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I think it would kill me." There was actual agony in her voice, and Nick saw that he had made his last stand in vain. Yet not instantly did he abandon it. Once more he thrust past her defences, though she sought so desperately to keep him out. "It's not for us to judge each other, is it?" he said. "Be merciful, Olga! Don't you think there may have been extenuating circumstances?"
"I have no notion of extenuating ill-conduct or making excuses! That's the modern way! So principles get lowered! I tell you, sir, there are excuses for everything. What makes the difference is only the listening to them or not." "Yes," ventured Caroline, "but is there not a difference between finding excuses for oneself and for other people?"
But, still, no trait of original nobility of character, no struggle against temptation, no iron necessity of will, on the one hand, nor extenuating circumstance to be derived from passion and despair, on the other, no remorse that might coexist with error, even if powerless to prevent it, no proud repentance that should claim retribution as a meed, would go unappreciated.
But they declared that, owing to my youth and the terrible scandal it would cause if I were arrested, they would never allow the matter to pass their lips, Mr. Hamilton, indeed, making the extraordinary declaration that such a crime had extenuating circumstances when love was at stake.
So Victor Durnovo leaves these pages, and all we can do is to remember the writing on the ground. Who amongst us dares to withhold the Extenuating Circumstance? Who is ready to leave this world without that crutch to lean upon? Given a mixed blood evil black with evil white and what can the result be but evil?
It was hard in many cases to reconcile the exigencies of war with the call of humanity, and the sense of responsibility was only partially relieved by the knowledge that a higher authority would give due weight to the extenuating circumstances that appealed so often to one's compassion. Nevertheless, the duty of acting as President on these occasions is found universally distasteful.
I am not extenuating Kathleen, but I merely say you have no right to behave as you do. You are thirteen years old, quite old enough to make up your mind whether you wish to be loved by anybody or not; at present you are not!" Never had the ears of the Paragon heard such disagreeably plain speech.
Miss Cameron may work off a full demerit, and before the Christmas Holidays, for being the prime mover in this orgy, I am told about," said Mrs. Tellingham, bitingly. "I understand there are some extenuating circumstances in the case of Ruth Fielding. She will have one-half mark against her record to be worked off, of course.
I know that in the eyes of the world I was guilty of a great fault a fault so grave that society condemns it bitterly. How shall I justify myself before those who believe a woman owes her whole self to her husband, whatever his conduct to her may be? That is impossible. To them I merely plead "guilty," and say nothing of extenuating circumstances.
It certainly witnesses to the nobility of the author's mind; it expresses the quick sympathy of the artist temperament the instinct for finding extenuating circumstances which artists share with women, and which both rightly regard as the same thing as the sense of justice. The tale of Peter Ibbetson breathes a great human sympathy. The simplicity with which it is written adds to its effect.
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