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The Athenians were resolved not to purchase safety at such a price; and after rejecting the satrap's terms, they considered that they and the Persians were declared enemies. At this very crisis the Ionian Greeks implored the assistance of their European brethren, to enable them to recover their independence from Persia. Athens, and the city of Eretria in Euboea, alone consented.
The magistrates, alarmed at his threats, and sympathizing with his anger, implored him not to desert them, protesting that if he should resign his offices, they would instantly lay down their, own. An ordinance was then drawn up and immediately, proclaimed at the Town House, permitting the Catholics to re-enter the city, and to enjoy the privileges of religious worship.
If you don't live there, you can let it, or lend it, or make some use of it." "It might be convenient," Mrs. Warrender said, with a slight hesitation, "if Theodore means, as I suppose he does, to carry out improvements here." And yet she had implored him yesterday not to make many alterations! Theo felt a touch of offence with his mother.
She addressed herself to every saint in heaven, and inwardly implored their assistance. For a considerable time she remained in an agony of despair. At last, as softly as was possible, she felt for the door, and having found it, entered trembling into the vault from whence she had heard the sigh and steps.
She rushed back to her father, and implored him to go forth in person, rally the citizens, and relieve Condé. It was quite impossible; he was so exceedingly feeble; he could not walk a hundred yards. "Then, Sir," said the indignant Princess, "I advise you to go immediately to bed. The world had better believe that you cannot do your duty, than that you will not."
He implored her therefore from the bottom of his heart to do her best to persuade her father if she would save him who loved her more than his own soul, from a misery God only could make him able to bear. Mercy was bewildered. She neither understood nor suspected.
I remember his saying 'You've got to wear it. It is the only thing to do. You must. I remember what he looks like almost. He is tall and he has a scar on his cheek here." She patted her own face feverishly to show the spot. "He made me wear the ring and I didn't want to. I didn't want to. Oh, don't let me remember. Don't let me," she implored.
Although assuring him that if he came back soon, he might rule the States "as a schoolmaster doth his boys," he did not fail to set before him the disastrous effects of his sudden departure and of his protracted absence; he had painted in darkest colours the results of the Deventer treason, he had unveiled the cabals against his authority, he had repeatedly and vehemently implored his return; he had, informed the Queen, that notwithstanding some errors of, administration, he was much the fittest man to represent her in the Netherlands, and, that he could accomplish, by reason of his experience, more in three months than any other man could do in a year.
We'd all make it nice for you we'd be your slaves just let me wire to Mater to-morrow morning." "No, thank you, Peter. Please please! don't stop me! I want to see Mrs. Friend." "Helena, do think of it!" he implored. "No, I can't. It's impossible!" she said, almost fiercely. "Let me go, Peter! Good-night!" He stood, a picture of misery, at the foot of the stairs watching her run up.
"You have a sad headache, sir," said Mrs. Dodd; "oblige me by trying my salts." He thanked her in a low voice. "And, mamma," inquired Julia, "ought he to sit in the sun?" "Certainly not. You had better sit there, sir, and profit by our shade and our parasols." "Yes, mamma, but you know the real place where he ought to be is Bed." "Oh, pray don't say that," implored the patient.
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