James was not a little mortified at the snubbing he had received, but he did not venture to expostulate.

Reilly, a huge lout of a fellow with a lowering countenance, ventured to expostulate.

When she came into the audience room for the intermission I ventured to expostulate with her:

The schoolmaster and his wife ventured to expostulate.

He had ventured to expostulate when the master told him how the thing ought to be done.

She put it quietly into her pocket, and going home that night by the Elliott's, ventured to expostulate.

This adviser ventured to expostulate.

Littlebrain was as good as his word; he cut down his relief; and then thrashed him for venturing to expostulate.

Upon this occasion it was also that Mary first ventured to expostulate with her mistress on her neglect of her husband.

This proved too much for one of the faithful tonsured dependents of the place, and he ventured to expostulate with his master.

I then went up to one of the party, whose name was Clarke, and, drawing him aside, ventured to expostulate with him.

She was ordered to bed at once; and when she ventured to expostulate feebly, Norah said: Now, Miss Sarah, we can manage things for to-day.