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...h and stepped to the Chinese screen. Folding a panel, he looked out the window and let the pent-up air seep from his lungs. His was the lone car in... ...Anything else we can do for you, Counselor?” Moving toward the desk, Royce said, “Let’s see.” He scanned the pages and confirmed the two signatu... ...o,” he said with a wry twist of his lips, “Unless I hear otherwise.” “Before you go, I’ve another favor to ask.” McGivern hitched his shoulders. ... ...card.” The man seemed to think his dramatic words were a joke. “You look fit to me, except for your nerves.” “Depends on how you define fit, I ... ...” “I expect I will be,” Royce said, thinking it was possible. “Tell you what… call me in the middle of the week. I’ll let you know what this is ab... ...thinking it was possible. “Tell you what… call me in the middle of the week. I’ll let you know what this is about.” “I’ll call, and you can tell m... ... of the week. I’ll let you know what this is about.” “I’ll call, and you can tell me whatever you want. I don’t hold a man to rash promises when h... ...an to rash promises when he’s in a world of hurt.” He turned for the front door. “Go get a hair of that dog.” Folding his arms across his chest,... ...d her keiko gi. Laura Kate looked at Claudia. “I think we need to let Lucinda go ahead with her flash kick since she’s got a good rhythm going...

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...ut, and saying, “No, no, never! Oh, sir, what are you going to do? I won’t let you; you’d rumple me.” And when the volume is done and finished, all sm... ...o, never! Oh, sir, what are you going to do? I won’t let you; you’d rumple me.” And when the volume is done and finished, all smiles, she exclaims, “O... ... and which goes to your heart, know that the author having in an evil hour let his ideas, /id est/, his inheritance, go astray, and being unable to ge... ...he author having in an evil hour let his ideas, /id est/, his inheritance, go astray, and being unable to get them together again, found himself in a ... ..., to pro- duce an imitation, of nature, which is always in labour. Come to me, then, woman!—come to me, Eva! With this the author began to dip into th... ...ntagruelist, all are here. Hold your peace, then, drink to the author, and let his inkstand with the double cup endow the Gay Science with a hundred g... ... they know what it is to love? Ho! Ho! Easy! The vocation of a lover is to go, to come, to listen, to watch, to hold his tongue, to talk, to stick in ... ...imself big, to make himself little, to agree, to play music, to drudge, to go to the devil wherever he may be, to count the gray peas in the dovecote,... ...e to myself a wife. She would keep the house tidy, keep the plates hot for me, fold the clothes for me, sew my buttons on, sing merrily about the hous...

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...fair, John,’ said Mrs Walker; ‘and I won’t have you fabricate thoughts for me, or put the expression of them into my mouth. The whole affair is very p... ...rectly.’ ‘I won’t, mamma, only—’ ‘Only! yes; just only!’ said John. ‘She’d go on till dinner if anyone would stay to hear her.’ ‘You’ve said twice as ... ... of them?’ 6 The Last Chronicle of Barset ‘What indeed? She has been with me today.’ ‘Has she? And what could you say to her?’ ‘I told her at first t... ...told her at first that I could not see her, and begged her not to speak to me about it. I tried to make her understand that she should go to someone e... ...ot to speak to me about it. I tried to make her understand that she should go to someone else. But it was of no use.’ ‘And how did it end?’ ‘I asked t... ... to someone else. But it was of no use.’ ‘And how did it end?’ ‘I asked to go in to you, but she declined. She said you could do nothing for her.’ ‘An... ...ct from the public charac- ter and well-appreciated reputation of the man, let it be known that Archdeacon Grantly was at this time, as he had been fo... ... having him here myself.’ ‘It does not signify,’ said Mrs Grantly. ‘Do not let us say anything more about it. Of course we cannot have every- thing. I... ...ker is the attorney, I believe. Kind indeed!’ ‘I mean considerate. Josiah, let us to the best we can in this trouble. We have had others as heavy befo...

