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Casket in sentence

51 examples of Casket in a sentence

"And when she finally returned, did she bring that casket with her?""No.""Does Madame de Lannoy know what was in that casket?""Yes; the diamond studs which his Majesty gave the queen."
"And she came back without this casket?"
"How can she be so?""In the course of the day Madame de Lannoy, in her quality of tire-woman of the queen, looked for this casket, appeared uneasy at not finding it, and at length asked information of the queen."
On the altar, and beneath the portrait, was the casket containing the diamond studs.
The duke approached the altar, knelt as a priest might have done before a crucifix, and opened the casket.
"There," said he, drawing from the casket a large bow of blue ribbon all sparkling with diamonds, "there are the precious studs which I have taken an oath should be buried with me.
But does your Grace mean to give me the studs without the casket?"
"The casket would encumber you.
Besides, the casket is the more precious from being all that is left to me.
The cardinal drew near to the king, and placed in his hand a small casket.
While thus speaking Athos regarded with attention the sapphire set with diamonds which had taken, on d’Artagnan’s finger, the place of the queen’s ring, carefully kept in a casket.
And she flew to a little inlaid casket which stood upon the dressing table, opened it with a feverish and trembling hand, drew from it a small poniard, with a golden haft and a sharp thin blade, and then threw herself with a bound upon d’Artagnan.
"Patrick," said the due, "bring me the casket in which the diamond studs were kept."
"Here, Laporte," said Buckingham, "these are the only tokens I ever received from her--this silver casket and these two letters.
He had just strength enough to place the scent bag at the bottom of the silver casket, and to let the knife fall into it, making a sign to Laporte that he was no longer able to speak; than, in a last convulsion, which this time he had not the power to combat, he slipped from the sofa to the floor.
Rowena opened the small silver-chased casket, and perceived a carcanet, or neck lace, with ear-jewels, of diamonds, which were obviously of immense value.
"It is impossible," she said, tendering back the casket.
From the bosom of his robe he then produced a casket, opened it and showed magnificent bracelets and earrings; she acted astonishment and admiration; kneeling, he laid the treasure at her feet; incredulity and delight were expressed by her looks and gestures; the stranger fastened the bracelets on her arms and the rings in her ears.
A pearl necklace I had given you lay untouched in its little casket; your trunks were left corded and locked as they had been prepared for the bridal tour.
Vinicius went to a casket called "area," standing on a marble pedestal, and, taking out a purse, threw it to Chilo.
The page returned soon with a golden casket.
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