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Then the march made men retire into themselves. My knapsack, so ingeniously compact; my cartridge-bags so ferociously full; my round pouches with their keen-edged straps, all jostled and then wounded my back at each step. The pain quickly became acute, unbearable.
It is the generosity of their large nature. My allowance, though what most of you would call noble, has proved quite inadequate. I was compelled to borrow money and the interest became overwhelming. Bankruptcy was impracticable because I should have then been recalled by my people, and much as I detest England a certain reason made the thought of leaving it unbearable."
The heat was terrific, but Cyril's helmet and breast-piece sheltered him somewhat; yet though he shielded his face with his arm, he felt that it would speedily become unbearable. His eye fell upon a coil of rope at his feet.
If she tries to keep to herself, the rest think she is taking airs, and combine to make her life unbearable. Or say she takes a place for general housework; to be alone in the midst of others is crushing, quite different from being alone in one's own lodgings.
They tell me that his arrogance and conceit are unbearable that he claims that Americans alone know how to make practical use of the technical knowledge of the German that the Teuton gathers the knowledge, the Yankee applies it. This goes to prove my point. We Americans are a curious people.
Diana's words were the feather's weight: she broke God's unbearable silence, and by God's power and mercy saved both. She cried out, not so much in self-defence, for she was a daring, intrepid woman, as in righteous accusation, "You dare not blame me, for you taught me, you brought me to it."
"Then why don't you give your heart to Him? I do love you so! You see, I don't wish to seem to be any better than you but when I get thinking of the fact that you never really have given your heart to Him, and if one of us should die " I could not bear another word. The very idea of death either for Paula or myself was simply unbearable. "Stop!"
With the only real pity which was at his command, compassion on himself, he rose from the kneeling posture which had become unbearable. With difficulty he sank into the arm-chair which stood ready for him, and, panting for breath, asked himself whether every joy had indeed vanished. No! Music still stirred his benumbed heart to swifter throbbing.
It is not reasonably probable that the greater or lesser extent of a tributary State unless conditions were altogether unbearable should induce two neighboring and friendly powers to start a destructive European war in cold blood! The blood will be cooler, I assure you, when we have at last come together in a conference.
I don't mind telling you that Mount Rorke often suspected you of being a bit of a poacher." Mike laughed. "I believe I have knocked down a pheasant or two. I was an odd mixture half a man of action, half a man of dreams. My position in Cashel was unbearable. My mother was a lady; my father you know how he had let himself down.
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