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...uld have sent for the doctor; but the doctor has been all day long playing chess with me. He told me, laughing, that in these days there was but one m... ...ood mayor not a little. The judge of the district court held firmly to the theory of a Chouan leader or a body of Vendeans hotly pursued. Others were ...

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... and at these tables some fifty or seventy-five students [1. See Appendix C] were sitting. Some of them were sipping wine, others were playing cards, ... ...t easily, still he contrived to accomplish a slow and troublesome lun- cheon while the last duel was preparing. The man who was the worst hurt of all ... ... been boiled. The Germans are pretty sure to boil a trout or anything else if left to their own devices. This is an argument of some value in support ... ...d ladies occupy a tank together, and amuse themselves with rompings and various games. They have float- ing desks and tables, and they read or lunch o... ...rs object that water boils at a lower and lower tem- perature the higher and higher you go, and hence the appar- ent anomaly. I answer that I do not b... ...ut with the ice-axes, and it proved to be a piece of the undressed skin of some animal—a hair trunk, perhaps; but a close inspection disabled the hair... ...ther discussion and examination exploded it entirely—that is, in the opinion of all the scientists except the one who had advanced it. This one clung ... ...d the wastes of chaos in the company with the cave-bear, pri- meval man, and the other Oo”litics of the Old Silurian fam- ily.” Each of our scientists... ...rocession, March, Progress, Flight, Direction, Expedition, Train, Caravan, Passage, Stroke, Touch, Line, Flour- ish, Trait of Character, Feature, Line...

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...lord; And one the Master, as a rogue in grain V eneered with sanctimonious theory. But while they talked, above their heads I saw The feudal warrior l... ...ce up, Where we withdrew from summer heats and state, And had our wine and chess beneath the planes, And many a pleasant hour with her that’s gone, Er...

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... of Philosophy or History, has been written on the subject of Clothes. Our Theory of Gravitation is as good as perfect: Lagrange, it is well known, ha... ... on the Migrations of the Herring? Then, have we not a Doctrine of Rent, a Theory of Value; Philosophies of Language, of History, of Pottery, of Appar... ... Villains; while Councillors of State sit plotting, and playing their high chess-game, whereof the pawns are Men. The Lover whispers his mistress that... ... symbolically, perhaps significantly enough, shadowing forth the same! Our theory begins to be that, in receiving as literally au- thentic what was bu... ...akes scientific rank beside Codifica- tion, and Political Economy, and the Theory of the British Constitution; nay rather, from its prophetic height l...

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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... ...of the sunset, there whirled a great black mass, a horse like a long-nosed chess knight, the upper works of a gig, and Dangle in transit from front to... ...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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...ties; the peculiar pungency of the manure he got, in pursuit of a chemical theory of his own, has scarred my olfactory memories for a lifetime. The in... ...f red brick in the residential district out beyond the brickfields towards Chessington. The population doubled again and doubled again, and be- came p... ...the principles of Socialism pretty thoroughly, and we got up the Darwinian theory with the help of Britten’s medical-stu- dent brother and the galleri... ...imentalist, rather a po- seur, he affected a concise emphatic styl, played chess very well, betrayed a belief in will-power, and earned Britten’s se- ... ...ck’s Pi.” And I never disillusioned her by any subsequent levity from this theory of my innate and virginal piety. 6 6 6 6 6 It was against this harsh... ...of schemes of action when we returned to London, with the development of a theory of Margaret. Our marriage had done this much at least, that it had f... ...o voce. Next them are a group of anglicised Germans and highly specialised chess-players, and then two of the oddest- looking persons—bulging with doc... ...sing as my informant. She affected a cynical coarseness. She devel- oped a theory on the governance of England, beautifully frank and simple. “Give ‘u...

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...tive. His undergraduate socialism had expanded simply and sincerely into a theory of administrative philanthropy. He knew the Webbs. He was as success... ... by Beetham’s standards up to the ninth degree. But that is by the way. My theory about your case is that this produced a change in your blood, that q... ... on with their war knitting and Phoebe and Mr. Blent bent their brows over chess. Eleanor was reading the evening paper. Lady Ella sat on a high chair...

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...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... ...n, and they did little but read novels and childish sto- ries, and play at chess or backgammon. Jane was the best off. Mrs. Weston sent her a little s... ...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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...him all day long, and uneasy whenever he was not accounted for. She played chess with him, found books, and racked her brains to seek amusements for h... ...o regard Mr. and Mrs. Kendal in the same relation as the king and queen at chess. The day before the christening, Mr. Ferrars brought back Gilbert and... ...er themselves upon Mrs. Annesley. Winifred was as much surprised as if the chess-king had taken a knight’s move, but she encouraged his resolution, as... ...pursuits; he was becoming com- panionable to his father, and could play at chess sufficiently well to be a worthy antagonist in Mr. Kendal’s scientifi... ...ange of mind and sym- pathy as between Ulick and Mr. Kendal. Albinia had a theory that the friendship was too much watched to take; Sophy hated hersel... ...ne also becomes less thorough-going, because practice is more painful than theory, and one re- members consequences that have made themselves felt. It... ...straightway became engrossed in the logical and theological aspects of the theory; and Mrs. Dusautoy could hardly sup- press her smile at this unconsc...

