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... wood path—and here I find the mysterious white man (poor devil!) with his twenty years’ certificate of good behaviour as a book-keeper, frozen out by... ...nobody loves you!’ I would I could tell you the moving story of our cart and cart-horses; the latter are dapple-grey, about sixteen hands, and of enor... ...ead pull; a month only produced the imperfect embryos of two chapters; lunched in the boarding-house, played on my pipe; went out and did some of my m... ...incorporated; it is to be told in the third person, with some of the brevity of history, some of the detail of romance. The shovelsof New- 36 Robert ... ..., and I’m damned glad of it. And this is not all. Last ‘Wainiu,’ when I sent Fanny off to Fiji, I hear the wonderful news that the Chief Justice is go... ...e shut above; dry bed of the stream much excavated, so that I passed under fallen trees without stooping. Suddenly it turned sharply to the north, at ... ...m before, but my state trials have never come. So that I have now quite planned:— Dyce of Ythan. (Historical, 1750. ) Sophia Scarlet. (To- day. ) Th... ...difficult. (1) Will Mataafa surrender?(2) Will his people allow themselves to be disarmed?(3) What will happen to them if they do?(4) What will any of...

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...which was Lieutenant Collonel to an En glish Regiment of Foot in Flanders,formerly commanded by the famous Coll. Lockhart, and was killed at the Batt... ...ns of being swallow’d up by the Sea being forgotten, and the Current of my former Desires return’d, I entirely forgot the V ows and Promises that I ma... ...t me at that time, I was in tenfold more Horror of Mind upon Account of my former Convictions, and the having returned from them to the Resolutions I ... ...up with them. They ask’d me what I was; in Portuguese, and in Swam, and in French, but I understood none of them; but at last a ham and told him I was... ... our Vessel, if we should build one, for a V oyage to any of the Christian Colonies of America. So he told me, he thought it would be more advisable, ... ... to the Gallows, as soon as they came to England, or to any of the English Colonies; and that therefore there would be no attacking them, with so smal... ...ral Towns on the Way, with an Account, that so much Snow was fallen on the French Side of the Mountains, that several Travellers were obliged to come ... ...ery little V oyage. But while we were considering this, there came in four French Gentlemen, who having been stopp’d on the French Side of the Passes,...

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...s, He was taught Latin and mathematics by his uncle who knew neither , and French and the piano by his aunt. Of French she was ignorant, but she knew ... ...s knew curates whose fa- thers were tradesmen: they’d rather go out to the Colonies (in those days the Colonies were still the last hope of those who ... ...e study than the classics. Neither Ger - man nor chemistry was taught, and French only by the form-masters; they could keep order bet- ter than a fore... ...bet- ter than a foreigner, and, since they knew the grammar as well as any Frenchman, it seemed unimportant that none of them could have got a cup of ... ...r married daughters and their sons who were in a very good position in the Colonies. At table they discussed Miss Corelli’s latest novel; some of them... ...d picked in a day , but they complained you could not make money now as in former times: then they paid you a shilling for five bush- els, but now the...

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...leasing to my taste, and more suitable to my ability, by which, if she had formerly called me to the public service, and my own advancement towards th... ...on, and to require of them a captain fit to re-establish their city in its former dignity and to clear Sicily of several little tyrants by whom it was... ... virtue ought to take place of the right of any obligation of ours. I have formerly placed Epaminondas in the first rank of excellent men, and do not ... ... time permits and teaches every one so to do, yet have I not plundered any Frenchman’s goods, or taken his money, and have lived upon what is my own, ... ... The Latin tongue is as it were natural to me; I understand it better than French; but I have not been used to speak it, nor hardly to write it, these... ... to be weaned from her childish simplicity. She was reading before me in a French book where the word ‘fouteau’, the name of a tree very well known, o... ... and con- sequence? For every foot its own shoe. King Ferdinand, send- ing colonies to the Indies, wisely provided that they should not carry along wi...

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...ll. At that time Monsieur Saint-Martin, Monsieur de Gence, and a few other French or half German writers were almost the only persons in the French Em... ...e central provinces, and receives pupils from them and from 11 Balzac the colonies. Distance prohibits any frequent visits from par- ents to their ch... ...e truth, he would confess that, in later life, an Academician of the great French Academy seemed to him far less remarkable than the stupen- dous boy ... ...t was enough for either of us to hear our class-fellows repeat the task in French, Latin, or grammar, and we could 22 Louis Lambert say it when our t... ...r movement, space in its two manifestations—Time and Distance—of which the former is the space of the intel- lect, the latter is physical space? Somet... ...spirit be then more closely one with yours? Ah! my first and last thought; formerly I offered you my heart and life on my knees; now what fresh blosso... ...t aphorisms, Lambert’s formulas seem to include a larger universe than the former set, which would apply only to zoological evolution. Still, there is...

