He was, in truth, acting, play-acting, attempting to do what he had no heart-prompting to do.
He bobbed his tail good-naturedly and friendly, and growled ferociously and friendly; but the keenness of the drunkenness of the mate discerned the difference and aroused in him, vaguely, the intuition of difference, of play-acting, of cheating.
My brother knows him, he's dined with him- the present Emperor- more than once in Paris, and tells me he never met a more cunning or subtle diplomatist- you know, a combination of French adroitness and Italian
play-acting! Do you know the tale about him and Count Markov?
Lynde says that all
play-acting is abominably wicked."
Pitt Crawley declared her behaviour was monstrously indecorous, reprobated in strong terms the habit of
play-acting and fancy dressing as highly unbecoming a British female, and after the charades were over, took his brother Rawdon severely to task for appearing himself and allowing his wife to join in such improper exhibitions.
I am going to do a bit of
play-acting, the bottom ground of which is just exactly as serious as the gallows for the pair of us.
Don't make fine
play-acting speeches about bread, but earn it.'
Then the Captain, with a movement so sudden that it might have been passion or
play-acting, took Sir Wilson Seymour by the throat.
I thought it would be of benefit only for instances where the ball was in the back of the net, really bad fouls, rolling round and
play-acting, etc, etc.
BY DAVID ANDERSON PATRICK BAMFORD will lead Leeds' attack tonight after apologising to Marcelo Bielsa and his team-mates for his two-match ban for
play-acting.
The Blues boss was fuming at Neal Maupay's
play-acting in the 1-1 draw with Brentford that saw Maikel Kieftenbeld wrongly sent-off and almost cost his side a share of the spoils.
The Brazilian was criticised for
play-acting after being fouled at the World Cup, but says he should have been better protected by referees.
