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To cap all, when he presently ventured to stroll about a little from the spot on which he had been planted, he caught a glimpse against the skyline of the distant Lord Plowden, comfortably seated on the stool which his valet had been carrying.
Immanent justice is another mysterious and sovereign force, whereof use has been made; but it is only the feeblest of writers who have ventured to accept this postulate in its entirety: only those to whom reality and probability were matters of smallest moment.
"The world cannot deny," said he, "that any carcase living ventured himself freer and oftener for his prince, state, and friends than I did mine. There is no more to be had of a poor beast than his skin, and for want of other means I never respected mine in the least respect towards my sovereign's service, or country."
Now this great text which I have ventured to take not with the idea that I can exalt it or say anything worthy of it, but simply in the hope of clearing away some misapprehensions is one that has often and often tortured the mind of Christians.
He started, and seemed for one moment irresolute whether to meet or shun his advance, but probably deeming it too late for the latter, he banished, by one of those violent efforts with which men of proud and strong minds vanquish emotion, all outward sign of the past agony; and hastening towards his guest, greeted him with a welcome which, though from ordinary hosts it might have seemed cold, appeared to Clarence, who knew his temper, more cordial than he had ventured to anticipate.
"But," he said at last, as Miss Garland paused for breath, "your uncle would never forgive me. He'd never let me come near the house again." "Aunt will see to that," said the girl, confidently. "But, of course, if you don't wish to please me " She turned away, and Mr. Sharp, plucking up spirit, ventured to take her hand and squeeze it. A faint, a very faint, squeeze in return decided him.
"'No, he's not down THERE, I heard, as though through cotton-wool; then the streak went out too, and in a few seconds I ventured to open once more, and was in time to hear them creeping to my room. I didn't even forget to put on the hat that the doctor's mare was eating her oats out of, as well as she could with a bit, or it alone would have landed me.
A little later on she ventured the remark that she did not think Angus cared for Margaret except as a friend to which also I cheerfully agreed. Later still, she resorted to the interrogative, and asked me if I thought Margaret would ever marry, to which I answered: "I hope so, but she shall not with my consent." "I was married when I was Margaret's age," added my wife.
"But it is really hard to believe that the main fabric of a character is beautiful when one only sees the spoilt bits of it. You must be quite one of that clique," she added, in a tone which expressed "What a pity!" quite clearly. "You are not interested in social questions?" I ventured. "On the contrary," she answered decidedly, "I hate them all."
Several heavy sighs from a remote corner of the room showed that some one was awake, or waking, and this warning forced them to keep silence for some time. At length all was still, and Harry ventured to speak again. "Oh, Katie," said he, "can't you do something with that wretched woman?" "No," said Katie. "I'm sure all I say only makes her worse. She wants me now to address her as 'Your Majesty!"
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