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I will not disguise from you that I should prefer your remaining with me, but at the same time I beg you distinctly to understand that I will not detain you against your will. Your articles are within two months of expiring; and, if you desire it, I will deliver them to you to-morrow, and release you from the rest of your time."
The day of my entrance, the Superior said to me, as he pointed out two children a little older than myself: 'These are the companions that you will prefer. You will always walk three together. The rules of the house forbid all intercourse between two persons only.
It would be such such an untidy death to die, judging from what you read in the papers sometimes." "I should prefer it, myself," I said, "but that's a matter of taste, and you may trust Terry Mr. Barrymore. What he doesn't know about a motor-car and its inner and outer workings isn't worth knowing. So when we go "
Rupert shook his head. "I do not admit that I know aught concerning the lady you name; but did I so, I should prefer death to betraying her." "Ay," the governor said, "you might do that; but death is very preferable to life at Loches." In a day or two Rupert found himself again desponding. "This will not do," he said earnestly. "I must arouse myself.
'I think that is the prospect. But I do not know that I am under any obligation to meet her, so I think I shall prefer the company of your vixenish little mare. Not to speak of the chance of encountering Mr. Falkirk, said Rollo, lifting his eyebrows. 'I shouldn't like to stand Mr. Falkirk's shot this morning! 'It will hit nobody but me, she said, rather soberly. 'Is he a good marksman?
I would like it to to be not very soon not just yet," she added, and seemed to be speaking against her own will, and as though in opposition to her own thoughts. "Still, whatever you arrange, I will willingly agree to. I prefer to leave it all to you, Helen, and you, Connie, and and you, Johnny. But it might take place just before Helen goes away. That would be time enough, would it not?"
Occasionally escorting her to church, concert, picnic, party, etc., is perfectly proper; but to give her your special attention, and extend invitations to her for all places of amusements where you care to attend, is an implied promise that you prefer her company above all others, and she has a right to believe that your attentions are serious.
We might put it in at the bottom of an inside page and give only a stick to it, or we might let it have the whole first page here, with your portrait at the top and headlines like that"; and he showed him a title in letters six inches long. "You'd prefer that, wouldn't you?" "I'm afraid I would," said Sam.
There are dualists who prefer to avoid the use of the word substance, and to say that the world of our experiences consists of physical phenomena and of mental phenomena, and that these two classes of facts should be kept separate.
"You yourself, dear count, had some trouble about some bonds, if I am not mistaken?" "You are mistaken," the count interrupted him sharply. "I have had various troubles, but I prefer not to talk about them." "Gentlemen," interrupted Kovroff, "we did not come here to quarrel, but to talk business.
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