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The earl answered them mildly, ordered the prisoner to be given up to them, and promised to respect the franchise of the city, but at the same time asked that the wearing of white hoods should be discontinued.

The cardinal ended by permitting the liberties taken in literary matters by Chapelain and even Colletet. His courtiers were complimenting him about some success or other obtained by the king's arms, saying that nothing could withstand his Eminence. "You are mistaken," he answered, laughing; "and I find even in Paris persons who withstand me.

Lee said that the women and the children that walked should go first in the line, following behind the two wagons. Then the men, in single file, should follow the women. When Laban heard this he came to me, untied the scalps from his belt, and fastened them to my waist. "But you ain't killed yet," I protested. "You bet your life I ain't," he answered lightly. "I've just reformed, that's all.

Ah, you do not understand. He answered thus to a hostile critic: "My friend, the harvest is huge, the labourers are few; we need more, and many more than we have.

"I've had but one glass of beer in my life, and I didn't like it." The captain smiled too, and gazed at him for several moments without speaking. "It seems to me," he said at last, but as if he were thinking of something quite different, "you must be in want of food." "Oh, no, sir!" answered Clare again, "I'm used to going without."

"Quite as much so as usual," answered the cooper, dryly. "There's one favor I should like to ask," he said, after a pause. "Will you allow us to remain here a few days till I can look about a little?" "I would with the greatest pleasure in the world," was the reply; "but there's another family very anxious to take the house, and they wish to come in immediately.

"Yes; that's one of his names," answered the little girl; "and another of his names is 'Emp'ror of the Winkies. He's the King of this country, you know, but Ozma rules over all the countries of Oz." "Does the Tin Woodman keep any Flutterbudgets or Rigmaroles at his castle?" inquired Aunt Em, uneasily. "No indeed," said Dorothy, positively.

Whereupon I wept and replied, "O my lady, I am just come from a youth who loves thee and is like to die for thy sake." "He is my son," answered I, "and the darling of my heart. He saw thee, some days since, at the window, tending thy flowers, and fell madly in love with thee.

"I suppose so, Monte," she answered. "But if I 'm to grin, I must depend upon you to make me." "I'll be over in five minutes," he replied. She needed him to make her grin! That was all he was good for. Thank Heaven, he had it in his power to do this much; as soon as he told her she was to be free again, the smile would return to her lips.

'Oh, tell me, good tree, how I can escape without crossing the path of the cruel Alcina? cried Roger. 'There is a way, answered the tree, 'but it is rough to the feet, and beset by fierce and ill-tongued men, placed there by the fairy. He who would quit Alcina's isle needs open eyes and deaf ears. 'I will have both, said Roger. But, alas! he boasted overmuch, as young men are wont to do.