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When revenues increased beyond the six per cent mark, however, the tendency was to reduce tolls or to use the extra profit to purchase the stock for the State, with the expectation of ultimately abolishing tollgates entirely.
In one of the earliest series of regulations that have been preserved made in the reign of Edward III., it was ordained, "that such as were to be admitted Master Masons, or Masters of work, should be examined whether they be able of cunning to serve their respective Lords, as well the lowest as the highest, to the honor and worship of the aforesaid art, and to the profit of their Lords."
The high rate of profit seems everywhere to destroy that parsimony which, in other circumstances, is natural to the character of the merchant. When profits are high, that sober virtue seems to be superfluous, and expensive luxury to suit better the affluence of his situation.
He threatened legal measures, but Scattergood pointed out no legal measures could be taken until he failed to deliver supplies. Also, he directed Crane's attention to the fact that the provision company was a corporation, and liable only to the extent of its assets. "So, even if you got a judgment, you wouldn't collect enough to make no profit.
However small the share of profit allotted to them, it was always, as they expressed it, "enough for the like of them;" however large the portion of trouble, "they were sensible they could not do too much to deserve the continued patronage and good opinion of their honoured friends in Crane Alley."
And, if it be true that it has somewhere attained that better thought, why does the thought that presides over the destinies of our earth not profit by it? Could no communication be possible between worlds which must have been born of the same idea and are steeped in it? What would be the mystery of that isolation?
"She thought that it would prejudice him against Beatrice, and he he believed that she was attached to you, and tried to work upon her attachment." "So," said Geoffrey, "now we have it all. And you, sir, stood by and saw this done. You stood by thinking that you would make a profit of her agony. Now I will tell you what I meant to hide from you. I did love her. I do love her as she loved me.
There is but one Paris, and pleasure is the true profit of all who visit it." "My dear De Simoncourt, I am appalled to hear you perpetrate a pun! By the way, you have met Mr. Basil Arbuthnot at my rooms?" M. de Simoncourt lifted his hat, and was graciously pleased to remember the circumstance. "And now," pursued Dalrymple, "having met, what shall, we do next?
Braden sank into the rocker and fingered a waistcoat pocket full of cigars that looked like a section of a cartridge-belt. "T try one of mine," he said. "I only smoke once after breakfast," said Mr. Crewe. "Abstemious, be you? Never could find that it did me any hurt." This led to an awkward pause, Mr. Crewe not being a man who found profit in idle discussion. He glanced at Mr.
God forbid I should tell you of what men go through who are lost in the regions of eternal ice! Let me only say I was preserved miraculously preserved to profit by that dreadful experience. Oh, I feel that I ought to have kept my secret yesterday I mean my daring to love you. I should have waited till you knew more of me; till my conduct pleased you perhaps, and spoke for me.
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