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The greater the presence, he says, the greater the influence." "Scholarius is a wise man," the Prince said, diplomatically. "His is the wisdom of the Prophets," the Father answered. "Is he the Patriarch?" "No, the Patriarch is of the Roman party Scholarius of the Greek." "And Constantine?" "A good king, truly, but, alas; he is cumbered with care of the State." "Yes, yes," said the Prince.
I noticed you a little, the next day I noticed you a little more; I saw you fancied you liked me, after a while I could not have played without you." Here was delicious flattery again, and poor Vane believed every word of it. As for her request and her promise, she showed her wisdom in both these.
Perhaps, even in this country there may be more knowledge than there was in former times and less wisdom, more wealth and less happiness, more display and less virtue. This must be the subject of future conversation.
So it was that Really-Is paused on his journey to sit awhile with Wisdom in the little house by the side of the road. Then did Wisdom take from his shelves many a ponderous, time worn volume and read to the prince History, Prophecy and Law, revealing to him thus the Secret of the Magic of the Crown of Allthetime.
There and then, with this mysterious, perverse wisdom, his task-master began his training, blinding the eyes of the pupil to all save the few immediate steps along the steep road that lay before, permitting him to advance only step by step, under her guidance.
"If it appears good to your absolute wisdom," said Mustapha, in a low voice, "would it not be better to count down to this avaricious old hag the twenty pieces of gold which she demands? When her story is ended, it will be easy to take them from her, and her head from her shoulders. Thus will be satisfied the demands of the old woman, and the demands of justice."
For Janet had a deeper cause for care than she had told, a vague feeling that the worldly wisdom of her friend could not help her here, keeping her silent about it to her. That very morning, her heart had leaped to her lips, when her master in his grave, brief way, had asked, "Janet, will you go with us, and help me to take care of her bairns?"
The wisdom of this appealed even to Maddox, and already, to fill in what remained of the summer, he had departed for Bar Harbor. To Jimmie the relief of his absence was inexpressible. He had given himself only a week to live, and, for the few days still remaining to him, to be alone with Jeanne made him miserably happy. The next morning Jimmie confessed to his wife that his eyes were failing him.
By which single sentence he bestowed upon me more than my most extravagant wishes could aspire to, as he represented my conduct to be always such as wisdom must approve, since it was wholly under the direction of one of the wisest of men.
She thought of the golden zones in which gentlemen were bred, and figured with so excellent a grace; zones in which wisdom and smooth words, white linen and slim hands, were the mark of the desired inhabitants; where low temptations were unknown, and honesty no virtue, but a thing as natural as breathing. It was nearly seven before Mr. Archer left his apartment.
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