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These observations of Columbus and Cabot were not wholly accepted during the sixteenth century. Robert Hues, in 1592, a hundred years later, tells us that Medina, the Spanish grand pilot, was not disinclined to believe that mariners saw more in it than really existed and that they found it a convenient way to excuse their own blunders.
"'Cause I don't, that's all." "That ain't much of a reason, seems to me. What have you got against him, Phin? You don't know anything to his discredit, do you?" "Never you mind whether I do or not." Captain Jerry grunted but seemed disinclined to press the point further.
If I think it's all right, I'll send you a note to come on board. If he's very down, or disinclined for company even yours I'll ask you to give up the idea and just to put off your visit for a few days, and come to see us at Assouan. After all, Nigel may wish to see you, and it might even do him good. I'm perhaps over-anxious to obey doctor's orders, inclined to be too careful.
The more I think of it, the more disinclined I am to have you meddle in the matter. Besides, it will do no good. You will only add to the prejudice against you, and our life will become more unbearable than it is now." "Of what were they speaking?" "I do not know." "And what did she reply?" "O, she uttered a torrent of words that had less sense in them than feeling.
Then she set the table, got everything ready for the meal, went in and out of the room in a most cheerful way, and did not forget to put the water on the stove to boil. She had asked about Gertrude as soon as she came home, but for some reason or other her father seemed disinclined to say anything on the subject, from which Eleanore inferred that there was nothing seriously wrong.
She added that he felt, at times, disinclined to see her; but at others, his affection for her rose to such a height, that he flung his arms about her neck, and wept like a child on her bosom. She had proposed to him, she said, to bring some person into the house; but he got into a violent rage when she mentioned it, and said he would expel the first intruder, whether man or woman.
He explained, moreover, that General Howard had informed him, the day before, that I would want his house for headquarters. At first I felt strongly disinclined to make use of any private dwelling, lest complaints should arise of damage and lose of furniture, and so expressed myself to Mr.
Disinclined to talk, she did not open her eyes, and lay quite still. Satisfied that she was asleep, Falca left her, moving so softly that her very caution made Nycteris open her eyes and look after her just in time to see her vanish through a picture, as it seemed, that hung on the wall a long way from the usual place of issue.
She tried to make her see that nothing really our own can ever be taken from us by any will or behavior of another; that Amy had had a large supply of good-temper laid ready to her hand, but that it was not hers until she had made it her own by choosing and willing to be good-tempered when she was disinclined holding it fast with the hand of determination when the hand of wrong would snatch it from her.
The hush of the hour was upon me, and made me disinclined to speak lest its spell should be broken disinclined to do anything but watch the smoke-wreaths as they floated out upon the tranquil air." "Mr. Sanderson broke the silence. "'You have not been long in coming. "'Did you not expect me so soon? "'Why, you see, I had not read your father's Will.
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