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The army would be forced to acknowledge my claim upon them; the nation would hear of it." "Well," I asked, "supposing all you say is true? What then?" "You are a little obtuse, Mr. Ducaine," the Prince said softly. "If twenty thousand pounds would quicken your understanding " I picked up a small inkpot from the side of the table and hurled it at him.
Moreover, she never encouraged any approach to sacred themes, sometimes repelling it decidedly, and so, though he would scarcely acknowledge it, the traitorous fear sprung up, that in speaking of God's love he might mar his chances of speaking of his own. In the retirement of his own room, his reveries grew longer, and his prayers shorter and less inspired by faith and earnestness.
But my fellow-traveller and I had different notions: I acknowledge his were the more suited to the end of a merchant's life: who, when he is abroad upon adventures, is wise to stick to that, as the best thing for him, which he is likely to get the most money by. On the other hand, mine was the notion of a mad, rambling boy, that never cares to see a thing twice over.
He resumed his watchful and reflecting attitude, with the simplicity of one who had been too long trained to the discharge of certain obligations himself, to manifest surprise that another should acknowledge their imperative character. In the mean time, Earing proceeded steadily to perform what he had just promised.
Her grandfather was honest and poor, and yet nobody respected him at least, not with such respect as she cared to acknowledge. In addition to his talent for argument, Lemoine was handsome and had money he showed her quite a handful of bank-notes one day.
"'I acknowledge, continued Manon, 'that I was dazzled by all this magnificence.
Many wise and good men think as did little Ben, and yet they have to acknowledge that, while nations continue wickedly ambitious, and jealous of each other's wealth and power, it is the duty of governments to be armed and prepared to resist aggression.
By this means the German Government could decline to acknowledge responsibility for any attack unless the United States could prove that the submarine was of German nationality.
My ship has filled your eye agreeably; nor shall I be slow to acknowledge, that I have seen enough about your air, and person, to make me wish to be an older acquaintance. You want service?" "One should be ashamed of idleness in these stirring times." "It is well. This is an oddly-constructed world in which we live, Mr Wilder!
I've never had any success with women, and if I say again it's simply because it's rather sad and mortifying to acknowledge even to myself that my youth has passed entirely without love, and that I'm in love in a real sense now for the first time in my life, at thirty-four. Let it stand that I love again. "If only you knew what a girl she was!
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