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This would quickly make that vice so scandalous, that those who could not subdue, would at least endeavour to disguise it.
Lord Lackington was telling scandalous tales of his youth to a couple of Foreign Office clerks, who sat on either side of him, laughing and spurring him on. The old man's careless fluency and fun were evidently contagious; animation reigned around him; he was the spoiled child of the dinner, and knew it.
Ford protested against the "unjustifiable and illegal methods" used to prejudice his client, such as the publication of the proceedings at the inquest, and, particularly, the "very scandalous reports" concerning her, circulated since her commitment, to refute which he proposed to call "the reverend gentleman who had attended her," Parson Swinton.
This mortification had driven the aspiring and sensitive man into the ranks of the opposition; and as tribune of the people in 651 he repaid what he had received with interest. One scandalous affair had at that time followed hard upon another.
I believe now that his terrific silence, his explosive rages, mock ceremoniousness, and startling alternations were all parts of his method towards his pupils, for my experiences of them were not peculiar. I have seen him cow a whole class by a lift of his great square head, and most certainly, whatever scandalous acts may have disgraced the university in my time, they never occurred where Dr.
This request was at first refused, as the officers considered that his scandalous life deserved punishment, if only as an example to others, and they knew that with Blessed Francis, to see a sinner was to pity and forgive him. At last, however, they yielded to the priest's passionate entreaties, and he was taken before his Bishop.
From a very early hour conversation was entirely occupied with the unexpected and scandalous incident of the night before.
"But this this is an outrage!" spluttered the fussy gentleman, "a guard blind in one eye! Scandalous! I shall write to the papers of this. But you surely you carry a weapon too?" "A vepping? Ay, to be sure, sir, I've got a blunder-bush, under this 'ere werry seat, loaded up to the muzzle wi' slugs too, though it von't go off." "Won't eh, what? Won't go off?"
"How Padre Antonio can overlook such a breach of confidence and offense to the Church is more than I can understand!" "Ah! that shows the extent of her influence over him," answered Señora. "She has bewitched him with her wild ways he simply dotes on her!" "It's scandalous!" broke in her sister. "To my mind, it shows signs of the Padre's failing," rejoined the Señora sharply.
The game was broken up, every officer ran to his colors, and the aide-de-camp hastened to explain the matter to the astonished general. The proposed punishment was deferred and finally prevented; but the escape from a scandalous breach of discipline had been a narrow one. As the Revolution drew nearer, its spirit became evident in the army.
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