rispettare
= verbo trans. considerare con rispetto <
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tutte le camere piú belle! - E comanda tu, a bacchetta, sai! Se no, vengo io a farti ubbidire e rispettare.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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- Chiarissimo! E io, dal canto mio, caro don Mattia, sono disposto a rispettare l'accordo.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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- Però - soggiungevano - volendo esser giusti, gliel'aveva recata in dote la moglie, quella casa, ed egli, proferendo il sí sacramentale, s'era forse obbligato a rispettare la doppia antichità.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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- Opinioni! - O piuttosto, - corresse la signorina con un dolce, mestissimo sorriso, - un sentimento da rispettare! Stabilirono che i due amici si sarebbero intesi per tutto il resto col commendator Seralli, e poco dopo la signora Consalvi e la figliuola in gramaglie tolsero commiato.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Io dovevo rispettarla, adesso, no? Era mia moglie! Ebbene, forse lei non voleva essere rispettata.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Amava le bestie, e gli toccava ammazzarle; non poteva soffrire gli uomini e gli toccava servirli e rispettarli.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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E il proprietario ora ci chiama a rispettare il contratto di locazione e, per di piú, responsabili di danni e interessi, perché, dice, la casa noi gliel'abbiamo infamata.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Che se egli, amandola, era disposto a rispettare il carattere vivacissimo, lo spirito indipendente di lei, ella, che non lo amava, non sapeva aver neppure sofferenza dell'indole e delle opinioni di lui.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Il fatto è che il suocero, cedendo obtorto collo alle nozze, impose alla figlia come condizione imprescindibile di non derogare d'un punto alla sua santa fede e di rispettare col massimo zelo tutti i precetti di essa, senza mai venir meno a nessuna delle pratiche religiose.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Possibile, via, che in un tempo come il nostro, in un paese come il nostro, debba sul serio esser fatto segno a una persecuzione religiosa uno come lui, sciolto fin dall'infanzia da ogni fede positiva e disposto a rispettar quella degli altri, cinese, indiana, luterana, maomettana? Eppure, è proprio cosí.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Che fare, intanto? La maternità in quella ragazza assumeva per la loro coscienza un senso e un valore, che li turbava tanto piú profondamente in quanto sapevano che ella non si sarebbe affatto ribellata, se essi non avessero voluto rispettargliela; ma li avrebbe in cuor suo giudicati ingiusti e cattivi.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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- E dunque puoi scriverle, che da parte mia sono disposto a rispettare il suo sentimento e a fare tutto ciò che vuole; disposto a pagare, finché lei stessa non dirà basta.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Pareva che con Melina, ora, non ce l'avesse piú, se era disposto a rispettare il sentimento di lei e a fare ciò che ella voleva.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Ma donna Giacomina lo ringraziò; gli disse esser quella l'espressa volontà del marito, e che lei voleva rispettarla, e che anzi il marito non avrebbe neppur voluto l'accompagnamento funebre, e che infine aveva indicato la chiesa ove, da morto, voleva passare l'ultima notte, secondo l'uso: la chiesetta cioè di Santa Lucia, come la piú umile e la piú fuorimano, per chi se ne volesse andare quasi di nascosto, senza mortorio.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Qua c'è mia moglie, ci sono i miei figliuoli: possono attestarle com'io abbia loro comandato di servire, di rispettare quella vecchia come Maria Santissima.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Perché la mamma è santa, signor dottore! Che ho fatto io a questa madre? Perché deve svergognarmi cosí davanti a tutto il paese e lasciar credere di me chi sa che cosa? Io sono cresciuto, signor dottore, coi parenti di mio padre, è vero, fin da bambino; non dovrei rispettarla come madre, perché essa è sempre stata dura con me; eppure l'ho rispettata e le ho voluto bene.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Fosse, putacaso, un vecchio ladro di bella reputazione, allora sí; inchini e scappellate; ma un povero galantuomo di quella fatta, perché rispettarlo? Del resto, non gli fanno nulla.