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...can.” Annie nodded and strode off to intercept Stone. “We’ve all been worried about you Mr. Stone. Are you okay?” “I’m fine. Sorry I’m late. Just... ... you okay?” “I’m fine. Sorry I’m late. Just a touch of blush, okay Annie?” “You got it Mr. Stone. I’ve got my tray right next to your desk.” Sto... ...ould be nice.” “You got it, boss.” Simmons collared a woman carrying a clipboard, “Get Mr. Stone a glass of water. And I mean now. We’ve got eigh... ... Barton looked around and grabbed the first person he saw wearing a WNN badge. “Who knew Mr. Stone best…I mean who worked the closest with him on th... ...hank you for that. I’ll make it quick.” He opened his notepad, “I understand that you and Mr. Stone were pretty close.” She blew her nose. “Just he... ...s time focus solely on Stone’s eyes.” The frames slowly slipped by, one by one. “There. Freeze it!” Brand said. Barton complied. “Describe what ... ...arton said, still confused. “Now, slowly move the tape forward about four frames and then freeze it.” “His pupils are slowly enlarging; they’re alm... ...up is the place where Stone is reaching under the table.” Barton studied the frames. “Freeze it!” Brand said just before Stone pulled the trigger... ...mings thought he saw a shoulder strap as the waiter entered what Cummings assumed was the freezer. He walked the length of the kitchen to the walk-in...

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...et out?" "The fire was, for the most part, contained. At least before your Mr. Avatar arri—" "Darius?" But he was home in bed. Sick! Doctor Vishnu nod... ...re than half- a-foot. She didn't like really tall guys. Too unnerving. But Mr. Soldier Boy was compact and just right for her. "...Desert Shield." "I'... ...nd he restrained her accordingly, glancing down at her with a raised-brow, Mr. Spock look. "It is your choice." "Okay." Therese huffed and rolled her ... ...oncept behind the Nation of Islam and this Black Muslim Movement for which Mr. X had once been a spokesperson. A Muslim was a Muslim as far as Kane un... ... her defenselessness and isolation. Well, you've got another thing coming, Mr. Kane Genie- man. She went to the kitchen door on automatic pilot, made ... ... on it is a perpetrator." Therese retrieved a package of Sizzlean from the freezer and butter and eggs from the fridge. She brought the eggs with her ... ...ence. His skin was at once smooth and firm against hers, and she wanted to freeze the moment in time, feel him against her, atop her, inside her from ...

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... She pulled open the doors as the media peppered him with new questions. “Mr. Taylor, how do you and Ms. Campbell know each other? Mr. Taylor, is ... ... 15 Doug put baked potatoes onto it. “It’s my fault, Mr. Taylor. He stopped to help me out when my car broke down.” Glancin... ... 52 Mr. Kelly pulled an envelope from his jacket pocket. “We have greatly ap... ...d with the cop. “Maybe so,” he replied, “but the Ice Queen’s cold enough to freeze your dick off. I’d stay away from that one if I were you.” Humi... ...g his reflective musing. “Taylor,” he said gruffly into the receiver. “Mr. Taylor.” The gate guard’s low voice came over the line. “Your mothe... ... “What is it,” he barked into the phone, suddenly alert. “What’s wrong?” “Mr. Taylor,” a man’s voice asked. “Yes, this is Cade Taylor. Who is t...

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...nt belly and said, “John…” “I’ll handle this Eve. Listen, what’s your name Mr. Man-In- Black?” asked John in a sarcastic voice. “Vincent,” he answered... .... Talbot opened the door for them and said, “Keys? Like house keys?” “No, Mr. Stone-Age. Virtual keys. Fortunately for all of you, I ignored the cla... ...ike she is now so we know she’s not hiding anything. It’s not like she’ll freeze to death. Lexi walks around this place wearing less,” Andromeda exp...

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...ah was behind her and slid into her seat, but wasn’t fast enough to avoid Mr. Mozar’s stern glance. Laylah slumped in her seat, relieved that, for t... ...ed New Terra in 2105.” A collective groan was heard and quickly silenced. Mr. Mozar turned on the 3-D display and dimmed the lights. “I expect good ... ...s of Violet's blond locks and pale skin. If only there was a way… THWACK! Mr. Mozar's cane hit her desk. Laylah muffled a small scream, her eyes wide... ...t her desk. Laylah muffled a small scream, her eyes wide as she stared at Mr. Mozar in surprise. “Miss Le Croix. Last time I checked, sleeping was no... ...ed as they acclimated to their new home. Do...I...make...myself...clear?” Mr. Mozar leaned down so that they stared at each other eye to eye. Laylah ... ...aylah edged toward the stairs. His eyes narrowed. “Laylah Cherie Le Croix, freeze!” Jacques strode toward her until he stood directly in front of her... ...d out, grabbed a fistful of her hair and pulled hard. Laylah was forced to freeze in place or risk having her hair torn from her scalp. He grinned, b...

