that seemed quite out of keeping with his quiet and self-possessed manner. Plotting in Pirate Seas Conceits are altogether out of keeping with marble. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida The sound-hole is sometimes large, and quite out of keeping with the elegant outline of Amati. The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators He looked strangely out of keeping in the dusty combat uniform. Planet of the Damned Had this been the act of a fossilized member of the Compact it would not have appeared very incongruous, but in Mackenzie it seemed ludicrously out of keeping with his professions. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion Besides this, it was sumptuously furnished in a fashion singularly out of keeping with the spot and its surroundings. The Battery and the Boiler Adventures in Laying of Submarine Electric Cables Towards half-past four his attention was aroused by the appearance of a man whose aspect was out of keeping with the little street. High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn One hardly reads it without a smile nowadays, but it was not so out of keeping with the spirit and habits of those times. Benjamin Franklin A strange addition certainly to Nurse’s tea-party, and quite out of keeping with the fresh neatness of the other visitors, the bright ribbons in Nurse’s cap, and her glistening satin apron. Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children It would not have been out of keeping if a walled city with housetops should be hidden behind the clumps of sage-brush farther on. A Voice in the Wilderness He had grown melancholy, and the buoyant spirits of youth had given place to a listlessness and heaviness strangely out of keeping with his tender years. Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life I should think not, indeed!” cried Bridgie, with a heat of denial which seemed singularly out of keeping with the occasion. More about Pixie Elma’s heart was hopelessly out of keeping, but conscience still fought feebly against temptation. Flaming June Is there anything in my appearance which is out of keeping with a life of noble rebellion against tyranny and oppression? Etheldreda the Ready A School Story For myself, I had put the matter entirely aside, as out of keeping with our present position, but you have had an advocate whom I have found it impossible to refuse. Pixie O'Shaughnessy This suspicion of his turned out, fortunately for me, to be groundless; but the rest he enjoined was very much out of keeping with my buoyant and excitable nature, which was fidgety in the extreme. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea "I'm afraid a quick step will be out of keeping soon, Miss Yardely." A Mating in the Wilds This had been out of keeping with the congruity which characterises all God’s works of nature, and which will be found equally characteristic of His works of providence and grace. The Angels' Song It is in the classical style, utterly out of keeping with the architecture near. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See Kate gave a mild “He, he!” as she watched the process of hair-dressing in the mirror, and reflected pensively that spectacles seemed strangely out of keeping with evening dress. Pixie O'Shaughnessy The preoccupation of high officials with the effects of integration on a soldier's social life seemed at times out of keeping with the issues of national defense and military efficiency. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 His metres are hammered out; the precision of his verse is out of keeping with the fury of his tragic purport. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature Hence there appears something hard and ungenial in his views of life, utterly out of keeping with the delicate tenderness which he shows in the woods. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 This hope, unexpressed, was so utterly out of keeping with what he had supposed to be his convictions that he strangled it without a qualm. White Ashes The decorations of the polished surfaces of the walls ought to be treated with due regard to propriety, so as to be adapted to their situations, and not out of keeping with differences in kind. The Ten Books on Architecture But stated explicitly such a recommendation would have been a radical step, out of keeping with the climate of opinion in the country and in the Army itself. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 But," she added, "the incident seems so out of keeping with the action and the temperament of the play, and everything. The Story of a Play A Novel Taken by itself, modern Bordeaux is to be admired; but, backed and flanked as it is by a dense mass of blackened buildings belonging to another age, it is singularly out of keeping. Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre It showed a technological level quite out of keeping with the accounts I had read, or the stories Hoddy had told, about the simple ranch life of the planet. Lone Star Planet "With or without bath?" demanded the co-adjutor, whose voice possessed a contralto quality utterly out of keeping with her pale blond hair and complexion. With Those Who Wait "Thank you, Miss Eleanor Bartlett," he said, with that ridiculous blush that was so out of keeping with his audacity. Quin But it is out of keeping to address one individual in the plural number, especially an inferior. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition Her whole array was tawdry and theatrical, and utterly out of keeping with her surroundings. The Hippodrome Its character is that of the late work of the choir, and is somewhat out of keeping with this distinctively Norman portion of the building. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See But imaginative landscape is much more than this vivid feeling and expression of nature; there is not a cloud, or leaf, or bird too many or out of keeping with the place and the hour. The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art Even Cyrano de Bergerac is so out of keeping with the new notion of the heroic, that the translator of the drama must apologize for his hero's swagger. A Hero and Some Other Folks Behind her, as Garrison instantly discerned, were rich and costly furnishings, singularly out of keeping with the shabby exterior of the place. A Husband by Proxy To tell the truth, I felt as a consequence decidedly perky and inclined to perform the double-shuffle or something of the sort quite out of keeping with the traditional repose of a philosopher. The Opinions of a Philosopher Taken as they were intended in the original, they were not out of keeping; they seemed to harmonise with the general tone and formed part of a consistent artistic scheme. Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research At the last governor's reception the club-house was invaded by a mob—a mob, madame,—there is no other expression,—-which I need not add is out of keeping with our traditions. The Henchman They clasped hands upon it, and old Samson Hat, sitting back, was heard to chuckle aloud such a warming laugh, that Meshach's response to it, in a sudden pallid shivering, seemed slightly out of keeping. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times They came in a voice so out of keeping with the surroundings, so totally different from any he had heard that day, that it was a paradox of sound. A Pagan of the Hills Josephine dropped her fancy-work and sat upright with an air of satisfaction which was wholly out of keeping with my own dejected mien. The Opinions of a Philosopher For God to hold long, anxious, repeated councils to devise means to save us, was not deemed out of keeping with the relative dignity of the earth and the human race. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life It seemed to the waiting caller a drab and lifeless home, uninteresting in its appointments, and out of keeping with the wealth known to have been inherited by the widow and her son. The Henchman Her affectations were so utterly out of keeping with her round rosy face and tall bouncing figure, I could hardly refrain from laughing as I watched her. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle Modern clothes seemed out of keeping with this background. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) In the afternoon he entered his father's study, looking, in his manly strength, and with his bright, keen eyes, out of keeping with this dusty, faded room. By Berwen Banks The grade of thought and scale of emotion ordinarily characteristic of ordinary men are utterly out of keeping with the inexpressible grandeur of themes like that of the divine kinship and eternity of the soul. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Maybe you will find it out of keeping with its scenery. News from the Duchy The man who came out of the staff-room would have won his marshal's baton in Napoleon's day, I suppose, though he was out of keeping with those showy times. My Second Year of the War A spirit of enterprise asserts itself, wholly out of keeping with the means at hand. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals Indeed, her costume was so out of keeping with the rusticity of her surroundings as to be quite extraordinary. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter But there was something about him which, to her woman's eye, seemed out of keeping with his garb. Russian Rambles It would scarcely have seemed out of keeping with her manner had she politely invited Madelon to call again. Madelon A Novel He was utterly out of keeping with his surroundings. From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine Pomp and display should always be avoided, as they are out of keeping with the solemn occasion, and inconsistent with real grief. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society Someone observed to him that this last article was out of keeping with the rest: "No matter," answered he, smiling, "a small remnant of the military character will do us no harm." The History of Napoleon Buonaparte Evidently, they give her all the little Westabrook girl’s clothes—she’s dressed quite out of keeping with her station in life. Maida's Little Shop Now and again, quite out of keeping with her surroundings, a rosy-cheeked British nursemaid passed by escorting her charges—the blue-eyed, flaxen-haired children of the dominant race. The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood All this is not out of keeping with the monuments that gradually appear above the surface asPg 31 the rubbish is removed. The Wonders of Pompeii Is that hypothesis absolutely out of keeping with his curious character?’ The Disentanglers The verbal honours paid here to the deceased are really not much less incongruous and out of keeping. Life of Charles Dickens And this was not out of keeping with their peculiar character. History of the Wars, Books III and IV The Vandalic War There is certainly no proof that so it was; and genealogical researches would in any case be out of keeping with the scope of this book. Matthew Arnold This gap in the sequence of planets was long known to be quite out of keeping with the orderly succession of worlds outward from the Sun. The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays We all can recall disasters and disappointments which have overcast the spring, and tidings of achievement or deliverance which have been happily out of keeping with the melancholy beauty of autumn. Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences He threw away his cigar with an impetuosity oddly out of keeping with his somewhat rugged and unimpressionable nature. The Odds And Other Stories They abound in the supernatural—miracles of saints, sorceries, and apparitions; but the matter-of-fact narrative, common-place diction, and jog-trot verse are singularly out of keeping with the subject matter. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century There was a querulous note which was strangely out of keeping with your usual disposition. Humanly Speaking It seemed so out of keeping with his general bearing and appearance. Winning His "W" A Story of Freshman Year at College He spoke in English, with an eagerness out of keeping with the trivial request, and which was merely the expression of a desire to be with her under commonplace circumstances. The Hawk of Egypt Since homely, colloquial expressions have entirely different associations, they would be entirely out of keeping with the tone of such a sketch, unless the religious leader were an unconventional revivalist. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers The ill-adjusted family, disputing every inch of ground with the wilderness, became invested with a dignity quite out of keeping with its achievements. Judith of the Plains At the gate both stopped; the woman was saying something, her anxious, drawn face seeming out of keeping with the cheery freshness of the morning and the flowers nodding their bright heads about her. The S. W. F. Club "Oh, Rosalind," she cried, "show me how to live in the Forest!" and with a manner altogether out of keeping with the Celia known to most persons, she drew the child to her. Mr. Pat's Little Girl A Story of the Arden Foresters It was indeed an aggressively cheerful room, entirely out of keeping with Mrs. Pennington's mood. The Little Red Chimney Being the Love Story of a Candy Man The whole place gave an impression of wealth and luxury altogether out of keeping with British ideas of the stringency of life in Germany under the British blockade. The Man with the Clubfoot His new false teeth seemed to shine from his shaggy gray beard as a symbol of this new town experience in a rough natural existence, out of keeping, ill assorted. The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls The wizard agency of Gilpin Horner's brood, and the miracle at the tomb of Michael Scott, are by no means out of keeping with the minstrel and the age of which he sings. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction A peaceful end to such a reign would have been out of keeping with the course of human events. The Awakening of China Sadly out of keeping with the peaceful landscape and cheerful hearthstone, were the feelings of a man who crept close to the window shutter, and peered cautiously within the cosy apartment. Idle Hour Stories Her eyes filled with tears, which she angrily dried with a very dirty handkerchief that looked strangely out of keeping in the manicured hands. Winnie Childs The Shop Girl It is entirely out of keeping with her character as she knows it. Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy I cannot describe it: the building is too complicated, too ornate; I can only say that it is wholly captivating and thoroughly out of keeping with the Dutch genius—Spanish influence again apparent. A Wanderer in Holland Then noticing a sly twinkle in the man's eyes, utterly out of keeping with his words, the quick-witted woman instantly caught on to the "cue." That Old-Time Child, Roberta The huge clock with chimes and the animal casts are out of keeping. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today The explanation, which was not quite out of keeping with the customs of the younger men at Silverdale, did not content Winston, but he said nothing. Winston of the Prairie The upper layers of the subconscious, where the acquired ideals live, automatically work to keep down any desires which are thought to be out of keeping with the person as he knows himself. Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy Bolsward, Sneek’s neighbour, is another amphibious town, with a very charming stadhuis in red and white, crowned by an Oriental bell tower completely out of keeping with the modern Frisian who hears its voice. A Wanderer in Holland The item had taken a prominence oddly out of keeping with its significance, and he found that it irritated him more than the thought of objects of a decidedly greater cost. The Wheel of Life She has probably come home with her head full of queer-fangled notions which would be out of keeping with our institutions. Unleavened Bread It is absolutely out of keeping, and it puzzles commentators. Modern Mythology Some of the cravings are found to be childish, and so out of keeping with our real characters that we could not possibly hold on to them as conscious desires. Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy His face lit up with a smile as his eyes fell upon me, as if for the first time he noticed how out of keeping I was with the place. The Doctor's Dilemma He becomes in his opinions eminently respectable and tolerably dull, which is, as the late Mr. Alfred Hodder could have told him, quite out of keeping with the part of a "New American." The Promise of American Life It may seem out of keeping to compare great producers with great commanders. Thrift It was so out of keeping with his particular kind of self-respect that he found it almost droll. The Street Called Straight Indulgence in any of these forms of gratification he will regard as unworthy and out of keeping with his personality. Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy The diamond ring upon his finger was altogether out of keeping with his threadbare coat, buttoned up to the chin, as if there were no waistcoat beneath it. The Doctor's Dilemma The pages which follow the Healing of the Morrigan in LU are altogether different in style from the rest of the story as told in LU, and are out of keeping with its simplicity. The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge) : An Old Irish Prose-Epic In the very silence there is a deadness with which a human spectator appears out of keeping. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 2 It was, perhaps, good enough for the Victorian era, but it was utterly out of keeping with the present age of hourly progress. The Sorcery Club Conspicuous clothes are out of keeping as they would be out of keeping in an office; which, however, is no reason why she should not be well dressed. Etiquette No graver censure can be passed on the conduct of the drama than the admission that this monstrous absurdity is not out of keeping with the rest of it. The Age of Shakespeare Such excessive annoyance is quite out of keeping with your pretty handwriting, and besides, it takes away my appetite to think I have even involuntarily given you pain. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, November 28, 1891 She held her head if anything higher than usual, and the expression of her face was out of keeping with the trouble in the air. The Belfry Rankin himself looked grossly out of keeping with the scene. The Divine Fire My friend, with a fierce disgust, strangely out of keeping with his former mood, pulled a knife from his pocket, and deliberately proceeded to demolish the precious tiles. Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories Our Lord's further explanation seems to Pilate still more out of keeping with the notion of royalty. Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters Only remember in future not to undertake an affair quite out of keeping with your own powers. The Talking Beasts The one thing in good condition about him was the Malacca cane he carried, which had a carved jade handle, and was altogether out of keeping with his general appearance. Harvest He felt a curious thrill of excitement, quite out of keeping with his loneliness. One Day A sequel to 'Three Weeks' "Would you mind holding out your hand?" he asked with a gentleness singularly out of keeping with his rough aspect. The Last Shot But though the rooms were brightly lit, and servants moving here and there, there abode a hush upon the place strangely out of keeping with my expectation. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 The squire, who was not destitute of a sense of humour, never thought of Mr. Gall without a smile, so much out of keeping did the man's occupation seem with his jovial humour. A Tale of a Lonely Parish The colonel and my comrades thought my marriage out of keeping with the dignity of an officer. The Duel and Other Stories There were some, indeed, who maintained that the smallness and delicacy of her features was out of keeping with her stature and her ample gliding motions. Miss Bretherton The man got up and moved with little steps to the child with a guilty air, which was utterly out of keeping with his huge figure and big beard. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories He had by now laid aside his good-humoured, jocose tone and spoke seriously, even with a fervour which was quite out of keeping with his expression of calmness. Love Any such tuggings of mind or heart as would ruffle and discompose the smoothness of lyrical division would be quite out of keeping in a course of dream-life. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Additions, quite out of keeping with the rich simplicity of the original design, were made by Sir Christopher Wren. Rides on Railways It is out of keeping with its Gothic surroundings. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 Helena laughed—the merry but very soft laugh Mrs. Friend had first heard in the hall—a laugh which seemed somehow out of keeping with the rest of its owner's personality. Helena Perhaps it is because armor and flowing robes, colonnades and branching trees, never seem out of keeping with events of a certain dignity. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 This belongs to the office of particular criticism, and therefore would be something out of keeping here. Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England Although architecturally of less account, its modern work is free from anything obtrusively out of keeping with academic tradition. Beautiful Britain—Cambridge Then Aquilina's toilet was so comically out of keeping with her poor abode, that for both their sakes it was clearly incumbent on him to move. Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories Young girls show wit and wisdom quite out of keeping; those in humble life—a bargeman, perhaps, or a prize-fighter—speak as they would not in reality. