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Latham's fear "that many men of the best abilities and good education will be deterred from prosecuting physic as a profession, in consequence of the necessity indiscriminately laid upon all for impossible attainments."
"And if I succeed in doing anything with Mr. Darrell, or discovering your daughter, you will give up all such letters and documents of mine as you say you possess?" "'Say I possess! I have shown them to you in this pocket-book, Dolly Poole your own proposition to rob old Latham's safe." Poole eyed the book, which the ruffian took out and tapped.
When she did speak it was apparent that in changing the subject she had followed a natural impulse without intention or design. "Jeffery," she said, "do you know I haven't been able to make you out since you arrived here nor Sybil either," she added, nodding toward Latham's wife, whose classic, flaxen-haired profile was turned toward them. The man was smiling curiously.
"Two weeks before I, foolish lad that I was, had been enticed by two village comrades into a poaching venture, and although I took no actual part therein being only stationed as a watch on the outskirts of Colstone Wood I was seized by two of Sir John Latham's keepers and taken away to the county gaol.
"Yes." The scientist looked away, hesitated, and then joined in the little procession to the dimly lighted hall. Evelyn started as she felt her fingers locked together in a firm hand. "You know, dear girl, don't you?" There was a mist in Latham's eyes. But Evelyn's face was light. "Yes, Jeffery," she said proudly, "I know now." From The Saturday Evening Post.
Latham's compliments to Miss Dorman." "What luxury!" exclaimed Miss Lavinia, turning out the flowers upon the table in the tea room where she kept her window garden, "and how pale and spindling my poor posies look in comparison. Are these from the Bluffs?" "Oh no, from Newport," replied Sylvia.
"Oh, no! I'll tell him I'll stay till supper," rejoined Amy, as she ran after her brother. She caught up with Janice within half a block laughing and skipping. Never had Janice seen Amy so light-hearted. Even the thought that she could not go to the party at Stella Latham's house did not serve to make Amy sorrowful for long. And Janice guessed why.
Sampo is broken, and thrown into the sea. Bad days now come. There is no sun, no moon. Illmarinen makes them of silver and gold. However, Sampo is washed up, and made whole. Good days come. The sun and moon shine as before, and the sons of Kalevala possess Sampo." Vol. i., pp. 433, 434. This, again, is Mr. Latham's profound and interesting view of Buddhism: "Buddhism is one thing.
It was a beautiful evening, this of Stella Latham's birthday party. It was not often that the climate gave the people of Greensboro, this early in the season, such a soft and temperate night.
"And I cal'late by the newness of that suit of sails and her lines and all that she's Tunis Latham's new craft that he went up to Marblehead last week to bring down here and put into commission." "The Seamew!" cried Prudence, in a pleased voice. "Isn't she a pretty sight?" "She's a sightly craft. Looks more like a racing yacht than a cargo boat. Still and all, Tunis has got judgment.
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