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Her hope remained firm, and she was sure that in spite of all obstacles everything would come out all right in the end. In fact, it was this feeling of certainty that gave her such an air of courage, of haughty rectitude, and of justice. Hubert from time to time scolded her. "You are over-doing, my dear; you are really growing pale. I hope at least that you sleep well at night." "Oh yes, father!
"Now may I sit down with you for a few minutes?" Moving to make room for him beside her, Enid noticed that his thin face was heavily beaded with perspiration. His pocket handkerchief was wet and sandy, so she gave him her own, with a proprietary air. "Why, Claude, you look quite tired! Have you been over-doing? Where were you before you came here?"
This courtier's chief enemy, if he had been in his great rival's secrets, or if he had reflected at all, might have done him a worse turn than that. The hostilities of that time are no more to be taken on trust than its friendships, and the exaggerated expressions of them, the over-doing sometimes points to another meaning.
It was knowing to hold forth, in the humble-virtue school of eloquence; but, I assure you I thought at the time, "My good fellow, you are over-doing this!" 'It has been very difficult to me to think ill of that man. 'My dear Louisa as Tom says. Which he never did say. 'You know no good of the fellow? 'No, certainly. 'Nor of any other such person?
He had never been tipsy but once in his life, and he considered that he had repented and atoned for that enough, especially as nothing had ever come of it; but sometimes he thought he might be over-doing the beer; yes, he thought he must cut down on the tivoli; he was getting ridiculously fat.
I do not like that on Madame de Genlis coarse, and over-doing the object by prejudice and virulence. The review of Scott's Prefaces is ungrounded and confused how different from his own writing!
"Intemperance, such as over-eating, over-drinking, over-work, over-rest, and many other forms of over-doing things, together with worry and uncleanliness, is directly responsible for disease and deformity. All living things would be healthful, if they contained enough intelligence to live according to Natural Law.
Nevertheless, there was in his aspect, as he sat there, a prophetic note of discouragement, of ebbing vitality which startled his friend. 'I say, said Watson, abruptly, 'you've been over-doing it. Have you made it up with the Academy? Fenwick laughed. 'Goodness, no! 'Where have you been exhibiting this year? 'At the gallery I always take. And I sent some things to the Grosvenor.
One gentleman, on a certain occasion, was so inflamed with martial ardour after a too copious indulgence in the "brandy" that it resulted in his discharge from the Town Guard for over-doing his duty. He was one night on sentry duty and challenged an officer, one officer, whom he failed to identify, or compute "in the dark," as he explained.
It would savour of self-advertisement an idea which I abhor. It would seem an over-doing, as it were, of my own importance. You will readily agree, I know, that I ought to keep perfectly quiet before, and for some time after, my Hanborough appearance. Not having in any degree changed my view upon this subject of the Association, I don't feel that my present decision is inconsistent.
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