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The castle, too, might be entered and ransacked in my absence, and all my possessions overrun and destroyed. Once in the lake, we can be attacked only in boats or on rafts shall have a fair chance with the enemy-and can protect the castle with the ark. Do you understand this reasoning, youngster?" "It sounds well yes, it has a rational sound; and I'll not gainsay it."
Long orations by generals upon the battle-field, by royal personages in their cabinets, by conspirators in secret conclave, are reported by him with muck minuteness, and none can gainsay the accuracy with which these harangues, which never had any existence, except in the author's imagination, are placed before the reader.
That the political institutions bequeathed by the United States of the seventeenth century have been vastly improved, both in theory and practice, by the United States of the nineteenth, no American is likely to gainsay.
"It is." "Then, if by taking Mr. Melleville's offer, you lose nothing for the body, and gain largely for the mind, is not your income increased?" "Ah, Edith!" said Claire, fondly, "you are a wonderful reasoner. Who will gainsay such arguments?" "Do I not argue fairly? Are not my positions sound, and my deductions clearly brought forth?"
And decerns and declares all and sundry, who either gainsay the Word of the evangel received and approved as the heads of the Confession of Faith, professed in Parliament in the year of God 1560, specified also in the first Parliament of King James VI., and ratified in this present Parliament, more particularly do express; or that refuse the administration of the holy sacraments as they were then ministrated to be no members of the said Kirk within this realm, and true religion presently professed, so long as they keep themselves so divided from the society of Christ's body.
Thus M. Zola hopes much from her, and who will gainsay him? Not I, who can apply to her the words which Byron addressed to the home of my own and M. Zola's forefathers: "I loved her from my boyhood; she to me Was as a fairy city of the heart."
"I repeat that I grant it," replied Don Quixote; "and so, lady, you may from this day forth lay aside the melancholy that distresses you, and let your failing hopes gather new life and strength, for with the help of God and of my arm you will soon see yourself restored to your kingdom, and seated upon the throne of your ancient and mighty realm, notwithstanding and despite of the felons who would gainsay it; and now hands to the work, for in delay there is apt to be danger."
The tax bill alone will teach the people important lessons which no politicians can gainsay.
I look at his calm face, over which you rarely see a ripple of feeling go, and ask myself, sometimes, if a heart really beats within his bosom." "There does; a true, large, manly heart, full of deep feeling; you may be sure of this, madam," I answered, with some warmth. "I will not gainsay your words, Doctor. I trust for his sake that it may be so."
"Therefore think again while there is time." He slowly dragged himself up from his chair, and left her almost without a word at parting. She had persuaded him to take another week. It was not that he doubted in the least his own purpose, but he did not know how to gainsay her as to this small request.
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