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The pretence of social converse had been given up before the friends cleared the first field beyond the orchard. Rosa's exquisite tact witheld her from obtruding commonplaces upon the attention of a mind torn by suspense distracted between disappointment and outraged pride, and Mabel had not besought her sympathy in her grievous strait.
As HAMET never witheld any pleasure that it was in his power to impart, he soon acquainted Abdallah, that he waited only for a proper time to place ALMEIDA upon the throne; but that he had some reasons for keeping a resolution, which he thought himself obliged to communicate to him, concealed from others.
"I talk big because I can, as you say north of the border, 'deliver the goods. Do you wish to go free?" "Since you ask it," said Kendric drily, "yes. I've got no stomach for your crowd here." "And you would like to take with you the pretty little Betty?" Rios's eyes were full of insinuation. Kendric felt an impulsive desire to kick him but for the time kept his head and witheld his boot.
They not only gave the Federal judges a life tenure, but made that tenure unqualified and absolute, the power which Parliament had to demand the removal of judges being carefully witheld from the American Congress.
It was hard to believe that these armed martinets could play with their responsibilities in such a crisis. Did they realise its gravity? Were facts being witheld? Was the true and actual condition of the city as regards provisions and the contingencies to which their scarcity might lead were these things being properly represented to the public and to Sir Redvers Buller?
Tinknor, gave her the longed for opportunity to converse. She had always confided in that lady, as in a mother, and in the present instance, nothing was witheld pertaining to her feelings past and present towards Edward Sherman, and the relation in which he stood to her. Mrs.
Whoever has hitherto taken charge of my motions has shown me, by convincing proofs more weighty than the assurances which they have witheld, that my real advantage is their principal object.
Having exerted all his energies to prevent the sale of their lands, he felt that his duty had been discharged. And when his people decided against him, he regarded the responsibility of the transaction as resting on those who had effected it, and whether he gave or witheld his name, it would have no influence in determining the result.
Just like two wily fencers, both of us, waiting to spy our advantage, have still witheld the lunge, until, at last, you, having grown desperate, have rushed into the close. Yet, do not let your anger overbear discretion. The heated iron hisses when it is plunged into the trough, but shall we hiss at each other like geese or serpents?
There was little use in shouting above the din. A voice could be heard only in the lulls of shooting. "What's the matter?" yelled Bud, scarcely making himself heard. Snake motioned for him to cease firing, an example followed by Nort and Dick. As for the older cowboys they had wisely witheld their fire.
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