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You will see, dear reader, in the following chapter, the power of oaths over the vile soul of my odious companion, and also if I have not verified the saying 'In vino veritas', for in the story he told me the wretch had shewn himself in his true colours.

I did not know it at the time, but Veritas, who is a man of intelligence, had identified her as an American, and wishing to inform himself on all possible points, had asked her frankly why it was that the people of her nation gave him the impression of never being restful or quiet, but always so excessively and abnormally quick in motion and speech and thought.

I should not have ventured to give this story the publicity of print had the sailor been sober when he told it, for fear that he I should have deceived you, O my reader; but this was never the case with him as I took good care to ensure: "in vino veritas" is a sound old proverb, and I never had cause to doubt his word unless that proverb lies.

But as the stars are still there, and will appear again when the smoke has blown away, so will the truth reappear and assert itself, when men grow calm, and put aside pride and passion and prejudice and self-interest. "Magna est veritas, et prevalebit!" It has been said: "Mundus vult decipi"; the world wishes to be deceived; certainly the Anglican world does. But no one else is taken in.

I say, one of these days we shall have to fight these chaps, they're getting so damned cheeky all radicals and socialists. They want our goods. You tell Uncle James that, it'll make him sleep." 'In vino veritas, thought Soames, but he only nodded, and passed on up Hamilton Place. There was but a trickle of roysterers in Park Lane, not very noisy.

My mother once wired to me in Michael's name, and to him in mine poor mamma often does eccentric things, to get her own way and it made complications, Michael was very much annoyed. So we settled always to sign important telegrams 'Veritas, which means: 'This is really from me." "Then your husband is coming home to you?" said Jim Airth, slowly.

Paul's were taken down the river with the master in six boats, at the cost of a shilling a boat the cost of the dresses and the other expenses amounting in all to sixty-one shillings. The characters were An orator in apparel of cloth of gold. Religio, Ecclesia, Veritas, like three widows, in garments of silk, and suits of lawn and Cyprus.

In the modern seeking for so-called truth, the nuda veritas has in some hands become shameless as well, a fact amply illustrated in the following treatment of principles and personalities. The democratic ideal has become at once an instinct, a principle and a fashion.

The wisdom of this scheme was testified by the number of letters which "Common Sense", "Veritas", and "One that loves fair play," sent to the Jupiter, all expressing admiration and amplifying on the details given. It is singular enough that no adverse letter appeared at all, and, therefore, none of course was written.

Most of the European sea-ports forewarned of the danger have time to warn vessels and seamen of the threatened tempest, and they seek a safe anchorage. By this means many disasters are averted. But on the distant and less frequented coasts, in the fishing-hamlets, the number of shipwrecks was beyond computation. In one office, that of "Veritas" in France, there were registered not less than 730.