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I want you to keep Colonel Ashley from doing what he proposed this afternoon." She spoke more abruptly, more nervously, than was her habit. "I would if I could; but I don't know that I've any way of dissuading him." "You needn't dissuade him. You've simply to refuse to take his money." "It's not quite so easy as that, because there's no direct business between him and me. If Mr.
Mary helped her mother with the dishes, while I sat with a book by the fireside. Soon Mrs. Hacket and the children came and sat down with me. "Let's play backgammon," Mary proposed. "I don't want to," said John. "Don't forget Michael Henry," she reminded. "Who is Michael Henry?" I asked. "Sure, he's the boy that has never been born," said Mrs. Hacket.
But the measure, as it was proposed, skilfully steered clear of these difficulties. It met them by intrusting "the enforcement of the law to be enacted to one person alone."
If he had proposed a visit to the dentist, Elsie could not have shown greater reluctance to accept the invitation. "I shan't go near that old tool-house again," she said slowly. "Why not?" "Will you promise you won't say anything? I wouldn't tell any one else but you, because I know they would only laugh at me, and say I was a coward." "I won't say anything," answered the boy, smiling.
We dug and dug in the soft earth; but though it was somewhat moist, not a thimbleful of water appeared. Still we did not despair. Oliver proposed that we should look for another spot at a lower level, where we might hope to be more successful. We accordingly set to work to force our way through the jungle towards the shore.
Though of Swiss birth, Rousseau belongs to the literature and history of France; but it was not for nothing that he was brought up in the traditions of Calvinistic Geneva. His ideal State would, in its way, have been little better than any theocracy. He proposed to establish a civil religion which was to be a sort of undogmatic Christianity.
Some members, among whom Truguet was conspicuous, were of opinion that, conformably with an article of the Constitution, the treaties should be proposed by the Head of the Government, submitted to the Legislative Body, and after being agreed to promulgated as part of the laws. Bonaparte thought differently.
The Manifesto's "month of grace" was passing, yet nothing had been done, second-rate Powers awaiting the Great, while the Great, appalled by the bigness of the demand, fussed and intrigued, consulted, fermented and proposed: but did nothing. But at last, on the 3rd of December, the First Lord of the Treasury laid a Bill on the table of our Commons at the end of an Autumn- session!
Some few of the passengers were for temporising measures; they proposed hoisting a flag of truce, and endeavouring to come to terms with the enemy. "Not very likely, gentlemen, that if the enemy think they have the power to take the ship, and everything on board her, they will be content with a portion," answered the captain.
On this same occasion Meade expressed a desire to have in the proposed attack all the troops of the Army of the Potomac under his own command, and asked for the return of the Fifth Corps. I made no objections, and it was ordered to report, to him. When, on the morning of the 6th, Meade advanced toward Amelia Court House, he found, as predicted, that Lee was gone.
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