United States or Saint Lucia ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
It would be published under a nom de plume, of course, she would not use her own name till she had felt her feet; and the choice of the pseudonym was the only definite step towards this venture that she had yet made. The period was still uncertain.
My intention, had I succeeded in my revengeful attempt this morning, was to escape to America immediately, and from there write under the nom de plume which I have already made known.
Na is the nom. sing. of Nri, implying man. One of the Vernacular translations takes valena as signifying child and para-sraddha as meaning the first or adya sraddha. This noise refers to that of chewing or sucking or licking, etc. It is an ugly habit with some people.
But I have brought you the sketch; and am so pleased that you asked for it. It is charming charming! What shall we give to our painter for his chef-d'oeuvre? There is my pay! And you will be glad to hear that two of my portraits have been received at the Exhibition. My uncle, the clergyman, and Mr. Butts, of the Life Guards. Ethel. Mr. Butts quel nom! Je ne connois aucun M. Butts! Clive.
"Our late king had called me that, pardieu! But I knew not you acknowledged Satan in the family." "I ordered Antoine to wake me if you returned in the night," Mayenne went on gruffly. "When I heard you had been here I knew something was wrong unless the thing were done." "It is not done. The whole plot is ruined." "Nom de dieu! If it is by your bungling "
She began to play with some trinkets attached to his watch chain; a very small gold compass especially impressed her fancy by the trembling and flashing of its tiny needle, and she murmured, coaxingly: "Mo oule ca! Donnin ca a moin." He took all possible advantage of the situation, and replied at once: "Oui! mo va donnin toi ca si to di moin to laut nom."
The nom de plume "City of Roses" seemed fittingly bestowed, for with trellis or encircling with shady bower, the stately doorway of the wealthy, or the cabin of the lowly could be seen the rose, the honeysuckle, or other verdure of perfume and beauty, imparting a grateful fragrance, while "every prospect pleases."
"I address you by your nom de plume, not knowing your real name." "Permit me to introduce my friend, Harry Walton," said Oscar. "Harry, where is your story?" "I have brought you in a story," said Harry, blushing. "It is my first attempt, and may not suit you, but I shall be glad if you will take the trouble to examine it." "With pleasure," said the editor. "Is it long?" "About two columns.
There is no more humorous reading, or more typical, than the ups and downs of office-seekers. Sometimes it is that of William the "Innocent," and often that of William the "Croker." The trials of "an unsuccessful," a prototype of "Orpheus C. Kerr," the nom de plume of that prince of writers, on this subject, is in place: Diary of an office-seeker, William the "Innocent": March 2d Just arrived.
Do not they come to Paris and live in the great hotels and demand cocktails and read the stock reports and send cablegrams all the day long? and go to the Folies Bergeres, and yawn? Nom de nom, of what does his conversation consist? Of the price of railroads; is it not so? I, who speak to you, have talked to him. Does he know how to make love?"
Word Of The Day