In an hour's time the doctor returned from his expedition. "There is indeed a conspiracy against you," he said. "I found the captain of dragoons at Grush- nitski's, together with another gentleman whose surname I do not remember. I stopped a moment in the ante-room, in order to take off my goloshes. They were squabbling and making a terrible up- roar. 'On no account will I agree,' Grushnitski was saying: 'he has insulted me publicly; it was quite a different thing before' . "'What does it matter to you?' answered the captain. 'I will take it all upon myself.英文原著 · 《A Hero of Our Time》
The difficulties of calling public schools to this task appear at once. It would be monstrous if they should be sectarian or proselytizing. But the Bible is not a sectarian Book. It is the Book of greatest literature. It is the Book of mightiest morals. It is governing history. It is affecting literature as nothing else has done. A thousand pities that any petty squabbling or differences of opinion should prevent the young people in the schools from realizing the grandeur and beauty of it!英文原著 · 《A Study of Bible》
"The dignified reserve that distinguishes an estrangement from a squabble."英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
But you know Jimmie when he has an idea. He had already invited Mr. Witherspoon to dine with me on Saturday evening, and had ordered oysters and squabs and ice-cream from the village caterer to help out my veal. It ended by my giving a very formal dinner party, with Miss Matthews and Betsy and the doctor included.英文原著 · 《Dear Enemy》
"Oh, pretty nearly every crime in the calendar." Boyne had tossed the clipping down, and thrown himself comfortably into an arm-chair near the fire. "Do you want to hear the story? It's not particularly interesting--just a squabble over interests in the Blue Star."英文原著 · 《Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton-Part 2》
'Feel kind o' wopsy after thet squabble.'
They soon went away. And when Mose told the story of 'the swallered pole' he got the same sort of reputation he had given to others. Only it was real and large and lasting. 'Wha' d' ye think uv it?' he asked, when he had finished. 'Wall,' said Ransom Walker, 'wouldn't want t' say right out plain t' yer face.'
''Twouldn't he p'lite,' said Uncle Eb soberly. 'Sound a leetle ha'sh,' Tip Taylor added. 'Thet fish has jerked the fear o' God out o' ye - thet's the way it looks t' me,' said Carlyle Barber. 'Yer up 'n the air, Mose,' said another.英文原著 · 《Eben Holden》