"Disgruntled" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... kicking a stone before him in a disconsolate, disgruntled way. He followed it wherever it went, ever and again kicking it back onto the sidewalk; the simple pastime seemed to afford him infinite relief. And meanwhile, glowing visions arose in his mind, such visions as no one but a poet or a lonely boy on ...
— Pee-Wee Harris Adrift • Percy Keese Fitzhugh
... saw the sleepy white pony plodding down the hill, and the sensation became one easily defined each time that he observed Smith's horse ambling in the road beside hers. The feeling which inspired Tubbs's disgruntled comment, "Smith rides herd on the Schoolmarm like a cow outfit in a bad wolf country," found an echo in Ralston's own breast. Truly, Smith guarded the Schoolmarm with the vigilance of ...
— 'Me-Smith' • Caroline Lockhart
... "Wired the disgruntled one that there was a letter and a check in the mail for him, to be followed by another and a bigger if his pole proved long ...
— The Quickening • Francis Lynde
... his colleagues with gloom. Many a night, in order to save hotel bills, he slept on a train as it shunted back and forth between small towns. He always turned up in the morning smiling and serene, with cheer for his now discouraged and almost disgruntled colleagues. ...
— Charles Frohman: Manager and Man • Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman
... more than came up to promises. Six foot-four and built accordingly, with a bluff, open countenance and a blue eye that spoke honesty and demanded truth. Hearty of voice and breathing cheer and optimism, General Ironside inspired confidence in the American troops who had become very much disgruntled. He was seen on every front at some time and often seen at certain points. By boat or sledge or plane he made his way through. He was the soldier's type of commanding officer. Never dependent on an interpreter whether with Russian, ...
— The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki - Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 • Joel R. Moore
... Wish they would," grumbled the disgruntled Jerry. "I'll bet you ten to one she was sent ...
— Marjorie Dean - High School Sophomore • Pauline Lester |
