Hetty went upstairs again, and the arrival of the ale made an agreeable diversion; for Adam had to give his opinion of the new tap, which could not be otherwise than
complimentary to Mrs.
my Lady added--meaning, no doubt, to be more
complimentary still.
One result of this friendship between the two authors was the dedication of new volumes to each other in highly
complimentary terms--Mr.
He could not but wonder at her refusing to do anything for a niece whom she had been so forward to adopt; but, as she took early care to make him, as well as Lady Bertram, understand that whatever she possessed was designed for their family, he soon grew reconciled to a distinction which, at the same time that it was advantageous and
complimentary to them, would enable him better to provide for Fanny himself.
Your remark was not made in a very
complimentary manner, vicomte.
Turning suddenly upon his persecutor, he snatched the proffered otter-skin from his hands, rubbed it in his face, and dismissed him over the side of the ship with no very
complimentary application to accelerate his exit.
Except for the few
complimentary words to the lady, and now and then a slight inclination of the head in requital of the profound reverences of the bystanders, he seemed wholly absorbed in his pipe.
And with some notion of being
complimentary goes on to say that only the eyes of the discoverer of so many wonders of art could have discovered something so marvellous in life.
Verdier--not so
complimentary, but more intellectual.
It was very nice and
complimentary of you," Holmes answered.
The Prime Minister, Lord Merivale, who was a long, slim man with curly gray hair, was gravely
complimentary to his host about his success as a fisherman and the skill and patience he displayed; the conversation flowed like the shallow stream through the stepping-stones.
Now, my dear Tess, if I did not know that you are very much excited, and very inexperienced, I should say that remark was not very
complimentary.