The posts left vacant by Bagration, who had been killed, and by Barclay, who had gone away in dudgeon , had to be filled.

George takes his dismissal in great dudgeon , the greater because a clerk coming up the stairs has heard the last words of all and evidently applies them to him.

I thought this roughness would have sent her off in dudgeon , as indeed it closed her mouth for the time.

A violent quarrel arose between him and Lisa, and he left the boat in high dudgeon . His first step was to repair to the tent of Mr.

"I prefer 'tick-tick,'" I said, whereat she departed in dudgeon .

Bell for you and you'll go to Sunday school tomorrow," said Marilla, disap- pearing downstairs in high dudgeon .

Though this was a concerted plot between Miss Sophy and her sister, originating in humane intenions and having for its object the inducing Mr Swiviller to declare himself in time, it failed in its effect; for Miss Jane being one of those young ladies who are premeturely shrill and shrewish, gave such undue importance to her part that Mr Swiviller retired in dudgeon , resigning his mistress to Mr Cheggs and converying a definance into his looks which that gentleman indignantly returned.

And slamming the door in Meg's face, Aunt March drove off in high dudgeon . She seemed to take all the girl's courage with her, for when left alone, Meg stood for a moment, undecided whether to laugh or cry.

"What?--ghosts!--no, you dare not call them THAT, lest their spirits take it in dudgeon . Julie is no ghost, though she is sometimes so delicate and ethereal, and as for Henny--"

This is what he says that he shall now do, seeing that Achilles is still in dudgeon at his ship; we shall get on very well without him if we keep each other in heart and stand by one another.

"Where in thunder is she?" growled Tom, walking off in high dudgeon . The quick tap of feet behind him made him turn in time to see a fresh-faced little girl running down the long station, and looking as if she rather liked it.