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I have, however, by disregarding the eternal way pointed out by the scriptures, and by essaying to tread in a wrong path, fallen into terrible distress. The wise have called that to be a terrible calamity when one falls back, through fear, from a great feat after having essayed to achieve it. I am unable, by putting forth only my skill and might, to achieve that which I have vowed.
I don't know what led her to suspect that the governess had something to conceal, but she was perpetually putting questions most difficult for her to answer; the incitement being the pleasure of watching, from an artistic point of view, the beauty of Bluebell's ever-ready blushes while essaying to parry her tormentor's inquisitorial efforts.
Others plunged into the Niagara, essaying to swim its irresistible eddies, only to be blown out of the green water by Holcroft's grapeshot or sucked down by the river's silent whirlpools. One boat, with fifty struggling refugees, sank with its entire crew. Two others similarly laden were beached below the village, with only one dozen out of one hundred souls still living.
'I know nothing of the story, beyond what I can guess at, said his wife addressing Monks, after a short silence; 'and I want to know nothing; for it's safer not. But I may ask you two questions, may I? 'You may ask, said Monks, with some show of surprise; 'but whether I answer or not is another question. Which makes three, observed Mr. Bumble, essaying a stroke of facetiousness.
And then, again, poor Katie was not very confident in her French, and then her companion was not very intelligible in his English; so when the gentleman asked, 'Is it that mademoiselle lofe de fleurs? poor little Katie felt herself tremble, and tried in vain to mutter something; and when, again essaying to do his duty, he suggested that 'all de beaute of Londres did delight to valk itself at Chisveek, she was equally dumb, merely turning on him her large eyes for one moment, to show that she knew that he addressed her.
A whiff of the vestry queerly clung to his coats and his trousers, thus meanly giving away his relinquished ambitions; unless, and that was worse still, essaying to be extra smart, a taint of the footlights declared itself in the over florid curl of a hat-brim or sample of "neck-wear."
It was in the hour when the world paused in awe to see a fruition of this dream, that Mr. Dixon asked insisted upon being heard. Anxious to know upon what terms the South would be a contented member of this new accord, Mr. Dixon, essaying to speak for the South, got his hearing. What a terrible enemy to humanity does Mr.
"Aw tee-hee!" she said, wiping at her upper lip. "Here!" She regarded the foam sing down into amber quiet. "I'm on the water-wagon," she said, essaying to be light of vein, crossing her hands and feet and tilting her glance at him. "Say, here's a girl won't blow the foam off a fellow's glass for fear she'll get soapsuds in her eyes!" "Wash her face with 'em!"
Did Lionel read the signs aright, as her eyes fell before his? Very probably. A smile stole over his lips. "I do like Jan very much," stammered Lucy, essaying to mend the matter. "I may like him, I suppose? There's no harm in it." "Oh! no harm, certainly," spoke Lady Verner, with a spice of irony. "I never thought Jan could be a favourite before.
Of course, I spent most of my leisure at the old house, though my heart ached more there than elsewhere; and I tried, with but poor success, I fear, to maintain a cheerful, confident manner, cracking my little jokes as of old, and even essaying to skirmish with Miss Oman.
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