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" ... country round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence... "
Six Selections from Irving's Sketch-book: With Notes, Questions, Etc., for ... - Page 37
by Washington Irving, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1878 - 119 pages
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Appletons' School Readers

William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 pages
...whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same,...astonishment, he found his beard had grown a foot long ! 6. He had now entered the skirts of the village. A troop of strange children ran at his heels, hooting...
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American Prose: Hawthorne: Irving: Longfellow: Whittier: Holmes: Lowell ...

1880 - 444 pages
...whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same,...his gray beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognized for an old acquaintance, barked at him as he passed. The very village was altered ; it was...
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The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., (Washington Irving)., Volume 2

Washington Irving - 1880 - 460 pages
...whenever they cast eyes upon him , invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same,...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as...
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Our favourite fairy tales and famous histories, told for the hundredth time

Henry William Dulcken - 1880 - 508 pages
...whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as...
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Stories for standard i (-vi).

mrs. William Thomas Greenup - 1880 - 328 pages
...all stared at him with surprise, and invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip involuntarily to do the same,...astonishment he found his beard had grown a foot. He had now entered the outskirts of the village. A troop of strange children ran at his heels, hooting...
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The Granville series. Reading book. Standard 1-6

Granville series - 1881 - 376 pages
...eyes upon him, invariably1 stroked their chins. The constant recurrence" of this gesture induced Kip involuntarily to do the same, when to his astonishment he found his beard had grown a foot long ! 4. He now entered the skirts of the village. A troop of children ran at his heels, hooting after...
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Complete Works, Volume 9

Washington Irving - 1882 - 1002 pages
...whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily. to do the same,...his gray beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognized for an old acquaintance, barked at him as he passed. The very village was altered ; it was...
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Gleanings from popular authors, grave and gay, Volume 1

Gleanings - 1882 - 692 pages
...and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same,...his heels, hooting after him, and pointing at his grey beard. The dogs, too, not one of which he recognised for an old acquaintance, barked at him as...
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A life of Washington Irving

Washington Irving - 1882 - 712 pages
...and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture, induced Rip, involuntarily, to do the same,...found his beard had grown a foot long ! He had now entere^ the skirts of the village. A troop of strange children ran at his heels, hooting after him,...
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Rip Van Winkle, and Other Sketches

Washington Irving - 1882 - 258 pages
...and whenever they cast eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence of this gesture induced Rip involuntarily, to do the same,...his astonishment he found his beard had grown a foot longl He had now entered the skirts of the village. A troop of strange children ran at his heels, hooting...
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