1 In the day, I believe, he worked sometimes for a neighbouring farmer, because he often went forth and did not return until dinner, yet brought no wood with him.
2 They knew that presently dinner would be over and a little later the evening too would be over and casually put away.
3 Miss Baker had mentioned him at dinner, and that would do for an introduction.
4 I took dinner usually at the Yale Club--for some reason it was the gloomiest event of my day--and then I went upstairs to the library and studied investments and securities for a conscientious hour.
5 I came into her room half an hour before the bridal dinner, and found her lying on her bed as lovely as the June night in her flowered dress--and as drunk as a monkey.
6 It was dark now, and as we dipped under a little bridge I put my arm around Jordan's golden shoulder and drew her toward me and asked her to dinner.
7 Some more of the Careys came to dinner, and they had the pleasure of sitting down nearly twenty to table, which Sir John observed with great contentment.
8 They saw nothing of Marianne till dinner time, when she entered the room and took her place at the table without saying a word.
9 But they had no curiosity to see how Mr. and Mrs. Palmer ate their dinner, and no expectation of pleasure from them in any other way.
10 As dinner was not to be ready in less than two hours from their arrival, Elinor determined to employ the interval in writing to her mother, and sat down for that purpose.
11 She could scarcely eat any dinner, and when they afterwards returned to the drawing room, seemed anxiously listening to the sound of every carriage.
12 The dinner was a grand one, the servants were numerous, and every thing bespoke the Mistress's inclination for show, and the Master's ability to support it.
13 With great surprise therefore, did she find herself prevented by a settled rain from going out again after dinner.
14 I mean never to be later in rising than six, and from that time till dinner I shall divide every moment between music and reading.
15 We were to have a superb dinner, consisting of a leg of pickled pork and greens, and a pair of roast stuffed fowls.