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In the Pacific islands all great achievements of men are attributed to it all great chiefs possess it in an eminent degree; it is then nearly equivalent to what we call capacity or genius. It is, in a word, a term for the force residing in any object.
To see his daughter, who had always been so quiet, and self-contained, and dignified his princess, he had been used to call her to see her trembling with nervous fear, was a new and terrible thing to him, and to be able to offer her no comfort was worse still. But what could he say? "The evidence was rather bad," he admitted, "and only a portion of it was produced.
We missed one another," he said, and could not refrain from asking what was the matter, so strangely dismal and troubled was Rostov's face. "Nothing, nothing," replied Rostov. "You'll call round?" "Yes, I will." Rostov stood at that corner for a long time, watching the feast from a distance. In his mind, a painful process was going on which he could not bring to a conclusion.
Now, you don't see men, who are well fixed under a cool shade in a sweltering hot day, very anxious to run out bare-headed in the sun, when there is no call for it; much less, then, the trout, that can't bear the sun and heat at all.
It is not an irksome thing to obey God when we love him. It is possible to make a profession of love to God and not really love him. It may be that many are deceived at this point. One scripture says, "If any man love God, the same is known of him." Jesus says, "Why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" Love is something more than mere words.
But I can land him in prison on the count of piracy; and by the Lord Harry, I'll do it if it takes my last dollar! He'll rue this adventure, or they call me Tungsten for nothing!" "I wanted so to believe in him!" "Not difficult to understand why. He has a silver tongue and a face like John the Baptist del Sarto's and you are romantic. The picture of him has enlisted your sympathies.
The other reason was that, not having been able to sell the brooch, or rather pawn it since he did not wish to lose it altogether, funds were running low, and now he had but a few shillings left. A call at the office of a penny weekly had resulted in the return of three stories as being too long and not the sort required.
After that, my darling, I could leave you for years, and call you wife, and be sure of you. I could swear it for you my life on it! That 's what I think of you. Don't wonder that I took my chance the first: I have waited!
He had not seen Agnes since Monday, because Tuesday he did not go back to help thresh, and Wednesday he had been obliged to go to town to see about board for the coming term; but he felt sure of her. It had all been arranged the Sunday before; she'd expect him, and he was to call at eight o'clock.
So much can the grand jumble of causes and effects that we call fate do with a wanderer through life.
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