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"No, I have not learnt it," said Gerda; "but my grandmother understands it, and she can speak gibberish too. I wish I had learnt it." "No matter," said the Raven; "I will tell you as well as I can; however, it will be bad enough." And then he told all he knew.

Then you felt that a tie attached you to this poor man, that his misfortune struck you too, that a part of it was yours, and that you were smitten because your father was. And no one understands better than the child this joint responsibility of the family to which he owes everything.

The Japanese is prepared and fit to undertake this management. Not only has he proved himself an apt imitator of Western material progress, a sturdy worker, and a capable organizer, but he is far more fit to manage the Chinese than are we. The baffling enigma of the Chinese character is no baffling enigma to him. He understands as we could never school ourselves nor hope to understand.

And I have seen him! Frison lifted up his eyes and his hands and drew in his breath 'Ah! I have seen the King look shabby beside him! And his eye! I would not like to meet it now. 'Pish! I growled. 'Someone has fooled you. Men are wiser than that. 'So? Well, your Excellency understands, he answered meekly. 'But there are no cats on a cold hearth. I told him again that he was a fool.

"Well," said the attorney, "This is my client, what do you think of him?" "He is rather a different person from what I had expected to see," said I; "but let us mind what we say or we shall offend him." "Not we," said the attorney; "that is, unless we speak Welsh, for he understands not a word of any other language."

"Yes, for hate sharpens every faculty," the earl went on. "Even Umfraville understands that you do not fear death. So he means to have you tried like any common thief while all your quondam friends sit and snigger. And you will be convicted " "Why, necessarily, since I am not as Pevensey. Of course, I must confess I took the necklace."

Her heart seemed to flutter in her throat as she said on the lowest, most incisive note: "Yes, I, too, want to see you, Sir Basil. I am so lonely; you are the only one who cares, who understands, who is near me. There must be real truth between us. This morning he has prevented that.

He maintains the strength of his body, not by delicates but temperance; and his mind, by giving it pre-eminence over his body. He understands things, not by their form, but qualities; and his comparisons intend not to excuse but to provoke him higher.

Some firms, Uncle Adolph says, have moving picture lectures and by means of them explain to their employees the entire process of their particular industry so they will be more intelligent about what they are doing. I think that is a fine thing. Nobody likes to do some uninteresting thing over and over, week after week and year after year, unless he understands what he is doing.

Here the cat arose, put up its back and stretched itself, yawned slightly, and licked the point of Peterkin's nose! "Just so, old boy; you're a clever fellow. I really do believe the brute understands me!" said Peterkin, while a broad grin overspread his face as he drew back and surveyed the cat. At this point Jack burst into a loud fit of laughter.