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His mind at that moment, not unnaturally, wandered from books and critics to love and wedlock. "Our talk," said he, "has digressed into fretful courses; permit me to return to the starting-point. You are going to settle down into the peace of home. A peaceful home is like a good conscience. The rains without do not pierce its roof, the winds without do not shake its walls.
He commenced by flattering the self-love of his auditors; a never-failing method of commanding attention. When he had enumerated the many different occasions on which the Hurons had exhibited their courage and prowess, in the punishment of insults, he digressed in a high encomium on the virtue of wisdom.
Having thus far digressed, we now beg leave to resume our narrative and once more return, from the contemplation of a state of things so painful to the progress of those circumstances which involve the fate of our humble individuals who constitute our dramatis personae.
He was a preacher, and the choir was singing the opening anthem at the time." The doctor threw one thin leg over the other and stared impassively out the single window. It faced the main street of the town. "The doings are over for this time, I fancy," he digressed evenly. "I see a row of bronchos tied down in front of Red's place." Landor did not look around. "Mary and Mrs.
But I have digressed into subjects of which it will perhaps be more convenient to speak presently. I will return to the proofs which show that it is the crimes of these men that are the cause of our condition to-day.
Then he digressed again, this time without a trace of humour. "Olive, for a fact, how is Opdyke?" he inquired. "Haven't you seen him lately?" "Yes, of course." Dolph spoke with some impatience. "That's the reason I am asking. I go in there, as often as I can spend the time and stand the strain." Olive edged a trifle nearer to the fur-lined elbow. "You feel it, too, Dolph?" "Good Lord, yes!
Every artist was freely admitted to this exhibition and, for the further encouragement of talent, he bestowed two medals annually on such as had exhibited the best models. We have thus digressed in order to give a slight sketch of the nobleman by whom this kennel was built, and we do not think that we can do better than lay before our readers the original account of it.
It began with the particular case of the particular organ-boy who formed the peg on which the whole article was to be hung; it went on to discourse on the lives and manners of organ-boys in general; it digressed into the natural history of the common guinea-pig, with an excursus on the scenery of the Lower Apennines; and. it finished off with sundry abstract observations on the musical aspect of the barrel-organ and the aesthetic value of hurdygurdy performances.
Len and me had been puttin' in a lot of time together at his house, just chinnin' there wasn't much else to do but to keep warm. Well, along about five o'clock, we heard a rocket! The wind died away for a minute or so, and we dashed out to the beach to get the lay of that distress signal. Talk about big city fires!" he digressed. "A fire on land ain't what it is on sea.
I deserve the reproach, which is very just indeed. I beg your pardon, Mr Rokesmith. 'I should beg you not to do so, but that it shows you to such admirable advantage, he replied with earnestness. 'Forgive me; I could not help saying that. To return to what I have digressed from, let me add that perhaps they think I report them to you, deliver little messages, and the like.