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Shaking off the weight of years, the trappings of office, and all the tiresome and ridiculous caution with which one lives, I plunge into the full tide of pleasure, and amuse myself sans facon, as it comes.
And I listen, and Nature speaks, really speaks not a façon de parler, as some people think who explain to you that you mean this or that by your words which you don't mean and her spirit becomes one with my spirit.
Uncle Moses was not the first nor the only person in the world that ever proposed an impracticable test to be carried out at other people's expense, or by their exertions. It was, however, a mere façon de parler, and Aunt M'riar did not show any disposition to start on a search for widows' grandmothers. The discussion was altogether too deep for Dave.
"You know, Cousin Elizabeth and you may as well confess it at once! that you think him the ablest, handsomest, and charmingest of men!" "Of course I do," said Lady Tranmore, calmly. "I am certain, moreover now that he will be Prime Minister. And as for idleness, that, of course, is only a façon de parler. He has worked hard enough at the things which please him."
She was offended and grew thoughtful, as though she were trying to guess in what surroundings I had picked up this facon de parler, and after a little while said that the theatre was an evil and that my intention of writing no more plays was extremely laudable and asked me to kiss her. To this I replied that it was not proper for me to be so free with my kisses now that I am an academician.
Our time, therefore, was fully occupied. Our health improved and our spirits rose with the excitement; we had agreeable society in the excellent people named above, meeting sans façon, taking breakfast or luncheon with each other, instead of dinners, in winter, and in summer often spending the evening at one another's houses.
Galbraith, taking off his hat and bowing low. "I assure you the expression was used as a mere facon de parler." "I accept your explanation, sir," said Diavolo, returning the salute. "But I caution you to be careful for the future. What is a facon de parler, Angelica?" he whispered as he put his hat on. "Oh, just a way of saying it," she answered. "I wish you wouldn't talk so much.
So numerous were his narratives, that no occasion could possibly arise, no chance expression be let fall on the stage, but Fin had something he deemed, apropos, and which, sans facon, he at once related for the benefit of all whom it might concern; that was usually the entire corps dramatique, who eagerly turned from stage directions and groupings, to laugh at his ridiculous jests.
Il y en a qui sont grands, et de la plus pure calcédoine, d'autres sont petits et chaque goutte ou mamelon contient un grain de sable, de facon que cela a l'air d'un grès crystallisé en mamelons ou stalagmitique.
J'ai ete reellement touche de la maniere affectueuse dont il m'a fait ses observations auxquelles il a su joindre des compliments, en me disant que j'avais decouvert la meilleure facon de faire la revue des expositions et que mes articles sont precisement ce qu'il lui faut.
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