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The great mass of those engaged in the Rebellion were pardoned the moment their arms were laid down. But the leaders who, in official position before the war, had solemnly sworn to support the Constitution, were held to be far more guilty than the multitude who followed them.
For a moment the boy's breath was taken away, then, with a dash, he rushed for it, and fairly danced out to the flagpole, where he fastened it and ran it to the truck, shouting as he did so. His friend, entering into the boy's feelings, solemnly raised his hat, as the flag settled at the peak and waved in the wind.
Nothing of the sort happened, however; and the owl sat as though in deep thought. At last it said: "I can tell you a way, but it is difficult." "I don't care how difficult it is," cried Bridget, now very much excited, "if you will only tell me what it is I will do it." "Try," said the owl solemnly. "Try what?" asked Bridget anxiously. "Try," repeated the owl, "nothing more; try."
"But if you could have seen yourself solemnly disclaiming the banshee" another twinkle showed in his eyes "and then with all this sunshine and this wide-open world" he shrugged his shoulders "it's hard to visualize anything such as you and Huldricksson have described." "I know how hard it is, Larry," I answered.
"I promise and swear solemnly allegiance to the people and laws of this Republic, and that I shall act in my post and office justly and equitably, without respect of persons, in accordance with the laws and according to the best of my knowledge and conscience; that I will accept present or favour from no man, if I can suppose that this has been made or done with a view to persuade me in favour of the giver or favourer in my judgment or action.
Celia ran up the stairs, as if her light feet did not need to touch them to carry her upwards, while Petersen solemnly panted after her, and she went to her own room.
Moss, who had been more severe with Elsie Marley at Enderby than she had ever been with any one before, was now disposed to be very gentle perhaps over-lenient with the real culprit. "Yes, Elsie, I am your Cousin Julia to the end of things," Miss Pritchard assured her. And she spoke almost solemnly. "But tell me, dear you didn't know what you were doing?
They saw the danger of a Roman Catholic queen. Such an interference would soon breed on either side a mood for war. Before making these grants therefore they had called for a promise that no such pledges should be given, and as a subsidy hung on his consent James had solemnly promised this.
The stew was unanimously voted to be perfect, and Tom was again called to the tent-door, and solemnly forgiven. Then came fried rashers of ham, eaten with hard biscuit. Then came the great triumph of the banquet a great plum-pudding, which had been sent out from England in a tin, ready cooked, and which had only required an hour's boiling to warm it through.
"Ay, is there," said Mrs Nasmyth, heartily; "and there's no fear but you'll see it, when you ask in a right spirit that your eyes may be opened." "Mis' Nasmyth," said Sampson, quietly and solemnly, "I may be deceiving myself in this matter. I seem to get kind o' bewildered at times over these things. But I do think I am in earnest. Surely I'll get help some time?"
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