United States or United States Virgin Islands ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
I can't study that's certain," said Rex. "Not just now, perhaps. You will have to miss a term. I have made arrangements for you how you are to spend the next two months. But I confess I am disappointed in you, Rex.
Consider, first, the complicated sets of changes that precede the making of every railway the provisional arrangements, the meetings, the registration, the trial section, the parliamentary survey, the lithographed plans, the books of reference, the local deposits and notices, the application to Parliament, the passing Standing-Orders Committee, the first, second, and third readings: each of which brief heads indicates a multiplicity of transactions, and the development of sundry occupations as those of engineers, surveyors, lithographers, parliamentary agents, share-brokers; and the creation of sundry others as those of traffic-takers, reference-takers.
And thus things went on until she was nearly seventeen years of age. Her father and mother had by that time got so used to the odd state of things that they had ceased to wonder at them. All their arrangements had reference to the state of the Princess Daylight, and it is amazing how things contrive to accommodate themselves.
"I daresay our friends will try to find amusement for you little boys as well as for the older persons of the party, though, if you wish it, we might possibly make arrangements to leave you behind," observed Mrs Maclean. "No, no, I should not like that," answered Norman, shaking his head. "I will go to see what is done." Mrs Maclean smiled at the young gentleman's answer.
We said to them what we deemed proper for them, and took our leave, reaching the city in good time. De la Grange and his wife arrived this evening from the South River by land, leaving their nephew behind, who had made arrangements to come over with Ephraim in eight days.
Blackford stayed, and as he could do little business while thus snow-bound he made arrangements to remain in camp a week or two. The boys and girls were glad to have him, as he was good company, and knew no end of games for an evening entertainment. Meanwhile, though the young folks often went off in the woods, they had no further clashes with the Jallows.
In this case the company owning these ships was responsible only for the conveyance; the military authorities were to make all other arrangements. The commanding officer selected me to superintend the shipping and stowing away of provisions and clothing, which was to be done at Haul Bowlin, where the regiment was to embark, and I left at once to perform this duty.
In the meantime, pray make whatever arrangements and hold, whatever interviews may be necessary in this miserable and wretched business; but henceforth they must be with my father." "You are surely not going, Miss Gourlay?"
Many subordinate arrangements would be necessary to bring the plan into complete operation, and from its general character it could not, perhaps, be carried out every where at once, but if such arrangements were made, only in a few districts every year, much would be done towards eventually accomplishing the ends desired.
His new habit will habitually rear-range her chance arrangements, and his path will be marked by the beauties he has strewn it with. So long as the same plastic impulse continues operative it will be accompanied by knowledge and criticism of its happy results.
Word Of The Day