"Turning away" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... do my duty," said the archbishop, turning away with a slow step like a man overcome ...
— The Village Rector • Honore de Balzac
... his car ready for the road. Blount stepped back when the little group on the veranda came down the steps preceded by a club footman who was calling the number of the car. And it was not until he was turning away that he found himself face to face with a very beautiful and very clear-eyed young woman who was buttoning an automobile dust-coat up under ...
— The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush • Francis Lynde
... old pain. Lay me down, lay me down. Don't go out of my sight to-night. Lock the door and keep close to me. Then turning away her face, she said in a whisper to herself, 'My Lizzie, my poor Lizzie! O my blessed children, come back in the long bright slanting rows, and come for her, not me. She wants help more than I, my ...
— Our Mutual Friend • Charles Dickens
... indeed mad," said Zametoff, also in a low tone, but turning away from Raskolnikoff. The latter's eyes glistened, he became paler than ever, while his upper lip trembled violently. He placed his face closer, if possible, to that of Zametoff, his lips moving as if he wished to speak, but ...
— The Continental Classics, Volume XVIII., Mystery Tales • Various
... drawn toward his brother on account of his kind manner, was hurt at this sudden change in his words and tone. He was tempted to retort harshly, and even to set his foot more roughly upon the pansies. But he checked himself, and, turning away, walked slowly ...
— Wreaths of Friendship - A Gift for the Young • T. S. Arthur and F. C. Woodworth
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