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I have been thinking over all this for some time, and I see no help for it but to kill Jiuyémon and make an end of him." "What do you want to do that for?" "As long as he is alive, we cannot be married. What I propose is that you should buy some poison, and I will put it secretly into his food. When he is dead, we can be happy to our hearts' content."
There is one advantage in it, and that is that we shall be able to skirmish, if necessary, across either a sandy or muddy country, without the possibility of our being made out more than fifty yards away by the keenest-sighted Boer. What do you propose, Captain Chris? If there were running water near, the course would be clear.
"You don't mean that you propose, unarmed and unaided, to attempt anything so hopeless as that?" "Certainly I do. And that is what we are going to the island for. You wouldn't leave them in captivity, would you?" "No, I wouldn't do that; but I would wait in hiding somewhere for the arrival of the reinforcements that must surely be coming up the lake by this time."
He might stay to dinner; propose to her as usual; dance with her, press her hand, sigh do what he liked. He was only a nuisance when he interfered with her fixed idea. She was even sorry for him so far as it was possible to be sorry for anybody but herself just now.
"The important thing just now," he remarked, "is to find Ozma; and, as our party is again happily reunited, I propose we move on." As they came to the edge of the Great Orchard the sun was setting and they knew it would soon be dark. So it was decided to camp under the trees, as another broad plain was before them.
Jones proceeded: ‘It has on several occasions, in various instances, under many circumstances, and in different companies, fallen to my lot to propose a toast to those by whom, at the time, I have had the honour to be surrounded, I have sometimes, I will cheerfully own—for why should I deny it?—felt the overwhelming nature of the task I have undertaken, and my own utter incapability to do justice to the subject.
When offering his terms Starkey had talked in that bland way characteristic of him with strangers. 'I'm really ashamed to propose nothing better to a man of your standing. But well, I'm making a start, you see, and the fact of the matter is that, just at present, I could very well manage to do all the work myself.
My employer, who isn't a bad man at heart, hasn't the slightest desire for revenge. He said to me: 'Go and see these Vantrassons, and if they seem to be worthy people, propose a compromise. If they choose to accept it, I shall be quite satisfied." "And what is this compromise?"
"When do you propose to set out?" "By the next convoy." "Very well, but let me see you again before you start, for I have several private commissions which I wish you to undertake for me." "With the greatest pleasure, Excellency." "And I trust you will return in better health, and well rested." "I hope so, sir," replied Kanoffsky, bowing himself from the room.
Unpleasant as he knew it was to have such truths spoken to one's face, he could not deny himself the satisfaction of expressing a portion of the esteem and reverence he felt for such noble conduct as had been displayed by those whose health he had the pleasure to propose Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Madison.
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