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For instance, her question to Gracie after a moment of hesitation, during which she asked herself, "What ought I to do?" and immediately answered herself, "There is nothing for me to do, but to be perfectly straight-forward." Her question was intended to say to Gracie: "I trust you. What your father has directed you to do, I feel sure you will obey."
Architecturally the restoration of the second floor is less happy than that of the first. It is not in the spirit of the work below; nor does it accord with typical Colonial work of pre-Revolutionary days. It lacks that simple, straight-forward dignity of design; that fine sense of proportion; that refinement and appropriateness of detail.
Having none but a straight-forward, open course to pursue, guided by a single principle that will bear the strongest light, we have happily no political combinations to form, no alliances to entangle us, no complicated interests to consult, and in subjecting all we have done to the consideration of our citizens and to the inspection of the world we give no advantage to other nations and lay ourselves open to no injury.
He had realized all that, yet he had not hesitated for an instant as to what was the one thing for him to do. Billy's code of honor was a simple one and a straight-forward. It even included the possibility of laying down one's life for a little child. All that night, the doctor worked over him.
"Probably because some talisman protects you." "Monsieur, let me tell you something. I am a straight-forward man who walks by daylight. I have a horror of all that is mysterious." "Happy those who can walk the highroads by daylight, Monsieur de Montrevel!" "That is why I am going to tell you the oath I made, Monsieur Morgan.
"I am not familiar with your signature, Kent, but that Rochester wrote the body of those four checks and put his own signature at the bottom I will swear to in any court of law. To make them valid he had to add your name." "But, d mn it, man!" Kent stared in bewilderment at his three companions. "Rochester was honorable and straight-forward " "And addicted to drink," put in Harding.
I should not wonder if that were the little inn of the village which one passes on the right." "We had better keep our straight-forward way," replied Wilton. "We cannot be very far from the Three Cups, which, though a poor place enough, may serve me for a night's lodging." The man fell back again, and Wilton was proceeding slowly when he perceived three men riding towards him at an easy pace.
Hawker's!" "Aristabulus would, indeed, be a little out of place in such a house, but as for our excellent, brave, straight-forward, old captain, he is worthy to go any where. I shall be delighted to present him to Mrs. Hawker, myself." After a little consultation between the ladies, it was settled that nothing should be said of the two first visits to Mr. Bragg, but that Mr.
The younger branch of my readers may thus form some faint idea of what a bold and straight-forward friend of the people had to encounter in the year 1816.
"It is said in a very straight-forward and well-meant manner. You, as a learned man, certainly know how strange nature is. Some persons cannot bear to touch grey paper, or they become ill; others shiver in every limb if one rub a pane of glass with a nail: I have just such a feeling on hearing you say thou to me; I feel myself as if pressed to the earth in my first situation with you.
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