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...re I was, entering the nondescript cottage and waving a fatigued hello at Eddy. “Mr. Roth” – he commented soberly – “You don’t look too good”. ... ...nd burly cop who eyed me dispassionately. “Can you answer a few questions for us, Mr. Roth?” Clearly, empathy was not his strong suit. I groaned... ... growled the lawman – “Don’t give us the runaround. We have been to your apartment, Mr. de Piccioto and I.” – It took a minute to register that Mr. ... ...ng.” – I winced. Eddy nodded in confirmation: “One of them was watching the door. Mr. Roth didn’t have a chance. Then they came bursting down the ... ...emained standing, leaning against it in feigned nonchalance. Hulk motioned me to freeze and having satisfied himself that we were all alone, orde... ...?” – I countered, disillusioned. “Probably not.” – volunteered Preston amiably – “Mr. Roth, we don’t have time for lovers’ quarrels right now. You...

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...t. “Looks like I interrupted something. What goes on here?” Amos responded, “Mr. McVey here is looking for a buyer for his hand guns,” pointing to ... ... finally looked up and turned to McVey. “May I ask where you obtained these, Mr. McVey? They look somewhat familiar.” McVey didn’t like being ques... ...n by a man named Price. We watered our horses and followed Daggot in to meet Mr. Price. He was tall and lanky, appearing to be in his mid-forties. ... ...m time to time, to sell buffalo skins to travelers. John E. Richman 24 Mr. Price yelled out for Whitey to come on in after watering the horse... ... drink of water and I listened while the rest of them talked about old times. Mr. Price served us some bread he had just baked in the morning and t... ...ht back to my folks, probably working the fields, getting ready for the first freeze. Captain’s words made me think that one day I would lose them,... ...the subject. “It’s starting to get cold again,” I said. “Probably going to freeze tonight, given how clear the air is.” Ellen reached back and g...

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... Index vii Acknowledgements Primarily, I am very grateful to Mr Bob Brown who despite his very busy schedule took the time to rea... ...inutes at 220 degrees but only twenty minutes for the small ones. This cake(s) freezes very well. 92 La bonne soupe for delicate stomach ... ... beautiful croquettes that you can eat hot or cold. Make a large amount as they freeze very well. 2 Cans of 450 g of Mackerel ¼ Tsp. of Turmeric ... ...ghtly firm, delicately fold the egg in it and add the vodka. Put it back in the freezer and beat it frequently until it reaches the right firmness. ...

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...thick that I couldn’t break through, but it worried me all the same. If this freeze didn’t break soon, I knew I’d have a harder time the further no... ...d. She was young and pretty and reminded me of my sister. “You’ve got a deal, Mr. Montana.” With the snow still coming down, I looked around in t... ... to join me at what was left of the fire. “Mornin’ Montana. I see you didn’t freeze during the night.” “Mornin’ Jesse. No, I’ve had better nights... ...This time he was just beat up. Next time, they might kill him… like they did Mr. Potter.” “Mary, do you mean old man Potter who owned the pond?” ... ...de of the trail about two months ago. The sheriff never found who did it but Mr. Potter had refused to pay his taxes and most of us suspect Kane wa... ...n they did. “Well, in a way, yes ma’am. But, I think I ought to be talking to Mr. Baker, too. Is he here?” “Goodness, yes. He’s still laid up in b... ...pset to hear of it, too. That’s one reason I’m visiting today. I really think Mr. Baker ought to be joining us while we talk more about it.” “I do... ...ere was ice on the pools at the edges, but the middle was moving too fast to freeze. It wouldn’t be that way on my legs. Soon after we reached th... ..., there’ll be nobody pokin’ around here tonight. Seems no need for us all to freeze to death. Your friend’s fine, but let’s find some wood before w...

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...ted confidant and Good Samaritan. Patient friend and sympathetic listener. Mr. Ben Quick the Hero. Larcenous bastard! Kelly thought, regretting now th... ...'s accentless bass didn't go with his Latin looks, Kelly thought. Was this Mr. Diaz? "There's no need to get snippy, young man." The Latin guy rolled ... ...spital complaining of a severe headache. "Your wife has suffered a stroke, Mr. Diaz." He'd been shocked, but no more shocked than he'd been to learn o... ...d suffered a severe allergic reaction to the anesthesia. "She's in a coma, Mr. Diaz." New Life Incognita by Gracie C. McKeever 35 He hadn't heard muc... ...uite bad. Three in five people die. Your wife has already beaten the odds, Mr. Diaz, such as they are ... She is alive.... " Yadda, yadda, yadda, Tyle... ...as about to go anyway." "It wasn't your fault what happened to Jason." She freezes, slumps back against the tree and slides down to the grass. "Who ar...

