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They gave one furiously to think before making up one's mind. Then she noted the perfection of the rooms added to the smartly inconvenient little house. Where had the child lived before the addition had been built? Thought and actual architectural genius only could have done this. Light and even as much sunshine as London will vouchsafe, had been arranged for.
Let it be ready in a quarter of an hour," commanded Bischofswerder. "Now that we are alone, what do you think of this affair?" asked Woellner. "I cannot vouchsafe a reply until I have eaten a pheasant's wing, and drunken my champagne," replied Bischofswerder. He kept his word, preserving a solemn silence until a good half of the bird had disappeared, and many glasses of iced champagne.
She did not look at Michael once or vouchsafe him any conversation beyond what cordial politeness compelled. It was to Père Anselme that she almost made love, with shy sallies at Henry, and merry replies to Madame Imogen. But her whole atmosphere was radiating with provoking fascination and as they all rose from table she took Lord Fordyce's arm.
There were no means of retreat in face of that amazing fissure. There could be no standing still. They must go on with the dread tide of grinding ice, on and on to the end. And for the end their trust must be in the gods of fortune for such mercies as they chose to vouchsafe. Steve's order rang out amidst the booming of the ice. It was urgent. It was fierce in the need of the moment.
But I keep my mind still open to instruction, if any one will vouchsafe to bestow it on me. Should it be said that, from a number of uniform experiments, we infer a connexion between the sensible qualities and the secret powers; this, I must confess, seems the same difficulty, couched in different terms. The question still recurs, on what process of argument this inference is founded?
"God give thee His aid," answered they, "and enable thee by His bounties to dispense with the aid of His creatures and vouchsafe thee abundant good and bestow on thee what shall suffice thee, without the need of any but Himself; for He can what He will and is gracious and provident with His servants."
His speech was rather incisive, considering how little he had seen of Paul. Perhaps he intended that it should be, for he watched the effect of his words with interest. "You are not a bad judge of human nature," answered Patoff, coolly. But he did not vouchsafe any further answer. "It is my business," said the professor.
'Read it out, cried the Viceroy, as Walpole conned over the paragraph somewhat slowly to himself. 'I think, my lord, when you have heard a few words of explanation from me, you will see that this charge has not the gravity these newspaper-people would like to attach to it. 'Can't be explained nothing could justify infernal blunder and must go. 'Pray, my lord, vouchsafe me even five minutes.
The Princess Anne's countenance was, however, less good-natured than usual; her mouth was made up to a sullen expression, and when her brother was shown to her she did not hold out her arms to him nor vouchsafe a kiss. The Queen looked at her wistfully, asking "Is he not like the King?" "Humph!" returned Princess Anne, "I see no likeness to any living soul of our family."
Winnie, surveying the kind face bending over her, smiled at the words, but seemed to be too much overwhelmed by an unaccountable fit of shyness to vouchsafe any reply.
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