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Come spiattellargli in faccia che, con la morte della donna, il Notajo aveva creduto d'essersi liberato dell'incubo di lui, che col ridicolo della sua incredibile mansuetudine, col rispetto ossequioso di cui lo faceva segno davanti a tutti gli amici, con le lodi sperticate che profondeva con chiunque ne parlasse, gli aveva avvelenato il piacere di quell'unica avventura tardiva della sua sobria, riservatissima esistenza? Poteva mai tollerare il signor Notajo la minaccia di non levarselo piú d'attorno, e che egli seguitasse a rispettarlo, a incensarlo, a servirlo davanti a tutti, a dimostrare in tutti i modi, come aveva sempre fatto, che se tanti trattavano con confidenza il signor notajo Denora, non stessero a farsi illusioni, perché il signor notajo Denora aveva in segreto una ragione di speciale intimità con lui, e non avrebbe potuto accordarla ad altri? Legato a lui, per forza, dall'amore per la stessa donna, poteva il signor Notajo seguitare ora a rimaner legato, attaccato a lui dal dolore comune, dal lutto comune per la perdita di lei? Siamo giusti! Era ridicolo! ridicolo! E Bellavita, perdio, doveva capirlo, che, essendo forzato quel primo legame, ora che la morte finalmente lo aveva sciolto, il signor Notajo non aveva piú nulla da spartire con lui, perché il dolore, se lo aveva, il lutto, se voleva portarlo per la morte di quella donna, non c'era nessun bisogno che lo avesse e lo portasse in comune con lui.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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- Ah teme il ridicolo il signor Notajo? Lui, lo teme? Perché io lo rispetto, teme il ridicolo? Lui che per dieci anni mi rese lo zimbello di tutto il paese, teme il ridicolo? Ah, quanto mi dispiace! E per questo vuole disfarsi di me e di Michelino? Perché sono andato a trovarlo a casa col ragazzo e voglio rispettarlo ancora? Quanto me ne dispiace, parola d'onore! Ma se è per questo, ah, signor avvocato, gli dica - la prego - che in casa, io, col ragazzo non andrò piú a trovarlo; ma che, quanto a rispettarlo, ah, quanto a rispettarlo non posso farne a meno! L'ho sempre rispettato, quando il rispetto poteva costarmi d'avvilimento e di mortificazione, e vuole che proprio ora, ora che n'ho piú bisogno, non lo rispetti piú? Mi dica lei come potrei fare a non rispettarlo piú, signor avvocato! Non ho mai fatto altro, tutta la vita, e vuole che ora, tutt'a un tratto, non lo rispetti piú? Per forza, sempre lo rispetterò, glielo dica! Mi scusi.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Me lo insegna lui il mezzo di vendicarmi, e vuole che io non me n'approfitti? Davanti a tutti mi metterò a rispettarlo di piú, in modo che tutti vedano e sappiano qual è e quant'è, questo mio rispetto per lui! Me lo può impedire? Appena lo vedo, subito me gli attacco dietro.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Ogni marito ingannato dalla moglie avrebbe dovuto adottarlo, questo nuovo genere di vendetta: mettersi a rispettare, a venerare, a incensare davanti a tutti, in tutti i modi, l'amante della moglie fino a farlo disperare; riverberargli addosso di continuo il ridicolo della propria mansuetudine, fino a farlo fuggire tra la baja di tutti; e fuggito, ecco, ecco, corrergli ancora dietro, e ancora inchini e riverenze e scappellate, fino a non dargli piú un momento di requie.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Motivo di piú, ora, per rispettarlo, il signor Notajo che gli aveva aperto gli occhi e che per mezzo di quell'amico gli aveva fatto vedere e toccare con mano quanto ne aveva patito, poverino! Bisognava compensarlo, povero signor Notajo, con altrettanto rispetto, d'ora in poi.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Che doveva fare adesso? Prendere la moglie, senza farle male, e ricondurla alla casa del padre: ecco, sí, questo si meritava! E che andasse a piangere lontano quel suo ragazzo morto, senza rubar cosí l'amore d'un galantuomo, ch'ella aveva, se non altro, il dovere di rispettare.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Intesi: mi feci intendere: mi rispettarono: in capo al mese uscii. (Tommaseo - Fede e bellezza)
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«Senti!», esclamò lo zio con l'accento vibrato e con la faccia spanta del galantomone che, soffocando in un viluppo di cautele e di dissimulazioni, vi mena dentro due gran gomitate, se ne disbriga e respira: «Vedo che hai avuto torto d'irritar la nonna perché, cosa mai! Bisogna rispettare i vecchi anche nei loro errori; capisco che le conseguenze saranno pessime; ma son più contento così e sarei più contento ancora se tu avessi già detto a tua nonna le cose chiare e tonde. (Fogazzaro - Piccolo mondo antico)
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Per questa volta ritorni a casa Sua e impari a rispettare le Autorità.» Meraviglia, gioia, sdegno scoppiarono nel cuore di Franco. (Fogazzaro - Piccolo mondo antico)
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C'è la volontà di tuo nonno da rispettare, c'è un delitto che tua nonna ha commesso. (Fogazzaro - Piccolo mondo antico)
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* E dimentichiamo spesso e volentieri di essere atomi infinitesimali per rispettarci e ammirarci a vicenda, e siamo capaci di azzuffarci per un pezzettino di terra o di dolerci di certe cose, che, ove fossimo veramente compenetrati di quello che siamo, dovrebbero parerci miserie incalcolabili. ( Pirandello - Il fu Mattia Pascal )<>
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* Doveva essere infatti, entro di sé, tremendamente afflitto da una di quelle mogli che si fanno rispettare. ( Pirandello - Il fu Mattia Pascal )<>
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* Per rispettare il suo timore, non gliela strinsi in prima; pian piano, gradatamente, gliela premetti, come per infonderle calore, e, col calore, la fiducia che tutto adesso sarebbe proceduto tranquillamente. ( Pirandello - Il fu Mattia Pascal )<>
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guardacaccia
