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Abram Lansing, until some six months before, when it was decided that he should go to New York and be under the Verplanck eye; and although Peter had rebelled much against the plan in the first place, he found himself much happier under Clarissa's gentle rule, and positively adored her in consequence.
One of the visitors glanced meaningly at his companion. There was truth in what Lansing said. The angry shareholders would not discriminate carefully; they would blame the present directors, who would have to face a serious loss while Lansing had made a profit. It was a galling situation; and what made it worse was that Lansing's expression hinted that he found it somewhat humorous.
Responsibility in such matters is single, not joint; absolute, not relative." Secretary Lansing, in a comment on this reply, said the German note was devoted to matters which the American Government could not discuss with the German Government.
Lansing doesn't know whether he is in love with her or not?" "No, not exactly!" Edgar felt that he was on dangerous ground. "I'm afraid I can't quite explain what I really do mean. George, of course, is convinced about the thing; but I've a suspicion that he may be mistaken; though he'd be very indignant if he heard me say so."
He could not tell her that he longed for the right to shelter her always it was not very long since the Canadian tragedy but silence cost him an effort. At length she touched his arm. "It's getting late, and the others will wonder where we are," she reminded him. They went back to the house; and when Sylvia joined Mrs. Lansing, George felt seriously annoyed with himself.
Upon the conclusion of the conference, I had a talk with Colonel House and Secretaries Daniels, Lansing, and Baker, and again urged the necessity of a refusal on the part of the President to accept the German peace terms.
Men like your uncle Markham are always snobs at heart." Thus reinforced Lansing Hertford came up for judgment. He was a handsome, rollicking chap a charming combination of his graceful father and his lovely mother and he greeted his uncle and aunt with frank affection. Even in those days Lansing Hertford could will his emotions or his emotions could will him to sincerity for the time being.
Lansing, they insisted that reparations should be claimed only for damage done to civilians directly and lawlessly. After a good deal of fencing, rendered necessary by the pledges given by European statesmen to their electors, it was decided that the criteria provided by that principle should be applied. But even with that limitation the sums claimed were huge.
I recognised that he had reached the limit of his explanations, and, wringing his hand, I started for the nearest window, which proved to be that of the music-room. I was about to enter when I saw two women crossing to the opposite doorway, and paused with a full heart to note them, for one was Mrs. Lansing and the other Dorothy.
Everybody in the vicinity had heard about his experiments; everybody pretended interest, but few were sincere; and of the sincere, few were unselfishly interested his sister, Eileen, Drina, and Lansing and maybe one or two others.
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