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"Here finished my deliberation; the disgust to the world which I had already conceived, this little incident confirmed; I saw it was only made for the great and the rich; poor, therefore, and low, what had I to do in it? I determined to quit it for ever, and to end every disappointment, by crushing every hope.
If there is any one to be killed, they will content themselves with us." And without imagining that he had just uttered the words of a hero, Durand-Savoyat went back to the antechamber. We resumed our deliberation on the subject of a decree. We were unanimously agreed upon the advantage of an immediate convocation of a New Assembly. But for what date?
Yet, being in possession of certain secret knowledge, Fetherston had formed a theory one that was amazing and startling a theory which he had, after long deliberation, made up his mind to investigate and prove. This girl had loved Harry Bellairs before he had met her, and because of it the poor fellow had fallen beneath the hand of a secret assassin.
It was not long before the beat of hoofs was heard approaching, and in spite of himself the corporal felt a thrill along his spine as a mounted figure that might have represented Death on the pale horse came into view; but he jammed his hat down, set his teeth, and sighted his flint-lock with deliberation.
Had she always been so coarse of speech, he wondered, or for some reason he could not divine was she merely throwing off restraint? Brushing the ashes from his cigar with deliberation, he inquired non-committally "Just what is your scheme?" "It's simple enough, and customary.
The man was said to be well acquainted with the country beyond the Potomac, besides being really honest and courageous. It was necessary, of course, that my squire should be mounted, and after some deliberation, it was settled that I should furnish him with a steed.
"Your worship, señor Pedro Alonso, will be pleased to have patience and go back to Burgos, where you will say to our parents that we, their sons, having with mature deliberation considered how much more arms befit cavaliers than do letters, have determined to exchange Salamanca for Brussels, and Spain for Flanders. We have got the four hundred crowns; the mules we intend to sell.
If suspicion was felt, they said, that the French King had been proposing anything in regard to a general rupture, either on account of the retreat of Conde, the affair of Savoy, or anything else, they would reply that the ambassadors in France had been instructed to decline committing the States until after full communication and advice and ripe deliberation with his British Majesty and council, as well as the Assembly of the States-General; and it had been the intention of the late king to have conferred once more and very confidentially with Prince Maurice and Count Lewis William before coming to a decisive resolution.
She had succeeded, and now she was afraid of her success. There is a subtle fear in all success, and an indefinite responsibility. Luke knew the ship. He led the way to a deserted corner of the deck, with a deliberation which set Agatha's heart beating. "What did you mean when you said I could have all the dances?" asked Luke slowly. His eyes gleamed deeply as he looked down at her.
With this the man commenced, with much deliberation, to whip, with much apparent force, and continued till he got out of sight. "When coming up the river forty or fifty miles below Vicksburg, a Judge Owens came on board the steamboat.
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