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...n fact, of giving an idea of the extreme sensitive- ness of their natures. Let us borrow an illustration from the railways, if only by way of retaliat... ...ust, grains so minute that a traveler cannot detect them with the eye; but let a single one of those invisible motes find its way into the kidneys, it... ...e abode of a great financier of the time of Louis XIV., and the second was let to a wealthy old lady, the house wore a look of dignified repose befitt... ...ncer of his!” Madeleine came to tell the Presidente. “He really might tell me how he manages to make it look the same for five-and-twenty years togeth... ...shoulders. “You always make these announcements so cleverly that you leave me no time to think, Madeleine.” “Jean is out, madame, I was all alone; M. ... ... he is almost one of the family, I could not prevent him from coming after me. There he is, taking off his spencer.” “Poor little puss!” said the Pres... ...w very well that you are not rich enough to give more than you get. And to go no further, it is quite enough that you should have spent a good deal of... ...thor—if anything can give an idea of the lengths to which a collector will go, it is the audacity which Pons displayed on this occasion, as he held hi... ...Sevres in 1750; 33 Balzac I have seen the original invoices.” “But let us go back to this fan,” said Cecile. Evidently in her opinion the trinket was...

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... heard from lately enough for 4 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Two me to say anything about her health. I reckon it will scarcely be in our po... ... way. I most heartily wish you and your Fanny would not fail to come. Just let us know the time, and we will have a room provided for you at our house... ...shall take place on the same day, I do not personally object. They seem to me to be not unfair; and I forbear to join in proposing them only because I... ... in their own counties, and restrain their friends in the same it seems to me that on reflection you will see the fact of your having been in Congress... ...the States, and perhaps to liberty itself (paradox though it may seem), to let the slavery of the other States alone; while, on the other hand, I hold... ...our position and standing, and because I am acquainted with so few others. Let me hear from you soon. Yours truly, A. LINCOLN. TO JOHN BENNETT. SPRING... ...ot, how- ever, think there is much danger of my being detained; as I shall go with a purpose not to be, and consequently shall engage in no new cases ... ...left with me to pay for making abstracts in the case, so that the case may go on this winter; but I came away, and forgot to do it. What I want now is... ..., This House is desirous to obtain a full knowledge of all the facts which go to establish whether the particular spot on which the blood of our citiz...

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...king at him with a pair of bright, penetrating little eyes. “Will you give me a lump of sugar?” he asked in a sharp, hard little voice—a voice immatur... ...ted them last night, and one came out right afterward. She said she’d slap me if any more came out. I can’t help it. It’s this old Europe. It’s the cl... ...f sugar, your mother will certainly slap you,” he said. “She’s got to give me some candy, then,” rejoined his young interlocutor. “I can’t get any can... ...,” Winterbourne explained. “I don’t know,” said Randolph. “I don’t want to go to Italy. I want to go to America.” “Oh, Italy is a beautiful place!” re... ...long the path. “He doesn’t like Europe,” said the young girl. “He wants to go back.” “To Schenectady, you mean?” “Yes; he wants to go right home. He h... ...here, but he always goes 10 Daisy Miller round with a teacher; they won’t let him play.” “And your brother hasn’t any teacher?” Winterbourne inquired... ...t deal of it. I don’t mean only in Schenectady, but in New York. I used to go to New York every winter. In New York I had lots of society. Last winter... ...n!” Winterbourne continued to curl his mustache medita- tively. “You won’t let the poor girl know you then?” he asked at last. “Is it literally true t... ... she wants to try to get him to go to bed. He doesn’t like to go to bed.” “Let us hope she will persuade him,” observed Winter- bourne. “She will talk...

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...t supposed to be the nature of women to rise as a general thing to the largest and most liberal view--I mean of a practical scheme; but it has struck me that they sometimes throw off a bold conception--such as a man would not have risen to-- with singular serenity....

