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You needn't talk at all, you know and I'll be quiet, too, if you prefer." No answer. King was not at all sure that Burns heard him. The car was running at a terrific pace, and the profile of the man at the wheel against the dusky landscape looked as if it were carved out of stone. The young man fell silent, wondering.
For Maxentius, the son-in-law of Galerius Maximianus, being indignant that Galerius should prefer Severus before him, and invest him with imperial power, himself assumed the purple, and took his father, Maximianus Herculius, for his colleague in the empire. In the midst of these commotions Constantine, beyond all expectation, made his way to the imperial throne.
Knowing therefore perfectly well, that he had made up his mind to marry Lucia, provided she did not deliberately prefer somebody else, he felt it useless to complicate his already confused ideas any further, by taking into consideration the expediency of such a connection.
"Johanna has a cough, which quite exhausts her; Bill is in bed with fever, the doctor does not yet know what is the matter with him; the governess has no hope of ever seeing Germany again." He does not feel up to taking the Ministry; even Paris would be too noisy for him. "London is quieter; but for the climate and the children's health, I would prefer to stay here.
The worthy lady was pale and trembling. She commanded the officers to leave the pharaoh's chamber, and when alone with her son she said, weeping, "My son, I bring thee very bad omens." "I should prefer, queen, to hear accurate information of the strength and intention of my enemies."
If you prefer to go to a church I shall be glad to accompany you, but I really don't believe you are likely to hear anywhere a better discourse than you will at home. I see by the paper that Mr. Barton is to preach this morning, and he preaches only by telephone, and to audiences often reaching 150,000."
"And what does the masquerade mean?" finally asked the soberer of the two girls, as they were leaving the saloon, while the other, who wished to know much worse, was considerably more ashamed to ask. "Humph!" answered Tom Leslie. "You have a right to ask, ladies, but if you will excuse me I should prefer not to answer until the visit is paid.
People have heard about me; but I tell you, that if I had acted as you have, I would not be ashamed to ask forgiveness for such an offence." Zbyszko felt ashamed; but having glanced around, answered: "The ground is level here. Instead of asking him for forgiveness, I would prefer to fight him on horseback or on foot, till death or slavery." "You are stupid!" interrupted Macko.
"You have won, Conrad," said the young man, good-naturedly. "Here is the prize." Conrad pocketed the bill with a good deal of satisfaction. "I will row you any day," he said. Walter Gale shook his head. "I must wait till I have improved," he said, "or you will beat me every time." Conrad would much prefer to have beaten Andy, but the two dollars gave him not a little satisfaction. "Mr.
He says he used to be in Salisbury, but very much prefers Zimbabwe." "Most of the police prefer a quiet place with good shooting; and now that he has Major Carew there so much it must often be interesting." "Do you know Major Carew well?" and her quick voice failed to entirely hide her interest. "As well as perhaps anyone does. He comes to see us fairly often on Sundays."
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