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...peaker. Theo was about to walk on when he heard a sentence that made him freeze in his tracks. ‘And what if life was just one big Story?’ Theo and B... ...racking up. It reminded Theo of a comic he’d read recently: Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde – a doctor who drank a potion that brought out the evil half of hi... ...n speaking once more. We have a request from the American authorities for Mr Amir and Prakash Vishal to come to the front of the plane.’ Theo and Bu... ...hat swallowed the night. The Storyteller gave a violent gasp and seemed to freeze with the sharp intake of breath. His eyes swelled and, as he took i... ...rowd loved it – after a dull start, the show had certainly picked up. ‘So Mr …Buntee. It’s our pleasure to award you the £100,000 reward for f nding... ...e Hall doors and ran towards the stage, their guns drawn. ‘You! The clown! Freeze!’ they ordered. Off cers jumped on stage and pulled Buntee violent... ...heo needed only to look at the f rst one before announcing, ‘They’ll do.’ ‘Mr and Mrs Valentino,’ Camilla read. ‘Are you sure you want to decide so q... ...d to drive through the New York streets, where the slush was beginning to freeze. As evening fell, city trucks were out spread- ing salt to prevent ...

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...ced on the stage there.” — Eckermann’s Conversations with Goethe. “My God! Mr. Chace, what is the matter?” I answered, “we have been stove by a whale.... ...ble.” —Missionary Journal of Tyerman and Bennett. “Nantucket itself,” said Mr. W ebster, “is a very striking and peculiar portion of the National inte... ...Queequeg,” said I, “all right. There’s Mrs. Hussey.” And so it turned out; Mr. Hosea Hussey being from home, but leaving Mrs. Hussey entirely competen... ...ow no boarders to take sich dangerous weepons in their rooms at night. So, Mr. Queequeg” (for she had learned his name), “I will just take this here i... ... “Y es, we are,” said I, “but what business is that of yours? Do you know, Mr. Elijah, that I consider you a little impertinent?” “No, no, no; I wasn’... ...before an inn fire; whereas, like man, the whale has lungs and warm blood. Freeze his blood, and he dies. How wonderful is it then—except after explan...

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...ot; they’d never touch him nor bother him. We went up to the cold weather to freeze ‘em out, and stayed a little spell, and then come back to the comf... ...ing. Of course, it wasn’t their own names, but names we give them. There was Mr. Elexander Robinson and Miss Adaline Robinson, and Colo nel Jacob McD...

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...ely a patchwork production made out of former translations. On the latest, Mr. A. J. Duffield’s, it would be in every sense of the word impertinent in... ...ay vidi tantum, having for obvious reasons resisted the temp- tation which Mr. Duffield’s reputation and comely volumes hold out to every lover of Cer... ...t occasions, and when ingenuity of con- trivance is needed, let the crumbs freeze on the way to their mouths, and know not which is their right hand. ...

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... Hiram took the two bills and shuffled toward the back door. Royce called to him, “Mr. Green.” Hiram balled his fist around the money. “Yuh?”... ...ing unless you’re called upon to do otherwise.” Hiram canted his head. “Surely, Mr. Royce.” He limped down the back steps. Royce closed the d... ...t he thought about the furniture being pushed back to accommodate the mat. “Yes, Mr. Brewster?” Laura Kate said. “Miss Laura Kate, Mr. Bobb... ...oreign correspondent’s catalog of skills. Brewster’s lips pressed together. “Mr. Royce was a complicated man.” “Yes, but not a vio... ... “Why call me? Did he have some last instructions about the estate?” “I’m sorry Mr. Royce is gone, but we’ll do fine.” “Oh, I’m not worried abou... ...Let’s get out of this weather. I’m more likely to get carried away on the wind or freeze to death than get murdered.” “Sure,” Bobby said, pointing... ...” “I know — and all that food people brought — but I just couldn’t…” “Concina will freeze it. We’ll sip tea. Some hot broth to warm the innards.” ... ... but then he looked away. “If you want me to, Bobby, I’ll wrap this food for your freezer.” Gerrie Ferris 136 “That’s okay,” he said, lookin... ...e uses alligator stock. Ever once in a while he makes a big batch of stock that he freezes. Sometimes he puts prawns in, then other times, chicken...

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...g you promised and a definite solution to our problem.” “She is the best, Mr. President. This partnership has worked the most efficiently out of all ... ... He banged his cybernetic hand on the desk. Jewels jumped guiltily. “Yes, Mr. President, Sir. Sorry, Sir!” Jeremy smoothed his expression into a blan... ... her vitals. I expect, Lt. Enbran, a full report on your findings.” “Yes, Mr. President.” Jewels was unhappy with the mission and its parameters. J... ..." "Well, Psi-Ops is my mother, so I will have to say the opposite is true, Mr. President. Sneaking around and unsettling the masses is my job." The o... ...Manroe, don't you ever knock?" Behind him, Manroe chuckled. "Why should I, Mr. President? You, however, should be more aware. I might have been assas... ...ne. Jeremy marveled once again how still everyone looked when caught in a freeze. He knew Jewels was resting, felt her contentment. Jeremy was glad ...

