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She had had no right to refuse that man to Maggie. Had she allowed Maggie to see him none of this might have occurred. The man was a forger and would, had he lived, have gone to prison, but there would not then have been the same open scandal. No, he blamed Grace. It might be that their old absolutely confident intimacy would never be renewed. He felt cold and lonely.
They can fine us before the bailiff if we refuse them, mass or no mass; and say a townsman should creep in with the true travellers, are we to blame? They all vow they are tired wayfarers; and can I ken every face in a great town like this? So if we respect the law our poor souls are to suffer, and if we respect it not, our poor lank purses must bleed at two holes, fine and loss of custom."
The last words were spoken in a bitter, repellent tone, and yet Melissa felt that it pained the old man to refuse her. So she earnestly exclaimed: "Oh, forgive me! How could I guess " She suddenly paused and added, "Then you really think that Caesar has not long to live?" She spoke with the most anxious excitement, and her question offended Galenus.
I'm not good and resigned like you and Aunt Isobel, and I simply refuse to go through life standing grandmother's tyranny."
Sir, I feel it impossible to refuse my vote in favour of the Bill now before us; but I am compelled to say, that unless the Government will zealously promote measures in the direction I have indicated, they cannot hope long to retain the confidence of this House or of the country.
'What is there that I could refuse to her; poor Hamilton thought sadly within himself. 'But she will not care to plead to me that I should take care of my life.
For instance, the most agreeable loafing spot on the ship was the smoking-room, but whenever he entered it he was invited to drink, smoke, or play cards, and as he was fond of all these diversions, it required such an effort of will to refuse that it destroyed all the pleasure of good company.
And what you ask is as great an impossibility to me, as if you bade me run a race with Crison of Himera, when in his prime, or with some one of the long or day course runners. To such a request I should reply that I would fain ask the same of my own legs; but they refuse to comply.
I'd be much obliged if you'd sign your name just here. I'll also ask you to take charge of it only a small envelope, as you see. It's addressed to my mother. I've made her executor and residuary legatee." Coxeter felt a strong impulse to refuse. He never mixed himself up with other people's affairs; he always refused to do so on principle.
"Do you call that a fair way of putting it to say that I play you false because I refuse to involve you in our family disasters? I don't think any one could blame me for that." "What they could blame you for is this for backing out of what is practically a marriage, and for deserting me in a way that will make it seem as if I had deserted you.
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