while the newcomer satsitdown , and Mrs. Hilbery deftly joinedjointhe severed parts by leaningleantowards him and remarkingremark: “ Now , what would you do if you were married to an engineer , and had to live in Manchester , Mr. Denham ? ”
But Mrs. Hilbery was immediately sensitive to any silence in the drawing-room , as of a dumb note in a sonorous scale , and leaningleanacross the table she observedobserve, in the curiously tentative detached manner which always gave her phrases the likeness of butterflies flaunting from one sunny spot to another , “ D’you know , Mr. Denham , you remind me so much of dear Mr. Ruskin ... .
Stephen , an elbow rested on the jagged granite , leanedleanhis palm against his brow and gazedgazeat the fraying edge of his shiny black coat-sleeve .
When they reachedreachthe cottage , the two seatedseatthemselves with some appearance of fatigue upon the upper step of the porch , facingfaceeach other , each leaningleanagainst a supporting post .
Stephen Dedalus , displeased and sleepy , leanedleanhis arms on the top of the staircase and lookedlookcoldly at the shakingshakegurglinggurgleface that blessedblesshim , equine in its length , and at the light untonsured hair , grained and hued like pale oak .
He lightedlighta match nonchalantly , by the artfully simple method of pinchingpinchthe head of it with his fingernails , leanedleannegligently against the wall of the bunk-house , and regardedregardthe group incuriously while he smokedsmoke.
Newland Archer , leaningleanagainst the wall at the back of the club box , turnedturnhis eyes from the stage and scannedscanthe opposite side of the house .
She contentedcontentherself by leaningleanback in her chair , merely playingplaywith the food on her plate , and looking grave and absent ; while all around her were enjoyingenjoythe motsmotof Mr. Grey , the gentleman who always took the bottom of the table at Mrs. Shaw 's dinner parties , and asked Edith to give them some music in the drawing-room .