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...gest and most liberal view—I mean of a practical scheme; but it has struck me that they sometimes throw off a bold conception—such as a man would not ... ...ses Bordereau was scarcely larger than mine, and indeed I had brought with me from En- gland some definite facts which were new to her. Their name had... ...sbeams, and did not even ask her to sit down. This was not encouraging for me, who wished to sit so fast, and I remarked as much to Mrs. Prest. She ho... ...“Ah, but there’s all the difference: I went to confer a favor and you will go to ask one. If they are proud you will be on the right side.” And she of... ...d to show me their house to begin with—to row me thither in her gondola. I let her know that I had already been to look at it half a dozen times; but ... ...be in any sort of misery and therefore would not be tempted by a chance to let a couple of rooms. I expressed this idea to Mrs. Prest, who gave me a v... ...ly compatible with a state of penury. Dilapidated old palazzi, if you will go out of the way for them, are to be had for five shil- lings a year. And ... ...n glow of Venice) from the shade of our felze, and she asked me if I would go in then, while she waited for me, or come back another time. At first I ... ...nt whatever. She didn’t know what he was talking about and begged he would let her alone.” I certainly did not want to be met that way. “Well,” said M...

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...but this was not perceivable in the streets at their feet, where the whole me- tropolis was a heap of vapour charged with muffled sound of wheels, and... ...te or two, and while I’m about it you can empty your bag and get ready for me.’ With another comfortable plunge, Mr Fledgeby fell asleep again. The ol... ...ng look. ‘ A tell- ing move with a good many, I dare say, but it won’t put ME off my guard. Not a bad notion though, if you want to look indifferent i... ...should bear?’ ‘I don’ t find it worth my while to cut things so fine as to go into the inquiry,’ Fascination coolly answered. ‘Not in justice?’ ‘Bothe... ... ‘However,’ said that fascinating gentleman, wiping his eyes again, ‘if we go on in this way, we shall seem to be almost making game of Mr Riah, or of... ...le here, I should like to try to make terms with you once again before you go.’ The old man, who had never raised his eyes during the whole transactio... ...out who did this, we’ll mark that person. And in the most friendly manner, let me mention one thing more. I don’t know what your circumstances are, an... ...ur manners and your conversation; you wanted to pull my nose, and you have let me in for a failure, and your wife says I am the cause of it. I’ll bowl... ...fog closed about him and shut him up in its sooty embrace. If it had never let him out any more, the world would have had no irreparable loss, but cou...

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...nversation, perfumed with seven cigars, at first was as fantastic as a kid let loose, but finally it settled down upon the strategy of the constant wa... .... If I were to ask for twenty francs, I should have nothing to distinguish me from my colleagues that walk the boulevard.” “Is the milliner paid?” ask... ...rule, he was to be found very seldom at his own address—” “He once said to me,” interrupted La Palferine, “ ‘My one affectation is the pretence that I... ...ng the public.” “We are acquainted with the more ingenious,” said Bixiou; “let us say no ill of the poor fellow; he was nabbed; Couture allowed them t... ...orst type, with the worst manners, the lowest pair of villains imaginable, go into part- nership in a dirtier business. Their stock-in-trade consisted... ...s, acquaintances, and intrinsic value. This partnership of two ‘dabblers’ (let the Stock Exchange term pass, for it is the only word which describes t... ...on, who used to be a banker—’ “‘Ah! poor devil, and what does he want with me?’ “‘Well, he is at present your creditor for a matter of three thousand ... ...it, with an icy, cat-like malignance and fixity of gaze. “‘Very good, sir, go out—’ “ ‘Very well, good-day, Monsieur le Comte. We shall be quits befor... ...ow deeply it was interested. “A pretty story!” cried Malaga. “My dear boy, go on, I beg of you. This goes to one’s heart.” “Nothing commonplace could ...

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...writes amiss; A fool might once himself alone expose; Now one in verse makes many more in prose.     ’Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own. In Poets as true Genius is but rare, True Taste as seldom is the Critic’s share; Both must alike from Heav’n derive their light, These born to judge, as well as those to write. L...

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... Epitaph on Edmund, Duke of Buckingham Epitaph for One Who Would Not Be Buried in Westminster Abbey Epitaph of Another on the Same Epitaph on Two Lovers Struck Dead by Lightning Epitaph on John Gay An Essay on Man Epistle I Epistle II Epistle III Epistle IV Moral Essays Epistle I Epistle II Epistle III Epistle IV Epistle V Universal Prayer Epistle to Dr. ...

