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As the tears, as well as blushes of Anneke, accompanied these admissions, it was not possible for me to doubt what I heard. From that moment, a world of confidence, and a flow of pure, sweet, strong, natural feeling, bound us more and more closely together. Guert was in a happy mood to detain Mary Wallace, and business greatly befriended me, as respected the others.
Some missionaries have been far more ready than others to administer baptism, but as a rule they have examined candidates closely, have made all possible inquiry, and have baptized them only on obtaining what appeared satisfactory evidence of sincerity.
I did that work with pleasure, but have not preserved one of the translations. I have said that he also encouraged me to write essays. He always gave the subject, and criticized my performance very closely. I wrote so many of these essays that I am afraid to give the number that remains in my memory, for fear of unconscious exaggeration.
"But," said he, springing to his feet with impulsive energy, "I have now the means at my command of rising superior to fate, or of inflicting incalculable ills upon the whole human race." Looking at him more closely, I thought I could detect in his eye the gleam of madness; but I remained silent and awaited further developments.
Both vessels being close-hauled, it was not difficult steering; and by watching the helms closely, it would have been possible, perhaps, notwithstanding the heavy sea, to have brought the two hulls within ten yards of each other, and no harm should come of it.
"I never saw you before, and you never saw me before," declared Frank, getting nettled at his rough treatment. "Thunder! that's so." The officer, peering closely at Frank, staggered back as though he was about to collapse. He goggled at Frank, choking with stupefaction and disappointment. "What's the matter, Hawkes?" asked the other officer. "This isn't the boy I was chasing." "It must be."
During the first few days, of course, the rule wasn't observed too closely. The men themselves were too keyed up and excited to rest easily. But as soon as the scores began to mount and eliminations cut into their ranks, there was complete silence after dark.
A group of stars may form a figure so closely resembling that of a familiar object that even a wrong position would not prevent the resemblance from being noticed, as for instance the 'Chair, the 'Plough, and so forth.
Although the Emperor, while still Archduke, was for several years my nearest neighbour in Bohemia he was stationed at Brandeis, on the Elbe we never became more closely acquainted. In all those years he was not more than once or twice at my house, and they were visits of no political significance.
I am used to thinking quickly, and by the time I had read this I had an idea. "What in hell do you make of that, Crocker?" cried my client, eyeing me closely and repeating the question again and again, as was his wont when agitated. "It is certainly plain enough," I replied, "but I should like to talk to you before you decide to hand him over to the authorities." I thought I knew Mr.
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