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...like that. I’d just have to wiggle it some more. “Okay, I’m through playing Mr. Nice Guy.” Before I could put my wiggle into action, the Vampire to... ...ed against my shoulder as the bolt flew — yet another future bruise to thank Mr. Fangy for. The vamp already had the door open when the arrow struck... ...e audience? That proved it! He needed blood and mine wasn’t good enough for Mr. High-and-Mighty Bloodsucker. Let him wait around for a better clas... ...spinach. This guy seriously needed to cut back on the collards and gumbo. “Mr. Pimp, sir. My friend isn’t in a very nice mood.” I shot Donnie a loo... ...omic book.” Slinging the eggs from my chin, I sat back in the booth. “Look, Mr. Vampire. You can kindly keep your opinions concerning my eating ha... ...movies. I didn’t think they were talking about taking him out to the Tastee Freeze for a banana split and an Oreo Blast. “Then what are we suppos...

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...ay. “Yep, it’s wet and windy. No darling, the cute woollies aren’t in the freezer, yet. Cows are mooing, chickens are squawking and the duck is stil... ...t drown. The leadlight rattles in the door with it swinging open to reveal Mr. tall, dark and wet. Oh my God, he’s the ninth wonder of the world. Whe... ... hunk of flesh away to his new home. The top of the old fridge has a small freezer section. You know what they look like; the Antarctic in winter, mo... ...oses this year. With all my yelling and screaming, you would have thought Mr. Bowen would have come running, fat chance! I zoomed in on him with the... ...vigorously I wriggled my arse to the tune of news, sport and weather. Did Mr. Bowen notice me? No bloody way! The guy wouldn’t take note if they use... ... eyes? Look at them; I have to pick three of the poor buggers out for the freezer, I just know this is going to give me nightmares for years to come... ... afternoon in town. What the hell, it’s not every day you buy a humungous freezer for three sheep. I’ll have to find someone who likes killing veget... ...I can only put it down to the two being right in front of me. “That was a Mr. Carson; he sends his condolences and said your parents will call you f... ...s about how pissed off Murray was due to his wife being with another man. Mr. Williamson blamed his wife for his death. “What!” Ali finally expresse...

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...a chest or a leg. We reward, with money and fame, the young Miss World or Mr. Universe but we hide the budding Curies or Einsteins—who must find the... ...t ‗It is clear from the facts set forth in the plea agreement, facts that Mr. Cunningham admitted in his guilty plea, that this was a crime of unpre... ... Earth‘s speed.‖ —―Or the gasses of the sun are exhausted and we freeze!‖ —―It is very scary to think of that ultimate end. Whether... ... is leading it to war and to economic collapse. Of course the evangelical Mr. Bush was being led by God while Clinton was being led by his gonads. ...

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...Excerpt: I mentioned to Mr. Spenlow in the morning, that I wanted leave of absence for a short time; and as I was not in the receipt of any salary, and consequently was not obnoxious to the implacable Jorkins, there was no difficulty about it. I too...

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...es Dickens CHAPTER 29 I VISIT STEERFORTH AT HIS HOME, AGAIN I MENTIONED TO Mr. Spenlow in the morning, that I wanted leave of absence for a short time... ...d the words, to express my hope that Miss Spenlow was quite well; to which Mr. Spenlow replied, with no more emotion than if he had been speaking of a... ...or his soul s correction, I passed an hour or two in attendance on it with Mr. Spenlow very agreeably. It arose out of a scuffle between two churchwar... ...ate, on the box of the stage-coach, think- ing about the Commons, and what Mr. Spenlow had said about touching the Commons and bringing down the count... ..., but the shop door standing open. As I could obtain a perspective view of Mr. Omer inside, smoking his pipe by the parlour door, I entered, and asked... ...t scorn and ab- David Copperfield Vol. II 350 horrence of you, it would freeze it up. Our sex! You are an honour to our sex! I have deserved this...

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...isions of the past. This is what I undertake to do for you, reader. With this drop of ink at the end of my pen, I will show you the roomy workshop of Mr. Jonathan Burge, carpenter and builder, in the village of Hayslope, as it appeared on the eighteenth of June, in the year of our Lord 1799....

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...is drop of ink at the end of my pen, I will show you the roomy workshop of Mr. Jonathan Burge, carpenter and builder, in the village of Hayslope, as i... ... him as to the heraldic bearings of that ancient family, the Donnithornes. Mr. Casson, the landlord, had been for some time standing at the door with ... ...ain grave-looking men and women whom he had observed passing at intervals. Mr. Casson’s person was by no means of that common type which can be allowe... ...on of a mere satellite and tributary. But here the resemblance ceased, for Mr. Casson’s head was not at all a melancholy-looking satellite nor was it ... ...faction of his curiosity by walking towards the Green was the problem that Mr. Casson had been revolving in his mind for the last five minutes; but wh... ... Miss Irwine was opposite to him instead of the offen- sive Luke, he might freeze the wrong person. So he gave his face up to hilarity, unchilled by m...

