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"The Scriptures," says Paul, "meant to forestall your infatuation for the righteousness of the Law by installing the righteousness of faith before circumcision and the Law ever were ordained." Preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. The Jews misconstrue this passage. They want the term "to bless" to mean "to praise."

The words genius and talent are frequently distinguished from each other by those who evidently misconstrue the true distinction entirely, and sometimes so grossly as to use them by way of expressions for a mere difference in degree.

"I hope they will explain that to the House Policeman as soon as they get him to the Hospital," said the Parent. "Otherwise, he might misconstrue their Motives." Next Day, when he went back, he told Mother not to worry about Buchanan, as he seemed to have a full and sympathetic Grasp on the true Inwardness of Modern Educational Methods. MORAL: Attend to the Remittances and Son will do the Rest.

Brant accepted it, and sat down, feeling the calm tone of proprietorship in the words of the other as if they had been a blow. His face flushed, yet he spoke firmly. "Possibly I misconstrue your meaning," he said, with some bluntness, determined to reach the gist of the matter at once. "Did Miss Gillis authorize you to thank me for these courtesies?"

He had not been senseless enough to misconstrue her feeling, so he had never spoken; and she, after two brilliant Washington seasons, had married a great Russian noble and sailed away without suspecting, he felt sure, what she was to him. He had recovered, as men do, but he had not loved again, nor had he married. He wondered if she knew.

Instinctively I recoiled from this image, but it gave place to another. Carwin may be innocent, but the impetuosity of his judge may misconstrue his answers into a confession of guilt. Wieland knows not that mysterious voices and appearances were likewise witnessed by me. Carwin may be ignorant of those which misled my brother. Thus may his answers unwarily betray himself to ruin.

"Of course," she added, sensitively afraid that the other might misconstrue her meaning, "I know you believed what you were saying, and that you only said it out of kindness to me. But you were mistaken really you were." "Humph!" The Russian's eyes narrowed until they looked like two slits of green fire. "Humph!

She nodded. "Don't take it so gloomily. It was to be expected." He frowned. "It's on my mind all the time; the danger to you." "Would you end it?" she said softly. "Yes." Too confident to misconstrue his reply, she let her hand fall on his, waiting. "Io, how long will it be, with Eyre? Before " "Oh; that!" The brilliance faded from her eager loveliness. "I don't know. Perhaps a year.

Only her cheeks were no longer crimson but white as chalk. "Too soon for me to be sure how I feel! I hadn't realized I hadn't known Oh, you mustn't hurry me! You mustn't hurry me!" She broke off in a confusion he might well misconstrue, and moved nervously away, her back to him. He stood staring after her, a man not in two minds but in three and four.

And I should not have said so much, but only I was afraid you would misconstrue my son's backwardness, and so that he might be flung out of your favour at last, and all for nothing but having too much respect for you." "O dear mother!" cried Miss Belfield, whose face was the colour of scarlet, "pray!"