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As soon as he entered Milan, Ferrante Gonzaga, the Governor, desired to secure his services as physician to the Duke of Mantua, his brother, offering him thirty thousand gold crowns as honorarium; but, in spite of the Governor's persuasions and threats, he would not accept the office.

To all this the major, it appeared, had been listening, for now he spoke up in a pretty fair imitation of his old impressive manner: "But, young gentlemen pardon me do you seriously think any of you that any honorarium, however large, should or could be sufficient temptation to induce one in your in our profession to give utterance in print to a matter that he had learned, let us say, in confidence?

Well, though I haven't 'hired' you, I would be quite ready to pay your honorarium if you can ferret out our West Sedgwick mystery. And so, as you are the detective in charge of the case, I ask you, what do you think about it all?" But I was pretty thoroughly on my guard now. "I think," I began, "that much hinges on the ownership of that gold bag." "And you do not think it is Miss Lloyd's?"

If it be a failing assuming that." "It seems one to me: so cruelly to punish Mr. Whitford for seeking to improve his fortunes." "He reflects on my share in his fortunes. He has had but to apply to me for his honorarium to be doubled." "He wishes for independence." "Independence of me!" "Liberty!" "At my expense!" "Oh, Willoughby!"

Your last letter, in which you kindly enclosed the honorarium for my "Lohengrin," tells me of the success of all your extraordinary exertions for the performance of the opera, and I see with regret from your friendly communication that satisfaction, in the measure desired by you, has not been the result, and that a permanent success appears doubtful to you.

I wish to die with dignity, Peter, as I have lived." "Then you mean that you want me to stay here with you until until the end, Captain?" The old man nodded. "That is my desire, Peter, for an honorarium which you yourself shall designate. At my death, you will receive some proper portion of my estate; in fact, the bulk of my estate, because I leave no other heirs.

It was more for the sake of winning the hand of Madam Dormandy, who was a devout Catholic, and of marrying her then and there, in Rome, than on account of his client's interests. Here let us take leave of the worthy man and let him depart with God's blessing, his newly married wife by his side, and his honorarium from Princess Blanka in his pocket.

One sees from this that aberius understood how to exercise the fool's privilege and Caesar how to permit the fool's freedom. V. VIII. Attempts of the Regents to Check It V. XI. The Poor IV. XIII. Dramatic Arrangements In later years he declined the honorarium for himself. III. XIV. Moral Effect of Tragedy

You can add to the copy the statement that this is the first American honorarium you have ever received, and so shame the American publishers for their dishonesty."

Likewise being addicted to physical exertions in their more ardent form, she has associated herself with us rather for the opportunity of exercising her tastes in this direction than for the sake of any financial honorarium or, as some would put it, remuneration of salary.