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...t it’s a mercy she got home at all. Oh dear, yes. Yes. It was by the wind, Mr. Redlaw. By the wind.” He had, by this time, put down the tray for dinne... ...ance by the elements. She is not formed superior to that.” “No,” returned Mr. Redlaw good naturedly, though abruptly. “No, sir. Mrs. William may be t... ...eply was “Yes,” in the same tone as before. “Yes, sir. Oh dear, yes!” said Mr. Swidger, still pro ceeding with his preparations, and checking them of... ...e patient and abstracted an swer, when he stopped again. “Yes, sir,” said Mr. Swidger. “That’s what I always say, sir. You may call him the trunk of ... ...Receiving no reply at all here, from the thoughtful man whom he addressed, Mr. William approached, him nearer, and made a feint of accidentally knocki... ...y time of life, and there’s half the building to do yet, if the cold don’t freeze us first, or the wind don’t blow us away, or the darkness don’t swal...

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...h ing him in. ‘Sit down, Swiveller.’ ‘But is the old min agreeable?’ said Mr Swiveller in an undertone. Mr Swiveller complied, and looking about him ... ...n extremely drunk. The Old Curiosity Shop – Dickens 19 ‘But what, ’ said Mr Swiveller with a sigh, ‘what is the odds so long as the fire of soul is ... ...needn’t act the chairman here,’ said his friend, half aside. ‘Fred!’ cried Mr Swiveller, tapping his nose, ‘a word to the wise is sufficient for them ... ...ly?’ ‘Never you mind,’ repled his friend. ‘Right again, quite right,’ said Mr Swiveller, ‘caution is the word, and caution is the act. ’ with that, he... ...erhaps not very unreasonable to suspect from what had already passed, that Mr Swiveller was not quite recovered from the effects of the powerful sunli... ...impatiently. ‘True, ma’am, true, ’ cried Mr Brass. ‘Our faculties must not freeze with grief. I’ll trouble you for a little more of that, ma’am. A que...

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...abit of his), as if to collect himself, and said at last, “Perhaps I have, Mr. Aronnax.” “But, Ned, you, a whaler by profession, familiarised with all... ...any square inches you carry on the surface of your body?” “I have no idea, Mr. Aronnax.” “About 6,500; and as in reality the atmospheric pres- sure is... ... generally so impassive, was an expression of unaccountable astonishment. “Mr. Aronnax,” he said, “I do not know with what for- midable being I have t... ... that at that rate we should never come 29 Jules Verne up with it. “Well, Mr. Land,” asked the captain, “do you advise me to put the boats out to sea... ...ked Conseil, with his usual politeness. “Very well, my brave boy. And you, Mr. Land?” “Soundly, Professor. But, I don’t know if I am right or not, the... ...ist sleep. It was impossible. My breathing grew weak. I felt a mortal cold freeze my stiffened and half- paralysed limbs. My eye lids, like leaden cap... ...n, it would burst through this field of ice that imprisons us, as, when it freezes, it bursts the hardest stones? Do you not perceive that it would be...

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...articular rea- sons, must be expressed very generally. Such a preceptor as Mr. Sampson is supposed to have been, was actually tutor in the family of a... ...e of field-sports indicates a certain activity of mind, which had forsaken Mr. Bertram, if ever he possessed it. A good-humoured listlessness of count... ...ce wadded does not think her a pin the waur for the misfortune.—They live, Mr. Mannering, by the shore-side, at Annan, and a mair decent, orderly coup... ... wi’ mass. “It’s Meg Merrilies, the gipsy, as sure as I am a sinner,” said Mr. Bertram. The Dominie groaned deeply, uncrossed his legs, drew in the hu... ...have recommended.” One of Sampson’s great recommendations to the favour of Mr. Bertram was, that he never detected the most gross at- tempt at imposit... ...er. But I can do what good women canna, and daurna do. I can do what would freeze the blood o’ them that is bred in biggit wa’s [*Built-walls] for nae...

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..., do you think we’re enjoying ourselves enor- 4 Night and Day mously?” … “Mr. Denham, mother,” she said aloud, for she saw that her mother had forgot... ...e saw that her mother had forgotten his name. That fact was perceptible to Mr. Denham also, and in- creased the awkwardness which inevitably attends t... ...heir ease, and all launched upon sentences. At the same time, it seemed to Mr. Denham as if a thousand softly padded doors had closed between him and ... ...act that the air in the drawing-room was thickened by blue grains of mist. Mr. Denham had come in as Mr. Fortescue, the eminent novelist, reached the ... ... you do if you were married to an engineer, and had to live in Manchester, Mr. Denham?” “Surely she could learn Persian,” broke in a thin, eld- erly g... ...r for three hours or so, and the first cold blast in the air of the street freezes them into isola- tion once more. Cloaks were being flung round the ...

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...ientific intelligence. “I am glad to see you, amigo. Come sta ? Water will freeze when it is cold enough. Addio!” In the course of the night, also,... ... with him one “Nat Beaver,” an old comrade of his, captain of a merchantman. Mr. Bea ver, with a thick set wooden face and figure, and apparently as ... ...eldom lasted many minutes. He got the Cup board Room, and lay there next to Mr. Undery, my friend and solicitor: who came down, in an amateur capacit... ...te, turn and turn about, and on special occa sions the chief cook “pressed” Mr. Beaver. We had a great deal of out door sport and exercise, but nothi... ... the house, where I could hardly stand for the wind, we went, accompanied by Mr. Beaver; and there Jack, lan tern and all, with Mr. Beaver after him,... ... good eyes, enviable black whiskers, and a fine sonorous voice. His name was Mr. Harker. When we turned into our twelve beds at night, Mr. Harker’s be...

