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He never tries to get at this; his writings and speeches are merely long strings of vague abstract periods; there is no telling fact in them, no distinct, characteristic detail, no appeal to the eye evoking a living image, no personal, special observation, no clear, frank original impression.

Well, run round to the back, and tell them to keep a sharp look-out. See that the men are well awake at the end of the street, and keep two more ready back and front to stop every one who comes out of the houses in case he tries to escape by the roof." "Yes, sir." "If any one appears on the roof, and does not surrender, fire."

The maidservant brings in a tray with two glasses of tea on it, and a basket of rusks. . . . Ivan Matveyitch takes his glass awkwardly with both hands, and at once begins drinking it. The tea is too hot. To avoid burning his mouth Ivan Matveyitch tries to take a tiny sip.

He tries to show us his good wishes," I said. "I am sure he will. I know that I intended to do right when I saved his life," remarked Fairburn. He then continued, after a long silence: "I wonder how it is God allows cannibals and suchlike savages to exist. Does he punish them as he would us if we committed the like acts, do you think?"

"I am a simple man, who tries to do his duty in this world," said he, "and who very often finds it difficult to do that same duty." "How do you define duty, Mr. Beecot?" "We are becoming ethical," said Paul, with a smile. "I don't know that I am prepared with an answer at present." "Then the next time we meet. For I hope," said Mrs.

After a turn round the room, she complains of fatigue. Mr. She tries very feebly to dismiss him. "Don't let me keep you from dancing, Mr. Aldersley." He seats himself by her side, and feasts his eyes on the lovely downcast face that dares not turn toward him. He whispers to her: "Call me Frank." She longs to call him Frank she loves him with all her heart. But Mrs.

If he is faithful they will call him rash; if he is prudent they will call him hypocritical; and they will labor in every way to awaken against him distrust and prejudice in the minds of the better-disposed among their brethren. And many of the better-disposed themselves often see what tries them greatly in the character and doings of reformers.

Then one evening she the Other One, I mean comes back again, just as she did tonight, just as she did last summer, and it all begins over from the beginning." "But can't they keep her out the Other One? Why do they let her in?" "Mrs. Vanderbridge tries hard. She tries all she can every minute. You saw her tonight?" "And Mr. Vanderbridge? Can't he help her?"

Geet... ep... thah BILL! Geet ep, Doll-ay!" and cracks his whip, and kisses with his mouth, and the horses dance and tug, and jump around and strain till the stone-boat slides on the grass, and then men climb on until the load gets so heavy that the team can't budge it. Then another team tries, and so on, the competitors jawing and jowering at each other with: "Ah, that ain't fair!

The improvements in the technique of taking the pictures and of projecting them on the screen are legion, but the fundamental features have not been changed. Yes; on the whole the development of the last two decades has been a conservative one. The fact that every producer tries to distribute his films to every country forces a far-reaching standardization on the entire moving picture world.