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"Barbreck be it then. A man in his position thus never learns the truth. He sees around him but plausible faces and the truth at a cowardly compromise. That's the sorrow of your Highlands; it will be the black curse of your chiefs in the day to come. As for me, I'm for duty first and last even if it demands me to put a rope at my brother's neck or my hand in the fire."
A sense of the past imparted itself to the well-known encounter with the portier and the head waiter at the hotel door, to the payment of the driver, to the endeavor of the secretary to have them take the most expensive rooms in the house, and to his compromise upon the next most, where they found themselves in great comfort, with electric lights and bells, and a quick succession of fee-taking call-boys in dress-coats too large for them.
Clay was making every effort to carry the compromise tariff. In spite of his exertions, the Force Bill passed on February 20, but close behind came the tariff, which Mr. Webster opposed, on its final passage, in a vigorous speech. There is no need to enter into his economical objections, but he made his strongest stand against the policy of sacrificing great interests to soothe South Carolina. Mr.
It provided for two Territories, Kansas and Nebraska, instead of one; and it declared the eighth section of the Missouri Compromise law to be inoperative because it was "superseded by" the principles of the compromise of 1850. At the report and the bill in its first form the anti-slavery men in Congress took instant alarm.
But the end is not yet, and you won't have the last word. Hadn't you better compromise? your masters would be the better for it." "Come this way, where we can talk without being overheard," said Michu, leading the way through the park to the pond.
"Thank you, monsieur l'abbe, but I have my son," she answered dryly. "Ladies cannot compromise themselves with me," said the abbe. "Take Monsieur Cruchot's arm," said her husband. The abbe walked off with the pretty lady so quickly that they were soon some distance in advance of the caravan. "That is a good-looking young man, madame," he said, pressing her arm.
No sooner had its complete line been opened for traffic than the panic of 1873 occurred; the company became embarrassed by a large floating debt; and a compromise had to be made with the bondholders whereby a postponement of a year's interest was arranged. No attempts were made to extend the Santa Fe during the long period of depression following the panic of 1873.
Atterbury," he added, "so long as I am rector of this church, I am going to do my best to carry out the spirit of Christ's teaching to make Christians. And there shall be no more compromise, so far as I can help it." Gordon Atterbury had grown very pale. He, too, got to his feet. "I I cannot trust myself to discuss this matter with you any further, Mr. Hodder.
Barclay generally sat with her work and taught Melanie, moving round the house with the sun, so as to be always in the shade. The drawing and dining rooms both opened into this veranda The road came up to the back of the house; and upon the other three sides was a garden, which was a compromise between the English and French styles.
Nay, even if he had failed completely, and lost his life in the attempt, it would have been infinitely better both for him and for mankind. Even Homer might have taught him that "it is better to die than live in sin." At any rate he might have known from study and observation that an education founded on compromise must always and necessarily fail.
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