ill humour
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Having put him in ill humour with this retort, she fled away rejoicing.
From The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere by Charles Th?odore Henri de Coster
Artie, however, was a good-natured little fellow, and had the tact simply to whistle, and leave his brother to get over his ill humour.
From The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story by Angela Brazil
"I think you can read people's thoughts," replied the prince, whose ill humour had gradually vanished.
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar Meding
When he got back to his own house, he was loud in expressing his ill humour against Mr. Hale, and the whole bench of justices: and uttered against them the most dreadful curses.
From Christmas Stories by Edward Berens
What have they got to consult so long about?" replied Ulerich with ill humour: "their rightful lord stands before his own gate, and demands admittance.
From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Wilhelm Hauff
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