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...ners are inscrutable, mysterious, opulent beyond measure, and altogether unknown to their customers. Take any firm at random,--Brown, Jones, and Cox, let us say,--the probability is that Jones has been dead these fifty years, that Brown is a Cabinet Minister, and that Cox is master of a pack of hounds in Leicestershire....

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...nown to their cus- tomers. Take any firm at random,—Brown, Jones, and Cox, let us say,—the probability is that Jones has been dead these fifty years, ... ...us lived must it be considered that they were palatial people. By no means let it be so thought, as such an idea would altogether militate against wha... ...Herbert, willing enough to see the world,—as he considered he should do by go- ing to Munich,—started for his German home, with in- junctions, very te... ...so, mamma.” “No; I am sure he has not. Had he done so, you would have told me. Nevertheless, is it not true?” “Well, mamma, I cannot say. It may be so... ...e?” “Well, mamma, I cannot say. It may be so. Such an idea has occurred to me, but I have abandoned it as needless. If he has anything to say he will ... ... is quite another thing,” said Isa, laughing. “But if so, he has not taken me into his confidence. Perhaps he has you.” “Oh no. He would not do that, ... ... some diffi- culty found her alone in the parlour, “Isa, why should not we go on with our English?” “Because it is troublesome,—to you I mean.” “Troub... ...oportionate share in the bank when that promise should be brought to bear. Let it not be sup- posed that Herbert would thus become a millionaire. If a... ...y—of course. But, Herbert—” Herbert looked up at her and paused for her to go on. “I have promised mamma that there shall be no change between us,—in ...

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...rossby.” And just as I am going to say, “Look here,—this won’t do,” he has me by the collar, and there’s one of the regiments going to give a supper p... ...re! perhaps it was just as much my fault; I couldn’t say “No” to him,—dash me, if I could!’ Lymport was a prosperous town, and in prosperity the much-... ... speaking broadly, never could. ‘Except once,’said Barnes, ‘when he wanted me to let him have a ox to roast whole out on the common, for the Battle of... ...ing broadly, never could. ‘Except once,’said Barnes, ‘when he wanted me to let him have a ox to roast whole out on the common, for the Battle of Water... ... “Bath” and the “Marquis,” and I couldn’t help smiling to myself, and just let slip a question whether he had enlightened them a bit. 8 Evan Harringt... ...ely accused by the Great Napo- leon of being a nation of shopkeepers. Here let any one pro- claim himself Above Buttons, and act on the assumption, hi... ...- posed ‘the country people’ must be asked, he said. The brewer offered to go down to them. But the lieutenant drew an un- pleasant picture of the cou... ...eus! honeyed, my dears! But Evan has it not. None of you English have. You go so.’ The Countess pressed a thumb and finger to the sides of her mouth, ... ... But who could be safe in any part of the earth, my dears, while papa will go about so, and behave so extraordinarily? I was at dinner at your English...

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...rsonage is a semi-detached villa with a front garden and a porch. Visitors go up the flight of steps to the porch: tradespeople and members of the fam... ...p the flight of steps to the porch: tradespeople and members of the family go down by a door under the steps to the basement, with a breakfast room, u... ...ished wooden mantelpiece, with neatly moulded shelves, tiny bits of mirror let into the panels, and a travelling clock in a leather case (the inevitab... ...g away busily at her machine whilst Morell opens the last of his morning’s let- ters. He realizes its contents with a comic groan of despair. PROSERPI... ...r. PROSERPINE. Another lecture? MORELL. Yes. The Hoxton Freedom Group want me to address them on Sunday morning (great emphasis on “Sun- day,” this be... ... have a parson on Sunday! Tell them to come to church if they want to hear me: it will do them good. Say I can only come on Mondays and Thursdays. Hav... ...ou’re invited to dine with the Founder’s Company. MORELL. That’ll do; I’ll go to the Hoxton Group of Free- dom instead. (She enters the engagement in ... ...ess? LEXY. Yes. I passed him in the park, arguing with some- body. He gave me good day and asked me to let you know that he was coming. MORELL (half i... ... in the park, arguing with some- body. He gave me good day and asked me to let you know that he was coming. MORELL (half incredulous). But he hasn’t c...

