A howl and a gibber of dismay went up from the creatures when they first saw the great Lion pacing towards them, and for a moment even the Witch seemed to be struck with fear.
College graduates, he said, are who this country must turn to for a citizenship that is tolerant but not indifferent, loyal but not bigoted, aggressive but not conceited, alert but not alarmed.
For the first few months after her illness, a terrified Helen would do no more than sit on her mother's lap and cling to her dress as Kate tried to do her daily chores.
Oliver, his eyes wide with horror and alarm, watched as the Dodger put his hand in the old gentleman's pocket, took out a hand kerchief, and hand ed it to Charley Bates.