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Updated: May 29, 2025
He got a little bottle of reddish-brown mixture from the druggist on Halstead Street near Sixty-third. A genial gentleman, the druggist, white-coated and dapper, stepping affably about the fragrant-smelling store. The reddish-brown mixture had toned old Ben up surprisingly while it lasted. He had two bottles of it. But on discontinuing it he slumped back into his old apathy.
On returning to the hut I put on my clothes for their benefit, whereupon their amazement was so great that I seriously contemplated discontinuing my list of wonders, lest they should become absolutely afraid to remain with me. The clothes they considered part of myself in fact, a kind of secondary skin! They were terribly frightened and distressed, and not one of the four dared approach me.
Aunt M'riar had insisted on his not discontinuing any of his lapses into bachelorhood proper; which implies pub or club, according to man's degree. Just a few minutes ago speaking abreast of the story Aunt M'riar, getting ready at last to do a little work after so much tidying up, had to go to the door to answer a knock. Its responsible agent was Michael, excited. "It's him!" said he.
In order to exasperate the presbyterians with further provocations, another act was passed for discontinuing the courts of judicature during the Christmas holidays, which had never been kept by persons of that persuasion.
We in the United States during the Civil War more than once made a like mistake, discontinuing enlistments and discouraging volunteering. In October, from the various ports of the United Kingdom, were despatched 28,763 officers and men; in November, 29,174; in December, 19,763; in January, 27,854.
The sun was eclipsed, either totally or at any rate considerably, so that the attention of the two armies was attracted to it; and, discontinuing the fight, they stood to gaze at the phenomenon.
The corporal had cut one of the second row of bars, when he was interrupted by M. d'Escorval, who, without discontinuing his reading, had approached and pulled Bavois's long coat to attract his attention. He turned quickly. "What is it?" "I heard a singular noise." "Where?" "In the adjoining room where the ropes are." Honest Bavois muttered a terrible oath. "Do they intend to betray us?
He was most strictly and earnestly commanded to deal privately with all such persons as bad influence with the "common sort of people," in order that they should use their influence with those common people in favour of peace, bringing vividly before them the excessive burthens of the war, their inability to cope with so potent a prince as Philip, and the necessity the Queen was under of discontinuing her contributions to their support.
Abroad, Spain and Portugal are ready to furnish troops. Everywhere there are snares or battles, poniards or cannon." The Cardinal yawned three times, without discontinuing his amusement, and then said: "A cat is a very fine animal. It is a drawing-room tiger. What suppleness, what extraordinary finesse!
But Ali, counting on his usual luck, persisted in imagining that he could, once again, escape from his difficulty by the help of gold and intrigue. Without discontinuing the pleasures in which he was immersed, he contented himself with sending presents and humble petitions to Constantinople.
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