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During the voyage most of the men amused themselves by playing swy or two-up, and dice games.
Raised on the hinge of the Greek and the barbarian world, he had the amused tolerance of a man who can see and has lived with both sides.
Mr Cunningham stood there, an amused, appreciative look on his face as his gaze swept my almost bare figure.
The material put up around the walls will keep you amused long enough for other patrons to consider organising a search party.
Instead, the latter of the two amused himself with taking in the early-morning Island seascape.
Any readers who can suggest suitable reading matter or anything else to keep him amused would be doing me a favour.
But was I the only one to be amused by the new laird's reasoning behind his decision to buy the Braemar barony and the Lordship of Kildrummy?
I was rummaging through my box full of stuff and found something that amused me.
These camps keep children amused while allowing them to brush up on their acting skills, the backstroke or learn to play a sport.
It was a very tedious business, and they amused themselves by counting the seconds between the thunderclaps and the flashes of lighting.
Though Shaw was prone to bouts of megalomania, he viewed his apotheosis with amused detachment.
I was tickled and amused by the presentation of my waffle, but it was soggy, flaccid and certainly not as much fun to eat as it was to look at.
I know he would have been tickled pink, a little embarrassed and mightily amused.
Rage briefly flickered in that imperial expression, then she seemed amused again.
Only the beautiful spring sunshine, Mexican waves and occasional forays by the home team, kept the crowd amused for the last 20 minutes.
She lay with her chin on her forearms, deliciously amused at the sight of Wolf plunging through the shallows, growling like an amphibious tiger.
Indeed, he became so much interested and amused by their shambling motions and clever evolutions, that he could no longer contain his curiosity.
He suddenly stopped dead in his tracks with an extremely amused look on his face.
I was quite amused at the formality and mildly curious at what the experience would be like.
While others were quite shocked or even offended by the waitress's behaviour, I was very amused.
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Tommy amused herself by tickling Busters ear with a long, dead stalk of timothy grass.
And then she amused them both by retailing to them the corporal's odd speeches.
Leslie had learned that the Kelvin family amused itself in this fashion every night when the fishing was not particularly good.
For the next few days it amused me to see how hard our lordling tried to suit his conversation to myself and Elsie.
Jacob amused himself by rigging a fishing line out of some of the packaging material that contained his food.
To him the rajah spoke quietly, with an amused expression, and the man bowed his head.
Her happiness was infectious, and Sarah turned to her visitor with an amused smile.
Everybody was happier then, and jollier too, though we do tear about so to try and get amused.
As for her tart retorts, terrifying to bores and toadies, they only amused him.
We Greys, particularly the Europeans, looked at each other, greatly amused by this specimen of texian military discipline.
A score of people might have amused themselves wandering about among the moldering tombs, as the church-yard is free to all.
Nootka said nothing, but she seemed amused as well as pleased at the innovation.
I have done so, and have even amused myself by paraphrasing some of them, but these I will not inflict upon you.
He was surveying Wallie in his riding breeches and puttees with an expression that was at once amused and insolent.
He caught them, caught her somber eyes too, and was amused and rather stimulated.
I laugh at their amused faces, but Rose is embarrassed and hurries me away.
It was an intricate story, the details of which surprised and amused him exceedingly.
He is not in the least amused by jobbery, by bad service, by broken pledges.
When we got back to the hotel he amused us by setting fire to a glass of alcohol with a burning glass.
As for Vee and me, we swapped an amused glance now and then and enjoyed the performance.
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