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And then over against this he indicates his fatal confusion of mind and weakness of reasoning in the suggestion: "But the sound human understanding, in spite of the moralists, will prevaricate, and often with great vigor and success, in such cases. Who is right, Kant, or the common moral sense? Which should be followed, the philosophic morality, or the practice of otherwise most truthful men?"
Even assuming that he controlled himself, he would take his departure harassed by anxieties, which might exercise the worst possible influence over the good effect of the journey. To prevaricate with herself or with him was out of the question. That very evening she had quarrelled with his mother; and she had yet to discover whether Mrs. Gallilee had forgiven her.
He does not shuffle or prevaricate, dodge or skulk; but is honest, upright and straightforward. His law is rectitude action in right lines. When he says yes, it is a law; and he dares to say the valiant no at the fitting season. Riches and rank have no necessary connection with genuine gentlemanly qualities. The poor man may be a true gentleman in spirit and in daily life.
When Chittendur endeavors to confound it with the lac and a half, he clearly establishes the fact that it was a parcel of the two lacs, and thus bears evidence, in attempting to prevaricate in favor of Mr. Hastings, that one lac and a half was paid, which Mr.
"Every one knows full well that it was you, who said those things, and do you yet prevaricate?" "Were every one," insinuated Hsueeh P'an, "to assert that I had committed murder, would you believe even that?" "Your very sister is well aware that they were said by you." Mrs. Hsueeh continued, "and is it likely that she would accuse you falsely, pray?"
He held that to prevaricate, or wilfully to give the impression of a falsehood, is almost as mean as a direct lie. When anything occurred that he could not tell his children, he always said plainly, "I cannot tell you," and they asked no more. I wondered exceedingly how he would deal with Maud.
Wait a minute." He proceeded discontentedly with his breakfast. Louisa waited resignedly at the door. "I think your mistress has been in bad spirits lately," he resumed, with a sudden outbreak of petulance. "My mistress has not been very cheerful, sir." "What do you mean by not very cheerful? Do you mean to prevaricate? Am I nobody in the house? Am I to be kept in the dark about everything?
As regards your questions, however, I will not prevaricate nor deceive you, but will tell you without concealment all that the old man of the sea told me. "I was trying to come on here, but the gods detained me in Egypt, for my hecatombs had not given them full satisfaction, and the gods are very strict about having their dues.
Perhaps that is one." "Oh no; there is nothing wonderful in my being glad to see you," Mrs. Luna rejoined, "when I tell you that I have been three long weeks in this unprevaricating city." "That has an unflattering sound for me," said the young man. "I pretend not to prevaricate." "Dear me, what's the good of being a Southerner?" the lady asked.
It was however highly to their honour, that they were found in no one instance to prevaricate, nor to waver as to the certainty of their facts.
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