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As Burke says: "Republicans during the reign of the Stuarts Jacobites during the reign of the Guelphs this unfortunate family seems always to have had hold of the wrong end of the stick." As a rule, they appear to have held that end of it, but certainly it is a rule to which George Villiers, first Duke of Buckingham, was a remarkable exception. The Rev.
When he raised them again it was, on the observation that the beautiful clock on the mantel was wrong, to consult once more his watch and then give a glance, in the chimney-glass, at the state of his moustache, the ends of which he twisted for a moment with due care.
"We will go away at once if you like," he said; "I think we did wrong to come at this time of the evening; everything looks grey and cheerless now you will see to-morrow how much brighter it will all appear."
Meantime she was content to do her best for Earlscombe 'for the present, by which she meant till her son brought home a wife; but we knew that to him the words bore a different meaning, though he was still in doubt and uncertainty how to act, and what might be the wrong to be undone.
All that her native pride, her keen sense of wrong could do, was to shame her from dwelling on the thoughts which still caught their breath of life from the undying devotion of the past; which still perversely ascribed Frank's heartless farewell to any cause but the inborn baseness of the man who had written it.
"Ahem ahem, I can't say that it was wrong exactly, but as I said, we don't know how the people will take it. But there's one thing sure," and the Elder's shrill cackle rang out, "it will bring a big crowd to hear you preach. Well, well, that's off the subject. Ahem Brother Matthews, why haven't your people opened that big mine in Dewey Bald?"
I have always been very frankly pessimistic in regard to the therapeutic value of electricity in ocular disorders. Perhaps I am wrong; I am willing to be enlightened.
However, you see I have got something by doing wrong. "And you shall get something more by doing wrong," cried a voice. Hawkins turned round, and saw his master, who had been standing at the window ever since they began to talk. "Give me that squirrel," continued Mr. Clarkson. Hawkins held me out to him with great reluctance. Mr.
"When is your shadow the shortest?" "At noon!" they all shouted. "When is it coolest?" "Morning," they replied together. "When is it warmest?" "Noon," said Susie quickly. "Now you are wrong," said Frank. "It is often warmer at one or two o'clock." "Frank is right," said Uncle Robert. "How can we tell just how warm it is at any time?"
It was Henry who met the old frontiersman at the stockade gate. "What's wrong?" he questioned quickly. "Where is Dave?" Before Barringford had time to answer, James Morris showed himself. "Something has gone wrong!" he cried. "I can see it in your face. What is it?" "We had a brush with the Indians, part of Pontiac's party," said the old frontiersman. "And Dave?"
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