DENIS in Classic Quotes

1  That thrust had frightened him more than any vague insinuations about Denis Eady.

Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
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2  "Hold on a minute while I unhitch the colt," Denis called to her, springing toward the shed.

Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
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3  But now, as he stood outside the church, and saw Mattie spinning down the floor with Denis Eady, a throng of disregarded hints and menaces wove their cloud about his brain.

Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
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4  "I wouldn't ever have it said that I stood in the way of a poor girl like Mattie marrying a smart fellow like Denis Eady," Zeena answered in a tone of plaintive self-effacement.

Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
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5  She let Denis Eady lead out the horse, climb into the cutter and fling back the bearskin to make room for her at his side; then, with a swift motion of flight, she turned about and darted up the slope toward the front of the church.

Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
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6  Denis Eady was the son of Michael Eady, the ambitious Irish grocer, whose suppleness and effrontery had given Starkfield its first notion of "smart" business methods, and whose new brick store testified to the success of the attempt.

Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
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