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...’s countrymen,—I cannot but wonder that universal France did not adopt his theory at a moment’s warning. But is there not something very char acteris... ...invariably do,—he had grown to be the bond slave. It was his philanthropic theory. This was a result exceedingly sad to contemplate, consid ering tha... ...ion under which our millennium had com menced. My hope was, that, between theory and practice, a true and available mode of life might be struck out;... ...should probably cease to be anything else. While our enterprise lay all in theory, we had pleased ourselves with delectable visions of the spiritualiz... ...eady completed would work quietly into his system. So plausible looked his theory, and, more than that, so practical,—such an air of reasonableness ha... ...t glance, imperfect and sidelong as it was, had sufficed to convey subtile information of the truth. At any rate, it was with no positive surprise, bu...

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...foreign nations whenever, they interfere with us. V oice: I only asked for information. I am a Republican my- self. Mr. LINCOLN: Y ou and I will be on... ...cently made a little effort, not seeming to notice that he had a different theory, has made an effort to get rid of that. He has written a letter, add... ...y for Governor. I addressed you at once, at Galena, asking for your latest information. As you are at Washington, that letter you will receive some ti... ...them now? I am your true friend and sincere well-wisher, A. LINCOLN. EARLY INFORMATION ON ARMY DEFECTION IN SOUTH TO D. HUNTER. (Private and Confident... ...of dispensing patronage, it perhaps will surprise you to learn that I have information that you claim to have my authority to arrange that matter in N... ...deem it best to pursue. It is proper that I should avail myself of all the information and all the time at my com- mand, in order that when the time a...

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...sure. They are now rich and hungry and thirsty—a strange 13 Joseph Conrad theory of tenacious gringo ghosts suffering in their starved and parched fl... ... affected by the one great fact of a silver mine, had no objection to this theory of the world’s future. If it had seemed distasteful for a moment it ... ...e Republic of Costaguana, lock, stock, and barrel. But, in fact, the hobby theory was the right one. It interested the great man to attend personally ... ...ry calm before this outburst, “was intoxicated with vanity. We had all the information, not from Moraga only; from others, too. There was his brother ... ...State papers that are inspired here, in this room, in blind deference to a theory of political purity. Hadn’t you Charles Gould before your eyes? Rey ... ...f the cathedral with Nostromo, after sending out the cable message for the information of a more or less attentive world. Strangely enough, though the... ... towards the faith- ful Ribierist municipality of Esmeralda. Later on, the information that the commandant was holding as- semblies of officers in the... ... the San Tome mine. The seized correspon- dence had confirmed his previous information of a large amount of silver ingots lying in the Sulaco Custom H... ...say. They are queer, the good people of Sulaco, and I have got much useful information simply by listening pa- tiently to the talk of the women that e...

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...body knows the story of another experimental phi losopher who had a great theory about a horse being able to live without eating, and who demonstrate... ...he office as if in search of some person who would afford him the required information. ‘Officer!’ said Mr. Fang, throwing the paper on one side, ‘wha... ...s very wisely reducing the good lady’s proceedings to matters of maxim and theory: and, by a very neat and pretty compliment to her exalted wisdom and... ...omise you that! Now, let us talk about some thing else.’ This was all the information Oliver could obtain about the picture at that time. As the old ... ...heard of. The above reward will be paid to any per son who will give such information as will lead to the discovery of the said Oliver Twist, or tend... ...e boy.’ It is not improbable that if Mr. Bumble had been possessed of this information at an earlier period of the interview, he might have imparted a... ... warn’t of no more use than the other plant.’ The Jew looked blank at this information. After ruminat ing for some minutes with his chin sunk on his ...

