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High above even Maeterlinck or Meredith stand those, like Homer and Milton, whom no one can misunderstand. As it is, however, this misrepresentation of speeches is only a part of a vast journalistic misrepresentation of all life as it is. Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction.
With men of other nations it is different no doubt. The French fight gloriously and seem to live in a high, heroic mood. The men of our empire, of all parts of it, jest in the presence of terror, perhaps because the alternative to jesting is either fear or tears. Others may misunderstand us. Often we do not understand ourselves.
Perhaps, if it had happened five-and-twenty years ago Do not misunderstand me, I am merely speaking of friendship, dear; but it might I mean I might " Far back in the chair and favoured by Rhoda's silence, Miss Quincey dropped into a dream. Presently she woke up as it were with a start. "What am I thinking of? Let us be reasonable; let us reduce it to figures. Forty-five thirty he is thirty.
Presently the judge stole to Marshall's side. "Tell me that I misunderstand you!" he whispered in entreaty, resting a tremulous hand on his son's arm. But the latter was bitterly resentful. His father had forced this confession, from him, he had given him no choice! "Why should I tell you that now?" he asked, as he roughly shook off his father's hand.
"I noticed the other day your ingenuity in revenging yourself." "I say nothing but the simple truth. Had you rather I went out and enjoyed myself without any reference to your wishes?" "From the first you made up your mind to misunderstand me," said Reuben, with the common evasion of one who cannot defend his course. Cecily brought the dispute to an end by her silence.
I've been thinking of that recently; but I'll find my way back here don't misunderstand me I'll not come too soon for even you, Betty. I loved Norton. He was one of my best friends, too," he continued gently. "But you know and I know dear, the day will come when no matter where you are I shall find you again find you and not lose you!"
"To speak quite frankly, Ralph," she said in a calm, serious voice, "I don't think you are treating her honourably, poor girl. You seem to have forsaken her altogether, and the neglect has broken her heart." "No, Mrs. Courtenay; you misunderstand the situation," I protested.
Ormsby's eyes darkened, and he did not affect to misunderstand. "It would be a grand-stand play," he said half-musingly, "if you should happen to worry it through, I mean. I believe Mrs. Hepzibah would be ready to fall on your neck and forgive you, and turn me down." Then, half-jestingly: "Kent, what will you take to drop this thing permanently and go away?" David Kent's smile showed his teeth.
Bell's face was so solemn, and her words so portentous, that Beatrice was really taken in. It was stupid of her to misunderstand the good woman, but she did. "Is anything the matter?" she asked, turning to look at Mrs. Bell. "Whose fate is trembling in the balance?"
"You're running too much to philology, Billy," said Goodwin. "Do you make out the meaning of it?" "Sure," replied the philosopher of Fortune. "All languages come easy to the man who must know 'em. I've even failed to misunderstand an order to evacuate in classical Chinese when it was backed up by the muzzle of a breech-loader.
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