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The facts of the case indicate that he had an aptitude for communicating with children's minds that amounted to genius. Our mistake, twenty years later, was in supposing that the virtue lay in that part of the method which could be imitated. Pestalozzi, conversing with young creatures who had never supposed that anybody cared for them, surprised them by his interest in what they felt and thought.

"And supposing there were some thing left in the world for which thou knewest I had cared a favourite dog or cat wouldst thou leave it to starve, or take some care of it?" "I think," was Doucebelle's earnest answer, "I should care for it as though it were my own child." "Then, daughter, see thou dost that for Him who did lose His own life in rescuing thee.

Supposing that the revelation regarding such vital subjects is occasionally conveyed through the medium of erroneous statements, where in any given case would be the certainty as to what was Divine truth, and what not so?

I again distribute money, put myself at the head of my squadron, and go to the work supposing that you and I agree on the conditions." "Well, these conditions, captain," said D'Harmental, "let us discuss them, and I think I have arranged so that you will be satisfied with what I have to offer you." "Let us hear them," said Roquefinette, sitting down by the table.

"Well, you take it coolly. Supposing I should lose my waist, and all your fault!" Jewel drew in her chin and smiled at him. "Supposing I go waddling about! Eh?" She laughed. "But how would it be my fault?" she asked. "Didn't you ever hear the saying 'laugh and grow fat'? How many times have you made me laugh since we left the office?" Jewel began to tug on his hand as she jumped up and down.

As there is a good deal in these books about "lying spirits", we will conclude by putting a hypothetical case. Supposing that the more marvellous the Medium became, the more suspicious of him the lady of the house became.

I do not use those words. Nothing else. 'They frighten you. 'They make me shut; that is all. 'Supposing you were some day to discover . . . ta-tata, all the things there are in the world. Mrs. Marsett let fly an artificial chirrup. 'You must have some ideas of me. 'I think you have had unhappy experiences.

Nello heard him in silence, stupefied, not supposing that any one could say such things except in jest, and not comprehending how any one could pass a jest at such a time.

What is to hinder them from speaking at times and in places where the senses of men are fully awake and alert, rather than when they are liable to be the dupes of the imagination? In such reflections as these I was the unconscious dupe of my own imagination, while supposing myself thoroughly impartial and critical.

Once the sun is well up our sleep supposing our life fairly normal is no longer truly sleep. When the sun comes up the centers of active dynamic upper consciousness begin to wake. The blood changes its vibration and even its chemical constitution. And then we too ought to wake. We do ourselves great damage by sleeping too long into the day.