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... one thing which may be the truth,’ said Alethea, as if she was asking for information, ‘that duty and love may be identical? Is not St. Paul’s de- sc... ...ry like the duty to our neighbour?’ ‘The practice is the same, but not the theory,’ said Lily. ‘Now, what is called duty, seems to me to be love doing... ...s bad.’ ‘But do you mean to say,’ exclaimed Lily, ‘that you set this human theory above the authority of the Bible?’ ‘It is common sense,’ said Mauric... ... and all for the sake of detailing her discoveries in exchange for similar information with Mrs. Appleton, or some equally suitable confidante.’ ‘Is t... ...ily. ‘Oxford,’ exclaimed Jane, quite forgetting whence she had derived her information, ‘he is a fellow of—’ ‘Indeed?’ said Lily; ‘how do you know tha... ...stern, and cold, and unlovable; I was ingratitude itself. I made a foolish theory, that regard for duty makes people cold and stern, and that feeling,... ...ccident, you are chiefly to blame. Where was the powder?’ Maurice gave his theory and his facts, ending with the pow- 182 Scenes and Characters der-h...

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...ing, they like be- ing up there.” Then, abruptly, Benham comes back to his theory. “Fear, you see, is the inevitable janitor, but it is not the ruler ... ...the present range and use of fear that led gradually to some- thing like a theory of control and discipline. The second of his two dominating ideas wa... ...ride, and I haven’t. So far as the habit of pride goes, I come over to the theory of aristocracy.” Benham said nothing, but he put down Sidney and Bea... ... 3 3 It is not to be supposed that Benham came to town only with a general theory of aristocracy. He had made plans for a career. Indeed, he had plans... ...ill a credible basis for the adventure of a young man with an aristocratic theory in his mind. These were the days when the strain and extremity of a ... ...manda more wonderful than any church. He poured out great accumulations of information and compliments before her. Benham dropped behind, went astray ... ... of Benham’s party with apprehensive inquiry. Giorgio shouted some sort of information that made the 175 H G Wells soldiers brighten up and stare up ...

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..., which I fan- cied might enlighten him on the subjects on which he needed information, though I feared they might be rather out of date; and whenever... ...a, but ar- gued, and insisted on his own treatment of himself, and his own theory of the accident, till he as good as told the doctor that he was an o... ...ack!” “Yes,” said Dora, who was fond of Mr, T racy, and glad to impart her information, “on his back, with his boots stick- ing out on each side, so f... ...ng out on each side, so funnily!” Lord Erymanth endeavoured to swallow the information suavely by the help of a classical precedent, and said, with a ... ... when he grew more confiden- tial, he elicited short plain answers full of information in short compass, and not very palatable. The estate was “not g... ...nfluenced by the example of Prometesky, regarded him as a proof of his own theory, and talked of the Slavonic 200 My Young Alcides temperamen... ...ening that he had to summon you, Miss Alison, to his help; but he had some theory of sentiment to account for it, and man- aged, as people do, to put ...

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...oley’s first delight, and he had the advantage of hints from Gibson on the theory of his admiration, such as suited his love of analysis. He poured fo... ...money, but then it is one of the best uses to which I can apply it; for my theory is, that help and assistance is wanted in this way, and I would wish... ...eep the machine moving; and then to be made acquainted with such a mass of information respecting Church government and discipline, educational scheme... ...’ This meeting was called by the Australian Board of Mis- sions to receive information or propositions concerning the missions to the Australians and ... ...do for the good of the needy. ‘I don’t know how this might be said to be a theory tend- ing to revolutionise society; but I think I do know that there... ...hem; and thus there sometimes seemed to the exterior world to be a lack of information about the Mission. The letters of January 1860 show how the lad... ...e, suppos- ing the New Zealand troubles to be all over. I gave him all the information he wanted, told him that I did not want a vessel to come with t... ...h while for you to keep a copy by you to show to any person who wishes for information. ‘It is not necessary at all that a man should have a taste for... ...Jowett’s and Stanley’s! Jowett actually avows a return to the old exploded theory of the inaccurate use of language in the Greek Testament. This must ...

