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If he declined to accept it, he would instantly confirm the horrible suspicion in Clara's mind. The emergency must be met; but how to meet it at once honorably and mercifully was more than Crayford could tell. He was still lost in his own gloomy thoughts when his wife entered the boat-house. Turning to look at her, he saw his own perturbations and anxieties plainly reflected in Mrs.
At last, however, when matters were growing serious, and when she had treated all the pressure that it was possible to put upon her with quiet indifference for, as usual, her father declined to interfere, but contented himself with playing a strictly passive part she suddenly of her own mere motion, abolished the difficulty by consenting to appear before the registrar on the eighth of June, as George wished.
As the Episcopalians owned the king, in the exercise of his Erastian supremacy over them, so the Revolution Church, instead of opposing, did take up her standing under the covert of that anti-christian supremacy, and has never since declined the exercise thereof.
Later on in the evening she came tripping over to him with a coquettish smile, and after the custom of the country offered him a cigarette, which she had begun to smoke herself. When he rather ungallantly declined it, she exclaimed furiously, stamping her foot "Señor!"
For these reasons, Temple declined the employment; and Lawrence Hyde, second son of Chancellor Clarendon, was sent in his place.
Ester had declined the assistance of Maggie feeling that though she knew perfectly well how to make her own toilet, she did not know how to receive assistance in the matter. "Now I will leave you for a little," Abbie said, taking up her tiny Bible. "Ester, where is your Bible? I suppose you have it with you?" Ester looked annoyed. "I don't believe I have," she said hurriedly.
"And why was she delirious? because she had a brain fever, she got well in a fortnight." This lady had thrown a letter over the wall addressed to him; somebody had posted it: he had asked the Commissioners to let him visit her; they had declined for the present. "Yon Board always sides with the strong against the weak," said he.
Q. That was at Mr Meddlechip's ball? A. Yes. Q. On the night of the commission of the crime? A. Yes. Q. What made her take it to the ball? A. Rather a difficult question to answer. She heard rumours that I was to marry Mrs Villiers, and even though I denied it declined to believe me; she then produced the poison, and said she would take it. Q. Where did this conversation take place?
The Chinese commissioners declined to discuss the subject on the alleged ground that they had no instructions to do so. It was evident that there was secret opposition somewhere, and after considerable difficulty Mr. Hay finally secured evidence that it came from Russia. When confronted with the evidence the Russian Government finally admitted the facts.
Also if anything happened to me it was desirable that one white man should remain to lead the party. Umslopogaas, too, volunteered, but knowing his character, I declined his help.
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