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Had we met anywhere else, another word would have done; 'drifting' applies here. No one 'runs down' to Quinton, or 'happens' down; one just naturally 'drifts. It's a great place." "You like it, eh?" Mr. Devant let his eyes rove over the wealth of color and wildness, and puffed enjoyably. "It's immense!
"I took advantage of the widely-spread rumour of my death, I gave up everything; without resting day or night I hastened hither; I hesitated long to appear before you, my judge... paraitre devant vous, mon juge; but I resolved at last, remembering your constant goodness, to come to you; I found your address at Moscow.
He must be prepared for the thrilling life of the field-trial dog. "Larsen's the man to bring him out," said the big man in tweeds, who was George Devant himself. "I saw his dogs work in the Canadian Derbies. I like his methods." Thompson spoke hesitatingly, as if he disliked to bring the matter up. "Mr.
Je suis Jean d'Aragon, grand maître d'Avis, né Dans l'exil, fils proscrit d'un père assassiné Par sentence du tien, roi Carlos de Castille. Ont le droit de tomber couvertes devant toi!
Devant had taken a curious interest in leading this untutored girl into all manner of paths and bypaths. It was a never-failing delight to him to watch her crude but keen gripping of the best from each.
These lines I read, and getting them by rote, took them for my device, for they bid the lover thrust himself foremost in the press, and in breach, mine, and escalade. S'en assault viens, devant te lance, En mine, en eschielle, en tous lieux Ou proesce les bons avance, Ta Dame t'en aimera mieux.
You must carefully watch and attend to their passions, their tastes, their little humors and weaknesses, and 'aller au devant'. You must do it at the same time with alacrity and 'empressement', and not as if you graciously condescended to humor their weaknesses.
'Si fort qu'on soit, says one of the profoundest of the observers of the human heart, 'on peut eprouver le besoin de s'incliner devant quelqu'un ou quelque chose. S'incliner devant Dieu, c'est toujours le moins humiliant. Manning died on January 14th, 1892, in the eighty-fifth year of his age. A few days later Mr.
The one considers that "Tous les hommes sont ,gaux devant la politesse:" the other remembers that though it may be agreeable to be patronised and assisted, yet it is still more agreeable to be treated as if you needed no patronage, and were above assistance. Sir Joshua Reynolds once received from two noblemen invitations to visit them on Sunday morning.
The untidy fellow has not washed the glasses!" Mr. Devant opened the door and said with a half laugh, "I'm not quite sure how Dick will like this, Katharine. But while the cat's away " "Ah!" The word came sharply. "Mr. Devant, look here!" The two were standing before the easel. "Good Lord!" cried the man. "The Pimpernel! Katharine, this Dick of ours has prepared a surprise for us sure enough!"
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