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... tell you? You know you have. You have attrapped me—catched me—to give you information; you have asked me to show you the dress of mine my Lady must h... ...“Because you have known it perfectly before you prayed me to give you that information. Because you have known perfectly that I was en r r r raged!” I... ... heat in India, and the serpents and the tigers; and as she picked up such information much faster than grammar, I told her what I knew on those point... ...nly may and can, or shall and will, be reclaimed ac cording to somebody’s theory but nobody’s practice. And in the hopeful meantime, T om goes to per... ...physician! General George will help us out.” It is hopeless to ask for any information about General George, and would be, though Miss Flite had not a... ...ther, is it, my dears?” says Mr. Bucket, referring to Quebec and Malta for information on the sub ject of young Woolwich. “And a nice brother he is—h...

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...- rifaction! There was no such word in my language! I knew about putrifaction, though! I thought it was a stone; so would you, if you was cleaning up ... ...th them for awhile during our stay; and they had besides a permanent lodger, in the form of Mrs. Hanson’s brother, Irvine Lovelands. I spell Irvine by...

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...arlows, and the fact that they had sub-let their flat before leaving. This information obtained, Darrow pro- posed to Miss Viner that they should stro... ...women rave about on platforms?” “Oh, I don’t think she pretended to have a theory—” “She hadn’t even that excuse?” “She had the excuse of her loneline... ... more and more from the thought of Miss Painter’s return, since what- ever information the latter brought would necessitate some fresh decision. What ... ...e spoken vow, or the deeper piety of the unspoken dedication? What was his theory, what his inner conviction in such matters? But what did she care fo... ... plans were uncertain, had at first made some difficulty about giving this information; and Anna guessed that the girl had left her friends’ roof, and... ...ut he replied that she had gone away the day before. Beyond this he had no information to impart, and after a moment’s hesitation Anna sent him back t...

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...months I have figured at it. Without seeming to do so, I have been getting information on build- ing from the department of public works, from archite... ...y with people to whom science and letters were of no importance, and whose information did not go beyond their specialty, having no time to give to hi... ...ainter Sommervieux. Astronomers lived on spiders. These striking points of information on the French lan- guage, on dramatic art, politics, literature... ...l as evil actions from those about him, and justifying such demands on the theory of personal interest, he despised men too much, believing them all c... ...own, or millionaire? Reflect upon it; I have now laid before you the whole theory of the modern loan-system. Come and see me often; you’ll always find... ...eanor, and prepared his ideas. 244 Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau “What information is it that you need?” asked Pillerault. “There is no dispute as...

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...it ‘s the first time you have told me I am not clever.” “Well, by your own theory I can’t call it a mistake,” answered his sister, pertinently enough.... ... is an artist—my cousin is an artist,” said Gertrude; and she offered this information to every one who would receive it. She offered it to herself, a... ...tter’s influence upon her husband was such as to justify, strikingly, that theory of the elevating effect of easy intercourse with clever women which ...

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...oceeding and discovered that he was a dynamiter needing privacy. Upon that theory he pro- cured the key, explored the house carefully, said darkly tha... ...g. Then his face assumed an expression of danger- ous civility. “Is it any information to you,” he said, with im- mense politeness, “when I remark tha... ...hair, where a piece of bind- ing was loose, and, possibly to carry out her theory of an observant disposition, she turned and asked him for a pin. Mr....

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...about the living-room in his honest socks. But she would not listen to his theory that “all this romance stuff is simply moonshine—elegant when you’re... ... to stand by while he fills an automo- bile radiator and chucks me bits of information. “If I stood by and admired him long enough, I would be content... ...he exuberant manner of a new star presented to the executive committee her theory, “What we want in a play is humor and pep. There’s where Ameri- can ... ... have some splendid speakers. If the people don’t carry off so much actual information, they do get a lot of new ideas, and that’s what counts.” Durin... ...olored turban, Carol’s sweetness, Carol’s new low shoes, Carol’s erroneous theory that there was no need of strict discipline in school, Carol’s amiab... ...her people too much. You fuss over Carol Kennicott when she has some crazy theory that we all ought to turn anarchists or live on figs and nuts or som... ...fic spirit, the international mind, which would make it great. It picks at information which will visibly procure money or social distinction. Its con... ... unfortunate morning incidents? she viewed Aunt Bessie only as a source of information, and was able to ignore her hint, pointed by a coyly shaken fin... ...tempo- rary courage of panic. The thing she gained in Washing- ton was not information about office-systems and labor unions but renewed courage, that...

