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They knew, from the evidence of Colonel Grant and Major Carruthers, that the meeting was desired by Count Samoval, and they were therefore entitled to assume that, recognising the conditions arising out of the recent enactment, the deceased had consented that the meeting should take place in this irregular fashion, since otherwise it could not have been held at all, and he would have been compelled to forgo the satisfaction he desired.
Men only speak so after great and wonderful travail, and by that token I knew Narcissus loved at last. It had seemed unlikely ground from which love had first sprung forth, that of a self-worship that could forgo no slightest indulgence but thence indeed it had come.
The wooers were indeed in a dangerous mood, and they began to finger their weapons, and utter fierce threats against Telemachus. But Amphinomus interposed, and by exerting all his influence induced them to forgo their murderous purpose and disperse quietly to their homes. Odysseus and Penelope
Then the government preferred to take the last farmer from the plough rather than forgo the acquisition of Spain and Greece; now they were on the eve of again abandoning both regions long since acquired, merely that they might be able to defend themselves against the insurgent slaves at home.
Retiring to the bottom of the house, they varnish the new cells, they make the round loaf that is to receive the egg. The grandmother is still upstairs, stopping the door with her bald head. For her, there is no siesta during the stifling hours: the safety of the household requires her to forgo it. I come back again at nightfall, or even later.
The saying of the leper was very dreadful to me, for I thought, here is a man punished by God indeed, but so near death as to be likely familiar with the secrets of death. Such a one cannot be a liar, nor would he speak idly who has so little time left to pray in. Therefore I urged my lord Richard by his good love for me to forgo his purpose of wedding me in Poictiers.
Every day I used to breakfast with Kuvshinnikov in his restaurant. Well, what I was nearly forgetting is this: that, though I am aware that you can't forgo your engagement, I am not going to give you up no, not for ten thousand roubles of money. I tell you that in advance." Bring here that puppy, you rascal! What a puppy it is!
They must be induced to forgo that right of war which according to past statecraft has been the brightest jewel in the crown of sovereignty. Thus we are again brought round to our vital issue, that of the amount and kind of cession of sovereignty required for an effective International Government.
Is there any question?" Wendel managed to put one. "You said, 'back in the twentieth century. Is it a question of time displacement, sir?" "Suppose we forgo that point at present. You will note, however, that the Thomahlian world is certainly far in advance of our own." "Professor," asked Watson, "is it the occult?" "Ah," brightening; "now we are getting back to the old point.
Straightway the same game is repeated a second, a third, a thousandth time. I never yet heard it said that any self-tormenting anchoret had courage enough altogether to forgo the pleasure of eating, even though he stinted himself to bread. Indeed kind Nature has taken such good care of her children, that it is next to impossible." "A very just and profound remark!" exclaimed his neighbour.
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