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I often accused myself of ingratitude, and felt as if it were my duty to make every sacrifice to one who had been so kind a protector; but I was bound by vows to Janet Wilson, and how was it possible that I could retract?
I'll see what can be done. And here, my lad, here's summat for you in the mean while, a drop o' the cretur, to preach comfort to your poor stomach. Hush! smuggle it through, or they'll see you." Here the dame endeavoured to push a stone bottle through the bars of the gate; but, alas! though the neck passed through, the body refused, and the dame was forced to retract the "cretur."
Being informed of this design, he tampered with his brother, and desired that he would retract upon the trial the evidence he had given before the justices. Though the brother rejected this scheme of subornation, he offered to withdraw himself from the kingdom, if he might have five pounds to defray the expense of his removal.
The young Abbé was severely punished. He was compelled to make an apology, to retract his horrible ideas, to stifle the germ of these infant monstrosities; then he was condemned to spend six months in one of those ecclesiastical prisons called houses of retreat, where the guilty priest is exposed to every torment and every vexation. He was definitely marked and classed as a dangerous individual.
I have asked them down, and of course I can't retract my invitations; they may have gone down to Miss Peck already, for aught I know. Promise to come down to Bourhill and see poor Lizzie, then I am sure you will say I have done quite right. A cold sweat broke over George Fordyce, and he was fain to take several turns between the window and the door to recover himself.
"Shut the door, LeNoir," said Ranald, quickly, "and keep it shut." "De Lacy," cried Harry, "this must not go on! Ranald, think what you are doing!" "You didn't notice his remark, apparently, St. Clair," said the lieutenant, calmly. "Never mind," cried Harry, "he was excited, and anyway the thing must end here." "There is only one way. Does he retract?" said De Lacy, quietly.
She took a chair, and the stuff of her gown fell in curves over the arms of it., Coke looked hot and bothered, as if he could have more than half wanted to retract his visit. " I-aw- we haven't seen much of you lately," he began, sparing. He had expected to tell his news at once. No," said Nora, languidly. " I have been resting after that horrible journey-that horrible journey. Dear, dear!
He never laughs as I should wish to see a man of his age laugh; a young man should roar to split his waistband!" "What! you would see him merry so soon after losing his father in such a tragic manner, and he himself nearly ruined! Why, uncle, what can you mean?" "Well, well, perhaps you are right. I retract all I have said against him.
Ferdinand was exceedingly embarrassed in appointing this commission, between his sense of what was due to the character and services of Columbus, and his anxiety to retract with delicacy the powers vested in him.
"I advise you to do this," pursued the lady, calmly, "and I advise you, also, on quitting this room, to retract all you have uttered to my prejudice, in the presence of Nicholas Assheton and other credible witnesses; in which case I will not only lay aside all feelings of animosity towards you, but will make over to you the whole of the land under dispute, and that without purchase money on your part."
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