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"Lambabus, Jehovabus, cananius," resumed the major, following the effort with a deep sigh. "He speaks Latin," replied one of the bystanders; "and as I have a little of that language at my fingers' ends, I recognize that he says, 'Blessed is he who dies in a noble mission. Yes, there! he repeats it again, and I have it exactly."
Some young female may be supposed to have spoken, indifferent to life, because uncertain of her affection being returned. The delicate maid entrusts her companion with the sorrows of her breast: the tattling parrot or imitative starling repeats her words, and they find an hospitable welcome in the ears of the fortunate.
He does not look up but remains, his face half hidden by the spotted blue handkerchief, a picture of self-conscious guilt and shame. "What did ye did it for, Geordie?" she asks, breathlessly. "Eleven years, come March oh, it was cruel!" "What did I do it for?" he repeats. "What did I do it for? Why, lass, can't ye see my face?" He drops the handkerchief, and holds up his poor scarred countenance.
'I cannot express, he repeats, 'how joyfully he entertained me. De Thou took down his books for the visitor, and showed him the records under lock and key that contained the secrets of his history, 'opening his very heart, and brimful of a wonderful sincerity. Next day Casaubon came in from the Bibliothèque du Roi, and showed much pleasure at being introduced to the traveller.
"Dog!" repeats M. Radisson, "dare to show disrespect to the Most Christian of Kings!" "Most Christian of Kings!" flouts Ben. "I'll return to my fort! Then I'll show you what I'll give the Most Christian of Kings!" La Chesnaye rushed up with rash threat; but M. de Radisson pushed the merchant aside and stood very still, looking at Ben.
Looked at from without, they might be said to be engaged in "imitating" one another. In the sense that they are doing much the same sort of thing in much the same sort of way, this would be true enough. But "imitation" throws no light upon why they so act; it repeats the fact as an explanation of itself.
"Hate when vice can bolt her arguments;" for I know that virtue has a tongue to answer her. The more vice repeats her assertions, the better; because when familiarized, their boldness will not astound the understanding, and the charm of novelty will not be mistaken for the power of truth.
The control which the mediaeval clergy exercised over Christian society in the light of divine revelation repeats the control which the guardians of Plato were to exercise over civic society in the light of the Idea of the Good. The communism of the mediaeval monastery is reminiscent of the communism of the Platonic barracks.
"Yours on the right mine on the left," he repeats, "Yes I see I shall make no more mistakes unless I make one on purpose." "Do not come without telling us beforehand!" I cry, earnestly. "I mean really: if you hold a vague threat of paying us a visit over our heads, you will keep us in a state of unnatural tidiness for days." I make a move toward retiring, but he still has hold of my hand.
Mr Elliot talks unreservedly to Colonel Wallis of his views on you, which said Colonel Wallis, I imagine to be, in himself, a sensible, careful, discerning sort of character; but Colonel Wallis has a very pretty silly wife, to whom he tells things which he had better not, and he repeats it all to her.
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