Cadet Birney, who was standing near by, then made some invidious remarks about me, to which I did not condescend to reply.

The possession of the art will make the coward rash, and subject the courageous, if he chance to make a slip, to invidious remarks.

Somerset had a suspicion that her order to him not to neglect the business letter was to escape any invidious remarks from her uncle.

"And you have heard no invidious remarks?"

"There were invidious remarks made upon your non-appearance at her daughter's, and I do not choose that my family shall furnish food for neighborhood scandal."