humph

• "Given to smuggling and the bottle indeed--humph! —  Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines
• Why, sir, the difference 'twixt the Arapahoes, or the Cheyennes, and them peaceable Utes yonder--humph! —  Dorothy on a Ranch
• Little Tim gave vent to a doubtful "humph"--not that he doubted the truth of the Word, but that he doubted its applicability on the present occasion It was finally agreed that the question should not be decided until the whole council had returned to Tim's Folly, and laid the matter before the wounded missionary Then Little Tim, being freed from the cares of state, went to solace himself with domesticity Moonlight was Indian enough to know that females might not dare to interrupt the solemn council. —  The Prairie Chief
• Let me see, who is to take care of his hammock I believe that Bob Cross is to take care of it, sir," said I The captain's coxswain--humph. —  Percival Keene
• Is it only a believe I did arrive first, sir," replied Newton; "but as I am not here upon legal business, I had rather wait until this gentleman has spoken to you Not upon legal business--humph!" —  Newton Forster The Merchant Service

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