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His object in finding their whereabouts apart from the wish to assist Owen had been to see Manston, ask him flatly for an explanation, and confirm the request of the message in the presence of Cytherea so as to prevent the possibility of the steward's palming off a story upon Cytherea, or eluding her brother when he came.
So let us be sure, to begin with, that we want to know what God wants us to do; and that we are not palming our wishes upon Him, and calling them His providences. Then there is another plain, practical consideration that comes out of this story, and that is, Do not be above being taught by failures and hindrances.
You see at last I'm not a suspicious rascal, however, for I don't suspect you of palming a false grand-daughter upon me. 'Will you, said Lord Colambre, 'give your grand-daughter leave to come up to town to you, sir? You would satisfy yourself, at least, as to what resemblance she may bear to her father; Miss Reynolds will come instantly, and she will nurse you. 'No, no; I won't have her come.
He saw you together on a certain night, when he arrived home after a few days' absence. He also heard your conversation. In this you admitted that out of hatred for your husband you had destroyed his heir before the child was born. He knew your plan of retrieving that blunder by adopting the child of Edith Curran, and palming him off as your own.
The canvas was liable to catch fire on the smallest provocation. I do not think there can be in the world any more detestable form of human habitation than huts like that. Mine was not unique. There were hundreds of them in those camps. They were, I am told, the invention of a man who succeeded in palming off these fruits of stupidity and malice on the War Office. They were called by his name.
He lost steadily on small bets for half an hour, admiring the skilled palming of the "odds" cubes. The loss was only a tiny dent in his new pile, but Gordon bemoaned it properly as if he were broke and moved over to the bar. This one had seats. The bartender had a consolation boilermaker waiting; he gulped half of it before he realized it had been needled with ether.
"I presume not, nor would I wish to divide any fortune that was coming to me with a stranger." "Ha! what do you mean?" gasped the medical man. "I mean just this: That fortune may be coming to me, and you may be trying to gain possession of it by palming yourself off as my father." The shot told, and Dr. Mackey staggered back and turned pale.
Talking sappy to an endless stream of silly women, palming off on them such useless junk as this! Look at it! Egyptian scarabs, made in Connecticut; Ceylonese coral, from North Attleboro, Mass.; Bohemian glassware, from Sandsburg, Pa.; Indian baskets woven by the Papago tribe, meaning Rutherford, N. J. Bah! For nearly twelve years I've been doing this.
And besides, by going up immediately we stand a better chance of getting away with our plan of palming ourselves off as a German crew in one of their own U-boats." And now Jack's plan was set in motion. "Mr. Wainwright, will you bring Captain Hans Schmidt into the control room," "Little Mack" directed. In a few minutes Ted returned bringing with him the captive naval officer.
He had often given his little conjuring entertainment on board the boat, and his fellow-passengers had had some good-natured laughter at his expense, for he was not quite skilful enough to deceive the critical European intelligence. But now it looked as if this piece of obvious palming might be the point upon which all their fates would hang.
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