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He had surely reached the limit of disaster. Barring earthquake or tidal-wave, the worst had already befallen him. The Flibberty-Gibbet was certainly safe in Mboli Pass. Since nothing worse could happen, things simply had to mend. So it was, shivering under his blankets, that he laughed, until the house-boys, with heads together, marvelled at the devils that were in him.
It is the only form of influencing Congress which has ever been given to the President, barring patronage.
Barring the fact that sale by private contract was irregular and unsatisfactory, he completely exonerated Mr. Pilkington from all blame in the matter. His valuation had evidently been made in all good faith, if in some ignorance. But the young man, who by Pilkington's account had been acting all along as his father's agent, must have been perfectly aware of the nature of the bargain he had made.
She stood out for him simply by the fact that, of all the young ladies of the Polytechnic, she was the only one he really knew barring Maudie Hollis, and Maudie, though she was the proud beauty of the Polytechnic, didn't count.
Whereupon he pulled from his pocket a cablegram, to make himself doubly sure that his was not a fool's errand, and again read it in audible tones: London, May 24, 18 . Col. Reuben Harris, Hotel Waldorf, New York. Hugh Searles, our agent, sails May twenty-fifth on Majestic. Meet him at Hotel Waldorf, New York. Guerney & Barring.
So here I am, in great clover, of course: the change from Mota to man-of-war life being amusing enough. Barring some illness, slight attacks of fever, I have enjoyed myself very much. The seeing Ysabel Island is a real gain. I had time to acquire some 200 words and phrases of the language, which signify to me a great deal more.
M. Jules Simon has published a plan of education which he says in twenty years will produce a race of virile citizens; but this is a little long to wait for a social regeneration. At present they are schoolboys, accustomed to depend on their masters for everything, and the defence of Paris is little more than the "barring out" of a girls' school.
'And what other answer could the son of your father make Heavens be his bed that was shot through the head by the masther's side in the weary wars in Spain? and whom could ye be bound to serve barring Master Phelim, that's lain in the same cradle with yees 'Is not Victorine here, mother? still restlessly demanded Lanty. 'Never you heed Victorine, replied she.
"Fewer houses, mayhap," said the sergeant, "though I'm not sure of that; but if fewer they pay more. There's but one curate poor man, he does all the parish work, barring the high masses, and a good man he is, but he gets £400 a year, and that is but a third of the income!" I asked by what special stipends the priest's income at Gweedore could be thus enhanced.
"Barring accidents, let's say this day week; meanwhile, Neddy" he smiled as he interjected. "Neddy is our chauffeur Neddy and I will make our little plan of attack." "Don't be too generous! Don't leave all the V.C. chances to me," the Sergeant implored. "Neddy's fair glutton for 'em! Difficulty is to keep him from murder! And he stands six foot four, and weighs seventeen stone."
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