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And further, it was apparent to us that the brute had no fear of us, nor intention to escape; but rather made to come at us; whereat the bo'sun, perceiving our danger, cut the line, and bade us put weight upon the oars, and so in a moment we were in safety, and very determined to have no more meddlings with such creatures.
Do what you will, we say the world is, and must be, a wretched hole for the majority of those that live in it; they suppose they can cure it by quack meddlings and tyrannies." He looked straight before him, absorbed, and she was struck with the harsh melancholy of his face. What on earth had he kept her here for to talk this kind of talk!
Our appointed Governor was a candidate to succeed himself, and the only opponent of any importance was a local lawyer, named D . D was on very good terms with most of the Americans, who regarded him as something of an Americanista, but he was greatly hated by the prominent Filipino families in town, not only on the score of his suspected pro-American sentiment, but on account of certain meddlings of his in past time with cacique power.
On every hand we may see the fruits of this shiftlessness, from buildings that tumble in, switches that are misplaced, furnaces that are ill-protected, fire-brigades that are without discipline, up to unauthorized meddlings with the currency, and revenue laws which defeat their own purpose.
'Husband, Cicely laughed round at him, 'three years ago Cur Crummock had the heads of all my menfolk, having sworn they were traitors. 'The more reason that he have not mine and thine now, the old knight answered grimly. 'I am not for these meddlings in things that concern neither me nor thee. Cicely Elliott set her elbows upon her knees and her chin upon her knuckles.
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