"Altercation" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... defence, reckoning on the favour he would gain in her eyes. He had spoken sharply to Giovanni about it, and told him he had behaved in an ungentlemanly manner—whereupon Giovanni had answered that it was none of his business; an altercation had ensued in a remote room in the Frangipani palace, and Giovanni had lost his temper and taken Del Ferice by the throat, and otherwise greatly insulted him. The result had been the duel in which Del Ferice ...
— Saracinesca • F. Marion Crawford
... was less yellow than usual, that is to say, he was more red. He had just been having a fierce altercation with his valet, and they were still disputing ...
— The Queen's Necklace • Alexandre Dumas pere
... the frenzied altercation that was going on between the donkey man and the fat woman. The air was rent by their angry shouts. A group of highly appreciative villagers collected round them. Then one of them pointed to William, who sat, feeling still ...
— More William • Richmal Crompton
... must have forgotten to sweep under the beds. We entered our rooms at ten in the evening, having dismissed our car, knowing well that there was no other place to stop the night. We gave the jarvey twice his fare to avoid altercation, 'but divil a penny less would he take,' although it was he who had recommended the place as a cosy hotel. "It looks like a small little house, melady, but 'tis large inside, and it has a power o' beds in it." We each generously insisted on taking the dirtiest bedroom (they had ...
— Penelope's Irish Experiences • Kate Douglas Wiggin
... heard raised in angry altercation in the next room. After a time the din subsided and the conversation appeared to take ...
— Among Malay Pirates - And Other Tales Of Adventure And Peril • G. A. Henty
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