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They were not yet aware of the pirate in pursuit, or that this day was the one of all others when the motor ought not to fail us: but they knew that, after putting on a fine spurt of speed for some reason or other, the engine had turned suddenly sulky, and was threatening to stop. "Have I the evil eye?" I asked myself. "Did I 'overlook' the beastly thing when I went below and stared at it?"
The whole case shows how little of dignity and noble bearing there really was in the manners and conduct of the king in his daily life, though we are almost ready to overlook the ridiculous childishness and folly of his fault, on account of the truly noble frankness and honesty with which he acknowledged it.
All positions behind a river or upon a line of defense, the divisions of the army being separated by considerable distances, are of this class, such as those of Napoleon at Rivoli, Verona, and Legnago to overlook the Adige. His positions in 1813 in Saxony and Silesia in advance of his line of defense were strategic.
The youth raised his head, and said, "Whenever they pass anything shameful they pass it with compassion. Whenever thou beholdest a sinner, hide and bear with his transgressions: thou, who art aware of them, why not overlook my sins with pity? Turn not away, O reverend sir! from a sinner; but look upon him with compassion.
"When she comes, ask her I say please to step in now and then, and overlook things for Mrs. Davis; Susan is sick. Philip, if it is not asking too much of you, Johnnie would like to have you sit by him till his little sister comes home, and wet that cloth which I left on his head. Will you?" "Indeed, I will; I am very glad you told me. Certainly I will." "I thought so.
Of late I had come rather to overlook him in this connection, even though Polina had always been a riddle to me so much so that now, when I had just permitted myself to tell my friend of my infatuation in all its aspects, I had found myself struck, during the very telling, with the fact that in my relations with her I could specify nothing that was explicit, nothing that was positive.
Considering the heavy losses he had sustained attributable to his agency, he could not overlook the enormity of the offence, and accordingly sent a message to the Tory that he must leave the neighborhood, if not, he would shoot him at first sight. The Tory eluded him for several days by lying out, well knowing that the stern message he had received meant action.
Coventry rose, and the change was effected. "Well, it is your doing, Coventry. Now she'll overlook YOU." "All the better for me, perhaps. I'm content: Miss Carden will look at the holly, and I shall look at Miss Carden." "Faute de mieux." "C'est mechant." "And I shall fine you both a bumper of champagne, for going out of the English language." "I shall take my punishment like a man."
With the completion of the first row of planking MacFarlane took up a position where he could overlook all parts of the work. Every now and then his eyes would rest on a water-gauge which he had improvised from the handle of a pick; the rise and fall of the wet mark showing him both the danger and the safety lines. He seemed the least interested man in the group.
"Hark you, Mr. Steel Spring," Fred said, "if you can explain why you left us so suddenly, just as we wanted your services, we shall feel inclined to overlook your little faults, and reward you." "Is that all that you've got agin me?" he asked, quite cheerfully. "Vy, I really began to think that it was something serious something calculated to hinjure me in the estimation of good fellows."
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