Some took at once money bribes, and others were promisedmoney afterwards; and a great many there were who had got great presentsof money from him before: for it may be said with truth of King Canute,that every man who came to him, and who he thought had the spirit of aman and would like his favour, got his hands full of gifts and money.
She began with Gordon’s conduct and language the day ten years before,when he had violated the privacy of her bedroom.
Shehas lost her jaunty air, and is, with her head shaved, ugly; but shenever forgets to address her captors with dignity, and they seem tofear her.
Hanker! Nathan,you’ll leave me a nervous wreck!”“What should I say?”“Hunger is bad enough.
”“I’ll take my chances!” VI was sobbing—mainly for Nathan’s sake—when my mother led me home.
It would ever be a source of wonder that he had been transformed from arelentless enemy into the strongest of friends, but they fully realizedthat such friendship must have its bounds.
She nearly pulled herselffrom the slippery seat, straining to raise the mare’s 결혼 상대 찾기 unwilling headfrom the clover.
“Father, will you hear a word from me outside!” said Gania, his voiceshaking with agitation, as he seized his father by the shoulder
It used to be a rare week that we heard of no assassinations, and a rareryear that knew no general rioting.
“„Es möcht’ doch nicht anders werden, und wenn ich gleich winselntät’ wie ein geschlagener Hund.
_--We had difficulties about carriers, but onreaching an island in the Rovuma, called 여­자­친­구­이­성­친­구 Chimiki, we found the peoplewere Makoa and more civil and willing to work than the Waiyau: we sentmen back to bring up the havildar to a very civil headman calledChirikaloma.
Thorarin went also to where Asbjorn lay inirons, took off his chains, and brought him to a small room, wherehe had meat and drink set before him, and told him what the king haddetermined in case Asbjorn ran away.
„Mag auch sein, daß ich es übertreib’; dafür ist es dich leichterangekommen, ich geb’ mir Müh’ dazu.
At sunset, on a lovely summer’s evening, mylittle old woman passes away—a thought, you will notice, which offersmuch food for reflection—and behold! instead of tears and prayers tostart her on her last journey, she has insults and jeers from a youngensign, who stands before her with his hands in his pockets, making aterrible row about a soup tureen!’ Of course I was to blame, and evennow that I have time to look back at it calmly, I pity the poor oldthing no less.
”“Oh, well, when I saw her she almost punched my head, as I say; in factso nearly that one might almost say she did punch my head.
Hänenonnistui pelastua, mutta hän kompastui ja hänen korinsa sisällys —hedelmät, vihannekset, voi ja munat — vierivät pitkin tietä.
On the other hand, King Magnus promised them, under oath,secure peace and full reconciliation; and that he would be true andfaithful to them all when he got the dominions and kingdom of Norway.
""You mean he would naturally expect to find you up here kissing somegirl?"George was in the state of mind when a man cannot be quite sure whathis words mean, if anything: but so positive was he that he did notmean this that he got his tongue tied in a knot trying to say so inthree different ways simultaneously.
A man may be a peer of England and wear a coronet; but a man’s a manfor a’ that.
Not only were all booked orders being filled on schedule, butothers had to be secured to keep the little plant running.
»Hän oli pyrkinyt jo edellisenä päivänä tuomarin luo, mutta olihavainnut aivan pian, että puheille päästäkseen olisi pitänytmaksaa tierahaa kaikille _sahibin_ palvelijoille.
Even city workerswere discontented; and there was said to be much misery in the miningdistricts.
We come to anentry at this time which shows that in these reminiscences he had notthus preserved an unmixed pleasure.
Funk has foundthe long-lost coin--which, by the way, is said to be worth $2,500--he isnot certain to whom it should be returned, now that Professor West isdead and his collection of coins sold.
Als sie nach Grünzeugdurch den Garten gingen, war es dort so lautlos, daß sie fast gerne denAtem an sich gehalten hätten, nichts als das Geflatter eines Vogelsim Geäste und das tiefe Gedröhn einer verspäteten Hummel war hörbar,und als sie später in der Küche vor dem Herde saßen, da prasselte dasFeuer noch einmal so lustig wie sonst eines und dazu surrte eine großeFliege, zehnmal ärgerlicher wie sonst eine, am Fensterglas auf undnieder.
I wasagreeably surprised at sight of him in his wedding clothes,—blackcutaway, gray trousers, white waistcoat, gray suède gloves.
“How could he possiblyembrace a faith which is unchristian? Roman Catholicism is, so tospeak, simply the same thing as unchristianity,” he added with flashingeyes, which seemed to take in everybody in the room.
His impress upon the home of Buddha and Brahma was manifested by thehitherto unknown theory of monotheism, established by him, butgradually permitted to fall into desuetude, and become confounded withthe polytheistic hierarchy of the confusing religion.
But hefolds her not in his embrace, nor yet does he look with love into herupturned eyes; the voice she loves, ah so well, breaks upon the duskysilence, pitiless, stern.
But men are like rude children at a public feast: each onefearing that he shall not get enough, they trample one another forward,and the foremost few lay hands upon it all.
Despite hisgreat love, despite the inspiration she was in his life—was he hurtingher by denying her that Great Romance she might possibly find after hehad married her?For that would be a terrific hurt.
“Well, you’d better stay here, all of you, for a little, and I’ll godown to him alone to begin with.
She essayed other conversation with the stout man after a time, wavingchoice morsels on her fork as she did so, before putting them into hermouth.
Shedid not offer to apologize for not including him among her 색다른데이트 guests of theprior night, although Nathan soon learned why she had not done so, andnot because the woman was ashamed of her guests, either.
Now without some such rule and order, anyonemight be shouted down, even in the loftiest and most profoundthought.
What’s your old man think about it?”“He said if it lost me my job here, God help me,” returned Nathandefiantly.
One memorable year we watched afearful epidemic creep up the coast toward us, curve inland round theedge of the district supplied with Dog River water, and then sweep backagain to the seashore and continue its terrible journey northward.
To conclude, as you are especially now to renew your love one toanother; so we advise you, as your friends to these particulars.
The vast mass ofstone appeared to be slowly rising from the bosom of the lake, and,instead of remaining motionless, was advancing to meet the tiny canoeand its awed occupants.
She hated the idea of it, everyone saw that; and she would probablyhave liked to quarrel about it with her parents, but pride and modestyprevented her from broaching the subject.
As he did so, Fred saw theplay of the splendid muscle, which was like that of Hercules himself.
Twelve rings on horns, and one had aridge behind, 1/2 inch broad, 1/2 inch high, and tapering up the horn;probably accidental.
Hän hymyilikin ajatellessaan, kuinka tärkeältäasia oli näyttänyt ja kuinka onnettomaksi hän oli itsensä tuntenutedellisenä iltana.
“„Ganz recht hat da dein Vater, und ich meine schon selber, wie dieLeute sagen, er wär’ nicht dumm, aber in einem Stück könnte er wohlauch den Gescheiteren machen; ich möchte ihn schon dafür in Ehrenhalten, wie ihm gebührt.