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First of all she positively refused to grant him an audience at all; and when at length he succeeded in obtaining admission to her apartments by his persistent representations that the matter upon which he desired to see her was of the most vital importance, she at once angrily ordered him out again as soon as she understood that he had found a new physician whom he desired her to see.
"I was positively convinced that I was a man of forty-three, and my last memory was of lying on a stretcher, injured by a bomb explosion. And I was equally convinced that this had happened in 1975." "Huh?" His father straightened. "Did you say nineteen seventy-five?" He thought for a moment. "That's right; in 1975, you will be forty-three. A bomb, you say?" Allan nodded.
You go down in the morning, and do it for me. Stanway's animation became quite cheerful. 'But about the title the flaw? she feebly questioned. 'That won't frighten uncle, said Stanway positively. 'He knows the title is good enough. That's only a technical detail. 'Very well, she agreed, 'I'll do what I can, Jack. 'That's good, he said.
"I feel that I am rash to talk so positively, but how can there be a difference of opinion on a subject like this? Why don't Congress declare war?" "Is it your belief that, if war were declared, there would be difficulty in raising volunteers in Virginia?" "Not the least. Thousands would enlist." "Would you enlist, Mr. Arlington?" "Yes, sir, I would."
Were it not that the description given us by Nuniz and Paes of the condition of the great city of Vijayanagar at this period is so graphic, so picturesque, and so detailed as positively to require no addition, I should have deemed it my duty to attempt to supply the want; but with their narrative before us in all its original freshness, it would be useless to attempt anything further.
"Supposing some wild beast comes to chew us up," said Sam, presently, after a silence that was positively painful. "We know there are no big beasts on these islands," answered Dick. "Don't worry yourself unnecessarily, Sam. We've got troubles enough as it is."
He resolved instantly to cultivate an acquaintance so desirable, and lost not a moment in the pursuit of his aims. "My dear chap," he said on the third day of their association, "you are positively growing grass in this place. Do you never go anywhere? Has no one taught you how to amuse yourself?"
You're the best fellow I ever knew, Richard. You are, on my honour! I swear I would not step in between you and your wife to cause either of you a moment's unhappiness. When I can be another woman I will, and I shall think of you then." Lady Blandish heard from Adrian that Richard was positively going to his wife.
"But sit down," said Monte Cristo; "really I do not know what I have been thinking of I have positively kept you standing for the last quarter of an hour." "Don't mention it." The major drew an arm-chair towards him, and proceeded to seat himself. "Now," said the count, "what will you take a glass of port, sherry, or Alicante?" "Alicante, if you please; it is my favorite wine."
These huge bottles one could fancy them green and shining somewhere in the corn cracked one after another; positively the sound intensified the heat of the sun upon one's head. There were too now, for the first time in our experience, shrapnel. They were not over us, but ran somewhere on our right across the valley.
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