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One of his ungracious statements, when his store was well filled with customers, brought about the retort pointed from none less that Mrs. Marvin Petrie herself. "Well, Bill Jones," declared that plain-spoken old lady, "we wimmen have made up our minds to clean out the flies, an' all other dirt, if we can. Poketown is unsanitary so Dr. Poole says and we know it's always been slovenly.
"Wasn't it because they had put everything into that er " She stopped. "Boat?" suggested the girl. "Boat" Mrs. Carringford accepted the word "and so had to, after it was er " "Sold," supplied Alexina. "Did you did people know who it was held the mortgage?" The plain-spoken Mrs. Carringford looked embarrassed. "Well, Alexina, you know how it is in a neighbourhood."
He mentioned it, moreover, to Russian and Pole alike, with that calm frankness which was somehow misunderstood, for the administration never placed him among the suspects. Poland has always been a plain-speaking country, and the Poles, expressing themselves in the roughest of European tongues, a plain-spoken people.
Grizel came several times, and the three talked very ordinary things, mostly reminiscences; she was as much a plain-spoken princess as ever, but often he found her eyes fixed on him wistfully, and he knew what they were saying; they spoke so eloquently that he was a little nervous lest Elspeth should notice.
Had he said a word that might have given her hope, how happy could she have been in hoping. Now he had come to her with a plain-spoken offer, telling her that he loved her, and asking her to be his wife, and she was altogether unable to answer. How could she consent to be his wife, knowing as she did that there was no certainty of an income on which they could live?
But you have neglected an odd oversight on the part of the plain-spoken man you profess to be you have forgotten to name the penalty which would attach to a possible refusal." "I guess it's safe to leave that to your imagination." "There would be a penalty, however?" "Well, naturally, if you're not with us, you're against us.
Madame de Verneuil could bear no more; but rising passionately from her chair, she left the room without even a parting salutation to the plain-spoken minister, who saw her depart with as much composure as he had seen her enter; and quietly rolling up the obnoxious document which had formed the subject of discussion between them, he in his turn got into his carriage, and proceeded to the Louvre.
Had not Marquis Spinola, a man who could use his brains and his pen as well as his sword, expressly implored the politicians of Madrid not to change even a comma in the form of ratification which he sent to Spain? Verreyken, placed face to face with plain-spoken, straightforward, strong-minded men, felt the dreary absurdity of the position.
Brereton, is a very queer man and a very plain-spoken man. He told Mr. Mallalieu that neither of us desired his company and told him to go away. And Mr. Mallalieu lost his temper and said angry things." "And your father?" said Brereton. "Did he lose his temper, too?" "No!" replied Avice. "He has a temper but he kept it that night. He never spoke to Mr. Mallalieu in return.
We can be in no place but God can hear, nor in any circumstance but God is able to deliver us from. All at once, by a new revelation, which none but the Saviour could make, Christian finds the promises. Bunyan was a plain-spoken man, and feared not to offend delicate ears when truth required honest dealing. Precious promise!
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