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"Did you ever, sailing with other captains, receive an order from them to report direct to them, and not through the first lieutenant?" The witness here prevaricated. "Answer directly, yes or no." "No." The third charge was then brought forward for sending away boats contrary to express orders. This was substantiated by Captain Hawkins' own evidence, the order having been verbal.
But imagine my horror when one day she came to me, whimpering with fright, and confessed she had several personal bills unpaid and the creditors were pressing her. At first she did not tell me the whole truth. She prevaricated, showed me one or two bills not made up to date, and was vague about the different amounts. Finally she owned that she was in debt for nearly five hundred pounds."
"And then you knew he would be away this week when you made the engagement." Theresa gulped and prevaricated. "No, surely not I must have mistaken the date." "But you were quite happy at luncheon, and you couldn't have mistaken the date then," Damaris persisted. Whereupon poor Theresa lost herself, the worthy and unworthy elements in her nature alike conspiring to her undoing.
In the evening, however, when I went up to my own room to bed, Jane came up to help me as she always did at Woodbury. I began at once to tax her with not liking Aunt Emma. With a little hesitation, Jane admitted that at first sight she hadn't felt by any means disposed to care for her. I pressed her hard as to why. Jane held off and prevaricated. That roused my curiosity: you see, I'm a woman.
The slippery old man perpetually eluded the cumbrous grasp of his antagonist. He delayed, he postponed, he raised interminable difficulties, he prevaricated, he was silent, he disappeared. Lord Hartington was dauntless. Gradually, inch by inch, he drove the Prime Minister into a corner. But in the meantime many weeks had passed.
Courtland neither flushed, trembled, grew confused, nor prevaricated. "We are good friends, I think," he replied quietly, without evasion or hesitation. Miss Reed looked at him thoughtfully, "I reckon that is so and no more. And that's why yo' 've been so lucky in everything," she said slowly. "I don't think I quite understand," returned Courtland, smiling. "Is this a paradox or a consolation?"
We then arranged to meet at his office the next morning at half-past nine, and go together to see the President. That morning the National Intelligencer published an article accusing General Grant of acting in bad faith to the President, and of having prevaricated in making his personal explanation to the Cabinet, so that General Grant at first felt unwilling to go, but we went.
Budlong herself was not in too high favour, since to the sin of gluttony she had added that of lying and been caught at it. It was a small matter, but, as Mrs. Appel declared indignantly, it is trifles that betray character, and Mrs. Budlong was treated with marked coldness by the ladies to whom she had prevaricated. It was known beyond the question of a doubt that Mrs.
I treat you as a rational being, and appeal to your common sense, and speak as your friend. Now, go." Edwards was not such a ready liar as you may think him, though he certainly prevaricated. He had worn that jacket in his father's smoking-room, and it had lain in his box during the early part of the term.
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