wits

• Let one party go by the lake, and one party by the river That's it, that's it, Injin," interrupted Jacques energetically; "yer wits are always jumpin'. —  The Young Fur Traders
• It occurred to me that if your wits were as bright as the hair that covers them, you might be able to help me out. —  Torchy
• I fancied his wits were actively at work beneath so impassive an exterior. —  The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV
• My sleepiness seemed to have left me, and all my wits were at work. —  Chatterbox, 1905.
• He had a fire-bucket of cold water, and even as he plied the wet sponge and sought to stanch the trickling blood, his wits were at work. —  To The Front A Sequel to Cadet Days

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