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Much as we have gained, we have not yet thoroughly shaken off the notion that poison is the natural food of disease, as wholesome aliment is the support of health. Cowper's lines, in "The Task," show the matter-of-course practice of his time: "He does not scorn it, who has long endured A fever's agonies, and fed on drugs." Dr.
If you come over here, you can see it." His tone was matter-of-course, yet masterful. At the very beginning of her fourth solitary day, Ethel admitted to herself that it was good to have some one take possession of her in this summary fashion. "Is Miss Arthur still unhappy?" he asked, as he swung into step at her side. "Yes. She has taken to her hymnal, this morning, in search of consolation.
As it was, she closed her own home she has no children returned to the great hôtel of her father in the Parc Monceau, and plunged into work. Whether men have heretofore accepted these invaluable services with gratitude or as a matter-of-course is by the way.
This friendship was evidenced chiefly by the matter-of-course way in which Grampus permitted the monkey to mount his back and ride about the village and through the woods, where dry places could be found, as long as she pleased. Marmoset was fonder of riding than walking, so that Grampus had enough to do; but he did not put himself much about.
Carleton's tact discovered this in the matter-of-course and uninterested manner of her rejoinders; for, as they entered the park-gates, she became silent, and the long drive from them to the house was made without a word on either side.
Our advantages in this respect have so far spoiled us that being in a crowd, which was the matter-of-course penalty you had to pay for seeing or hearing anything interesting, would seem too dear a price to pay for almost any enjoyment."
Even my Aunt Jen followed him with her eyes, so much of the room did he take up, so large and easy were his gestures, and with such a matter-of-course simplicity did he take the homage they paid him. Yet he seemed to care far more about Miss Irma than even my grandmother, or the fellow of his name whom he had ridden so far to see.
This was the new world he had watched swimming out of the chaos in his mind, taking its allotted orbit in a planetary system of possible, rational, matter-of-course proceedings. And Avice Milbrey was to marry Shepler, the triumphant money-king. He sat down by the roadside, well-nigh helpless, surrendering all his forces to the want.
With quiet self-possession and a matter-of-course air the prisoner bowed politely, and seated himself, then with a motion of the hand backward towards the door, said to the Duke: "I've been standing five hours with some of those moutons in the ante-room. My profound thanks to monseigneur."
"If I hadn't a wife and a child at home you may be sure, sir, I would have asked you to let me go the very minute you came on board." I answered him with a matter-of-course calmness as though some remote third person were in question. "And I, Mr. Burns, would not have let you go.
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