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In recapitulating the points of Mr. Taggett's accusation, Mr. Slocum had treated most of them as trivial; but he had not been sincere. He knew that that broken chisel had no duplicate in Stillwater, and that the finding of it in Richard's closet was a black fact. Mr.
Manning should be willing to leave you dependent upon your own exertions with such a scanty provision as twenty-five dollars a quarter." "I didn't ask for any more; and, besides, Mr. Manning offered to take me to Europe with his son Mark." "Do you think that he was sincere in the offer?"
But I always knew, I always told you, that this pretence to honour and candour, frankness and friendship, with this avowed contempt of all principle and all virtue, could not be safe, could not he sincere, would not stand the test. No nothing should make me trust to the private honour of a man so corrupt in public life as Mr. Wharton.
Adieu, my dear Julia; I hope still to see you as happy in domestic life as Your ever affectionate and sincere friend, On her conduct after her separation from her husband. A delicacy, of which I now begin to repent, has of late prevented me from writing to you. I am afraid I shall be abrupt, but it is necessary to be explicit.
Though you might never guess it, from the confusion of their language, these girls were practising some of the first principles in the art of conversation, without, indeed, being conscious of it. They were sincere and in earnest. A girl is born to be a readier talker than a boy. She is usually less positive; and, as she has more animation, more spontaneity, more feeling, she talks much more.
I allowed her to suppose that I was sincere in my new undertakings, and that I didn't wish Oh! he exclaimed, suddenly breaking off, 'Why need I go any further in confession? It must be as miserable for you to hear as for me to speak. Let us make an end of it. I can't understand how I have escaped detection so long.
"You aren't homesick, are you?" "No." The answer came very faintly. "Don't you like my sister?" The head bowed an emphatic "Yes yes." "Then what is the matter?" "Oh," she said despairingly, between her sobs, "she won't like me. I never can be like HER." Hale smiled, but her grief was so sincere that he leaned over her and with a tender hand soothed her into quiet.
You have my friendship, my highest regard, my most sincere gratitude; you have more, you have my word and my faith; but oh, forgive me, for the fault is not mine you have not my love, and I cannot marry you without a sin!" "You dream, my dearest Edith!" said Evandale, perplexed in the utmost degree, "you let your imagination beguile you; this is but some delusion of an over-sensitive mind.
The day after the contest, or even that same night at Delmonico's and the clubs, these men would moan for poor Bob; Barry Conant's moan would be the loudest of them all, and, what is more, it would be sincere. But on battle day away to the dump with the fallen bird, the bird that could not win!
A woman, who for some distance had kept pace with her, thought she must be suffering some severe bodily pain, and when the girl passed her, she looked after her with sincere compassion, the wailing of the desolate young creature had sounded so piteous.
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