= o guardiacaccia , colui che è incaricato di far rispettare le leggi o altre norme sulla caccia in suolo pubblico o privato. <>
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guardapesca
= colui che è incaricato di far rispettare le leggi o altre norme sulla pesca in suolo pubblico o privato. <>
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ingiusto
= che non si attiene alla giustizia , che agisce o giudica senza rispettare i principi della giustizia e dell'equità <>
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ossecrare
= obsecrare - verbo trans . pregare con fervore , supplicare - venerare , rispettare . <>
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rispettato
= participio passato di rispettare , che gode del rispetto altrui, di buona reputazione. <>
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I have a high respect for your nerves.<>
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They were rather handsome, had been educated in one of thefirst private seminaries in town, had a fortune of twenty thousandpounds, were in the habit of spending more than they ought, and ofassociating with people of rank, and were therefore in every respectentitled to think well of themselves, and meanly of others.<>
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They were ofa respectable family in the north of England; a circumstance more deeplyimpressed on their memories than that their brother's fortune and theirown had been acquired by trade.<>
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In that respect his friend had greatly the advantage.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "Yes; these four evenings have enabled them to ascertain that theyboth like Vingt-un better than Commerce; but with respect to any otherleading characteristic, I do not imagine that much has been unfolded.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) She had a sister married to a Mr. Phillips, who had been a clerk totheir father and succeeded him in the business, and a brother settled inLondon in a respectable line of trade.<>
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--My mind, however, is now made up on the subject, for havingreceived ordination at Easter, I have been so fortunate as to bedistinguished by the patronage of the Right Honourable Lady Catherine deBourgh, widow of Sir Lewis de Bourgh, whose bounty and beneficence haspreferred me to the valuable rectory of this parish, where it shall bemy earnest endeavour to demean myself with grateful respect towards herladyship, and be ever ready to perform those rites and ceremonies whichare instituted by the Church of England.<>
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--Iremain, dear sir, with respectful compliments to your lady anddaughters, your well-wisher and friend,"WILLIAM COLLINS""At four o'clock, therefore, we may expect this peace-making gentleman,"said Mr. Bennet, as he folded up the letter.<>
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A fortunate chance had recommended him to Lady Catherine deBourgh when the living of Hunsford was vacant; and the respect whichhe felt for her high rank, and his veneration for her as his patroness,mingling with a very good opinion of himself, of his authority as aclergyman, and his right as a rector, made him altogether a mixture ofpride and obsequiousness, self-importance and humility.<>
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I knew it to bea most respectable, agreeable corps, and my friend Denny tempted mefurther by his account of their present quarters, and the very greatattentions and excellent acquaintances Meryton had procured them.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "I am by no means of the opinion, I assure you," said he, "that a ballof this kind, given by a young man of character, to respectable people,can have any evil tendency; and I am so far from objecting to dancingmyself, that I shall hope to be honoured with the hands of all my faircousins in the course of the evening; and I take this opportunity ofsoliciting yours, Miss Elizabeth, for the two first dances especially,a preference which I trust my cousin Jane will attribute to the rightcause, and not to any disrespect for her.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "I can readily believe," answered he gravely, "that reports may varygreatly with respect to me; and I could wish, Miss Bennet, that you werenot to sketch my character at the present moment, as there is reason tofear that the performance would reflect no credit on either.<>
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Mr. Bingley does not know the whole ofhis history, and is quite ignorant of the circumstances which haveprincipally offended Mr. Darcy; but he will vouch for the good conduct,the probity, and honour of his friend, and is perfectly convinced thatMr. Wickham has deserved much less attention from Mr. Darcy than he hasreceived; and I am sorry to say by his account as well as his sister's,Mr. Wickham is by no means a respectable young man.<>
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How wonderfully these sort of things occur! Who would havethought of my meeting with, perhaps, a nephew of Lady Catherine deBourgh in this assembly! I am most thankful that the discovery is madein time for me to pay my respects to him, which I am now going todo, and trust he will excuse my not having done it before.<>
