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But there was still another madness beyond all this, which may serve to give an idea of the distracted humour of the poor people at that time: and this was their following a worse sort of deceivers than any of these; for these petty thieves only deluded them to pick their pockets and get their money, in which their wickedness, whatever it was, lay chiefly on the side of the deceivers, not upon the deceived.
'We're still heroes, he says; 'an' our pitchers is in th' pa-apers, he says. 'Go in, he says, 'an' sthrike a blow at th' gay deceivers, he says. 'I'll sell ye'er lives dearly, he says. An' th' Archery Club wint in.
There are deceivers who, under the pretence of religion, inculate this belief among the natives, hoping thereby to increase the number of gifts offered by the latter to the goddess, and thus augment their own profits. This is enough on this subject.
"And I am very much obliged to you, David." "For nothing," said David. "I had a good time, I can tell you. I should just like to do the whole thing over again. Why, it didn't cost much." "Only Mr. Wharncliffe says we have to be very careful to know about people first, before we give them things; there are so many deceivers." "Yes, I know that," said David.
Bolingbroke "a sad sort of husband, a very odd-tempered man, and, in short, a terrible tyrant; though nobody would guess it, who only saw him in company: but men are such deceivers!" Mr. Bolingbroke soon found that all his wishes were thwarted, and all his hopes of happiness crossed, by the straws which this evil-minded dame contrived to throw in his way.
Weston was speaking and seemed to find it difficult "Alison, you did not tell me the gentlemen were coming." It occurred to Harry that she looked very pale and ill. "Why, Weston; dear, I could not tell if they would keep troth." She began to hum: "Men were deceivers ever, One foot on sea, and one on shore, To one thing constant never."
Thank you. Good-night, child. And remember, not a word to anybody." She dropped her veil and walked to the front door with her usual crisp and bird-like carriage. At the door she turned. "Shun Mr. Ezra Gold, my dear. Shun all people who bear his name. I know them. I have cause to know them. They are cheats! deceivers! villains!" She closed her lips tightly after this, and nodded many times.
I think such a thing would be dishonorable! I may not be worth your regard, but I'm not the man to deceive you. LYUBÓV GORDÉYEVNA. It is impossible to believe you men; all men in the world are deceivers. MÍTYA. Let them be deceivers, but I am not. LYUBÓV GORDÉYEVNA. How can one know! Perhaps you also are deceiving me and want to play a joke on me! LYUBÓV GORDÉYEVNA. No, Mítya, I didn't mean it.
They were but human beings, food for imposture, and preyed on by deceivers. The visit of Mere Malheur was an event of interest in both kitchen and laundry of the Chateau. Dame Tremblay had the first claim, however, upon this singular visitor. She met her at the back door of the Chateau, and with a face beaming with smiles, and dropping all dignity, exclaimed, "Mere Malheur, upon my life!
If it be so, the religion must be true. These men could not be deceivers. By only not bearing testimony, they might have avoided all these sufferings, and have lived quietly.
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