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I say not how ill this levity beseems thee; but of her I tell thee so much as this, that, if I ever knew woman averse to such idle philandering, she is so; and therefore for thy honour's sake, and that she be no more vexed, I pray thee refrain therefrom, and let her be in peace."
The daughter, a beautiful girl, kneeling beside him, held the light for the young man, who was reading her brother's letter. I was sorry to interrupt them. "Your honour's kindly welcome," said the old man, making an attempt to rise. "Pray, don't let me disturb you." "It was only a letter from a boy of mine that's over the seas, we was reading," said the old man.
Gill's repeated phrase of 'Whatever her honour's ladyship liked' had followed every sentence as she read the document aloud to him; and the only real puzzle she had was to explain to the poor man's simple comprehension that she was not making a hard bargain with him, but treating him handsomely and in all confidence.
The moon broke forth at this moment, and showed him that the Standard of England was vanished, that the spear on which it had floated lay broken on the ground, and beside it was his faithful hound, apparently in the agonies of death. All my long arrear of honour lost, Heap'd up in youth, and hoarded up for age. Hath Honour's fountain then suck'd up the stream?
"Clauts o' cauld parritch clauts o' cauld parritch," replied Andrew, with a most supercilious sneer, "gude aneueh for dogs, begging your honour's pardon Ay!
Questions were asked: Where'd the Colonel light on the cratur, and how'd he persuaded the Protestant rogues ah, be jabbers, begging his honour's pardon entirely! how'd he persuaded the rogues to give her up? Colonel John refused to say, but laughingly.
I've a notion I shall not be long for this world anyhow, and I've a great fancy to see my own funeral afore I die. I was greatly shocked, at the first speaking, to hear him speak so light about his funeral, and he to all appearance in good health; but recollecting myself, answered: 'To be sure it would be as fine a sight as one could see, I dared to say, and one I should be proud to witness, and I did not doubt his honour's would be as great a funeral as ever Sir Patrick O'Shaughlin's was, and such a one as that had never been known in the county afore or since. But I never thought he was in earnest about seeing his own funeral himself till the next day he returns to it again.
And by the time the first quarter was over their action in substituting an inferior player for Liebold for honour's sake was known to all the members of the Wolf Willow team, and awakened in them and in their friends among the spectators a new respect for their enemy.
But it was her conscience that demanded the sacrifice, and she took the more pleasure in making it, because she felt at heart that the pound of flesh might never really after all be cut. How thoroughly do we enjoy these sacrifices to conscience, these followings of honour's code severe, when we know that none will be mean enough to take us at our word!
Even, if there had been no other reason, he deserved to die, he judged himself worthy of death. It was for honour's sake how could he live and face them all, knowing what he was, even if they did not know? There must be an end, and there could be but one end to his sufferings. He put out his hand and drew the weapon into his grasp. What was honour, that he should die for it?
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