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I cannot acquithim of that duty; nor could I think well of the man who should omit anoccasion of testifying his respect towards anybody connected with thefamily.<>
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Youwould have been less amiable in my eyes had there not been this littleunwillingness; but allow me to assure you, that I have your respectedmother's permission for this address.<>
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Nay, were your friend Lady Catherine to know me, Iam persuaded she would find me in every respect ill qualified for thesituation.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "I do assure you, sir, that I have no pretensions whatever to that kindof elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man.<>
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My feelings in every respectforbid it.<>
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The very firstsentence conveyed the assurance of their being all settled in London forthe winter, and concluded with her brother's regret at not having hadtime to pay his respects to his friends in Hertfordshire before he leftthe country.<>
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You wish to think all theworld respectable, and are hurt if I speak ill of anybody.<>
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Consider Mr. Collins's respectability, andCharlotte's steady, prudent character.<>
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When she did come, it was very evident thatshe had no pleasure in it; she made a slight, formal apology, for notcalling before, said not a word of wishing to see me again, and wasin every respect so altered a creature, that when she went away I wasperfectly resolved to continue the acquaintance no longer.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "Lady Catherine is a very respectable, sensible woman indeed," addedCharlotte, "and a most attentive neighbour.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) But his pride, his abominablepride--his shameless avowal of what he had done with respect toJane--his unpardonable assurance in acknowledging, though he couldnot justify it, and the unfeeling manner in which he had mentioned Mr.Wickham, his cruelty towards whom he had not attempted to deny, soonovercame the pity which the consideration of his attachment had fora moment excited.<>
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But from the severity of that blame which was lastnight so liberally bestowed, respecting each circumstance, I shall hopeto be in the future secured, when the following account of my actionsand their motives has been read.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "With respect to that other, more weighty accusation, of having injuredMr. Wickham, I can only refute it by laying before you the whole of hisconnection with my family.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "Mr. Wickham is the son of a very respectable man, who had for manyyears the management of all the Pemberley estates, and whose goodconduct in the discharge of his trust naturally inclined my father tobe of service to him; and on George Wickham, who was his godson, hiskindness was therefore liberally bestowed.<>
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She remembered also that, till the Netherfieldfamily had quitted the country, he had told his story to no one butherself; but that after their removal it had been everywhere discussed;that he had then no reserves, no scruples in sinking Mr. Darcy'scharacter, though he had assured her that respect for the father wouldalways prevent his exposing the son.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) Lady Catherine had many other questions to ask respecting their journey,and as she did not answer them all herself, attention was necessary,which Elizabeth believed to be lucky for her; or, with a mind sooccupied, she might have forgotten where she was.<>
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His attachment excited gratitude, his general character respect; but shecould not approve him; nor could she for a moment repent her refusal,or feel the slightest inclination ever to see him again.<>
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After an affectionateparting between the friends, Elizabeth was attended to the carriage byMr. Collins, and as they walked down the garden he was commissioning herwith his best respects to all her family, not forgetting his thanksfor the kindness he had received at Longbourn in the winter, and hiscompliments to Mr. and Mrs.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "But," he added, "you will of course wish to have your humble respectsdelivered to them, with your grateful thanks for their kindness to youwhile you have been here.<>
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Ourimportance, our respectability in the world must be affected by thewild volatility, the assurance and disdain of all restraint which markLydia's character.<>
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Wherever you and Jane are knownyou must be respected and valued; and you will not appear to lessadvantage for having a couple of--or I may say, three--very sillysisters.<>
