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Updated: May 8, 2025


But at the root of every book is the personality of the man who wrote it. And in the end, that decides. The spring of the following year saw us again in Rome. We spent our April fortnight there, of which I specially remember some amusing hours with Sir William Harcourt.

"Mine's a weeny bit bigger'n yours this time," decides Sheila, and holds her cooky heroically while Hans takes a just and lawful bite out of his sister's larger share. "The blessed little angels!" I say to myself, melting. "The dear, unselfish little sweeties!" and give each of them another cooky. Back to my typewriter. But the words flatly refuse to come now.

To which the Count answers, that she overrates the danger; a soldier may often make several campaigns without drawing a sword, and be in a battle without seeing an enemy, as, for example, where one is in the second line, or rear guard, and the first line decides the contest.

Bugs! Snakes! Hardships!" "That decides me. I eat too much Doctor Alvarado tells me I do. I adore huts, and I don't seriously object to insects." The physician stirred uneasily. "It's utterly absurd," he expostulated. "Some women might do it, but you're not the sort. You are pardon me a most attractive young person. You'd be thrown among rough men." "Mr. O'Reilly will look out for me.

It will be for the other side to show that the nature of the use decides the question whether the legislature has power to resume its grants. It will be for those who maintain such a doctrine to show the principles and cases upon which it rests.

Curtis, I have little hope of a change in Judge Curtis's views of the point in which he decides that Smith has an inchoate right, and our only chance of success is in the reversal of that decision by the Supreme Bench, and that after another year's suspense.... "I wish there was some way of stopping this harassing, paralyzing litigation.

What consideration does she deserve at his hands? "She refuses to live here with me?" says Lady Rylton. "And why, may I ask?" Her small, pale face flushes angrily. "I don't know, really; you should be the one to know." His tone is so cold, so uncompromising, that she decides on coming to terms for the present.

It is the great and overwhelming burden of the testimony which decides in this as in all other disputed matters not mere isolated cases. Good afternoon, madam. I will see you soon again, Sir William, when we can have a quiet talk to ourselves." "Stay!" cried Lady Mary, as the offended minister was stalking out of the room.

"Tails!" said Harry. "Once more, and that decides it." Ashby picked up the button and gave a final toss. The button fell. This time it was in Ashby's favor. It fell face upward. "Heads!" said Harry. "It's yours, Mr. Ashby. Will you take the pistol?" Ashby hesitated. "I think," said he, "we had better arrange our places." "Very well. At what distance?" said Harry. "Shall we say twelve paces?"

They dig up enough spermaceti out of the darkness to make a light, and keep turning this way and that, till the first you know they are out. Determination to get well has much to do with recovered invalidism. Firm will to defeat bankruptcy decides financial deliverance. Never surrender to misfortune or discouragement.

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