"Forefinger" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... little man.—I don't think I shall forget it, as long as I can stretch this forefinger to point with, and see what it wears. There was a ring ...
— The Professor at the Breakfast Table • Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)
... the centre of the lounge at the Ritz Hotel and with a delicately-poised forefinger counted her guests. There was the great French actress who had every charm but youth, chatting vivaciously with a tall, pale-faced man whose French seemed to be as perfect as his attitude was correct. The popular wife ...
— The Kingdom of the Blind • E. Phillips Oppenheim
... us unblushingly. You may thank your stars it is a rainy night and that I am a little man. You detest little men, don't you? Yes, I remember." Simon Orts now gave his orders, emphasizing each with a not over-clean forefinger. "When I open this door you will go out into the corridor. Punshon or one of the others will be on guard at the farther end. Pay no attention to him. There is only one light—on the left. Keep to the right, in the shadow. Stagger as you go; if ...
— Gallantry - Dizain des Fetes Galantes • James Branch Cabell
... to hev some talk with you when you've finished saltin'," he said, as he rose and meditatively prodded a junk of meat with his forefinger. ...
— By Reef and Palm • Louis Becke
... of love for the child, which was used by Judy, gave an idea to Coco. He drew his knife out of his pocket, and very coolly sawed to the bone of his forefinger. The blood flowed and trickled down to the extremity, which he applied to the mouth ...
— The Pirate and The Three Cutters • Frederick Marryat
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