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"Why, what age are you?" "I shall be twenty in May next." "How often do you get drunk in the week?" "I never," said Owen, blushing, "was drunk in my life." "What salary do you ask?" "Three hundred a year! Why, I have had I don't know how many after the place here this morning, and all their askings together would not come up to what you want." "Whatever others may ask, I cannot take less.
"It is very plain," Delight answered; "if people only would read the Bible as they read even a careless letter from a friend, counting each word of value, and searching for more meaning and fresh inference to draw out the most. One word often answers great doubts and askings that have troubled the world."
"The secretary of State's office is the place you want to watch," said Hildreth. "New oil companies are incorporating every day. Pretty soon one of these will swallow up all the others: that one will be the Universal under another name, and in its application for a charter you'll find askings big enough to cover all the rights and privileges of the original monopoly."
One of Mr Toots's hardest trials, however, was of his own seeking. On the approach of the Sunday which was to witness the last of those askings in church of which the Captain had spoken, Mr Toots thus stated his feelings to Susan Nipper. 'Susan, said Mr Toots, 'I am drawn towards the building.
"Very little, indeed. But it is only your askings that have been lacking not his good will." "That was said like the David Kent I used to know. Are you really quite the same?" "I hope not," he protested gravely. "People used to say of me that I matured late, and year by year as I look back I can see that it was a true saying.
Go to thy hiding-place, my child, and remember both thy askings and the cautions I have named. Go, and heavenly care protect thy innocent head!" Ruth again stooped, and bowing her face until the features were lost in the rich tresses of her daughter, a moment passed during which there was an eloquent silence. When she arose, a tear glistened on the cheek of the child.
'Ye shall ask Me nothing.... Ask and ye shall receive.... Your joy shall be full. These are the jewels which He sets in a cluster, the juxtaposition making each brighter, and gives to us for a parting keepsake. Now it is to be noticed that the two askings which are spoken of here are expressed by different words in the Greek.
From many of the proprietors he had permission to take a run through their property; others winked at him: from myself, then acting for my father, he had permission to go on his course. He was very polite in his askings, and put it thus: "Will you have the goodness to allow me to go through your property when I am on my annual tour?
Meanwhile, the glorious summer days between the askings were golden days of ever-increasing delight to Graeme and Margaret, and of rich enjoyment to Miss Penny. Never was there more complaisant chaperone than Hennie Penny. For, you see, she took no little credit to herself for having helped to bring about their happiness, and the very least she could do was to further it in every way in her power.
Knowing my name and circumstance, and having, moreover, a high regard for my old field-marshal's genius, Major Ferguson was very willing to make use of my experience. These askings from one whom I knew for a brave and honorable gentleman let me fall between two stools. As a patriot spy, it was my duty to turn the major's confidence as a weapon against him.
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