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But she had never felt sostrongly as now the disadvantages which must attend the children of sounsuitable a marriage, nor ever been so fully aware of the evils arisingfrom so ill-judged a direction of talents; talents, which, rightly used,might at least have preserved the respectability of his daughters, evenif incapable of enlarging the mind of his wife.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) The housekeeper came; a respectable-looking elderly woman, much lessfine, and more civil, than she had any notion of finding her.<>
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Reynolds respect for Elizabeth seemed to increase on thisintimation of her knowing her master.<>
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There was now an interest,however, in believing the housekeeper; and they soon became sensiblethat the authority of a servant who had known him since he was fouryears old, and whose own manners indicated respectability, was not to behastily rejected.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) With respect to Wickham, the travellers soon found that he was not heldthere in much estimation; for though the chief of his concerns with theson of his patron were imperfectly understood, it was yet a well-knownfact that, on his quitting Derbyshire, he had left many debts behindhim, which Mr. Darcy afterwards discharged.<>
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The respect created by the conviction of hisvaluable qualities, though at first unwillingly admitted, had for sometime ceased to be repugnant to her feeling; and it was now heightenedinto somewhat of a friendlier nature, by the testimony so highly inhis favour, and bringing forward his disposition in so amiable a light,which yesterday had produced.<>
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But above all, above respect and esteem,there was a motive within her of goodwill which could not be overlooked.<>
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She respected, she esteemed, she was grateful to him,she felt a real interest in his welfare; and she only wanted to know howfar she wished that welfare to depend upon herself, and how far it wouldbe for the happiness of both that she should employ the power, which herfancy told her she still possessed, of bringing on her the renewal ofhis addresses.<>
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Collins and myselfsincerely sympathise with you and all your respectable family, inyour present distress, which must be of the bitterest kind, becauseproceeding from a cause which no time can remove.<>
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The world has been deceived in that respect; and I am happy to say therewill be some little money, even when all his debts are discharged, tosettle on my niece, in addition to her own fortune.<>
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His behaviour to us has,in every respect, been as pleasing as when we were in Derbyshire.<>
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Amost delightful place!--Excellent Parsonage House! It would have suitedme in every respect.<>
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They were certainly no friends tohis acquaintance with me, which I cannot wonder at, since he might havechosen so much more advantageously in many respects.<>
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They are descended, on the maternalside, from the same noble line; and, on the father's, from respectable,honourable, and ancient--though untitled--families.<>
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They are destined for each other by the voice ofevery member of their respective houses; and what is to divide them?The upstart pretensions of a young woman without family, connections,or fortune.<>
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Much as I respect them, I believe I thoughtonly of you.<>
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My child, let me not have the grief of seeingyou unable to respect your partner in life.<>
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Nor was her respect for him, though it made her more quiet, at alllikely to make her more elegant.<>
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He, who had always inspired in herself a respectwhich almost overcame her affection, she now saw the object of openpleasantry.<>
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What a study for an artist did that exciting scene present!The eloquent Pickwick, with one hand gracefully concealed behindhis coat tails, and the other waving in air to assist his glowingdeclamation; his elevated position revealing those tights and gaiters,which, had they clothed an ordinary man, might have passed withoutobservation, but which, when Pickwick clothed them--if we may use theexpression--inspired involuntary awe and respect; surrounded by the menwho had volunteered to share the perils of his travels, and who weredestined to participate in the glories of his discoveries.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Mr. BLOTTON, with all possible respect for the chair, was quite sure hewould not.<>
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And the stranger forthwith crossed the room; and, leaningagainst a mantel-piece, commenced gazing with an air of respectful andmelancholy admiration on the fat countenance of the little old lady.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) The waiter retired; the breakfast concluded; and the travellers ascendedto their respective bedrooms, to prepare a change of clothing, to takewith them on their approaching expedition.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) All-Muggleton had the first innings; and the interest became intensewhen Mr. Dumkins and Mr. Podder, two of the most renowned members ofthat most distinguished club, walked, bat in hand, to their respectivewickets.<>
