Hastily

Examples

• He described her ladyship as willing to acknowledge that she had spoken over-hastily. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• He got up hastily, and saying, By the way, I must speak to Wright about the horses, shuffled quickly out of the room. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Don't mention her, Miss Maria Osborne said hastily. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• He hastily bolted it behind her. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• I beg I may hear of no such thing, said I, hastily--else, where would he go to, I wonder, without his small-clothes? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• There was a bath in that corner, from which the water had been hastily drained off. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• Emma turned round to look at her in consternation, and hastily said, Have you any idea of Mr. Knightley's returning your affection? Jane Austen. Emma.
• No, no, she said hastily. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I hastily broke open the plain wafer seal, and found a two hundred pound bank-note, merely enclosed in a blank cover. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I'll see you--' Mr. Weller hastily checked himself, and added in a low tone, 'furder fust. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He took up his hat and hastily left the house. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• The bridge was carried quickly, the enemy retreating over it so hastily that many were shoved into the river, and some of them were drowned. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• The metallic clang heard by Miss Stoner was obviously caused by her stepfather hastily closing the door of his safe upon its terrible occupant. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• I feel quite upset, said the good lady, as she hastily departed. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Little Dorrit's Party Arthur Clennam rose hastily, and saw her standing at the door. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• And with these words he hastily left the room, and Elizabeth heard him the next moment open the front door and quit the house. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Though, mind,' added Mr. Pickwick, hastily checking himself--'mind, I do not say I should have prevented it, if I had known that it was intended. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Of course not,' replied Mr. Pickwick hastily. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Not lost,' said Jingle hastily, 'Pay it all--stick to business--cash up--every farthing. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Not always, and something in Laurie's voice made Jo say hastily. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• They hauled in hastily. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Miss Crocker tasted first, made a wry face, and drank some water hastily. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Quite unexpectedly, declared Maurice hastily. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• He then hastily took leave of them all and left the room. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Yes, yes,' said Mr. Pickwick hastily. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Oh, we will go down this afternoon, replied Maurice hastily. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• I felt Mr. Rochester start and shudder; he hastily flung his arms round me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• This second Eumaeus strode hastily down the forest glade, driving before him, with the assistance of Fangs, the whole herd of his inharmonious charge. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Clym hastily put together the logs on the hearth, raked abroad the embers, which were scarcely yet extinct, and blew up a flame with the bellows. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• He hastily descended, as the room-door opened, and the girl came out. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.

Edited by Fergus