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Mr. a a the gentleman will surely take something after his ride. Mannering was unspeakably affected by the contrast which his recollection made between this reception and that with which he had been greeted by the same individual when they last met. He could not restrain his tears, and his evident emotion at once attained him the confidence of the friendless young lady.
Each such experience he had retained mentally for future reference. Roxholm possessed this power to restrain himself, and to keep silent, reflecting, and judging meanwhile, and was taller than he, of greater grace, and unconscious state of bearing; his beauty of countenance had but increased as he grew to manhood.
"That's too bad," declared Jack quietly. "We always like to have you with us, sir." "I know you do," laughed Lord Hastings, "However, I will turn up later, so don't worry." "In that event, it's all right," grinned Jack. Will you, tell us where we are going, sir, and what we are to do?" asked Frank. "I will if you will restrain your impatience," said Lord Hastings.
Then she could restrain herself no longer, but burst into tears. No; she would have no dinner. Let them bring her a cup of tea in her own room. There she sat thinking of her condition, wondering from hour to hour what was to be the end of it. From hour to hour she sat, and can hardly have been said to think. She lost herself in pondering first over her own folly and then upon his gross injustice.
"I did indeed, Sir John. I had to tell him the truth in order to restrain him." The old judge raised his eyebrows. "Then you hadn't to tell him it before? You are certainly consistent, and I rather admire your position as regards the lady. But I am not so sure that it was altogether fair toward the lad.
I said this was not friendship, but a slavery, which was the derision of the Court. Instead of being vexed at this, she laughed, and said, "Has not everybody some weakness? Bessola is mine." This wench often put me in an ill-humour: at last I lost all patience, and could no longer restrain myself.
Reflect also, I entreat you, my fellow citizens, that the alterations and amendments which are wanted in the present system are of such a nature as to diminish and lessen, to check and restrain the powers of the general government, not to increase and enlarge those powers.
He began to trot forward faster and faster. Jemmy soon found that it would be prudent to restrain him, but in his upright position, he had no control over the horse by pulling the reins. He only pulled the horse's head upwards, and made him more uneasy and impatient than before.
Of religion as a mental act, as an act of faith, and love, and reverence, the Italian is not able to form even the idea. Hence the want of decorum that shocks a stranger on visiting the Italian churches. He finds bishops at the altar unable to restrain their sallies of wit and their bursts of laughter. And after this, what can he look for among the ordinary worshippers?
He took a chair, handed another to his wife, who was still on her knees, and said to her: "Sit down." With an air of the utmost dejection, Frances obeyed. "Listen to me, wife," resumed Dagobert in a broken voice, interrupted by involuntary starts, which betrayed the boiling impatience he could hardly restrain. "Understand me this cannot pass over in this manner you know.
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