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The sub-editor was not in the least impressed in fact he shook his head. "There are too many novels," he declared. "I am afraid," Burton replied, "that there will have to be one more, or else I must starve." "Why have you brought it here, anyhow?" "I thought you might tell me what to do with it," Burton answered, diffidently. The sub-editor sighed and drew a sheet of note-paper towards him.
"You've married a very extraordinary man," said Baird, in a correct tone of admiration. "One of the ablest and most interesting men we've got, I think." "So you are free again?" said Mildred, looking at him with a queer, cold smile. "Yes, and no," replied Stanley. "I hope to be entirely free. It's her move next. I'm expecting it every day. But I'm thoroughly respectable.
"I submit, and my good will go with thee, Master Ambassador," replied Standish cordially; "but be sure if thy skill at keeping the peace fails of saving thy scalp, thou shalt have a royal guard of salvages to escort thee whither thou wilt go." "Gramercy for thy courtesy good my Valiant," replied Winslow in the same tone. "But I hope my wit shall avail to save my scalp."
"If I had a voice as unpleasant as that, I'd forget I could talk. Yes, Sir, I'd forget I had a tongue," declared Peter. Somebody laughed, and Peter turned quickly to find Jimmy Skunk. "What are you laughing at?" demanded Peter. "At the idea of you forgetting that you had a tongue," replied Jimmy.
A woman has premonitions, and I tell you I know, as well as I know I'm standing here, that if you face Ronicky Doone you'll go down." "You're right," replied Mark. "I fear that I have been too much of a specialist, so I shall not face Doone." "Then start for the house and hurry!" "Run away and leave you here?"
But, although I saw beforehand that it would be disagreeable to you, Fedor Ivanich, yet I couldn't make up my mind to refuse her. She is a relation of mine through you. Only put yourself into my position. What right had I to shut my door in her face? Surely you must agree with me." "You are exciting yourself quite unnecessarily, Maria Dmitrievna," replied Lavretsky.
Why didn't you get rid of the poor, penny doctor, instead of encouraging him?" "I could not say much to the doctor, for he had my life in his hands, and saved it." "There might be worse things for you to face," replied the man, menacingly. And the poor old basket-maker understood but too well what he meant.
'What, asked the secretary, bursting into another laugh, 'what will be the paid up capital, according to the next prospectus? 'A figure of two, and as many oughts after it as the printer can get into the same line, replied his friend. 'Ha, ha!
Because then it would have replied and that is really what a Reply is for. Broadly speaking, its function is to refute as you will easily concede. That leaves something for the other person to take hold of: he has a chance to reply to the Reply, he has a chance to refute the refutation. This would have happened if you had written it out instead of dictating.
'What have you got there, William? I inquired as he unfolded the parcel. 'My first step in the evolution of character, he replied solemnly, and took out a pair of white spats, and some fawn-coloured gloves. 'You don't mean you're going to wear those? gasped Henry. 'I am abhorrent as they are to me, rejoined William mournfully.
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