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...o the nature of her nether costume. He had heard of such things of course. French, perhaps. Her handles glittered; a jet of sunlight splashed off her ... ...ere ahead of him or even now breakfast- ing somewhere in Guildford. In the former case he might loiter as he chose; in the latter he must hurry, and p... ...nce for foolishness. She had begun with a few experiments. He did not know French except ‘sivver play,’ a phrase he seemed to regard as a very good li... ... 97 H G Wells “Well—guess,” said Mr. Hoopdriver. “You come from one of the colonies?” “Dear me!” said Mr. Hoopdriver, veering round to the new wind. “... ...rked, in a flash of sexual pride, “a man is freer than a woman. End in the Colonies, y’know, there isn’t half the Conventionality you find in society ... ... I wasn’t so backward. I did algebra, and Latin up to auxiliary verbs, and French genders. I got a kind of grounding.” “And now you mean, should you g...

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...fficiently thankful to my guardian for doing so.’ ‘I dare say;—I dare say. French and German are very use- ful. I have a prejudice of my own in favour... ...nderstand more than this, and may perhaps do so, if he has ever seen those former chronicles to which allusion has been made. The Duke, before he beca... ...hip single-handed, or the watchmaker make his watch without assistance? On former occasions such as this, I could say, with little or no help from wit... ...asked to put up with the Post-office or should be allowed to remain at the Colonies,—the younger Duke did not care to trouble himself till the elder s... ...d the same grace was shown in regard to Lord Drummond, who remained at the Colonies, keeping the office to which he had lately been transferred under ... ...s, let her husband’s urgency be what it might. Another old friend, of whom former chronicles were not silent, was at the Duchess’s that night, and the... ... our poor Prime Minister’s mouth water. Lord Drummond was active among the colonies. Phineas Finn had at any rate his ideas about Ireland. But with th... ...down soon.’ This name, which Mrs Pritchard called Milleypoise, indicated a French cook who was at yet unknown at the Castle. ‘He’ll be here tonight.’ ... ...ther than of working mechanics, should be English rather than Span- ish or French. The man could not be her hero without edu- cation, without attribut...

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...own on the floor by the couch and took her hand. “Seven,” she said, as the French clock struck. “Year be- fore last you’d just be coming back from bus... ...ns to relieve her mind about cheap German enamels for collar-bearings. The Frenchman assents cordially, cries “Courage, mon ami,” and switches off. Th... ...under the engine- room dials, are the only machines in visible motion. The former sighs from time to time as the oil plunger rises and falls half an i... ...the higher levels. Racing planes and digs alike have suffered severely—the former from ‘unequal deposits of half-frozen slush on their vans (and only ... ...ow, expensive Diri- gible over the light swift, Plane is mainly due to the former’s immunity from pitch. Collison’s forward-socketed Air Van renders i... ... Then he told us he was a Hajji—had been three times to Mecca—come in from French Africa, and that he’d met the nigger by the way- 121 Kipling side—j... ...ver seen the thing before, and I completed my victory over him and all the Colonies with a Brassey’s “Naval Annual” and a “Statesman’s Year Book.” 13...

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...as of the whites; in practice, they reduce it to a farce. I have heard the French resident in the Marquesas in talk with the French gaoler of Tai-o-ha... ... for a couple of months and be well treated, just as we Germans did to the French chief [Napo- leon III.] some time ago, whom we kept a while and care... ...ensible of the affront; but Becker might have been tempted to withdraw his former epithet of quiet. Some such passage, some such threatened change of ... ... Times had been long a mountain of offence. Brandeis had imported from the colonies another printer of the name of Jones, to deprive Cusack of the gov... ..., Knappe took occasion to repeat, although now with more self-command, his former threat against de Coetlogon. “I am still of the opinion,” he writes,...

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...e recorded opinions and experiences of distinguished medical profes sors, French, English, and Scotch, in more modern days, contenting myself with ob... ...s a quantity, I suppose? Can dance, and play music, and sing? She can talk French, I suppose, and do geography, and globes, and needlework, and everyt... ...ould only feel proud of such genuine admiration, Mr. Krook shrunk into his former self as suddenly as he had leaped out of it. “You see, I have so man... ...ys Mrs. Rouncewell, expanding her stomacher to its utmost limits, “than it formerly was!” The young man inclines his head in acknowledgment of the pre... ... is there, it must be heard. You cannot shut it out. Watt, there is a tall French clock behind you (placed there, ‘a purpose) that has a loud beat whe... ...herefore curious to see Mrs. Pardiggle, suspecting her to be a type of the former class, and were glad when she called one day with her five young son... ...leadership of the House of Commons to Joodle, the Exchequer to Koodle, the Colonies to Loodle, and the Foreign Office to Moodle, what are you to do wi...

