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"Why, goodness, gracious sakes; it's nearly two o'clock!" cried Dolly as they entered the big living room of the bungalow and set down their burdens. "It sho'ly is!" and Maria's black face appeared in the doorway. "I suttinly thought you-all was never comin' home to dinner! I'se been waitin' and waitin' till everything is jes' 'bout spoilt!" "Oh, I guess not as bad as that, Maria," and Mr.
Sakes, I wish I was there! Harder, sir, harder! Let him have it! Stop him! Ah!" There was a rustling, scrambling sound on Tom's side of the wall, and the cracking of the stick, which had come in contact with the bricks, for the prisoner had escaped, and his footsteps could be faintly heard, as he dashed over the grassy field into the darkness, where Tom felt it would be useless to pursue.
Brethren, have you ever thought what a wonderful and blessed truth there lies in the old words of one of the Jewish prophets, 'I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for Mine holy Name's sake'? The foundation of all God's love to us sinful men, that saying tells us, lies not in us, nor in anything about us, not in anything external to God Himself.
"If you do, and do not tell her so," continued Bertram, when he found that he got no immediate reply, "I shall think you . But no; a man must be his own judge in such matters, and of all men I am the least fit to be a judge of others. But I would that it might be so, for both your sakes." "Why, you say yourself that she likes some one else." "I have never said so. I have said nothing like it.
"Sometimes," spoke Dick gravely, "there's more fun in doing without a pleasure, when you can find another that is worth more to you." The tears stood in Mrs. Prescott's eyes. She rose and dropped both arms around her boy. "If we absolutely needed your money, Dick," she said, "I know how cheerfully you would do without your pleasure for our sakes.
This beautiful robe he let be rent for our sakes, and every daughter of Israel should fervently kiss this torn chiton, which in the eyes of God is more precious than the richest robe as I do." And the old woman pressed the praetor's dress to her lips, and tried to make Ismene do the same; but the praetor would not permit this.
He came to them with outstretched arms a familiar gesture, one doubtless inherited from his Sicilian ancestry. "You see what has happened. I knew all the time. I didn't tell you. You must forgive me." "I don't blame you, my boy," said Colonel Winwood. "It was your father's secret. You had no right to tell us." "We're very grieved, dear, for both your sakes," Ursula added.
But a king they must have, for their own sakes; not merely for the sake of the nation's security and peace, but for the sake of their own self-respect.
"Mamma, that's been on your mind for ten days. For goodness' sakes, nobody's going to lose the express checks!" "What time they call for the trunks, Miriam?" "For goodness' sakes, mamma, didn't I tell you exactly ten times that's all been attended to! Yesterday Irving went direct to the transfer office with me." "I ain't so sure of nothing what I don't attend to myself. Ray, get up!"
If you want me, and want the children, all those things will settle themselves as we come to them. I didn't use to understand you; but we got well enough acquainted at Father's funeral, and I do, now. Whatever you do will be fair, just, and right. I'll obey you, as I shall expect Adam and Polly to." "Well, for lands sakes, Katie," said Mrs. Bates.