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'It is to be earnestly hoped that the gentleman does not prevaricate, said the minister, for the first time attracted by the subject. 'I accidentally met him in the lane, and he said something to me about having lived in Malta. I think it was Malta, or Gibraltar even if he did not say that he was born there. 'His manners are no credit to his nationality, observed Mrs.
But we are not in the millennium. And as you have not the customary failings of genius, ingratitude, morbidity, a disposition to prevaricate, a lack of common-sense, selfishness, and irresponsibility, it is easy for us to forgive you the one inevitable weakness. Come to me if you get into trouble. She'd have no mercy at my hands. I'd wring her neck."
In fact, their attitude towards their would-be charmers had the character of a sauve-qui-peut. It was founded on strong personal dislike, and has lent itself to Composition in the hands of the Old Masters...." "Now I don't know what you are talking about. Answer my question and don't prevaricate. How would you set about it?" "How indeed?"
Teachers attending teachers' institutes are as bad as children in this respect. Such conduct is not due to any desire to deceive, but to self-depreciation; it is more agreeable to prevaricate than to assert one's self. Subservience to authority.
At the moment of her departure he could prevaricate no longer, and, confessing to the gambling, told her the truth as far as he knew it that the guineas had been won by Wildeve. "What, is he going to keep them?" Mrs. Yeobright cried. "I hope and trust not!" moaned Christian. "He's a good man, and perhaps will do right things. He said you ought to have gied Mr.
At the head of one was scrawled the name "Wacker," at the second "Buck," at the third "Hank." Bart wondered if he had better try to interview Lem Wacker. He decided in the negative. In the first place, Wacker would not be likely to talk with him if he did, he would be on his guard and prevaricate; and, lastly, as long as he was asleep he was out of mischief, and helpless to interfere with Bart.
Stone eyed me closely, and I began to feel a little uncomfortable under his gaze. Clearly, I'd have to tell the truth, or incur his suspicion. Nor did I wish to prevaricate. I felt friendly toward poor little Vicky, and yet, I had no mind to run counter to the interest of Ruth Schuyler. The two sisters I didn't worry about, and indeed, they could look out for themselves.
The English spoke with the same vague respect of Buffalo and of Philadelphia; and to a family of real Bostonians Colville had the courage to say simply that he lived in Des Vaches, and not to seek to palliate the truth in any sort. If he wished to prevaricate at all, it was rather to attribute himself to Mrs. Bowen's city in Ohio.
Hal felt it useless to prevaricate, and so she said, with assumed lightness: "Well, it has been a little sudden, and we had some jolly times together." "Then he is engaged?" "Yes." She told him briefly why. Dick watched her with a question in his eyes. "Did he deliberately get engaged to the other girl, knowing he cared for you?" he asked. Hal tried to lie.
The sweat stood thick on the dealer's face, and he gasped. But he struggled hard to keep his faculties together, and ejaculated hoarsely: "Destroy it? What what I didn't didn't destroy it!" "Threw it into the river, then don't prevaricate about details." "No no it's a lie! Who says that? Go away! You're insulting me!" Claridge almost screamed. "Come, come, Mr.
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