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I have gone into battle with less trepidation than I approached that door, but never with greater determination to bear myself as became a man. Billie was going to know the truth just as clearly as I could tell it to her. I could not convince myself it was love for Le Gaire which had so affected her. I doubted if she had ever loved him.
Winslow's linking me and Ruth that way and Oh, you understand. I admire you like the devil for knowing what you want and going after it. I suppose you'll have to convince Ruth yet, but, by Jove! you've convinced me! Glad you had Arthur for ally. They don't make kiddies any better. God! if I could have a son like that I turn off here. G-good luck, Ericson." "Thanks a lot, Phil." "Thanks.
But now they also are witnesses for God, and for his grace against an unbelieving world; for, as I said, they shall come to convince the world of their speeches, their hard and unbelieving words, that they have spoken concerning the mercy of God, and the merits of the passion of his blessed Son Jesus Christ.
It took only a glance to convince him that it was the form of Lieutenant McClure. With a supreme effort Jack drove himself forward with mighty strokes toward the inert form of his commander. Glancing up for a moment, what was the delight of the youth battling with death to see the Dewey bearing down upon him! Some one had seen him and they were coming to his rescue.
Frederick did not regard him, his blue eyes were fixed upon the woman who, with laughing good-humor, stepped up to him and held out both of her large, course hands in greeting. "Sir, I come to convince myself if what your brother said was true." "Well, madame, what has my brother said?" "He declares that you can whistle splendidly, and all the world is forced to dance after your music."
I was in a dilemma, equally afraid to tell the truth, for fear the improbability of it would infuriate Maternus and convince him of my treachery; or to take the obvious course, for fear some subtle shade of my tone or look might similarly impel him to stab me. As the convoy passed Maternus whispered, softly and unhurriedly: "Which is he?" In my panic I chose the less dangerous alternative.
Now, however, the glamour had gone, it had been rudely banished on the night when Lisle had helped her down the rocks. She, who had allowed Clarence to believe that she would marry him, had found a strange delight in the company of another man; one whom she might have loved had she been free, she tried to convince herself, in a determined attempt to hide the fact that her heart cried out for him.
Singleton was reluctant to admit that it was not Lawler's gun that he was afraid of, but something that was in the man himself in his confident manner, in the level glance of his eyes; in the way he looked at Singleton seeming to hint that he knew the man's thoughts, and that when the time came if it ever came he would convince Singleton that his fears were well founded.
But, as I am not of a suspicious temper, and judge of others' candour by my own, and that I always have the highest opinion of yours, and to convince you of mine, I shan't hesitate to acquaint you, that I would have wrot sooner, but that I waited the result of a Gentilman's journey, how at this present juncture has the eyes of this part of the Country fixt upon him I mean, GLENGARY, into whose confidence I have greatly insinuated myself.
One gentleman who was in Parliament with him mentioned that he disliked to see him get up to speak, because he was sure that Cobden would convince him that his own opinion was erroneous; "and," said he, "a man does not like that to be done."
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