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I do not, of course, pretend that it came from his lips in the precise words set down in the foregoing chapter, but for the sake of brevity and clearness, I have deemed it best to present the most salient portion of the narrative in the first person. It was related to me years afterwards by Mrs.
Every one knows what is meant by such metaphorical expressions, and they are almost necessary for brevity: so, again, it is difficult to avoid personifying the word 'Nature. But I mean by Nature the aggregate action and product of many laws, and by laws the sequence of events as ascertained by us."
"Well, you might have the honor of entering quite a variety of names on your books, as I dare say you do; but for the sake of brevity, which is the soul of wit, you may put down Smith John Smith of New York city. Common name, eh, landlord, and from a big city? Can't help that fault of my forefathers and godfathers.
I left there my two faithful but weary ones on watch, and hastened to the salle de police. There an Inspector and a young officier anglais a sub-lieutenant of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve were awaiting my arrival with impatience. To them I told my story with the brevity that I now recount it to you.
From that day her he follows, And flees not to the wild wood But joins the Loves, and always He bears Love's flame unflinching. Several of them are but doubtfully ascribed to the poet of the Idyls. The Greek has little but brevity in common with the modern epigram. I For a rustic Altar. These dew-drenched roses and that tufted thyme are offered to the ladies of Helicon.
Unable to repeat the brevity of Fenellan's rejoinder, he expatiated on it to convey it, swearing that it was the kind of thing done in the old days, when men were witty dogs: 'pat! and pat back! as in the pantomime. 'Repartee! said Victor. 'He has it. You shall know him. You're the man for him. 'He for me, that he is! "Hope the mother's doing well? My card": eh? Grave as an owl!
Parma assured his sovereign, that, if the conquest of England were effected, that of the Netherlands would be finished with much facility and brevity; but that otherwise, on account of the situation, strength and obstinacy of those people, it would be a very long, perilous, and at best doubtful business.
Having greeted each of us affectionately, he entered into conversation with us, until we were called, as we soon were, to table. I, who watched his actions most closely and ever found them regular and harmonious as a stave of music, was amazed at the brevity of this preparation and thanksgiving.
"But I thought better of them, and have never even unpacked them all, as you must have seen for yourself." "Yet your mysterious visitor of the other day " "Another Australian, of course; indeed, another man who worked upon my own run." "And he knows why you don't want it known over here?" "He does," said Steel, with grim brevity. Rachel moved forward and pressed his hand impulsively.
He concluded by asking for a verdict of guilty, and a sentence of penal servitude for life. To him succeeded counsel for the defendant, whose speech was brevity itself.
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