"Contrariness" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... would have thrilled me—only last Spring! but now the contrariness in me made me say that it was absolutely necessary that I returned immediately to Versailles. I believe I should have answered like that even if there had been no Miss Sharp,—Alathea—in the case, just because I now knew Nina really wanted me to stay—every man ...
— Man and Maid • Elinor Glyn
... parson. It is very likely that his objections might have had the effect of breaking off the match, for his daughter was devotedly attached to him, and hardly questioned his right to dispose of her as he saw fit; but after a while the worthy gentleman seems to have thought better of his contrariness. Poindexter had strong persuasive powers, and no doubt made himself personally agreeable to the colonel, and, moreover, it was arranged that the latter should occupy the same house with Mr. and Mrs. Poindexter after they were married. Nevertheless, ...
— David Poindexter's Disappearance and Other Tales • Julian Hawthorne
... hills is good if the top is reached, but if you fall back, you will have much envy and contrariness ...
— 10,000 Dreams Interpreted • Gustavus Hindman Miller
... not quench the thirst like that of the great river. It has, indeed, a slightly bitter taste, which is a strong contrast with the sweet waters of the Nile. Nevertheless the British soldiers, with characteristic contrariness, declared their preference for it. Outside the bush the ground undulated gently, but the surface was either stony and uneven or else cracked and fissured by the annual overflow. Both these conditions made it hard for cavalry, and still more for artillery, ...
— The River War • Winston S. Churchill
... to be sure!" he observed. "This is certainly another instance of the contrariness ...
— My Strangest Case • Guy Boothby
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