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He is wealthy, learned, clever. From his physiognomy there is no doubting that he is a man of iron will and determined purpose. His daughter his only child, I take it, a young girl bright and clever is sleeping in the very next room to his. There is seemingly no possible reason for expecting any attack or disturbance of any kind; and no reasonable opportunity for any outsider to effect it.
As, however, the clever young gentleman was lying on his back on the grass, with his hat flattened over his face to keep out the sun, and an open book lying on its face upon his waistcoat to keep the place, and otherwise quite immovable, and very like other young gentlemen, Bill did not feel much the wiser for looking at him.
"Well, Buck is clever there's no gainsaying that quite at the top of the profession. Then, he's expecting me." "You?" "They're a queer lot," Frawley explained with a touch of pride. "Crooks are full of little vanities. You see, Bucky knows I've never dropped a trail, and I think it's rather gotten on his nerves. I think he wasn't satisfied until he dared me. He's very odd very odd indeed.
A lady should never ride a hard puller when hunting; but as some of us have to put up with what we can get, it is well to fix up a difficult mount of this kind in a manner that will keep him under control. Some clever people assert that any horse can be held with a snaffle; but I am certain that pullers can, as a rule, be much better controlled by a curb, provided that it is properly put on.
'Well, sir, asked she, 'go on: is this another reminiscence? 'No, Miss Kearney; I was only thinking of asking you who this Mr. Walpole was. 'Mr. Cecil Walpole is a nephew or a something to the Lord-Lieutenant, whose private secretary he is. He is very clever, very amusing sings, draws, rides, and laughs at the Irish to perfection. I hope you mean to like him. 'Do you?
It was strict, but home had been strict, and there was much more variety here. She was clever, and took eager delight in her lessons; dull, stupid Miss Weston had found her beyond her. She would have liked school even more if her temper had been under better control. But at thirteen she had settled down to bad temper as a habit.
Alexander's ultimatum by its clever form compelled his ally either to abandon the scheme of Western empire or to fight. Both parties to the Tilsit alliance understood that with European harbors shut to English trade, Great Britain must cease to support the Spanish insurrection, which in that case a few thousand troops could hold in check.
I was sorry I had not let her think herself as clever as myself in the cabala, and I feared it would be impossible to undeceive her without exciting her to anger, which would cast out love. Nevertheless, Esther was the only woman who would make me forget Manon, whom I began to think unworthy of all I had proposed doing for her. M. d'O came back and I went to dine with him.
Talboys put his hand under that foot and heaved her smoothly into the saddle. "That is clever," thought simple David; "that chap has got more pith in his arm than one would think." They cantered away, and left him looking sadly after them.
Now, my mother had a brother, a clever, plodding fellow, in what is called 'business: he became richer and richer: but my father and mother died, and were never the better for it. My rich uncle is married, but has no children. I am, therefore, heir-presumptive, but he is a saint, and close, though ostentatious. The quarrel between Uncle Templeton and the Saxinghams still continues.
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