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Mara's voice began to decline, and in 1802 she took advantage of an annoying controversy to bid farewell to the English public; for the artist who could sing solemn music with such thrilling effect had the temper of a shrew, though it was easily placated. Mrs.
This was progress, as Harley could see. The committee may have come with advice and reprobation in its soul, but clearly it was placated, for the present. "We give proof of devotion to cause," said Mr. Crayon, in his sharp, snappy way. "Have come all the way from great financial centres to these lonely plains. Heavy sacrifice of time. Hope it will be duly appreciated."
Aunt Rachel gave me a quiet smile. "Drat the boy, he's allus findin' somethin' funny about things!" This made me laugh more. But I had brought Uncle Josh a big plug of tobacco, and he was placated, ripping off a huge chew as soon as he held it in his hands.
"I was so lost, you know. It was the sort of thing one does not expect to happen to one. It was not like a fight, for instance." "It was not," I admitted. He appeared changed, as if he had suddenly matured. "One couldn't be sure," he muttered. "Ah! You were not sure," I said, and was placated by the sound of a faint sigh that passed between us like the flight of a bird in the night.
"I haven't got time to talk now, Larry, but some of your money is at your order any time you want it, in gold, or poker chips, or gin." Trimmer was placated. "All right," he said, and cunningly resolved, upon the spot, to keep his latest secret on the ice. Lawrence had already disappeared to hasten arrangements for getting out upon his work.
No one was convinced or placated by these assurances; far better as policy than so ignominious an attempt at hedging would have been the acknowledgment to all the world of the noble crime of patriotism. But, as Massimo d'Azeglio once observed, Charles Albert had the incurable defect of thinking himself cunning.
"It seems as if there were no limit to expense.... The spigot in Uncle Abe's barrel is made twice as big as the bung-hole," he complained. Then ensued sundry irritations concerning appointments in the custom-houses, one of which led to an offer of resignation by the secretary. On each occasion, however, the President placated him by allowing him to have his own way.
As soon as it began to appear that the perpetuation of the Union threatened this right, they were not to be placated with any glowing proclamation about the inseparability of liberty in general from an indestructible union.
From that time he handed her his purse. He even placated the jealous dancer with a gold watch and a box of hair pomade. Ah! how he loathed the fellow's curly locks, his greasy familiarities! Rösie told him this acrobat was necessary in the company until he could be replaced. Already Hugh she called him "Ü" could yodel better. Some day he might, when thinner, dance better.
+326+. Traces of an early cult of the physical wind may be found, perhaps, in certain customs that survive in modern communities; as, for example, in the offering of food to the wind that it may be placated and do no harm. The belief of sailors that wind may be called up by whistling rests on a process of imitative magic that may be connected with an early cult.
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