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Thatof the Peacock differed in no material respect from the generality ofsuch apartments; that is to say, it was a large, bare-looking room, thefurniture of which had no doubt been better when it was newer, with aspacious table in the centre, and a variety of smaller dittos in thecorners; an extensive assortment of variously shaped chairs, and an oldTurkey carpet, bearing about the same relative proportion to the sizeof the room, as a lady's pocket-handkerchief might to the floor of awatch-box.<>
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Mr. Pickwick, on hearing this determination, descended to thedrawing-room, where sat a grave man, who started up on his entrance, andsaid, with an air of profound respect:--'Mr. Pickwick, I presume?The same.<>
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If I knew any respectable gentleman who would take the matter up,'continued Mr. Trotter.<>
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I am sorry to find that youhave so little respect for this young man's feelings.<>
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He must be respectable--he keeps a manservant,' said Miss Tomkins tothe writing and ciphering governess.<>
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And if there's any number o' men onthese here premises as has said so, I shall be wery happy to give 'emall a wery convincing proof o' their being mistaken, in this here weryroom, if these wery respectable ladies 'll have the goodness to retire,and order 'em up, one at a time.<>
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Willyou join us at twelve, then, Pickwick?'Mr. Pickwick was particularly desirous to view the sport, the moreespecially as he was rather anxious in respect of Mr. Winkle's life andlimbs.<>
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Mr. Pickwick observed his valet's directions implicitly, and biddingSam follow him, entered the tavern he had pointed out, where the hotbrandy-and-water was speedily placed before him; while Mr. Weller,seated at a respectful distance, though at the same table with hismaster, was accommodated with a pint of porter.<>
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There is nothing positively vile or atrocious in the appellation of'old Fireworks,' but still it is by no means a respectful or flatteringdesignation.<>
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As this chapter has been a long one, however, and asthe old man was a remarkable personage, it will be more respectful tohim, and more convenient to us, to let him speak for himself in a freshone.<>
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Topics of conversationwere never wanting, for even when any pause occurred in Mr. Weller'sloquacity, it was abundantly supplied by the desire evinced by Mr.Magnus to make himself acquainted with the whole of the personal historyof his fellow-travellers, and his loudly-expressed anxiety at everystage, respecting the safety and well-being of the two bags, the leatherhat-box, and the brown-paper parcel.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'I trust, ma'am,' resumed Mr. Pickwick, gathering up his shoes, andturning round to bow again--'I trust, ma'am, that my unblemishedcharacter, and the devoted respect I entertain for your sex, will pleadas some slight excuse for this--' But before Mr. Pickwick could concludethe sentence, the lady had thrust him into the passage, and locked andbolted the door behind him.<>
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On the table before him,stood a pot of ale, a cold round of beef, and a very respectable-lookingloaf, to each of which he distributed his favours in turn, with the mostrigid impartiality.<>
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Yes, I des-say, I should ha' managed to pick up a respectable livin','replied Sam applying himself to the cold beef, with considerable vigour.<>
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" SoI says respectin' widders, Sammy, and so you'll say, ven you gets as oldas me.<>
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Upon this, sir, I shouldsqueeze her hand, and I think--I think, Mr. Magnus--that after I haddone that, supposing there was no refusal, I should gently draw awaythe handkerchief, which my slight knowledge of human nature leads me tosuppose the lady would be applying to her eyes at the moment, and steala respectful kiss.<>
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I understand you, ma'am,' said Mr. Pickwick, 'and respect yourdelicacy; it shall never be revealed by ME depend upon it.<>
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Mr. Grummer, in the then disturbed state of public feeling(for it was half-holiday, and the boys had not yet gone home), asresolutely protested against walking on the opposite side of the way,and taking Mr. Pickwick's parole that he would go straight to themagistrate's; and both Mr. Pickwick and Mr. Tupman as strenuouslyobjected to the expense of a post-coach, which was the only respectableconveyance that could be obtained.<>
