United States or Slovakia ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
"It is absurd," he answered her suddenly, "but to save my life I can't decide whether you are tall or short." The front door came open with a bang; the noise brought him sharply to himself; and the next moment a pleasant impatient masculine voice called out: "I say, Miss Carstairs! Er everything all right?" "Oh! yes, Mr. Richards!" she called penitently. "I'm coming this minute.
As the right of property so created can be asserted against every possessor of the land, it would not be extravagant or absurd to allow it to be asserted by the action of covenant. The action of covenant would be allowed to assigns not named, and it would not be absurd to give it to disseisors. This is the case of singing and the like by a convent.
But as regards the third system, which partakes of both the others, and which consists in exacting everything from Government, without giving it anything, it is chimerical, absurd, childish, contradictory, and dangerous.
"Well! don't make such a row, and you shall see. Here, Jenny, you and some of the young ladies help me to rasp or scrape it up, but, for your life don't let it touch the skin, or you may die, but, at all events, you may get blisters on your hands." "How can you be so absurd, Schillie, as to bring such a dangerous thing amongst the children?" Schillie.
Such a position is at once rendered absurd by the perennial popularity and effectiveness of Schiller's play.
They were made from rich trade or from the Law, the latter conferring respect and dignity upon the House. But lawyers could no longer be made Peers. They were rough in manners, and they had no longer great incomes. Moreover, the nation demanded that its honours should be equally bestowed upon all those who rendered service to the State, and all were poor. Now a House of poor Lords is absurd.
It was suggested that one of the sailors who had shipped in the slaver and subsequently deserted, knowing the captain was seeking them in every direction, had met him in the street, and fearful of being arrested, or seeking to revenge a personal wrong, had committed the terrible crime. This hypothesis was, doubtless, as false as either of the others, and more absurd.
He is making for Cannes again, and asked me to come so far. Of course he has a chain round my neck. I must obey orders like his bond-slave, but when I come back don't banish me. I swear I'll be an unobtrusive friend, and I may be of use. Don't send me quite away; in short, I won't take a dismissal. What is it you object to? What absurd stories have been told you to set you against me?
Impassive, remorseless, sinister, it was content to wait, well aware that all suspense was in its favor. Then I said to myself that I would cross the room, and so attain my object. I made a step and drew back, frightened by the sound of a creaking board. Absurd! But it was quite a minute before I dared to make another step.
This absurd oath was none other than that of the princes of the Rosy Cross, who never pronounce it without being certain that each party is a Rosicrucian, so Madame d'Urfe was quite right in her caution, and as for me I had to pretend to be afraid myself. The fact is I wanted to gain time, for I knew perfectly well the nature of the oath.
Word Of The Day