"The Story of Civilization" co-author Ariel or Will

Usage examples of durant.

It was unlikely that something had happened to Sara, but Durant preferred to err on the side of caution.

And she totally ignored the startled presence of Colonel Durant when she asked a stark question.

Andres and Colonel Durant came back into the room, faintly amused to see the colonel eyeing her a bit warily.

He must have seen her from the window of his office, she realized, and had left Durant waiting while he went to find her hat.

Given time to think it through, Durant had the uneasy suspicion that Andres would, in the end, try to send her away.

Sara was out of the office and racing for the front door before Durant could move, but he was only a few steps behind her when she flung open the door and rushed outside.

Into the house, gesturing to a very obviously relieved Colonel Durant to accompany them into the office.

Colonel Durant joined them for the meal, and he and Andres talked about finding Lucio and about other work that had to be seen to that day.

Mrs Durant, as part of her regulation, had brought up all her sons in the Church.

No man had affected her as Alfred Durant had done, and to that she kept.

Sunday after the funeral, when all the Durant people had attended church, Alfred had seen Miss Louisa, impassive and reserved, sitting with Miss Mary, who was proud and very distant, and with the other Lindleys, who were people removed.

Colin Durant, like her husband, would complement her navigational skills well.

Billy climbed aboard, and he and Durant hoisted the yawl-boat on her davits.

As for Colin Durant, he took in the mansions the way he took in everything around him: In thoughtful silence.

After lunch she went up to Durant and announced her decision: they were going to sail directly offshore to the Bahamas.