postillion
postilion

He called to the postillions to go faster, to the escort to clear the way well ahead.

Only the postillion, a boy who rides next to the driver, offers him his coat.

He made violent signs and shouted loudly, in order to stop the postillion.

Just before a postillion, in a splendid livery, had been brought to Napoleon.

The two guards who'd ridden as postillions threw open the vehicle's left door.

He sees two horsemen passing, each with a woman riding postillion behind him.

Theodore closed the door, and the Postillions drove away.

To it were harnessed four useful horses, with a postillion to each pair.

At the next stage, the postillion, who was going back, asked for his money, and the chevalier answered that he had none.

The word postillion may occur in its alternative spelling postilion.

We receive a lot of on-the-job training, particularly driving, riding and postillion work.

The postillions had their orders, and were quickly on their way at an exhilarating pace.

Planchet went in search of the postillion who had driven her, and found him.

'Get up behind, and I'll give you a lift,' said the postillion.

The other postillion was not yet ready.

They all raised their guns and took aim at the marshal, who thereupon ordered the postillion to drive back.

The postillion reined in, twisted about and asked whether the gentleman would like to see another dew-pond?

These are supported by a staff of liveried coachmen, footmen and postillions.

Terrified, she was beginning to agree, when the alarmed postillion shouted out, "Hold, villain!

The postillion and Jonas had now leisure to look at each other, which they had not had yet.

The postillion went in, and returned.

"My postillion has been struck by lightning".

Sir William discovered that his daughter (some accounts say his wife) was about to run away with one of the servants, a postillion.

Postillion blew up and Carmen was solidly aflame when the British last saw her.

On the night the lovers intended to flee, Sir William hid in waiting and shot the postillion dead.

"Let me hold the mug for you, old man," the postilion suggested.

But Postilion is frequently the only source for the more esoteric literature.

He was soon forced to take a job in Piccadilly as a postilion at a local inn.

"Here is the passport," said the postilion, "which way are we going, young gentleman?"

"The under-coachman and the postilion are out with the lamps.

The word postillion may occur in its alternative spelling postilion.

The postilion has been thrown (off) down", followed in succession by "Is he hurt?

At which postilion and driver gazed at one another, more puzzled than ever before.

"Don't you see your lad talking with the postilion?"

They did so, leaving the postilion to order such accommodation as the house afforded, and to renew his knocking.

Didn't his friend the postilion agree with him?

As for the postilion, it was as much as he could do to keep his seat.

The inflection of command was back in her voice, as if she talked to her postilion.

"The postilion of this relay is deaf and dumb, Monseigneur."

"And that tall one," the postilion added thoughtfully, "he seems to be their captain.

She would have been washing their coach now, except that she knew she'd meet the postilion at the water trough.

In it, the author laments the death in a thunderstorm of "the best postilion I ever had".

The postilion jumped down, eyebrows and hat brim snow encrusted.

But he realized that he was outnumbered by the driver and the circling postilion.

Lord Tony then pointed, smiling, to the driver and postilion still fast asleep in the adjoining room.

Whoever was holding the reins had the eyes of a cat, for the postilion was mouse.

Four men surrounded him, besides the postilion.

Apart from that the postilion opened doors for the coach's passengers and cleaned the coach at halts.

The postilion doubled up with a horrified gasp.

Even as he guided Marie away from the coach, he was aware of the postilion slipping up behind him.