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Nay, hear me out." There was an unusual sternness in his voice. My lord appeared to be in the imperative mood, something to which she had not been accustomed. He meant to be heard, and with beating heart perforce she listened. "Quiet that spirit of mockery but a moment, and attend my words, I pray you. No, I will not release you until I have spoken. These are troublous times.
They cannot take delight in the soil, since the most of them do not belong to it. The patriotism of the cosmopolitan horde which is huddled together amid their lofty Cliffs must perforce be an artificial sentiment. They cannot look with satisfaction upon the dishevelled suburbs in which they live. They need not suppose the slaughtering of pigs and beeves is the highest duty of man.
He lays you down an hundred wild plots, all impossible things, which you must be ruled by perforce, and he delivers them with a serious and counselling forehead; and there is a great deal more wisdom in this forehead than his head.
Such were the representatives who were sent ``on mission'' into the departments by the Convention. The power of these delegates was absolute. No censure embarrassed them. Functionaries and magistrates had perforce to obey them.
Therefore he would not dance he would not play tennis he did not understand archery he was disinclined to sit in romantic shrubberies or summer-houses, as he had a nervous dread of spiders so he rambled aimlessly about the grounds with his hands in his pockets, and perforce Marcia was compelled to ramble too.
"True, and a husband most, perforce, be all that is adorable; still, having been accustomed to a lady-companion, I prefer keeping one; and this girl, so beautiful, so pure, so simple, is all that I need, or could wish for." "So I should imagine," he replied. "Will you introduce her into society, Philippa?" "I think not; she is a simple child, yet wonderfully clever. No, society shall not have her.
But all trouble vanishes when once the Human Comedy itself, in any example of it, is taken up; you launch upon the great swollen tide of life and are carried irresistibly along. It is plain that with an author of Balzac's productive powers, any attempt to convey an idea of his quality must perforce confine itself to a few representative specimens.
But her pure maidenly blood had retained exquisite delicacy, such natural and instinctive modesty that she yielded to it perforce. And doubtless she had merely blushed because she feared that the priest might think she had referred to her marriage in speaking of the spring. "Please go in, Monsieur l'Abbe. The children are there, all three." And forthwith she ushered him into the workshop.
But it was perilous work for a good hour after the squall struck us. I have occasionally seen in my later days some bold and even reckless match-sailing, but I have never yet seen a craft so desperately overdriven as was, perforce, the little "Mouette" on that memorable night.
As chief embalmer I had charge of the temple of the Dead, where both orders of the priesthood officiated, since the one god, Amun, having charge of the soul, and the other, Osiris, of the body, perforce met officially, though usually holding little communication with each other. As I stood at the portal two processions of priests drew near, the one led by Rahotep, the other by Nefermat.
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