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities He was faultlessly, expensively dressed, though on this hot July afternoon a black frock coat and high silk hat looked somewhat out of keeping with the day's weather report. The High School Boys in Summer Camp There were, however, two features in all this pomp and show which seemed strangely out of keeping with the glittering pageant and the sounds of victorious rejoicing. George Washington, Volume I But strangely out of keeping with the rounded cheeks and dimpled chin, was the look of gravity and thoughtfulness, in the serious, childish eyes. Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys Statuettes and ferns, all reflected in the highly polished marble floor, added a theatrical touch which was not out of keeping with a somewhat ornate interior. The Shadow of the Rope Some are imposing or beautiful, some, alas, are neither, or are out of keeping with the quiet peace of their surroundings. Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End When she finally entered the house, everything seemed so much more strange to her than it had outside—so odd, so out of keeping, so out of place. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 08 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes There are some older ones than I. It seems so out of keeping to be talking with these heavy jaws. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers The character of Daniel, without fear or reproach, is not out of keeping with that displayed in the canonical book, and in the companion story of Susanna. The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study The use, at houses of entertainment, of linen and silver plate appears somewhat out of keeping in a Chinese picture. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 I looked round the room; nothing had been added to it, except red damask curtains, which were out of keeping with the old chintz covers. The Morgesons Perhaps even, she saw little in this fatal carelessness at all out of keeping with his character, as she had lately thought of it. Fated to Be Free Grassless ground under park trees has a look of barrenness, discomfort and neglect, and is out of keeping with the general character of the scene. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden It is, however, not at all out of keeping with Daniel's clever devices for the detection of error, and looks like a practicable plan. The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study She always smiled, and her smile was hopelessly out of keeping with the rest of her face. The Soul of a Child Windows extending to the floor opening on the piazza, but notwithstanding the stream of light over the carpet, I thought it somber, and out of keeping with the cottage exterior. The Morgesons Our porter, seeing things were slack, beguiled himself with a guitar, which gave a triumphal and festive touch to the journey, ridiculously out of keeping with the view. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) It is out of keeping with the grand fabric of the château, and it is a pity that it does not cast itself adrift some night. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 France and the Netherlands, Part 2 Anything elaborate in the arrangements would be quite out of keeping and there's something about being outdoors that takes away constraint. Entertaining Made Easy And, as he stepped across the threshold, he drew off his cap with a touch of reverence which seemed totally out of keeping with his character as Ronicky had seen it. Ronicky Doone Sometimes the editor himself intrudes remarks which are quite out of keeping with the character of such a work. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 The funnel is painted blue on yellow, giving her a holiday air, a little out of keeping with the yellow and black cholera flag at her main. Letters of Travel (1892-1913) From this view it really is not so bad, though the urns and the loggia are so intolerably out of keeping with the landscape. A Mere Accident But our thoughts, busy with scenes two or three centuries gone, kept stumbling over two features of the landscape that were out of keeping with those old times. Virginia: the Old Dominion They are all extraneous somehow, and out of keeping. The Three Brontës The manner of the great artist is so far out of keeping with the spirit of the gospel. The world's great sermons, Volume 08 Talmage to Knox Little It was the desire to seem original, of course, to be different from other writers—an affectation of naÂvetÂ, quite out of keeping with the spirit of the hour—unintelligent as well as uninteresting. Madcap Though the style seems out of keeping with an ordinary English countryside there is something about the high banks of foliage surrounding the town that gives the Italian campanile an almost natural air. Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter And how out of keeping now seemed Gadabout's noisy entrance into that tranquil scene! Virginia: the Old Dominion Shall a lousy Damascene trick me out of keeping my oath? Jimgrim and Allah's Peace Even in that she has not the consistency to believe me wrong, because it is undutiful and out of keeping with the honeysuckles to lack faith in her husband. The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage The limp and careless little hand, that Mr. Dombey took in his, was singularly out of keeping with the wistful little face. Ten Boys from Dickens There was a matting on the floor, but a white crocheted carpet would not have been out of keeping. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man The swarthiness of his complexion showed that his face had long been acquainted with Transcaucasian suns, and the premature greyness of his moustache was out of keeping with his firm gait and robust appearance. A Hero of Our Time The limp and careless little hand that Mr Dombey took in his, was singularly out of keeping with the wistful face. Dombey and Son I can remember his tall, stalwart figure, his gray, silky, yellowish hair, his soft tread, rather waddling walk, and his piping voice, quite out of keeping with his majestic exterior. Reminiscences of Tolstoy This is all harmless, but the plagiarism and want of honor are disgusting, and quite out of keeping with his profession of being a theological student. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains But probably I was so ridiculous as I challenged him and it was so out of keeping with my appearance that everyone including Ferfitchkin was prostrate with laughter. Notes from the Underground The creature had small feet, beautifully arched and plump, but so out of keeping with every other physical attribute it possessed as to appear ridiculous. Out of Time's Abyss But Nancy's Sunday thoughts were rarely quite out of keeping with the devout and reverential intention implied by the book spread open before her. Silas Marner It makes an unfavourable impression, because it is dramatically out of keeping with the tragedy of the story. A Book of Remarkable Criminals I wanted it, that I might not be entirely out of keeping with the solemnity, but might have at least this help to passing unquestioned. Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women In fact, however, Madame Munster struck him as out of keeping with her little circle; she was at the best a very agreeable, a gracefully mystifying anomaly. The Europeans Only one amongst us, Conseil, seemed to protest by his indifference against the question which so interested us all, and seemed to be out of keeping with the general enthusiasm on board. Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea "Ah, there's better folks spend their money worse," said a firm-voiced dyer, whose crimson hands looked out of keeping with his good-natured face. Middlemarch There had seemed nothing at all out of keeping with such a conjectured career in the storing up of these showy ornaments for his wife and the wives of her descendants. Tess of the d'Urbervilles Only in the upper portion of the screen does the ornament seem a trifle worried and out of keeping with the rest of the work. Yorkshire Through the inordinate number of hours when she was potentially alone she had developed a strain of almost painful thought out of keeping with the whole of her naturally unreflective being. Java Head The sunshine was out of keeping with her mood, and it was almost a relief to her when the afternoon became overcast and the haze on the distant hills spoke of rain. The Brown Mask And his first thought is that for the "spent ones of a work-day age," such graves are out of keeping. A Writer's Recollections — Volume 1 In fact she developed a sudden dependence wholly out of keeping with her usual self-reliance. Calvary Alley Her dress was quite out of keeping with the labourer's cottage in which she stood. The Case of Richard Meynell There is a levity about this quite out of keeping with the serious character of the question, and it is doubtful whether the fishermen would not prefer a fight on the banks to a Frolic. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 10, June 4, 1870 It was a figure wholly out of keeping—in spite of its conformity in dress—with the splendid opera-house, and the bejeweled crowd which filled it. The Coryston Family A Novel His complexion though somewhat dark and out of keeping with the color of his eyes, was yet pure; while his teeth were remarkably white and brilliant, and apparently as sharp as lancets. Ridgeway An Historical Romance of the Fenian Invasion of Canada "Do you really think I ought to—that it wouldn't be out of keeping with our present circumstances?" The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale It was a theatrical end, and not out of keeping with his life. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal The small mouth and refined features of the praying man were strangely out of keeping with his tempestuous surroundings. The Slave of the Lamp It was a slovenly, scratchy degeneration of the once popular Italian script, and out of keeping with the new character he was to possess. The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day The last verse, so out of keeping in its curious impartiality with the scurrilous refrain, appears to me to carry its own signature. The Man Shakespeare The colour of the eyes and their expression were out of keeping with the Oriental cast of the rest of the face. A Desperate Character and Other Stories There is nothing that is out of keeping with the classicism on which we have insisted as a characteristic of Petronius, there is much that is worthy of the best writers of the Augustan age. Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal The French powdered coiffure was utterly out of keeping with the expression of his Slavonic face. The Jew and Other Stories My barbaric chant would be wholly out of keeping here. The Pagans Royson, too, though his white drill uniform was familiar enough to the public, was out of keeping with his surroundings. The Wheel O' Fortune I remained so long here that I had to run for refuge in a manner quite out of keeping with my solemn train of thoughts. Two Summers in Guyenne Of course I had not worn it since I began life with Falco, as a greasy old amulet-bag of the meanest material and pattern was wholly out of keeping with the character I had assumed. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire But they have too often wrung a meaning from Dante which is injurious to the man and out of keeping with the ideas of his age. Among My Books Second Series "I should venture to hope it," he said, with a tolerant seriousness not altogether out of keeping with her lightness. A Traveler from Altruria: Romance And then something happens that is as sudden as a bubble's going to pieces and most completely out of keeping with any of Oliver's ideas on how love should be set for the theatre. Young People's Pride A Novel But for the poverty of the concluding portion, which is totally out of keeping with the foregoing part, one might almost accept this as a narrative of fact. Shakespeare's Bones Shatov listened with attention, his eyes fixed on the ground, showing not the slightest surprise that a giddy young lady in society should take up work that seemed so out of keeping with her. The Possessed (The Devils) The whole figure was out of keeping with the English moorside, with the sheep, and the primroses. The History of David Grieve It was strangely out of keeping with the meagre and paltry surroundings of the peasant grave-stones. In and out of Three Normady Inns It seemed to him out of keeping with the elder's courage and determination. The Happy End It occurred to him that his outburst had been a long one and strangely out of keeping with his usual taciturnity, and he wondered what this stranger would think of him. The Call of the Cumberlands Such extravagance would have seemed out of keeping with respect either for her or for himself. The Law-Breakers and Other Stories He stood with his hands thrust into his pockets, with a certain jaunty grace that was out of keeping with his occupation. King Coal : a Novel The shabby furniture, the thin, wasted mother, the dirty, torn little frock she had just laid aside, were quite out of keeping with the pretty little white-robed figure which stood by the bed. A Peep Behind the Scenes Unfortunately the attractive view down the straight colonnades of the north extension of the court is marred by a gaudy band pavilion, which is quite out of keeping with the pervading mood of simple dignity. An Art-Lovers Guide to the Exposition Surely irony is out of keeping with the spirit of Christ then. Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII When the dinner is a heavy or elaborate one the heavy pudding with a rich sauce is distinctly out of keeping. How to Prepare and Serve a Meal; and Interior Decoration The nuptials were settled, but here again Lincoln displayed a waywardness utterly out of keeping with his subsequent actions. The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form The gaily painted caravan looked strangely out of keeping with everything around it on that holy day. A Peep Behind the Scenes While plainly out of keeping with the spirit of the court, this is in itself one of the most powerful and most interesting sculptural compositions at the Exposition. An Art-Lovers Guide to the Exposition It is entirely out of keeping with the principles of our business to disturb the routine of our production unless in an emergency. My Life and Work A sensation of youth pervaded her; and while, perhaps, it was out of keeping with her years, she had still her vitality unspent; she was without a trace of the momentary frost on the grass. Linda Condon Soap is out of keeping with Guatemalan local color anyway. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond Their cosmopolitan freedom of variety was as out of keeping with the scene as their lilt, which had the tripping, self-carrying impetus of the sheer joy of living. Over the Pass We lunched in the Government bungalow, a comfortable place, not glaringly out of keeping with the surroundings, and then motored to Akbar's tomb—another piece of colossal magnificence. Olivia in India It occurred to Bobby that the triumph Graham's face expressed was out of keeping with the man. The Abandoned Room Nor are the implements of these man-of-war barbers out of keeping with the rude appearance of their shops. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War He was out of keeping with the rest of the Personæ Dramatis. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia If not exactly weak, there was an unexpected vagueness in its statements which seemed quite out of keeping with the emphatic declaration which he made of the prisoner's innocence. The House of the Whispering Pines The thin sound of Rudin's voice seemed out of keeping with his tall figure and broad chest. Rudin Sally was the daughter of a rich pawnbroker, whose frame of mind was sometimes out of keeping with its true contents. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale For a few weeks in the spring of 1849 Mr. Lincoln appears in a character which is entirely out of keeping with all his former and subsequent career. Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 She was a problem; a creature out of keeping with her belongings and the circumstances in which she was placed. The Mill Mystery He instinctively shrank from everything that was bizarre, from everything that was, as he called it, "out of keeping." December Love Knowing her as he did, this abysmal terror was inexplicable; such abandon was entirely out of keeping with her. Flowing Gold On numerous islands in Polynesia there are cyclopean ruins utterly out of keeping with their present size and population. The Naturalist in Nicaragua We still had our library and the handsome appointments of our former home, and though these latter were out of keeping with the house we enjoyed them. The Romance and Tragedy It ain't out of keeping therefore for me to express myself decently in composition if I choose. Nature and Human Nature It was so out of keeping with the noisy throng and confused bustle that filled the house, and it dimly suggested to the proud belle a condition of mind before undreamt of in her philosophy. From Jest to Earnest What change had come over Ashton that the song now seemed as strangely out of keeping as had the peacefulness of the April night, when he first left the tent? Fran He was a great lover of flowers, and indeed had a sense of the beautiful quite out of keeping with the colour of his coat. In Kedar's Tents It was all out of keeping with the place, a sort of bringing of heaven and hell together. Following the Equator, Part 3 There was no outburst of passion from the father; it would have been wholly out of keeping with his character. Youth Challenges Francis dismissed the manservant at once as being out of keeping with his quaint and fascinating surroundings. The Evil Shepherd The low ceiling, the little windows with wooden blinds, the furniture itself, were all out of keeping with hotel usages. The Ne'er-Do-Well Pride, too, sustained her, for, looking back to the night they met, months ago, she could remember no word nor act, or even a look of hers that had been out of keeping. Old Rose and Silver Now they were so out of keeping with the rest of her appearance as to be ludicrous. Further Chronicles of Avonlea As the spell of her influence seemed to calm the overwrought mind of the girl there succeeded a hardness in her tone that was wholly out of keeping with her youth. Constance Dunlap He had a melancholy cast of feature, utterly out of keeping with his rotund form. The Iron Trail Then there was a small bird, unknown to me, that appeared always to be in a fussy, bustling state, quite out of keeping with the surroundings. South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition "Who was that?" she began in a high, almost strident voice, totally out of keeping with the sensuous curves of her strange, sweet face. Agatha Webb This attempt at an incognito for which there seemed to be no adequate reason, had a theatrical look wholly out of keeping with the situation. Dark Hollow No ordinary man could fittingly have worn such an ornament, yet on the hand of this splendid barbarian it seemed not at all out of keeping. Heart of the Sunset He assumed a boisterousness which seemed strained and wholly out of keeping with the circumstances. Rainbow's End The magnificent decorations of the place were to my mind entirely out of keeping with its character. True to Himself : or Roger Strong's Struggle for Place This proposal had the effect of drawing a melodramatic "Ha! ha!" from that youth, ludicrously out of keeping with his usual demeanour. The Lilac Sunbonnet It was something entirely out of keeping with his peculiar character. The Iron Rule Or, Tyranny in the Household Garnett looked at him with surprise: a question so unblushingly personal was strangely out of keeping with his friend's usual attitude of detachment. The Hermit and the Wild Woman Mr. Ducker did so with great cheerfulness, rather out of keeping with the nature of his visit. Sowing Seeds in Danny It was a singular bit of advanced civilization, curiously out of keeping with the thoughts which had occupied me on my walk. By the Ionian Sea Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy She had a serious, even sullen face, and a magnificent figure, buttoned just now into a tan ulster that looked curiously out of keeping with her close, heavy widow's bonnet and hanging veil. Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby The underlids of these were pencilled with countless small lines, which, with the weary, dull eyes, seemed quite out of keeping with the otherwise keenly intellectual face. Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl But a rebuff such as this, so irrational as he thought it, so entirely out of keeping with Miss. Lord's behaviour, he could by no means accept. In the Year of Jubilee He brooded for a moment, and the lines that came into his face gave it an expression of unrest and melancholy out of keeping with its natural tone. Denzil Quarrier To do so would be to presuppose actions on the part of that astute ancestor quite out of keeping with his known character. The Window-Gazer My dear, worthy friend, how proud and happy was I not three years ago, before I had done anything out of keeping with the full consciousness of my antagonistic position towards our artistic publicity. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 2 He was short but corpulent, and his broad, beardless face habitually wore a silly smile, not out of keeping with his intellect, which was none of the brightest. Monsieur Lecoq I am glad"—he said—"that you are leaving this place where you have installed people who to me seem quite out of keeping with it. The Secret Power The attitude was that of an idle boy, and was so oddly out of keeping with his age and expression that Unorna almost laughed as she looked at him. The Witch of Prague True, it was small and unpainted and in bad repair, but its smallness and its brownness seemed not out of keeping with the mountain-side. The Window-Gazer The laws which this legislature drew up with regard to slaves were quite out of keeping with the needs and desires of free America. This Country of Ours A tender smile dawned on her lips, out of keeping with her supposed face and figure; so full was it of the glorious expectation of a mature and perfect love. The Rosary |
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