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...red shepherd made his saluta- tion duly to the young lady, and uttered the information that there was a black cloud, like snow, coming up over the fel... ...l, or stand on the sea-shore studying the tides, and trying to construct a theory about them. King Henry was satisfied with ‘Hitherto shalt thou come ... ...Barnet. At Bolton Abbey Harry found monks who encour- aged his craving for information on natural science, and could carry him on much farther in thes...

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...- sion I have known in the old George. Each man, before we parted, had his theory that he was bound to prove; and none of us had any nearer business i... ...how I have waited here all night to be ready at your service. I only asked information; I only urged you to consider; and I still urge and beg you to ... ...e have much in common to discuss.’ ‘I have only a word to say—one piece of information to communicate. Some months ago, we had—you will par- don my re...

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...husband by one of his associates in the Blue Star enterprise. The only new information conveyed in the letter was the fact of its showing Boyne, when ... ...vine with what object Boyne intended to seek his assistance. This negative information, sole fruit of the first fortnight’s fe- verish search, was not... ...e exclaimed. “Then I repeat that I don’t understand. It was a part of your theory that the greatest possible publicity should be given to our view of ...

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... opportunity for such asking. If there has been intimacy between you, such information should have come naturally,—as a thing of course. You have made... ... after my old friend, Miss Wharton?’ ‘Well;—yes.’ ‘You had better get more information than I can give you. But, of course, before anything of that ki... ...geous truth which her father was wont to attribute to it, she regarded his theory as based on legends, as in earlier years was the theory of the coura... ... intended to stand, and he at once sig- nified his desire to give way. The information reached him from Mr Frank Gresham, of Greshambury, a gentleman ... ...loose without any danger. One has little birds that give one all manner of information, and one little bird has told me that Sir Orlando and Mr Roby d... ...g there was no need at all of real coffee or real guano, and explained his theory with considerable elo- quence. ‘If I buy a ton of coffee and keep it... ...d was justified in no expenditure. On her own account she would ask for no information. She was too proud to request that from him which should be giv... ... throughout the night, the air is loaded with a succession of shrieks. The theory goes that each separate shriek,—if there can be any separation where... ...nd evil re- sults might follow. But he cannot bring himself to credit that theory of individual notices. At T enway Junction there are a half-a-dozen ...

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...r, brought in by a girl at home from service; but he will have it that his theory is proved. Then I meant him to keep clear of it. He has al- ways bee... ...t you will afford.’ ‘I’ve no notion of being experimented on to prove your theory,’ said Aubrey, still ready for lazy mischief. For be it known that t... ...ady was constantly adduced by each doctor as a convincing proof of his own theory. ‘Well, I do hope that will go off!’ exclaimed Ethel, as soon as her... ...s as if they had been timidly kept out of sight. And whether Hugh Miller’s theory be right or wrong, his grand fervid language leaves the conviction t... ...h. ‘Yes, considering who it was, I do not wonder that you feel the passion-theory as insulting as the accusation.’ ‘I ought not,’ said Leonard, redden... ...in not having told him all, when he could have gone to Blewer and gathered information as no professional person could do; then lamented that he had l... ...me, the newspaper that George Rivers attentively pressed upon him bore the information that Wednesday, the 21st, would be the day, according to usage,... ...omments on her last inquiries, and entreaties that she would give him full information of all details of their present life: ‘It will carry me along w...