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Mr.Snodgrass and Mr. Winkle listened with gloomy respect to the torrent ofeloquence which their leader poured forth from the sedan-chair, and therapid course of which not all Mr. Tupman's earnest entreaties to havethe lid of the vehicle closed, were able to check for an instant.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'Now, Grummer, who is that person?' said Mr. Nupkins, pointing to Mr.Pickwick, who, as the spokesman of his friends, stood hat in hand,bowing with the utmost politeness and respect.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) The two caps, reflected on the window-blind, were the respectivehead-dresses of a couple of Mrs.<>
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Bardell, 'I always have said, andalways will say, that in every respect but one, Mr. Pickwick has alwaysbehaved himself like a perfect gentleman.<>
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The respectable old gentlemanwrung his hand fervently, and seemed disposed to address someobservation to his son; but on Mrs.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) At this point the remainder of the guests interposed, and remonstratedwith both parties on the impropriety of their conduct; on which Mr.Noddy begged to state that his father was quite as respectable as Mr.Gunter's father; to which Mr. Gunter replied that his father was to thefull as respectable as Mr. Noddy's father, and that his father's son wasas good a man as Mr. Noddy, any day in the week.<>
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Dodson &Fogg's case as much harm as he conveniently could, and saying just aslittle respecting Mr. Pickwick as might be, which was precisely theobject he had had in view all along.<>
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Mr. Pickwick and his friends,and Mr. Dowler and his wife, respectively retired to their privatesitting-rooms at the White Hart Hotel, opposite the Great Pump Room,Bath, where the waiters, from their costume, might be mistaken forWestminster boys, only they destroy the illusion by behaving themselvesmuch better.<>
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Hasteningto his father's court, he paid his best respects, and returning quicklyhither, founded this city and its famous baths.<>
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In two hours' time he returned withso much coolness as if he had been despatched on the most ordinarymessage possible, and brought the information that an individual, inevery respect answering Mr. Winkle's description, had gone over toBristol that morning, by the branch coach from the Royal Hotel.<>
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What abusiness that young man has!"'At the termination of this disclosure of some of the mysteries ofmedicine, Mr. Bob Sawyer and his friend, Ben Allen, threw themselvesback in their respective chairs, and laughed boisterously.<>
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Mr. Winkle was too anxious to hear what was to follow to express muchwonderment at this extraordinary coincidence, marvellous as it was; soMr. Ben Allen, after a tear or two, went on to say that, notwithstandingall his esteem and respect and veneration for his friend, Arabella hadunaccountably and undutifully evinced the most determined antipathy tohis person.<>
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I respect your bravery.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'I thought it better to come myself,' said Mr. Pickwick, addressing Mr.Winkle, as Sam disencumbered him of his great-coat and travelling-shawl,'to ascertain, before I gave my consent to Sam's employment in thismatter, that you are quite in earnest and serious, with respect to thisyoung lady.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'My dear,' said Sam, sliding up with an air of great respect, 'you'llspile that wery pretty figure out o' all perportion if you shake themcarpets by yourself.<>
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Mr. Winkle was touched by this little traitof his delicate respect for the young PROTEGEE of his friend, and tookhis hand with a feeling of regard, akin to veneration.<>
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At one end,was a door leading to the judge's private apartment, round which werecongregated a crowd of attorneys and managing clerks, who were calledin, in the order in which their respective appointments stood upon thefile.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) All this was very genteel and pleasant; and, to make matters still morecomfortable, Mr. Smangle assured Mr. Pickwick a great many more timesthat he entertained a very high respect for the feelings of a gentleman;which sentiment, indeed, did him infinite credit, as he could be in nowise supposed to understand them.<>
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Any one of my three friends will be happy totake you, were it only out of respect to me.<>
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This conversation brought them to the door of the snuggery, into whichSam--pausing for an instant to look over his shoulder, and cast a slyleer at his respected progenitor, who was still giggling behind--at onceled the way.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) Sam had scarcely recovered his usual composure of countenance, whichhad been greatly disturbed by the secret communication of his respectedrelative, when Mr. Pickwick accosted him.<>
