United States or Georgia ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Easy took his station, the boatswain was put into his, and Mr. Easthupp, who was quite in a mystery, was led by the gunner to the third position. "But, Mr. Tallboys," said the purser's steward, "I don't understand this. Mr. Easy will first fight Mr. Biggs, will he not?" "No," replied the gunner; "this is a duel of three. You will fire at Mr. Easy, Mr. Easy will fire at Mr. Biggs, and Mr.
MASK. A bloody answer will be demanded of you, touching a certain tear. FIESCO. What tear? MASK. A tear shed by the Countess of Lavagna. I am acquainted with that lady, and demand to know how she has merited to be sacrificed to a worthless woman? FIESCO. I understand you now; but let me ask who 'tis that offers so strange a challenge?
You will find two tin boxes, containing papers labelled Augustus P. Flint. I want you to take them to Fairview and put them into the hands of Mr. Flint himself. I I cannot trust any one else. I promised to take them myself, but Flint will understand." "I'll go right away," said Austen, rising, and trying to speak cheerfully. "Mr. Flint was here early this morning inquiring for you."
"My self-respect," she whispered, the pink colour stealing into her cheeks. "I've won it back. Do you understand? I've gone after my other self and got her back. I'm mistress of myself, Duane; I'm in full control, first in command. Do you know what that means?" "Does it mean me?" "Yes." "When?" "When you will." He leaned above her, looking down into her eyes.
I have seen enough of the world since to understand that we get a great many things wrong-end foremost, in this country of ours; undervaluing those advantages and excellencies of which we have great reason to be proud, and boasting of others that, to say the least, are exceedingly equivocal.
"That's a strange comparison." "Or a bull-dog may the prize-fighter, his master! Do you like that better?" "Not much; is it a comparison your mother would like?" "Like? She is dead!" said he, rather falteringly. I pressed his arm closer to mine. "I understand you," said he, with his cynic, repellent smile. "But you do wrong to feel for my loss.
"It is very good of you, Hunky, to take so much interest in me, and incur so much risk and trouble; but do you know," said Leather, with a look of surprise, not unmingled with amusement, "you are a puzzle to me, for I can't understand how you could tell Captain Wilmot such a heap o' lies you that has got the name of bein' the truest-hearted scout on the frontier!"
William Tinkling being the plainest and quickest writer, shall copy out. Is it agreed? The colonel answered sulkily, 'I don't mind. He then asked, 'How about pretending? 'We will pretend, said Alice, 'that we are children; not that we are those grown-up people who won't help us out as they ought, and who understand us so badly.
"Well, Kitty, I don't pretend to understand this new-fashioned way of being 'off' and 'on' with a lover at the same time. Did you take me from papa simply to tell me this?" "No; I thought perhaps you might like to devote a few moments to papa's daughter. Papa has no hair to crimp and no braids to make.
"Not even the fact that he had asked you to marry him?" "I could not wish that to be known, if nothing was to come if it not by any one." "It would have been better, my child." "No, papa; why should you, or any one, know what I had had to give up?" "Of course, it would have been painful; that I can understand." "I can smile at it now," she said; "but at the time it was terrible!
Word Of The Day