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Possibly he recalled Henry's earlier promise of a pension, and had little confidence in the certainty of revenues from this source. But Henry, knowing the men whose advice Robert would ask before answering, had probably not expected his terms to be accepted.

So if I asked him, I'd not only get beans myself, besides not getting any money out of him, but Allen would get scalped too, which he wouldn't see at all. 'Yes, it's no good doing that. Haven't you any other source of revenue? 'Yes, there's just one chance. If that doesn't come off, I'm done. My pater said he'd give me a quid for every race I won at the sports.

Never do I seek that this malady should leave me; rather do I wish it to hold me thus for ever; and that from none may health come to me if health come not from that source whence the disease has come." Great is the plaint of Alexander; but that which the damsel utters is not a whit less. All night she is in so great pain that she neither sleeps nor rests.

This was only for a short time, however. Her rapid improvement in reading, as well as sewing, was a constant source of wonder and delight to her young teacher; and soon the mocking of the children was silenced. Nor was it in these things alone that improvement appeared.

The general indignation attending the enormous crime of which these men had been guilty, made their sufferings the subject of joy to the people: but in the peculiar circumstances of that action, in the prejudices of the times, as well as in the behavior of the criminals, a mind seasoned with humanity will find a plentiful source of compassion and indulgence.

The tides in the river are strong, but not dangerously so; and, sounding occasionally in every reach, we never found less water than three fathoms. It is highly probable, indeed, that both these rivers, as well as the Quop and others, have their source in the same range, and will be found to afford the same mineral productions.

Nor did the fact that Rainham had been the source of his first brief, as well as of subsequent others, though it was not forgotten, suggest the advisability of a compromise; he even began to take a certain pride in the determination with which he was bringing himself to contemplate the sacrifice of so useful a friendship.

Abraham's Departure from Chaldea His Faith Its Failure Sarah and Abraham agree to prevaricate The Admiration which Sarah attracted Abraham's Dismissal from the country of Egypt Beauty and Dress Importance of a proper Education Parental Vanity Source of real Attraction Sarah proposes to Abraham to take Hagar Unhappy Consequences Hagar's Flight and Return Visit of three Angels Sarah's laughter at the subject of their commission Her subsequent Character General Remarks Birth of Isaac Ishmael's Conduct and its Consequences Sarah's Death.

"Know all wisdom through the universal Mind, and whoever draws his knowledge by inspiration from this source shall become as one with you, and we all shall be as one with the supreme Mind.

Carnegie," said I, "and most of our residents are young married couples with children not over three and five. I am afraid they would regard a lake as a source of danger." "That's a pretty playground," he suggested, glancing at the Oberlin Park. "Somehow or other, it reminds me of something." I thought it quite likely, but, of course, I didn't say so. I may be a fool but I have some tact.