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The doctor smiled, but there was a melancholy bitterness in his tone as he said, "Ah! sir, you regard things with the lenience natural to those who live at peace with themselves; and I with all the severity of one who sees much that he would fain obliterate in the story of his life." The two horsemen reached a cottage beside the bed of the torrent, the doctor dismounted and went into the house.
But everybody knows your reputation! and a very fit companion you are for that scamp yonder! and volumes could not say more!" Thus casually, and with comparative lenience, did Dame Lisa dispose of Koshchei, who made things as they are, for she believed him to be merely Satan. And to her husband Dame Lisa now addressed herself more particularly.
Dear Lord Taborley: I have been given to understand that you are exceedingly anxious to make my acquaintance. If this is so, I shall be at home when you call to-morrow afternoon. Asking your lenience for this liberty, I remain, Yours very truly, Maisie P. Lockwood. "To-morrow afternoon! Written yesterday! That means the afternoon of to-day. And why the P Maisie P. Lockwood?
She did not deceive herself, poor thing, and imagine she had the chance of being regarded with any great lenience if she appeared ill. "Mistress Clorinda begged that you would come quickly," said Rebecca, knocking at the door.
Moreover, in all these cases the warrants had been issued on the sworn complaints of the parties damnified or of their parents and guardians: no one had complained of Oscar Wilde. Naturally I thought the dislike of publicity which dictated such lenience to the lord and the canon and the journalist would be even more operative in the case of a man of genius like Oscar Wilde.
But the bank-officers with whom Burnett & Co. did business knew about it, and if it had not been for their lenience and aid the firm would have failed. As it was, it required a struggle of months to regain the solid ground of safety. At first the firm was suspicious of Gregory, and disposed to blame him very much.
One and all they could now retire to the Mincio and there resume the defence of the Imperial territories. The political designs of the Court of Vienna on Piedmont were of course shattered; but it now recovered the army which it had heedlessly sacrificed to territorial greed. Bonaparte has also been blamed for the lenience of his terms.
With respect to those who fall into the hands of British justice, it must be remarked that they usually plead as an excuse for what they have done their being forced into pirates' service, and as it is well known that numbers are really forced into crimes they detest, so the lenience of our judicators generally admit whatever proofs are probable in such a case.
"May I ask with whom I have the great pleasure of speaking?" said the padre, putting formality to the front and his pleasure out of sight. The stranger reddened, and became aware of the padre's features, moulded by refinement and the world. "I beg your lenience," said he, with a graceful and confident utterance, as of equal to equal.
It was all right, maybe, for some men to make fools of themselves in this fashion; some women would look upon it with lenience. But this was different; Weary was different, and so was Ruby Satterlee. Cal meditated upon just what would the most effectually close the mouth of Joe Meeker. But Weary spied him as his foot touched the ground. "Oh, yuh can't sneak off like that, old-timer.
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