United States or Zimbabwe ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
The king, Abimelech, sent and took Sarah, supposing she was merely Abraham’s sister; and Abraham equivocated and deceived in this instance to save his own life. But the king, warned by God in a dream, restored unto Abraham his wife, and gave him sheep, oxen, men servants and women servants, and one thousand pieces of silver, for he knew he was a prophet.
It was a revelation, having its origin in an honesty which impelled a pure outspokenness to himself. Reserve, of course, there had been elsewhere, for did not she hold a secret with him? Had she not hidden things, equivocated else where? Yet it had been at his wish, to protect the name of a dead man, for the repose of whose soul masses were now said, with expensive candles burning.
Brentwood confined herself to a dry "Why?" "Because I have loved your elder daughter well and truly ever since that summer at the foot of Old Croydon, Mrs. Brentwood, and her happiness and well-being concern me very nearly." "You are pretty plain-spoken, Mr. Kent. I suppose you know Elinor is to be married to Brookes Ormsby?" Mrs. Brentwood was quite herself again. Kent dexterously equivocated.
The advocates of the Bishops were not men to be so put down. "He is sworn," said Pollexfen, "to tell the truth and the whole truth: and an answer we must and will have." The witness shuffled, equivocated, pretended to misunderstand the questions, implored the protection of the Court. But he was in hands from which it was not easy to escape. At length the Attorney again interposed.
She had equivocated with one whose upright, candid nature ought to have protected him: but an enemy had accused Josephine; and it came so natural to shield her. "Did he really think I would expose my own sister?" said she to herself, angrily. Was not this anger secret self-discontent? "Well, love," said Josephine, demurely, "have you dismissed him?" "No." Josephine smiled feebly.
"Yes, or No?" demanded the chairman with a Napoleonic pose. But the general superintendent was loth to answer. "Yes, or No?" Mr. Josler hesitated, equivocated, and asked to be allowed to confer with his chief. "Yes, or No?" demanded the fearless leader, lifting his hand like an auctioneer.
"Why can't you move 'im?" persisted Stott gloomily. "'E knows it's my chair." "There! kettle's boilin', come in and 'ave your tea," equivocated the diplomatic Ellen. During the progress of the meal, the child still sat quietly in his father's chair, his little hands resting on his knees, his eyes wide open, their gaze abstracted, as usual, from all earthly concerns.
Gudrun knew that it was a critical thing for her to go to Shortlands. She knew it was equivalent to accepting Gerald Crich as a lover. And though she hung back, disliking the condition, yet she knew she would go on. She equivocated. She said to herself, in torment recalling the blow and the kiss, 'after all, what is it? What is a kiss? What even is a blow? It is an instant, vanished at once.
Why, you did not even attempt to raise a hand and shield yourself." "I notice the dogs your whip falls among come nevertheless to lick your hand and to be petted." "Ergo?" she queried, audaciously. "Ergo, it all depends," he equivocated. "And, notwithstanding, I am forgiven?" "As I hope to be forgiven." "Then I am glad only, you have done nothing to be forgiven for.
Word Of The Day