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Is your mistress to go away on her own affairs, and leave me at home like a child and am I not even to ask a question about her? Am I to be prevaricated with by a servant? I won't be prevaricated with! Not very cheerful? What do you mean by not very cheerful?" "I only meant that my mistress was not in good spirits, sir." "Why couldn't you say it, then? Don't you know the value of words?
I recollect everything. It is all photographed upon my memory. Poor Mademoiselle! You questioned her as a gentleman would and you demanded to know about your father's death. She prevaricated and " "Then you overheard it?" said Hugh. "Yes, I listened. Was I not Mademoiselle's servant?
Bearing on its face the signs of solemnity and fear, and carrying in its hand a feather, the symbol of veracity, it says among other things: 'I have not blasphemed the gods, I have defrauded no man, I have not changed the measures of Egypt, I have not prevaricated at the courts of justice, I have not lied, I have not stolen, I have not committed adultery, I have done no murder, I have not been idle, I have not been drunk, I have not been cruel, I have not famished my family, I have not been a hypocrite, I have not defiled my conscience for the sake of my superiors, I have not smitten privily, I have lived on truth, I have made it my delight to do what men command and the gods approve, I have given bread to the hungry and drink to the thirsty and clothes to the naked, my mouth and hands are pure. Now what strikes one with great force in this remarkable passage from the walls of the old sand-covered tombs is the wonderful scope and fulness with which the laws of right and wrong were stamped upon the Egyptian conscience.
Eddie stole a sly glance at his companion's ruddy face. "You are a remarkably well preserved man, General," he ventured speculatively. "Would you mind telling me your age?" "I am seventy-one, Eddie, if it is any encouragement to you," said the General eagerly. "You look good for another ten years," said Eddie hopelessly. "I am a little worried about my heart," prevaricated the General.
'No, you didn't, Heriot retorted, quite cool; 'inferentially you did; but you did not use the word permission. 'And you turned upon me impudently, pursued Boddy, whose colour was thunder: 'you quibbled, sir; you prevaricated; you concealed what you were carrying . . . 'Am carrying, Heriot corrected his tense; 'and mean to, in spite of every Boddy, he murmured audibly.
They endeavoured to persuade the master of the steamer, who had gone on to the bridge again, to anchor, and the money would be brought off in the morning. He prevaricated with them, and at the same time told the chief engineer secretly to put the engines easy ahead.
I did not intend it; that is all I can say. He jumped from his chair, rubbed his hair, and almost ran up and down the library floor, telling me that I prevaricated. 'You object to a widow marrying at all that's my question! he cried out loud. Of course I contained my voice all the more. 'Distinctly, papa. When I had spoken, I could scarcely help laughing.
Cellini had an intense personality; he was skilful as a workman; he told the truth as he saw it, and if he ever prevaricated it was simply by failing to mention certain things that he considered were no credit to anybody.
The only engagement which that wily tyrant accounted binding upon him was an oath by the Holy Cross of Saint Lo d'Angers, which contained a portion of the True Cross. If he prevaricated after taking this oath Louis believed he should die within the year.
But, at the same time, it is bitter to know that your pardner has prevaricated to you, and so the sweet and the bitter is mixed all through life. I smiled and sithed simultaneous, as it were, and dropped down the creek. Then with a calm tone, but a beatin' heart, I took up the Plan, and presented it to him.
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