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I disapprove of anyone playing for such high stakes; but I suppose you are used to it and can afford it, whereas a man who has his way to make in the world would be exceedingly foolish to do such a thing." "Pray, how did you come to measure the extent of Spencer's finances?" "Dear me! Did I say that?" "I am sorry. Of course, I had no wish to speak offensively.
Upon learning these facts, the one who stood before him became very grossly and offensively amused, and having taken from Quang everything of value which he carried among his garments, went on his way, leaving Yin's instructor to retrace his steps in unendurable dejection, as he then found that he possessed no further interest whatever in the undertaking.
"Now the address, please," continued the high one, again preparing to inscribe the word, and being determined that by no mischance should this particular be offensively reported, I unhesitatingly replied, "Beneath the Sign of the Lead Tortoise, on the northern course from the Lotus Pools outside the walls of Yuen-ping." This answer the one with the book did not immediately record.
And so they go. They crowd you infest you swarm about you, and sweat and smell offensively, and look sneaking and mean, and obsequious. There is no office too degrading for them to perform, for money.
The area of the Western Squadron in the French wars extended, as we have seen, over the whole Bay of Biscay, with the double function, so far as commerce was concerned, of preventing the issue of raiding squadrons from the enemy's ports, and acting offensively against his Atlantic trade. That of the North Sea squadron extended to the mouth of the Baltic and the north-about passage.
"What's wanted?" "My mother wants to see you." "All right; I'll come in." "You can go around to the back door," said Godfrey, who seemed to find pleasure in making himself disagreeable. "I know I can, but I don't mean to," said Andy, walking up to the front entrance, where Godfrey was standing. "The back door is good enough for you," said the other, offensively.
But of this he invariably gave each one who applied for a loan an offensively plain warning. He was a middle-sized, broad-chested, black-eyed man, muscular, passionate, blasphemously profane, heavy-voiced, had a remarkable command of language, and when angered his eyes seemed to shoot lightning, and he would gesticulate with great energy.
Blair wrote in defence, 'Could any man, of modern age, have written such poems? 'Why yes, sir, was the answer 'Many men, many women, and many children. Macpherson wrote offensively and violently to Dr.
"It don't need a very long-headed man to explain it," replied the mate. "Griffin has been at the old trick again." "What is the old trick, Mr. Mate?" demanded Cornwood, rather offensively. "If you are a sailor, you will call me by my name," replied Washburn, with dignity. "Excuse me, Mr. Washburn; but I am somewhat interested in one of the parties to this row," added Cornwood, as he glanced at me.
Fitzalan, made Ian reflect with sad humor on the number of offensively familiar forms of address which he himself had endured from her, and on the melancholy certainty that she had never spoken of him in his absence by any name more respectful than the plain unprefixed "Stewart."
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