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Here is our agent, I gave them to him." I turned, at the word, to the landing where he stood a moment before. To my dismay, he had disappeared. The General is irritated already, and if you prevaricate relative to those papers he may make a signal example of you." I begged to be allowed to look for ; but he answered cunningly, that I had better mount and ride on.
She could conceal if she must, but hated to shuffle, to prevaricate. She concealed exactly because of that. "Go on with the Sienese masters, Gerald," she bade him, collectedly. "I am listening, and learning a lot." As they passed under the great arch of the Roman Gate, Gerald was saying modestly: "I don't know anything about them, really. I've just been impressed by a thing or two.
"Could you go in and persuade your sister to come out?" "On what grounds?" said Margaret, suddenly looking him straight in the eyes. Thinking it professional to prevaricate, he murmured something about a nervous breakdown. "I beg your pardon, but it is nothing of the sort. You are not qualified to attend my sister, Mr. Mansbridge. If we require your services, we will let you know."
But she was not sure that her mother had a right to know her thoughts, feeling as she did that she had so little sympathy from her mother. 'How do you intend to answer him? demanded Lady Carbury. 'I do not know that he will ask again. 'That is prevaricating. 'No, mamma; I do not prevaricate. It is unfair to say that to me. I do love him. There.
He could not backbite, nor envy, nor prevaricate, nor jump at mean motives for generous acts. He had not a single base story about women. It all seemed inhuman. What creatures we be! I was more than half ashamed of Paterson's faith in me, but when I saw it begin to shrink I fought for it. An easy task, you may say, but it was a hard one, for gradually a change had come over the youth.
"But they said, `in the King's name, mother," said the boy dubiously. "And we would not believe them, my boy. Frank, Frank, it is horrible to incite you to prevaricate and dally with the truth, but it is to save your father's life. Be silent. On my head be the sin, and I will speak and bear it."
The cobbler directed an intimidating scowl at the witness and demanded: "Were you searching for bones when you came on these remains?" "Me!" exclaimed the witness. "What should I be searching for bones for?" "Don't prevaricate," said the cobbler sternly; "answer the question: Yes or no." "No, of course I wasn't."
'That letter you wrote to me at Ostend did it represent Rhoda's mind as well as your own? 'It's quite impossible for me to say. I didn't know Rhoda's mind. 'Well, perhaps that is a satisfactory answer. It implies, no doubt, that she was still resolved not to concede the point on which I insisted. But since then? Has she come to a decision? It was necessary to prevaricate.
He was admired through all Greece, the king of Persia courted him, and by Philip himself he was more esteemed than all the other orators. His very enemies were forced to confess that they had to do with a man of mark; for such a character even Aeschines and Hyperides give him, where they accuse and speak against him. Demosthenes would never turn aside or prevaricate, either in word or deed.
She had no sooner entered the flat than this point was settled for her. It could not be done. She could think of no way of explaining. " How did you come out?" asked Minnie, referring to the day. Carrie had none of the small deception which could feel one thing and say something directly opposed. She would prevaricate, but it would be in the line of her feelings, at least.
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