By this time she had risen; and they involuntarily sauntered on together, without speaking, for two or three minutes; when Eustacia broke silence by saying, " I assume I must congratulate you."
By then the Nautilus had reduced speed. It moved ahead at a saunter, so to speak. I observed that the Red Sea's water was becoming less salty the closer we got to Suez.
Great example! And good to see you taking some vigorous exercise! Number two – saunter – means to walk slowly in a relaxed way. When I saw Rob, I sauntered over to say hello.
Then they sauntered over to my house and sat on the steps for half an hour while at her request I remained watchfully in the garden: 'In case there's a fire or a flood, ' she explained, 'or any act of God.'
Yeobright strained his eyes across the dark-green patch beyond the paling, and near the black form of the Maypole he discerned a shadowy figure, sauntering idly up and down.
His acquaintances resented the fact that he turned up in popular restaurants with her and, leaving her at a table, sauntered about, chatting with whomsoever he knew.