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...h I merely shared with all the readers of the daily press, I knew little of my former friend and companion. One night — it was on the twentieth of Mar... ...of some new problem. I rang the bell and was shown up to the chamber which had formerly been in part my own. His manner was not effusive. It seldom wa... ... of the sentence — ‘This account of you we have from all quarters received.’ A Frenchman or Russian could not have written that. It is the German who ... ...f his repeated visits? Was she his client, his friend, or his mistress? If the former, she had probably transferred the photograph to his keeping. If ... ...erman music on the programme, which is rather more to my taste than Italian or French. It is introspective, and I want to introspect. Come along!” We ... ...don should take a considerable interest in this cellar at present.” “It is our French gold,” whispered the director. “We have had several warnings tha... ...s McCarthy, who was also an ex Australian. The men had known each other in the colonies, so that it was not unnatural that when they came to settle do... ...ty one years of age, which is mature for marriage. Was Under Secretary for the colonies in a late administration. The Duke, his father, was at one tim...

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... where there were no ob- ject lessons, and the studies of book-keeping and French were pursued (but never effectually overtaken) under the guid- ance ... ...washbuckling carriage. And then came the glorious revelation of that great French- man whom Mr. Polly called “Rabooloose.” The Three Ps thought the bi... ... nical knowledge. He made some enquiries about emigration, but none of the colonies were in want of shop assistants with- out capital. He kept up his ... ...aribaldi and a bust of Mr. Gladstone, an invalid gold watch, a gold locket formerly belonging to his mother, some minor jewelry and bric-a-brac, a qua... ...son very warmly approved. It was arranged that Mr. Polly should occupy his former room and board with the Johnsons in consideration of a weekly paymen... ...w through it, understood there was no inevitable any more, and escaped his former despair. He could, for example, “clear out.” It became a wonderful a... ... detailed interpretation of the phrase “Kick you ugly .” There’s a sort of French wrestling in which you use and guard against feet. Watch the man’s e...

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... in the province of Fo-kien, after a few years of work in various tropical colonies. The morning was fine, the oily sea heaved without a sparkle, and ... ...in the habit of opening his heart after another fashion to an old chum and former shipmate, actually serving as second of- ficer on board an Atlantic ... ...safe 74 Typhoon enough; for surely any skipper of a man-of-war — English, French or Dutch -would see white men through as far as row on board goes. W...

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...e recorded opinions and experiences of distinguished medical profes sors, French, English, and Scotch, in more modern days, contenting myself with ob... ...s a quantity, I suppose? Can dance, and play music, and sing? She can talk French, I suppose, and do geography, and globes, and needlework, and everyt... ...ould only feel proud of such genuine admiration, Mr. Krook shrunk into his former self as suddenly as he had leaped out of it. “You see, I have so man... ...ys Mrs. Rouncewell, expanding her stomacher to its utmost limits, “than it formerly was!” The young man inclines his head in acknowledgment of the pre... ... is there, it must be heard. You cannot shut it out. Watt, there is a tall French clock behind you (placed there, ‘a purpose) that has a loud beat whe... ...herefore curious to see Mrs. Pardiggle, suspecting her to be a type of the former class, and were glad when she called one day with her five young son... ...leadership of the House of Commons to Joodle, the Exchequer to Koodle, the Colonies to Loodle, and the Foreign Office to Moodle, what are you to do wi...

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...ing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis; sketch of Dumas in 1869, French artist Copyright © 2000 The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsy... ...in religious wars as a volunteer; I speak of Monsieur de Treville, who was formerly my neighbor, and who had the honor to be, as a child, the play-fel... ...s a pleasant man. He was Des Roches le Masle, canon of Notre Dame, who had formerly been valet of a bishop, who introduced him to his Eminence as a pe... ...t the safety of the state, or to serve the intrigues of a woman who in not French and who has a Spanish heart. Fortunately we have the great cardinal;... ...l valet of the duke, who, having accompanied him in all his voyages, spoke French perfectly well; he told him that he came from Paris on an affair of ... ... vessel which I shall see depart will take you hence and convey you to our colonies in the south. And be assured that you shall be accompanied by one ... ...The Three Musketeers This unexpected circumstance brought back Richelieu’s former anxiety, and forced him in spite of himself once more to turn his ey...