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...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... ...felt that it would be cruel high treason to demonstrate which was the mere chess king. Poor Eustace! Harold had infected me enough with care for him t... ...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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...ational Guard—what time have we, if you please, to go to work?” “Beautiful theory of a do-nothing!” cried Emile Blondet, laughing. “No, my dear fellow... ...e going to bed, only to find my young gentleman perfectly well and playing chess with one of the nurses. On leaving the school I found the rain had ce... ...t tale to Marie-Gaston.” “That,” I answered laughing, “is against your own theory of secrecy, in which a third party is one too many.” “Oh, Marie-Gast... ...crifice was necessary for the public weal. Messieurs, I do not accept that theory. T o kill, without the necessity demonstrated a score of times of le... ...nly in order to seem composed, she said with feeling,— “ According to your theory of heroism you must think Mon- sieur de Sallenauve very foolish to h... ...h will only draw him to- wards you?” “My dear moralist, I don’t admit your theory in the least. As for Monsieur de Sallenauve, he will be much too bus...

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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... ...gs of Aubrey’s home life. 270 The Trial The rest were reduced to silence, chess, books, and mis- chief, except when a treat of facetious small talk w... ...dham?’ ‘I shall not twirl my thumbs. I shall make out a problem on my ship chess-board.’ ‘That’s the boy who was sent from the Antipodes, that he migh...

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...verything it pleased her to read. She thus obtained a knowledge of life in theory, and had no innocence of mind, though virgin personally. Her intelle... ... distortion of an abnor- mal soul. Do not cold analysis and matter-of-fact theory point to passions in such a woman? Does she judge, and not feel? Or,... ...uld falsify it. Calyste will do with me what he pleases. According to your theory, the more I am a woman the more I make myself his toy; for I am, and... ... Guenic had a son, and committed the mistake of nursing it herself, on the theory of most women in such cases. How is it pos- 211 Beatrix sible, they... ...tch the four periods of this happiness. It is neces- sary to show that the theory of marriage in the thirteenth arrondissement affects in like manner ... ...for to-night my plan will be made, and I shall have chosen the pawns on my chess- board to carry it out. In the days of her splendor Beatrix re- fused...

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...through, and found nearly thirty passages, all tending to support the same theory.’ ‘And is that the use you make of your Bible? And did you find no p... ...e drawing- room a little before the others, and challenged me to a game of chess. He did it without any of that sad but proud humil- ity he usually as... ...xcept to pass an idle hour, when there is nothing better you can do.’ ‘But chess-players are so unsociable,’ I objected; ‘they are no company for any ... ...then?’ ‘No.’ ‘You acknowledge my superiority?’ 249 Anne Brontë ‘Yes, as a chess-player.’ I rose to resume my work. ‘Where is Annabella?’ said Hargrav... ...f gratitude to him induce me to forget myself: let me remember the game of chess, the expressions he used on the occasion, and those indescribable loo...

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...ade serves to show the utility of democracy; he is at 189 Balzac once its theory and its practice, its alpha and its omega, in short, its “summum.” P... ...hidden wires, the handling of which amused him as though it were a game of chess where the pawns were alive, the knights caracoled, the bishops, like ... ...Fayes, who was on a visit to the chateau, were all playing either whist or chess. It was about half-past eleven o’clock when Joseph entered and told h...

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...hich are utterly contrary to our principles. Instead of being a sophist in theory, you will be a sophist in prac- tice.” “Ah! I am afraid of that,” sa... ...dmirable debates in your own mind, Lucien, and take up a lofty position in theory, and end by blameworthy actions. You will never be at one with yours... ... the merits of Cosmoramas, views of Constantinople, marionettes, automatic chess-players, and performing dogs who would pick you out the prettiest wom... ...ously hard. But by this time Lucien had adopted the “free-livers” pleasant theory of debts. Debts are becoming to a young man, but after the age of fi...

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... was, like a game with the figures set out, the same figures, the Queen of chess, the knights, the pawns, the same now as they were hundreds of years ... ...the past, and with the great figures of the past, a sort of little game of chess, or marionettes, all to 451 please themselves. They had all the grea... ... knowledge, for a long time. Then he rose, and went downstairs, to play at chess with one of the students. His face was open and clear, with a certain... ...d of love,’ he said. ‘I don’t believe it,’ she said. ‘It’s an obstinacy, a theory, a perversity.’ ‘Well—’ he said. ‘You can’t have two kinds of love. ...

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...ding ghosts, and nothing had opened to them. What was Italy in his eyes? A chess-board; and Italians were the chessmen to this cold player with live f... ..., and you have them.” Count Serabiglione diverged into a repetition of his theory of the policy and mission of superior intelligences, as regarded his... ...oria came down to the count and listened to a familiar illustration of his theory of the relations which should exist between Italy and Austria, deriv... ...a of such a character, my Carlo,” the signora looked at him, “is to take a chess-table and make your moves on it. ‘King—my duty;’ ‘Queen—my passion;’ ...

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...s! I sometimes think he is.’ ‘What? When you are quite sure of the other theory?’ ‘I mean I am quite sure while I am thinking about it, or reading R... ...a rubber, or play piquet, for he excelled in these arts, and still more in chess, and an evening with Mr. Dutton was quite a red-letter time with Nutt...

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...riticism, made it clear that his object must have been something else. One theory was that the book was a kind of allegory, setting forth the eternal ... ... like biddings at an auction, and a conventional language of gallantry and theory of love came into being that in time permeated the literature of Sou... ...s done to divert our idle thoughts; and as in well-ordered states games of chess, fives, and billiards are allowed for the diversion of those who do n...