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...s events which have so lately occurred within its limits. No one who knows me will doubt that the duty thus self-imposed will be executed to the best ... ...essantly with an air of the greatest possible self-satisfaction. God bless me!— here was a sight for the honest burghers of V ondervotteimittiss! To s... ...gust, and now appeal for aid to all lovers of correct time and fine kraut. Let us proceed in a body to the borough, and re- store the ancient order of... ... the taking hold of my nose with both hands. My mother saw this and called me a genius: my father wept for joy and presented me with a treatise on Nos... ...s: —and next morning her Grace of Bless-my-Soul paid me a visit. “Will you go to Almack’s, pretty creature?” she said, tap- ping me under the chin. “U... ... WELL KNOWN that the ‘wise men’ came ‘from the East,’ and as Mr. Touch-and-go Bullet-head came from the East, it follows that Mr. Bullet-head was a wi... ...n to convince him that it was ‘anything else.’ I have shown that Touch-and-go Bullet-head was a wise man; and the only occasion on which he did not pr... ...go Bullet-head!—not able to write a word without an O in it! He would soon let the jackanapes see that he was mistaken. Y es! he would let him see how... ...s mistaken, the puppy! He, Touch-and-go Bullet-head, of Frogpondium, would let Mr. John Smith perceive that he, Bullet-head, could indite, if it so pl...

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...ept the unfavorable time and place into which Walter Herzog was born. Everybody was very quiet during postnatal care, and soon Lisa Herzog needed to go home and try to get food for the newborn baby and herself. Germany was defeated, crushed to the ground, bombed, and the Allies had dismantled all major industrial factory equipment and shipped it abroad for others' use. Ge...

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...s attention. He was already on his feet to get a broom when he remembered, and slumped back. ‘Your tendons will never repair if you're always on the go,’ the slim young doctor had snapped only an hour before. ‘Why can’t you just lie back and relax?’ ‘Because it’s not my nature,’ Sebastian had answered with a fetching sigh. ‘Perhaps if you were to massage me...?’ ‘And ri...

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... is not like fiction. When Max, the director of an Art Gallery in Queensland, falls to his death, Peter, the exhibiting artist who is also Max's ex-lover, unwillingly accepts the widow’s pleas to take over the job. After rescuing a strange young man from a raging sea, Peter’s suspicions about the accident and an investigation into what he thinks is an art swindle, puts...

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...ung man!’ she demanded as though I’d been caught spraying graffiti, ‘Are you the artist?’ How to respond? People who call themselves artists remind me of Napoleon seizing the jewelled cap, crowning himself and living to rue the day. Such accolades are for others to bestow. If, as frequently happens, a painter’s efforts delight no one but himself, then the labour has been...

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...t ramp. Everyone piled out and headed for the small beach until Bob’s girlfriend reckoned there’d be eels and leeches in the river, so she refused to go down. Then the others also chickened out, saying it was too dark, probably dangerous and a stupid idea. ‘Fuck you lot are wimps’, Raylene yelled, grabbing Zeno’s hand and dragging him down to the strip of sand. A half-m...

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...Perched in his wheelchair, at the moment on 30th June, 2007, this erstwhile lover of Maya Dua is expecting Vibha Ratra ..... Of course, this infirm oldie his first ever acquaintance with Vibha Ratra took place, when his family ... Our mother, though surprised to be getting acquainted by her son to Mr...

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...Perched in his wheelchair, at the moment on 30th June, 2007, this erstwhile lover of Maya -law. Of course, this infirm oldie his first ever acquaintance with Vibha Ratra took place, when his family ... Our mother, though surprised to be getting acquainted by her son to Mrs Wilson as the bride's mothe...