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Now, on this fateful night, in one of the semi-insane outbursts which I had learned to dread, she poured out her loathing and detestation of her brother. In the event of the death of Sir Burnham, then Roger would inherit the property, and complete disaster would be our lot.
The promise goes, of course. And don't you forget your part of the bargain, to write and let me know how she is getting on." The Little Red Doctor was able to send progressively encouraging news. When the cold weather came, Mayme moved westward to Southern California, and found herself on the edge of one of the strange, tumultuous, semi-insane moving-picture colonies of that region.
"Then, since I've been preaching, such odd people come to see me." "I know," said the Canon, "there's a fringe of the semi-insane round all churches; they used to lie in wait for me once." "Then I simply love society. I've been to hear such interesting people talk at several houses lately. I go a good deal to Miss Dexter." "Miss Molly Dexter." "Yes." "I wouldn't do that; she's a minx.
On this the trusty fellow, placing it on the ground, severely punished his assailant, and then bore off his charge in triumph. He met his death with many other dogs in the place from poison, which was scattered about the town by a semi-insane person, in revenge for some fancied insult he had received from the inhabitants.
Grasset in his book The Semi-Insane and the Semi-Responsible has given a long list of eminent names. Many great authors have depicted insanity in their most gifted characters. Genius is frequently an indication of insanity. It is a wide departure from the normal.
In other words, it is not sicklied o'er with a semi-insane desire for notoriety or vainglory, and hence never weakens itself nor harasses any one else by lengthy recitals of its good deeds. It is not the professional good-doing. It is simply living its natural life, open-minded, open-hearted, doing each day what its hands find to do, and in this finding its own true life and joy.
"Yes, perhaps so," said the voice. "But I notice that you don't come in to look for me. You keep to the ride still. Now you've got so very close to me, why do you turn shy of the last little bit? Is it that you wish me to save you trouble by showing myself?" And Dale made gestures of semi-insane fury, and spoke in a loud, hoarse voice. "Yes, show yourself if you want to. You 'aarve my leave.
The more we study the nature of Cabinet government, the more we shall shrink from exposing at a vital instant its delicate machinery to a blow from a casual, incompetent, and perhaps semi-insane outsider. The preponderant probability is that on a great occasion the Premier and Parliament will really be wiser than the king.
When Charles XII., like a thunderbolt of war, burst upon Poland, he drove Augustus II. from the throne, and placed upon it Stanislaus Leczinski, a Polish noble, whom he had picked up by the way, and whose heroic character secured the admiration of this semi-insane monarch.
I'm quite sure." "That's all. Good-by." "Thank Heaven! Good-by." "What was that about an attendant?" inquired Bertram, as his friend replaced the receiver. "Oh, I've just a hunch that the sender of those messages doesn't go out unaccompanied." "Insane? Or semi-insane? It does rather look like delusional paranoia."
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