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"How do we know?" said the little priest, returning to French. "Ah! there is no other explanation of the ninety-and-nine stories that come to us, from every port where ships arrive from the north coast of Cuba, of a commander of pirates there who is a marvel of courtesy and gentility" "And whose name is Lafitte," said the obstinate attorney.
In questionable taste, no doubt, but one does not stand upon trifles when it is all for sweet charity's sake. "My dear Thorp," said Indiman, with the utmost gravity, "have you half a dollar in your pocket? Then come with me," and forthwith we jammed and corkscrewed our way through the crowd until we reached the long counter covered with red-paper muslin. The Ninety-and-nine Kisses
That feeling in a man may be only selfishness, but homely as it is when the loser is God, and the lost are men, it becomes the means of uttering and illustrating that truth concerning God which no religion but that of the Cross has ever been bold enough to proclaim, that He cares most for the wanderers, and rejoices over the return of the one that went astray more than over the ninety-and-nine who never wandered.
Let all the crowned heads of heaven come in and keep the jubilee. I tell you there is more joy in heaven over one man who reforms than over ninety-and-nine who never got off the track. But there is a man who will never return from his evil ways. How many acts are there in a tragedy? Five, I believe: ACT I. Young man starting from home. Parents and sisters weeping to have him go.
What, indeed? However, you know the story of "the ninety-and-nine." At least you ought to know it. It has an application in these premises. But Elder Weaver shifted his base of operations once more, and "Dodd" had another chance. He had now got so far down on the ladder of his descent that he was counted almost dangerous.
The vicar had, without in any way making light of them, condoned my misdeeds, telling me that there was more joy in heaven over one repentant sinner, than for ninety-and-nine just persons that had never offended: while, my darling she who had the most cause to turn from me, the greatest right to condemn had forgiven me; and bidden me to look forward to the future, with the hopeful assurance that she was certain that I would never give her reason again to doubt her faith in me.
When he said to Tarboe at Angel Point that he had come to seek the one sheep that was lost, leaving behind him the other ninety-and-nine within the fold at Isle of Days, Tarboe had replied that it was a mistake he was the ninety-nine, for he needed no repentance, and immediately offered the cure some old brown brandy of fine flavour.
Grant, also, that as the criminal is always far more talked about for his transgression than the honest man for his honesty, so the man who betrays his doubts in the pulpit is far more discussed than the ninety-and-nine sure men who go on their unsensational way according to standards made and received from old time amongst us.
"Did you notice the tune?" said Indiman, as we walked on. "The Ninety-and-Nine." The Queen of Spades I am very fond of Esper Indiman, but there are times when he is positively unfit for human society. Last week, for instance, when for three days on end we did not exchange a single word, not even at dinner, where the amenities should come on at least with the walnuts.
'Well, he said, 'you see I can't be one of the ninety-and-nine, because I've done lots of bad things in my life. I've got into tempers, and I've sworn, and I've done heaps of bad things: so that's out of the question. And I can't be a found sheep, because I don't love the Good Shepherd I never think about Him at all; so I suppose I'm a lost sheep. That's a very bad thing to be, isn't it?
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