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... her loss, he invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor of the Norland estate, and the pers... ...y spent. His attachment to them all in- creased. The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his wishes, which proceeded not merely from ... ...ess of the children added a relish to his existence. By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, three daughters. The s... ...e left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the bequest. Mr. Dashwood had wished for it more for the sake of his wife and daughters ... ...his affection for the three girls, he left them a thousand pounds a-piece. Mr. Dashwood’s disappointment was, at first, severe; but his temper was che... ...- haps; this extreme mildness can hardly last longer—nay, per- haps it may freeze tonight!” 130 Sense & Sensibility “At any rate,” said Elinor, wishi...

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...from the hamlet. It contained two men: one white, one brown and tattooed across the face with bands of blue, both in immaculate white European clothes... ...o thought of trading, or offering us island curios at prices palpably absurd. There was no word of welcome; no show of civility; no hand extended save... ...ce might else have reas- sured me, were not whites in the Pacific the usual instigators and accomplices of native outrage? When he reads this con- fes... ...difficulty or reluctance to learn French, they picked up English on the wayside, and as if by accident. On one of the most out-of-the-way atolls in th... ...French subjects kiss her photograph; Captain Speedy—in an Abyssinian war-dress, supposed to be the uniform of the British army—met with much acceptanc... ...th shining eyes; stared into the east, set the tips of his fingers to his mouth like one a-cold, uttered a strange, shuddering sound between a whistle...

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..................................... 42 ON THE DEATH OF THEIR COMMON FRIEND, MR. JOHN ADAM, CLERK OF COURT. .............................. 42 LOVE, WHAT... ... and go And long years sever us below, Shall the thin ice that grows above Freeze the deep centre-well of love? No, still below light amours, thou Sha... ...is Stevenson (1918) TO CHARLES BAXTER ON THE DEATH OF THEIR COMMON FRIEND, MR. JOHN ADAM, CLERK OF COURT. Our Johnie’s deid. The mair’s the pity! He’... ...am, for all thy din, Thee shall the pallid lake inurn, With well-a-day for Mr. Swin-Burne! Take then this quarto in thy fin And, O thou stoker huge an... ...e affair, outside and in, Burn! But save the true poetic kin, The works of Mr. Robert Burn’ And William Wordsworth upon Tin-Tern! 87 New Poems by Rob... ...tars arose, the gloaming fell, The firelight shone in window and door When Mr. Frank cam here to shore. He hirpled up by the links and the lane, And c...

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... H ulian H awthorne awthorne awthorne awthorne awthorne T T T T To o o o o Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr. and Mrs. G . and Mrs. G . and Mrs. G . and Mrs. G . and Mrs... ... scarcely be pronounced deficient in either elaboration or profundity. Had Mr. Hawthorne written out the story in every part to its full dimensions, i... ... are cordially invited to try their teeth; for it has been maintained that Mr. Hawthorne’s handwriting was sin gularly legible. The present writer po... ...riting was sin gularly legible. The present writer possesses specimens of Mr. Hawthorne’s chirography at various ages, from boyhood until a day or tw... ...ally complete, I re resolved to print it in connection with a biography of Mr. Hawthorne which I had in prepara tion. But upon further consideration ... ...ly sorry that he had done it, and called up an extra portion of reserve to freeze the rest of the interview. He continued, coolly enough, “I remember ...

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..., by name Rich- ard T. Greene. He was enabled to discover himself again to Mr. Melville through the publication of the present volume, and their acqua... ...s letters to our author. One of his children was named for the latter, but Mr. Melville lost trace of him in recent years. With the author’s rescue fr... ...hor’s family and that of Justice Shaw having been renewed about this time. Mr. Melville became engaged to Miss Elizabeth Shaw, the only daughter of th... ... The wanderings of our nautical Othello were thus brought to a conclusion. Mr. and Mrs. Melville resided in New York 9 Melville City until 1850, when... ...sed a farmhouse at Pittsfield, their farm adjoining that formerly owned by Mr. Melville’s uncle, which had been inherited by the latter’s son. The new... ...lt a more startling revul- sion. A single drop of the cold fluid seemed to freeze every drop of blood in my body; the fever that had been burning in m...

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...a Puritan going to meeting. “Why, monsieur?” said Cerizet. “Who are you?” “Mr. William Barker, a creditor of M. d’Estourny’s; and I can prove to you t... ...tbout; we must ascertain whether this sham Englishman is our foe.” At noon Mr. Samuel Johnson’s black servant was solemnly waiting on his master, who ... ...ll of furniture, which she will let her have, no doubt. Madame can receive Mr. Johnson more suitably there, for the furniture is still very decent, an... ...whom the Baron de Nucingen did not recognize, “I am delighted to introduce Mr. Samuel Johnson. He is a great admirer of M. de Nucingen’s talents.” “In... ...g from his cheeks at the end of a wet furrow. “They are waiting dinner for Mr. Johnson,” said Europe, putting her head in a moment after. Peyrade made... ... of the Conciergerie would smile with an expression on his lips that would freeze the mere suggestion in the most daring of ro- mancers who defy proba...

