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"Yes a little," he replied, undecided between the frankness of his pleasure and his respect for his wife's opinion. Then with a sigh Leon said "The heat is " "Unbearable! Yes!" "Do you feel unwell?" asked Bovary. "Yes, I am stifling; let us go."
This was encouraging, and he emitted another yell, when the tiger went off. There can be no doubt that tigers, like men, are often very undecided how to act, and it would be interesting if we could penetrate their state of mind. Shall I attack, or shall I do nothing? and in the end, after long deliberation, the tiger will determine on doing nothing, and walk off.
"I have no present for you, my dear I could not think of one that was good enough but yesterday I really think I hit on something that would please you. Robert told us how keenly you were feeling your brother's disappointment, and that he was undecided what to try next. Now, I believe I can help him there.
"I've a notion that I'll settle this matter in a shorter time than you think," he said hurriedly, "if you'll agree to try what threatening will do." The trader looked grave and undecided. "I never resort to that except as a last hope," he answered; "but I've a good deal of confidence in your prudence. What would you advise?"
The servant announced, with respectful, humble mien, that Herr Ebenstreit had arrived, and Frau von Werrig desired her daughter to descend to the parlor. "Very well say that I will come directly." The servant remained rubbing his hands in an undecided, embarrassed manner. "Why do you not go down?" asked Marie. "Have you any thing further to tell me?"
In all likelihood, then, the fugitives were now beyond the limits of Tennessee; and we felt sufficiently assured of this. But the more important point remained undetermined whether they had gone northward or southward whether by the routes of the Missouri or those of the Arkansas? Upon this question we were as undecided as ever.
The arbiter having considered that his functions were required by the convention to terminate at the same time with those of the commissioners, returned to the board, undecided for want of time, claims which had been allowed by the American commissioners to the amount of $928,620.88.
Aunt Susan's limp apron hung on the nail from which the bonnet had fallen, and she put it on, looking about her, undecided where it was best to commence. "I've come to help where shall I begin?" she said. "If I could tell you what t' do I could 'a' done it myself," Nathan said ruefully. Elizabeth thought of the orderly wife who was gone and a sob arose in her throat. "Oh, Uncle Nate!
This, my lords, is the present state of the nation; a state sufficiently deplorable, and which all the laws of humanity and justice command us to alter. This is the universal declaration. We all agree, that the people grow every day more corrupt, and that this corruption ought to be stopped; but by what means is yet undecided.
Precisely what must have happened, the human heart being such as it is. When on one side is found all the ardor, all the activity, all the resolution, and, into the bargain, all the apparent success, while on the other is found languor, hesitation, inaction, and disgraceful delays, it happens almost infallibly that the undecided are hurried away by the fanatics.
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