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These young men will respect you, when theywould listen to nobody else.<>
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Jingle bowed respectfully, trembled very much as he took Mr. Pickwick'sproffered hand, and withdrew.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) At length, when this determination had been announced half a hundredtimes, the old lady suddenly bridling up and looking very majestic,wished to know what she had done that no respect was to be paid to heryears or station, and that she should be obliged to beg and pray, inthat way, of her own nephew, whom she remembered about five-and-twentyyears before he was born, and whom she had known, personally, when hehadn't a tooth in his head; to say nothing of her presence on the firstoccasion of his having his hair cut, and assistance at numerous othertimes and ceremonies during his babyhood, of sufficient importance tofound a claim upon his affection, obedience, and sympathies, for ever.<>
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They would have been amazingly fond of him, especially your respectablemothers; I know they would.<>
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Mr. Pickwick might very probably have reasoned himself into the beliefthat it really was, had he not, just then happening to look out ofthe coach window, observed that the looks of the passengers betokenedanything but respectful astonishment, and that various telegraphiccommunications appeared to be passing between them and some personsoutside the vehicle, whereupon it occurred to him that thesedemonstrations might be, in some remote degree, referable to thehumorous deportment of Mr. Robert Sawyer.<>
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"Indeed!' said Mr. Pickwick; 'I was not aware that that valuable workcontained any information respecting Chinese metaphysics.<>
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He breathed heavily, but in all other respects wasmotionless.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'So far from thinking there is anything wrong in conduct so natural,'resumed Mr. Pickwick, 'it is my wish to assist and promote your wishesin this respect.<>
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It was evident that verygrave and eventful proceedings were on foot; but various surmises wereafloat, respecting their precise character.<>
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He is known by all the poor people about, who never fail to taketheir hats off, as he passes, with great respect.<>
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The castle, however, was solid thoughrelatively small; and the black vineyard and green stripes of kitchengarden covered a respectable square on the brown hillside.<>
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(Chesterton The secret of father Brown ) It was on the third night of the priest's stay at the little chateauthat he beheld a stately stranger who paid his respects to the Spanishhousehold with bows that no Spanish grandee could emulate.<>
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It will come as a shock to the readers of the best scientificromance to learn that it was the policeman who was talking and theamateur who was listening, even with a certain respect.<>
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Thestory may well begin in a sufficiently respectable setting, at thebreakfast table of a worthy though wealthy suburban family named Bankes,where the normal discussion of the newspaper had, for once, beensilenced by the discussion about a mystery nearer home.<>
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"(Chesterton The secret of father Brown ) "Father Brown," said Devine, with a certain respect in his tones, "willyou tell us why you can't believe your eyes?"(Chesterton The secret of father Brown ) "Yes, I will try to tell you," answered the priest.<>
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"(Chesterton The secret of father Brown ) "But how could he?" exploded the old clerk, as if such events werehardly respectable.<>
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It wasn't a human passion withher, but a sort of hellish respectability.<>
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"(Chesterton The secret of father Brown ) The lawyer remained in the same respectful attitude, but he was nowrespectfully staring.<>
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It is not the revolutionary man but the respectable manwho would commit any crime--to save his respectability.<>
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Duroc's nice,comfortable house, conscious of our respectability and all the rest ofit, it just gives us a theatrical thrill to talk about thieves andmurderers and the mysteries of their souls.<>
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Do you think I do not knowall about their way of reprehending it? Have I not heard the sermons ofthe righteous and seen the cold stare of the respectable; have I notbeen lectured in the lofty and distant style, asked how it was possiblefor anyone to fall so low, told that no decent person could ever havedreamed of such depravity? Do you think all that ever did anything butmake me laugh? Only my friend told me that he knew exactly why I stole;and I have never stolen since.<>
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