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...more than one York- shire schoolmaster lays claim to being the original of Mr. Squeers. One worthy, he has reason to believe, has actually 6 THE LIFE... ...eld him in con- versation while the other took his likeness; and, although Mr. Squeers has but one eye, and he has two, and the published sketch does ... ...e ventures to suggest that these contentions may arise from the fact, that Mr. Squeers is the representative of a class, and not of an individual. Whe... ... he did not state now, in his own person, emphatically and earnestly, that Mr. Squeers and his school are faint and feeble pictures of an ex- isting r... ...T THERE ONCE LIVED, in a sequestered part of the county of Devonshire, one Mr Godfrey Nickleby: a worthy gentleman, who, taking it into his head rathe... ...asts of those it clothes, but extending its influence to sum- mer friends, freezes up their sources of good-will and kindness, and withering all the b...

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... instant, Alex and Marian froze in place, as if they were playing “Simon Says Freeze”. Marian immediately adjusted her clothes and tried patting her ... ...is campaign," Walter said with a great deal of hostility?" "Let me ask you, Mr. Baker," Brand countered, "do you believe this is a true campaign f... ...ntial way." Walter Baker opened the door to Senator Artemis' suite. "Hello, Mr. Baker," Father Salvi said. "Come in," Walter said without any fa... ...dollars. Like it or not, we're on our way." A voice came over the intercom, "Mr. Brand is here." "Send him in," Marion said. Michael Brand walke... ... saw it, too, Father?" Brand asked as Alex brought over the brandy. "Indeed, Mr. Brand." "So, there really is an Angle of Death?" Brand asked stil... ...pause. Brand gulped his drink, and poured himself another. "You are scared, Mr. Brand," Gallucci observed. "Shitless." "That is good. Fear is a...

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...affer was no neophyte and had no fancies. Chapter 2 THE MAN FROM SOMEWHERE MR AND MRS VENEERING were bran-new people in a bran- new house in a bran-ne... ...ny houses might be said to represent the dining-table in its normal state. Mr and Mrs V eneering, for example, arranging a dinner, ha- bitually starte... ... sometimes, T wemlow was pulled out to his utmost extent of twenty leaves. Mr and Mrs V eneering on occasions of ceremony faced each other in the cent... ...most devoted affection and tender confidence. Thus it had come about, that Mr Twemlow had said to himself in his lodgings, with his hand to his forehe... ... is life!’—announces, ‘Mis-ter T wemlow!’ Mrs Veneering welcomes her sweet Mr T wemlow. Mr Ve- neering welcomes his dear T wemlow . Mrs V eneering doe... ...ave a bit o’ breakfast afore we start?’ said Riderhood. ‘It ain’ t good to freeze a empty stomach, Master.’ Without a sign to show that he heard, Brad...

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... thou, could he— the blind Old Man— arise Like Samuel from the grave, to freeze once more The blood of monarchs with his prophecies, Or be a... ... but a moment’s act.—Ah! well a day! My teeth begin to chatter, my veins freeze Alfonso first examined well their fashion, And then flew out ... ...gers, nor Commit—flirtation with the muse of Moore. Thou shalt not covet Mr. Sotheby’s Muse, His Pegasus, nor anything that ‘s his; Thou sha... ...hrown By them per hour, and they had all been undone, But for the maker, Mr. Mann, of London. Byron’s Don Juan “Canto Two” 48 As day advance... ...d the Hellespont, As once (a feat on which ourselves we prided) Leander, Mr. Ekenhead, and I did. So here, though faint, emaciated, and stark, ... ... Find one, each day of the delightful year; Bewitching, torturing, as they freeze or glow, And—what is worst of all—won’t let you go: The sort o...

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...d therefore, by the aid of his reflections and a remainder of the impetus, Mr. Patrick O’Donnell stepped into a carriage of the train like any ordinar... ... the word shook up all the chap- ters to pour out their poison. CHAPTER II MR. ADISTER MR. PATRICK O’DONNELL drove up to the gates of Earlsfont notwit... ...ssumed the social character on his being requested to follow his card into Mr. Adister’s library. He took his impression of the hall that had heard he... ...trick’s opening speech concluded on the sound of a short laugh coming from Mr. Adister. It struck the young Irishman’s ear as injurious and scornful i... ...y the tail, and he was enlightened upon a domestic un- happiness, although Mr. Adister had not spoken miserably. The ‘dash of the mother’ was thrown i... ...with an iron bridle on the tongue outside to a foot of the door. Arctic to freeze the boldest bud of liberty! I’ d like a French chanson from ye, Pat,...

