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The agent who perfunctorily performs his duty and slothfully neglects all opportunity to advance their moral and physical improvement and fails to inspire them with a desire for better things will accomplish nothing in the direction of their civilization, while he who feels the burden of an important trust and has an interest in his work will, by consistent example, firm yet considerate treatment, and well-directed aid and encouragement, constantly lead those under his charge toward the light of their enfranchisement.
It was four years since he had heard Yiddish spoken, and he had almost forgotten the existence of the dialect The room, too, seemed chill and alien. so unspeakably poverty-stricken. "Oh, how are you, grandmother?" he said, going up to her and kissing her perfunctorily. "Where's everybody?" "Art thou Benjamin?" said the grandmother, her stern, wrinkled face shadowed with surprise and doubt.
I dined there last night. My business here is done. I start for Rome to-night." "Lucky man. They have put on a new fast train, haven't they?" "Yes. You leave the Gare de Lyon at 7.15, and you are at Rome the second morning, in good time." "Magnificent! Why don't we all rush south? Well, good-bye again, and good luck." They touched hands perfunctorily and parted. This happened about mid-day.
France, governed by Concini and by Spain, was sure to do her best to traverse the designs of the Republic, and, while perfunctorily and grudgingly complying with the letter of the Hall treaty, was secretly neutralizing by intrigue the slender military aid which de la Chatre was to bring to Prince Maurice. The close alliance of France and Protestantism had melted into air.
The law infers that the keen instinct of self-preservation will force the accused to secure the strongest possible legal defenders; and failing in this, the law perfunctorily assigns counsel to present testimony in defence. Do the scales balance?
Copping said, and a very keen observer might have fancied that he gave a glance to Professor Flick which admonished him to join in protest against the theory that any inconvenience could have come from the kindly acceptance of an invitation to Seagate Hall. 'Of course, of course, Professor Flick murmured perfunctorily.
He hadn't even told the Little Woman he was sorry. So Babe was asleep and tucked in her bed, and Casey turned down the light and asked perfunctorily if there was anything else he could do, and had started for the door. And then "Casey Ryan," called the Little Woman, with the teasing note in her voice. "Casey Ryan, come back here and listen to me.
He almost stopped, his heart's beating in his effort to hear the voices of the birds, and at last he caught the harsh cawing of the crows for a moment, and then that died away, and he could hear no sound but the voice of the clergyman in long clothes talking perfunctorily to O'Neill, the wife-murderer, in the next cell. He knew that his turn would come next, and it did.
Lone guessed that the two felt the need of a private conference after their visit to the Quirt, but he could see no way to slip unobserved to the house and eavesdrop, so he looked perfunctorily through all the sheds and around the depleted haystacks, wherever a person could find a hiding place.
He answered her with the same tender words, he tried to be all kindness; but more perfunctorily. The oneness of that supreme moment vanished and did not return. Meanwhile, Diana's perceptions, stunned by the one overmastering thought, gave her no warning.