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However, I went down to beard my Roman, y' know, alone and single handed. Great mistake! Had Clemency been with me the flintiest of Roman P's would have relented, for who could resist Clemency? As it was, I did my best, Bev ran over her points I mean tried to describe her, y' know, but it was no go, Bev, no go things couldn't have gone worse!" "How?"
But of this let nothing be said in this place. Waiving humanity, national honor, the claims of gratitude, the precious satisfaction arising from deeds of charity and justice to the weak and defenceless, the appeal for impartial suffrage addresses itself with great pertinency to the darkest, coldest, and flintiest side of the human heart, and would wring righteousness from the unfeeling calculations of human selfishness.
Everybody that is anybody was there, with a multitude of others who may always be counted upon to pay well to see their names in print or to get a view of society at close range. Of course there was music of an entrancing sort, the numbers being especially designed to touch the flintiest of hearts, and Henriette was everywhere.
Praise, praise to Mahmud, who of like renown, In battle or the banquet, fills the throne; Lord of the realms of Chín and Hindústán, Sovereign and Lord of Persia and Túrán, With his loud voice he rends the flintiest ear; On land a tiger fierce, untouched by fear, And on the wave, he seems the crocodile That prowls amidst the waters of the Nile.
He had rather expected to deal with it with hammer and pick, to wrest the gold of experience from the hardest and flintiest bedrock; and all at once he felt as if he had struck a great "placer" with nuggets of the most agreeable description lying about, ready to his hand!
In person he was lean and sinewy, of the best New England mould, built for times of trouble, fitted to grapple with the flintiest hardships.
Upon flintiest pavements he trod the boards still; and if his theme chanced to be passionate, the green baize carpet of tragedy spontaneously rose beneath his feet. Now this was hearty, and showed a love for his art. So Apelles always painted in thought. So G.D. always poetises. I hate a lukewarm artist.
Nevertheless the Court could not overlook the young man's conduct; in prison he was; and in prison he must remain. More tears on the part of Madge. More advice from Mr. Tom that she should go and plead with the Vice-Chancellor herself; he was sure her pretty, weeping eyes would soften the flintiest heart.
He became quite domestic, could be easily handled, and grew exceedingly fat on very little provender. The folds of his stomach were so numerous that they digested even the hardest and flintiest of corn. He had fourteen ribs on each side, while domestic cattle had only thirteen; thus he could endure rougher work and longer journeys to water.
His dear revenge! it should not starve, but feed on the fat of the land, yea, be drunk with strong wine. He lay hugging himself, his long narrow eyes gleaming, his full lips working together. He was revolving a devilish project, the flintiest criminal might have shuddered at it. But there was nothing flinty nor unfeeling about Manetho.
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