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Updated: July 23, 2025
I haven't a doubt that in the United States you think Jupiter a remarkably great man, and Apollo a musician, and Mercury a gentleman of some business capacity, but we Greeks know better. And as for the ladies hum well, your Excellency, they are not received. They are too bold and pushing. They lack the refinements, and as for their beauty and accomplishments "
Nay more; a foreign minister, I will maintain it, can never be a good man of business if he is not an agreeable man of pleasure too.
It is a sad business for us all; bad for you, when head quarters come to hear of it, and bad for me, in not being sharper. But it might have been worse," he added; "why, the fugitive might have been the Prince himself, instead of this twopenny-halfpenny spy!" Barbara smiled. In conclusion it may be said that, as it turned out, no more was heard of the matter by Colonel Myddelton.
He said he was going to call on you, that's all." "He did call. I was out on this business, as it happens. He waited, and I found him, making himself at home in my sitting-room which I use as a kind of office. I wish I knew how many of my letters and papers he'd had time to read." "Surely he wouldn't " "I shouldn't say 'surely' was the word.
"I leave you all my property, desiring to create no business complications for you: my will is drawn up in proper form, and you will enter into possession of your inheritance, which, you may rest assured, is a pretty handsome one.
There's another thing I forgot to tell you. This place, this pass where the gold is supposed to lie, is the abode of a great and angry spirit." "A really, truly spirit?" questioned Walter wonderingly. "I can't say about the really-truly business," replied Captain Petersen, with a grin. "I am telling you the story as I have heard it.
As a rule, the girl with a decided talent has no difficulty in choosing the employment which she wishes to follow. But she sometimes is in doubt as to whether her ability is sufficiently great to justify her in choosing an art rather than a handicraft, or an art rather than a profession, or whether her gift should not be used in a directly practical business pursuit.
In point of practical operation this ghastly business was characterized by a more fierce and flagrant dishonesty than any of its kindred pursuits.
He seemed to make this reflection rather to himself than to me, and presently continued, taking a small key from a pocket in his vest as he spoke: "Do you understand French well, monsieur?" "Excellently well," returned I with alacrity; "a great part of my business correspondence is conducted in French, and I speak and hear it every day of my life."
In a word, they are against the jog-trot countryside and conspire with the signposts against all loitering and irregularity. As for me, I do not like a straight thoroughfare. To travel such a road is like passing a holiday with a man who is going about his business.
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