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...torm at Wick? It requires a little of the artistic tempera- ment, of which Mr. T. S., C.E., possesses some, whatever he may say. I can’t look at it pr... ... got that out – but don’t say it to anybody – seal of secrecy. Please tell Mr. Babington that I have never forgotten one of his drawings – a Rubens, I... ... talk about. 14 The Letters of R. L. Stevenson: V ol. 1 I do wish you and Mr. Babington would think better of it and come north this summer. We shoul... ...cing, we all – that is the two Russian ladies, Robinet the French painter, Mr. and Mrs. Johnstone, two governesses, and fit- ful kids joining us at in... ...inscription cut into it evidently by the father’s own hand. In church, old Mr. Torrence preached – over eighty, and a relic of times forgotten, with h... ...l, northerly draught, for the first time, it was pinching. Usually, it may freeze, or snow, or do what it pleases, you feel it not, or hardly any. Tha...

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...ances given in the Notes to Law?s Memorials, by his ingenious friend, Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, Esq., and also indicated in his reprint of the Rev. Mr. Symson?s poems appended to the Large Description of Galloway, as the original of the Bride of Lammermoor, the Author feels himself now at liberty to tell the tale as he had it from connexions of his own, who lived very ne...

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...es Kirkpatrick Sharpe, Esq., and also indicated in his reprint of the Rev. Mr. Symson’s poems appended to the Large Description of Galloway, as the or... ...there, into which even the law did not scrupulously inquire. The credulous Mr. Law says, generally, that the Lord Presi- dent Stair had a daughter, wh... ...,” he says, “was supposed to be possessed with an evil spirit.” My friend, Mr. Sharpe, gives another edition of the tale. According to his information... ...scene into mourning. We preserve the reply of the servant as a specimen of Mr. Symson’s verses, which are not of the first quality: Sir, ’tis truth yo... ...r till the resurrection. ‘Tis then the Saints enjoy their full perfection. Mr. Symson also poured forth his elegiac strains upon the fate of the widow... ... broken, the Lord Keeper was re- solved it should not have time against to freeze. It had been 157 Sir Walter Scott part of his plan to stun and conf...

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.......................................................................... 43 MR. HIGGINBOTHAM’S CATASTROPHE................................................ ... of celibacy on that of 12 Twice Told Tales the gentleman. At sixty-five, Mr. Ellenwood was a shy, but not quite a secluded man; selfish, like all me... ...roaching marriage of this woman of the world with such an unworldly man as Mr. Ellenwood was announced soon after Mrs. Dabney’s return to her native c... ...ations of expediency which she would be far more likely to appreciate than Mr. Ellenwood; and there was just the specious phantom of sen- timent and r... ...row, and death. The awe-struck silence was first broken by the clergyman. “Mr. Ellenwood,” said he, soothingly, yet with somewhat of authority, “you a... ... laughing himself. “You think my ambition as non- sensical as if I were to freeze myself to death on the top of Mount Washington, only that people mig...

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...ariety, and is allied to moral insanity.” “Whenever a man’s life,” writes Mr. Nisbet, “is at once sufficiently illustrious and recorded with sufficie... ...n, for- get this complication, and call all happiness, as such, religious. Mr. Havelock Ellis, for example, identifies religion with the entire field ... ...g of the pres- ence of spirits (of whom, I said, I was often dimly aware), Mr. Putnam entered into an argument with 70 The V arieties of Religious Ex... .... 91, 122. In my last lecture I quoted to you the ultra-radical opinion of Mr. Havelock Ellis, that laughter of any sort may be considered a religious... .... They form a psychic type to be studied with respect.[46] [45] I refer to Mr. Horatio W. Dresser and Mr. Henry Wood, especially the former. Mr. Dress... ...listen to Saint Augustine’s speculations: “Who gave to chaff such power to freeze that it preserves snow buried under it, and such power to warm that ... ...eserved. This world may indeed, as science assures us, some day burn up or freeze; but if it is part of his order, the old ideals are sure to be broug...

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... had struck the W orld Trade Center, adding “that’s all we know right now, Mr. President.” 184 At the White House,Vice President Dick Cheney had just ... ...athering in Pakistan in April 1991. 33 By 1994, the Saudi government would freeze his financial assets and revoke his citizenship. 34 He no longer had... ...er position to make a judgment on the feasi- bility of this than, perhaps, Mr. Clarke?” 150 Beyond a large-scale political-military commitment to buil... ...e other princip[als] basically say- ing ‘we’ll go along with your decision Mr. Director,’ and implicitly saying that the Agency will hang alone if the... ...nt’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) the ability to search for and freeze any Bin Ladin or al Qaeda assets that reached the U.S. financial sys... ...nited States took aggressive actions to designate terrorist financiers and freeze their money, in the United States and through resolutions of the Uni... ...disclosing secrets. These early missteps made other countries unwilling to freeze assets or otherwise act merely on the basis of a U.S. action. Multil... ...us virtually ensuring that little money is actually frozen.Worldwide asset freezes have not been adequately enforced and have been easily circumvented...