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Updated: April 30, 2025
More often than I can tell, when compelled to listen to the sententious voice of immeasurable Folly glibly explaining the eternal mysteries, has it comforted me to whisper to myself: "I don't believe it of Him. He's got more sense." And about that period I had need of all the comfort I could get.
The old folks call it Yeddo. To the young, "Tokyo" has a pleasant, modern sound, and comes glibly. But whether young or old, those whose home it is know that the great flat city, troubled with green hills, cleft by a shining river, and veined in living canals, is the central spot of all the world. Storms visit Tokyo, with fury often, sometimes with destruction.
Yet, when on the spot, he had run glibly through it all coldly almost without feeling. And his mother had heard him as coldly, until she learned all hope was at an end as far as Tita's thousands were concerned. Then she gave way to hysterics!
Do these men speak English, then!" exclaimed Allerton bewildered, while Standish muttered, "Look to your side-arms, men. He may mean treachery," and noble Carver, extending his hand, said, "Thanks for your courtesy, friend. How know you our language?" "I am Samoset. I am friend of Englishmen. I come to say welcome." "Truly 't is a marvel to hear him speak in our own tongue and so glibly too.
To his mind a fellow who spoke glibly about his soul's salvation was either silly or profane. He had no conception that this man, whose way of regarding his own feelings, and whose standard of propriety as to their expression, differed so much from his own, was, in reality, going through a moral crisis. "Well?" said he. "Well, I guess that's about all I have to say."
As a maxim glibly repeated from childhood remains practically unmarked till some mature experience enforces it, so did this High-Place Hall now for the first time really show itself to Elizabeth-Jane, though her ears had heard its name on a hundred occasions. Her mind dwelt upon nothing else but the stranger, and the house, and her own chance of living there, all the rest of the day.
Hello, Henrietta, back so soon from the opera?" roared Edward, in a big, husky voice. He'd had more since we saw him, but he walked straight as the Bishop himself, and he's a dear little ramrod. "Ah!" his eyes lit up at sight of me "ah, Miss Miss of course, I've met the young lady, Henrietta, but hang me if I haven't forgotten her name." "Miss Miss Murieson," lied the old lady, glibly.
"Chaldea has it, and will not give it up unless she receives five thousand pounds," answered the man glibly. "Give it to me and it passes into your possession, Lady Agnes." "Give you what?" "Five thousand pounds on account." "On account of blackmail. How dare you make such a proposition to me?" "You know," said Silver pointedly. "I know nothing. It is the first time I have heard of any letter.
"It's a mighty comfortable way of looking at things, that's all I have to say." "But it's the true way," said Will glibly. "There's one thing I'm mighty glad of for Peter John's sake." "What is it?" "That he rooms with Hawley. I don't believe the sophs will bother him very much." "Not when Hawley's on hand." "You think they will when he's not?" "Yes, sir, I do. Peter John just invites them.
"Juveniles three aisles over to your left," she snapped glibly; and after a puzzled pondering on her words, Jasper concluded that they were meant for him. In the juvenile department, Jasper wondered why every one in the store had chosen that particular minute to come there and buy a book for a child. Everywhere were haste and confusion.
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