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But I wouldn't advise you to do anything so foolish. Three of us here saw you in the ridiculous position into which by your obstinacy you compelled me to put you; and you wouldn't like to hear us recount it in public, with picturesque details, to your brother magistrates. Let me say one thing more to you," he added, after a pause, in that peculiarly soft and melodious voice of his.

"You've stopped drinking?" she said, looking at him steadily and unsmilingly. "What for?" "It wasn't doing me any good," said Bob. "Don't you approve of the idea?" Jessie raised her eyebrows and one shoulder slightly. "Entirely," she said with a sculptured smile. "I could not conscientiously advise any one to drink or smoke, or whistle on Sunday." The meal was finished almost in silence.

The Bank was very unwilling to mix itself up with the affairs of the Company; it dreaded being involved in calamities which it could not relieve, and received all overtures with visible reluctance. But the universal voice of the nation called upon it to come to the rescue. Every person of note in commercial politics was called in to advise in the emergency.

"I do not care so much for the ten thousand francs in an annuity, which would bring me nearly five hundred francs a year, as for absolute secrecy," said Lisbeth. "For, you see, my dear Monsieur Crevel, the Baron is very good to me; he is to pay my rent " "Oh yes, long may that last! I advise you to trust him," cried Crevel. "Where will he find the money?" "Ah, that I don't know.

"In order to take that train," said Colonel Levering, sitting in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, "you will have to remain nearly all night in Atlanta. That is a fine city, but I advise you not to put up at the Breathitt House, one of the principal hotels. It is an old wooden building in urgent need of repairs. There are breaches in the walls that you could throw a cat through.

Bessie will wear well in trouble, but I am very wishful to see her, and hear her own voice about that gentleman Lady Latimer talked of." Lady Latimer had made a communication to the doctor's wife respecting Mr. Cecil Burleigh. Mr. Carnegie had nothing to advise.

If I get run over, you and the boy 'Can make ourselves comfortable, and forget you; to be sure. But for the present, and until you do get run over? 'You wish to make changes? 'Don't you? 'In one or two respects, perhaps. But leave me out of the question. You have an income of your own to dispose of; nothing oppressively splendid, I suppose. What do you think of doing? 'What do you advise?

If my uncle could see Rem, and yet keep his big and little oaths under bonds, I should believe in his clean tongue." "Arenta, you are tormenting yourself with anger and ill-will, and above all with jealousy. In this way you are going to miss a deal of pleasure. I advise you not to quarrel with Cornelia. She will be a great resource.

"What? after nearly breaking my neck, which was saved only at the cost of this poor boy's life, perhaps?" "Please, Miss Claudia, I'll be careful another time " "Careful of your own life!" "Please, miss, let me drive you home this once." "Not to save your soul!" "But what'll ole Marse say?" cried Sam, in utter dismay. "That is your affair. I advise you to keep out of his way also!

We must turn ourselves into so many ants, and show their forethought and care." "What would you recommend as our first step, Stimson?" asked Daggett, who had been an attentive listener. "I would advise, sir, to begin hardening the men as soon as I could. We have too much fire in the stove, both for our stock of wood and for the good of the people.