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He wanted to read her eyes, to bathe in their light, to examine every detail of her dress, breathe its perfume, listen to the music of her voice, watch the graceful composition of her movements, embrace at a glance the whole figure, and study her as a general studies the field where he means to win a decisive battle.
By means of your irresistible smile and genial conversation you will have to win the hearts of people, while I shall be content if I can only win their heads." "Shall I be able to win their hearts?" asked the queen, musingly. "Oh, assist me, my dearest friend. Tell me what I have to do in order to be beloved by my people."
That has been proved, is being proved now every day. It is not a case of transforming human nature in the tenant, but of reforming it in the landlord builder. It is a plain question of the per cent he is willing to take. So then, we have got it on the moral ground where it belongs. Let the capmaker's case be ever so strong, we shall yet win.
"I guess we could sell the flivver " he was repeating. "Then I've got me diamond ... and Jewel ... she's got a bit, besides what we've saved bechune us. And he'll win the test, anyhow ... they'll never beat him over this division ... if I give him back what I've earned ... and if he wins anyhow " Up ahead they still waited. Fifteen minutes. Twenty.
His remarks were the most refreshing part of the exercises, but were outside of the safe path into which the others thought it necessary to win him from his "speckerlations." Phelps's theology, like his science, is first-hand.
Difference of political principles did not close his eyes to the virtues and worth of any man, and his respect for talent and uprightness was always manifest in his public and private intercourse with those who differed with him in opinion. His was a happy constitution, and one well fitted to win him friends. Personally, with the exception of Mr.
Goudar has found very different people; and Goudar is on our side. And you may be sure he will not be asleep. I have held out to him a certain hope which will make him do miracles, the hope of receiving as a reward, if he succeeds, the house in Vine Street. The stakes are too magnificent: he must win the game, he who has won so many already.
"It looks as if we were going to win the election," said Uncle John in a pleased voice. "If Hopkins was driven to such methods as stuffing ballot-boxes, he must know very well he's defeated." "He acknowledged it to Dr. Squiers." said Patsy, gaily. "We have eighteen sure majority, and perhaps more." "It's likely to be more," predicted Uncle John.
She thought that was from his headache, and was kinder than she meant to be because of it; perhaps because of her dream too, though she was not conscious of any change in her manner. Starr could have cursed her for that change, which he believed was a sly attempt to win him over and make him forget anything he may have read on those pages.
She herself will tell you what property she has." I then went to dress for dinner. I found the duchess in the midst of a large circle, and she told me kindly that she was very sorry to hear of my losses. "Fortune is the most fickle of beings, but I don't complain of my loss nay, when you speak thus I love it, and I even think that you will make me win this evening."
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