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...t along the paths of greatest usefulness.” Neither sort tempted Carol. The former seemed insincere (a favorite word of hers at this era). The earnest ... ...ack, as though she had bought it second-hand and was afraid of meeting the former owner. They were shy. It was “Professor” George Edwin Mott, superint... ...an, Dr. Will Kennicott. All present spoke of the many charms of the bride, formerly Miss Carol Milford of St. Paul. Games and stunts were the order of... ...to give you a chance to get settled. I am Vida Sherwin, and I try to teach French and English and a few other things in the high school.” “I’ve been h... ...’ was the most interesting pa- per we had, the year we took up English and French travel and architecture. But— And of course Mrs. Mott and Mrs. Warre... ...ven’t done that tonight. But normally— Can’t I be the confidant of the old French plays, the tiring-maid with the mirror and the loyal ears?” “Oh, wha... ...l workers and the women and the farmers and the negro race and the Asiatic colonies, and even a few of the Respectables. It’s all the same revolt, in ...

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...ce and sweet open expression, had begun, at Gertrude’s entreaty, a game of French billiards. Gertrude had still her childish sunny face and bright hai... ...nd of assistance.’ ‘At Cocksmoor!’ cried Ethel, much as if it had been the French. ‘Every district is filled up here, you know,’ said Richard, ‘and Mr... ...to- wards the elder. 135 Yo n g e Averil hurried about, devoid of all her former interest in so doing things for herself as to save interference; and... ... angered him. ‘I can’t help it,’ he said, as if he would have recalled his former hardness; but then softening, ‘No, Miss May, why should it be? A man... ...r amusement, treated her to an exhibition of his microscope, and played at French 187 Yo n g e billiards with her the rest of the evening, till she w... ...he last words being spoken in a resolute tone, unlike the weariness of her former replies. And with this purpose before her, she consented to be taken... ...ding, provided he could ob- tain the means of making his way in one of the colonies. Then followed a summary of the deductions resulting from the evid...

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...further side. “Don’t be afraid!” cried the peasant in his clumsy Valaisian French, and returned, returning along the plank that seemed quite sufficien... ...nd. Afterwards, rather ignobly, he tried to explain in his pub- lic-school French. “Pas de peur,” he said. “Pas de peur. Mais la tete, n’a pas l’habit... ...he Seventh. It no doubt con- tributed to her social reinstatement that her former husband was entirely devoid of social importance, while, on the othe... ... insisted upon regarding Socialism as a proposal to reinaugurate the first French Revolution, as an inversion of society so that it would be bottom up... ...- rialism, they reduced it to a shabby conspiracy of the British and their colonies against foreign industrialism. They were violent for armaments and... ...ning for me. There is pride in the latter group of impulses and not in the former; the former are always a little apologetic. Fear, Indul- 180 The Re... ...vants to wait up for her. Benham went into the study that reduplicated his former rooms in Finacue Street and sat down before the fire the butler lit ...

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...ight have been built on purpose for its present uses. Access is given by a French window to the first room on the ground floor, a sitting-room which l... ...t the edges; ev- ery limp article of clothing looked like the ghost of its former self. The women’s dresses were faded, old-fashioned, dyed and re-dye... ... the ravages of conflicting passions, her face retained some traces of its former fairness and fineness of tissue, some vestiges of the physical charm... ...his residence in the Rue Neuve- Sainte-Genevieve he was no longer like his former self. The hale vermicelli manufacturer, sixty-two years of age, who ... ...eon met with a Minister of War, Aubry by name, who all but sent him to the colonies. “Feel your pulse. Think whether you can get up morning after morn... ... a smile. “That would be a very compromising step for you,” she said. “‘ A Frenchman loves danger, because in danger there is glory ,’ to quote M. de ... ...ll the care of an antiquary.” “There is a man who can talk the language of French gallantry!” said the widow, bending to speak in Mme. Couture’s ear. ...

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... our streets, people our hulks and penitentiaries, and overcrowd our penal colonies, or are creatures whom we have deliberately suffered to be bred fo... ...n chambers, which upon the darkest nights have a watchful consciousness of French polish; the old Spanish mahogany winked at it now and then, as a doz... ...enew, which would have done honour to Napoleon Bonaparte in addressing the French army.’ 49 Charles Dickens ‘And pray,’ asked Mr Pecksniff, obviously... ...es recited, Mr Tigg roused himself by a great effort, and proceeded in his former strain. ‘Now I’ll tell you what it is. I’m a most confoundedly soft-... ...w. ‘You will take care, my dear Martin,’ said Mr Pecksniff, resum- ing his former cheerfulness, ‘that the house does not run away in our absence. We l... ... vocal gentleman regales them with a song. Gander leaves the Gander of all former feasts whole leagues behind. HE rises to propose a toast. It is, The... ... and finding it to be an odd volume of the ‘Bachelor of Salamanca,’ in the French tongue, cursed Tom Pinch’s folly twenty times. He was on the point o...