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"I know that he inveigled Count Paul to his house and slew him; either he or his brother, or both." "I have been with him for days, Wilfrid. I believe that he would do no dishonourable thing. He is related ". "He is the cousin of Count Ammiani." "Ah! would you plunge us in misery?" "How?" "Count Ammiani is my lover." She uttered it unblushingly, and with tender eyes fixed on him.
"And you shall hear it yourself, counsellor," returned Van Tricasse in a passion, "for it will come better from my mouth than from yours! Yes, monsieur, yes, any delay would be dishonourable. The town of Quiquendone has waited nine hundred years for the moment to take its revenge, and whatever you may say, whether it pleases you or not, we shall march upon the enemy."
For you, at such a time, it would seem like a disrespect to your father's memory. For myself, I should deem it dishonourable, I should appear base in my own eyes. Did I not go to him and put to him the great question? Was I not repulsed I do not say with insult, but with astonishment at my presumption?
You have never done a dishonourable thing one for which you need blush or fear to meet the eye of an honest man? Answer me that, Hugo. I may know what you will say, but I want to hear it from your own lips." Hugo did not flinch. His face assumed the boyish innocence of expression which had often stood him in good stead. His great, dark eyes looked boldly into hers.
Now this shows the old gentleman wishes to keep it secret, and to try to find it out in any way would be a very unworthy return for his kindness." "Yes, it wouldn't be doing as I would be done by, to be sure; but would it be dishonourable, Mamma?" "Very. It is very dishonourable to try to find out that about other people which does not concern you, and which they wish to keep from you.
Would there not be something dishonourable a sort of treachery in suffering this mark of the Holy Father's special favour to be bestowed upon him, while he was meditating to do that which, if his intention were known, would make it quite impossible that any such honour should be conferred on him? And how fair was life before him, as it would be if only this fatal woman had never crossed his path?
As it was apprehended, and even asserted, that the payment of the customary duties for the Centurion and her prize would be demanded by the Regency of Canton, and would be insisted on previous to the granting a permission for victualling the ship for her future voyage, the Commodore, who was resolved never to establish so dishonourable a precedent, took all possible precautions to prevent the Chinese from facilitating the success of their unreasonable pretentions by having him in their power at Canton.
"That is, you would form some second marriage with one of these rich island lords. /Ma foi/, I respect your ambition." "It is not so high. I aim but to escape from slavery, to be placed beyond dishonourable temptation. I desire," cried Beatrice, with increased emotion, "I desire to re-enter the life of woman."
He had a horror, too, of being thought capable of doing a dishonourable thing, and the shame he felt at having peeped into a letter was so stinging, that the idea of asking any one's advice in the dilemma in which he was placed made him recoil from the thought of such aid.
Some people were inclined to agree with the protest, until Denry wrote to the Signal and put a few questions: Was Bursley proud of its football team? Or was Bursley ashamed of its football team? Was the practice of football incompatible with good citizenship? Was there anything dishonourable in playing football? Ought professional footballers to be considered as social pariahs?
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