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...r opinion was not listened to. Nevertheless, in spite of her apparent self-control, when she saw her hus- band giving way so mildly under a catastroph... ...e was strictly economical for her- self and in certain details of domestic management. Such con- duct is incompatible with the easy-going habits of ar... ...or of the Cat and Racket. At breakfast she observed certain changes in the management of the house which did honor to Lebas’ good sense; the assistant... ...and gladness turn chill, color- 49 Balzac less, and indifferent? I cannot control my heart!” “So much the worse, sweet child. But I fancy I know all ...

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...cient lucidity to tell himself, a moment later, that his last hope of self-control would be lost if he yielded to the temptation of seeing a hidden pu... ... it was easy to allay the fears of Alexa who, scrupulously vigilant in the management of the household, preserved the American wife’s usual aloofness ... ...apon, he had seized the one most apt to wound. Flamel’s muscles were under control, but his face showed the undefinable change produced by the slow in... ...d this in silence. The other’s outbreak seemed to have reinforced his self-control, and when he spoke it was with a deliberation implying that his cou...

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...ister acted very sensibly,’ said Mrs. Nesbit, with em- phasis. ‘V ery good management; though Theodora was some- 38 Heartsease what taken by surprise... ...ad more sense, but since John has had his ear, everything has been past my management. I cannot bear to see Arthur’s cool way—but no wonder. There wil... ... pranks. We used to tell her she ruled the govern- esses, and no one could control her—nor can—’ ‘But she is very good,’ repeated Violet, puzzled. ‘ A... ...use to you to talk it over with me. There was a time when I considered the management of such an income; and though it never came to practice, mine ma... ...ep from bursting into tears, and telling all her griefs; and she could not control the rapid agitated tones that belied her repeated assurances that n... ...en, and as they stooped to pick up the articles, Arthur again wept without control as he took up a little frock, half made, with the needle hanging to... ...things passing that would have greatly astonished her. Sarah had taken the management of every- thing, including her master; and with iron composure a... ...d Miss Gardner; ‘we know she is rather high-spirited, and not very fond of control. I can quite enter into your feelings of responsibility, but from m... ...o colour it rightly; but she was weary and lan- guid, and wanted spirit to control the conversation. 307 Yonge ‘So, Violet, Fanshawe’s appointment wa...

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...awe of Pompey, and kept on his guard against him, as appeared by his whole management of the war, which he was observed to conduct much more warily th... ...a, Sertorius drove them both out of that part of Spain which was under his control, and forced them for want of necessaries to retreat into prov- ince... ...overboard, and drowned him. This piratic power having got the dominion and control of all the Mediterranean, there was left no place for naviga- tion ... ... possessions by sea and land. For by that law, there were placed under his control all ports, markets, and storehouses, and in short, all the concerns... ...y being appointed chief purveyor, and having within his administration and management all the corn trade, sent abroad his factors and agents into all ... ...gs impotent, and disobedience and insubordina- tion grown too strong to be controlled by the magistrates, were quitting it as fast as the others came ... ...g, as it were, by the display of the beauty of his own temperance and self-control, bade them be removed, as he would have done so many lifeless image... ...he favor he had done him, and desired his counsel and assis- tance, in the management of this office. Cato made answer, that what he had spoken on any... ... his opinion, commendable and brave. This disposition made him dislike the management of the city. The citizens lay dissolved in supine idleness and p...

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... other and more inconsiderable and scattered owners, left nearly the whole management of the ship’s affairs to these two. And I did not know but what ... ...days, the captain’s authority was restricted to the navigation and general management of the vessel: while over the whale hunting department and all i... ...rt, were it not like lead. But my whole clock’s run down; my heart the all controlling weight, I have no key to lift again. (A burst of revelry from t... ...ide by side with the split wrecks of ships. No mercy, no power but its own controls it. Panting and snorting like a mad battle steed that has lost its... ...eight in its middle, while the other end is secured to the ship. By adroit management the wooden float is made to rise on the other side of the mass, s... ...erboard. Nor could I possibly forget that, do what I would, I only had the management of one end of it. 1 I have hinted that I would often jerk poor Q... ... conspicuous of the features; and since it perhaps most modifies and finally controls their combined expression; hence it would seem that its entire abs... ...le being suspended a few inches beneath them by the cords. By very heedful management, when the ship drew nigh, the whale was transferred to her side,... ..., when it is connected with an occupied ship or boat, by any medium at all controllable by the occupant or occupants, — a 380 Chapter 89 Fast Fish an...

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...ys, the captain’s authority was restricted to the navi- gation and general management of the vessel; while over the whale-hunting department and all i... ...h the split wrecks of ships. No mercy, no power 268 Moby Dick but its own controls it. Panting and snorting like a mad battle steed that has lost its... ...buck, his official superior, quietly resigned to him for the time the sole management of affairs. One small, helping cause of all this liveliness in S... ...erboard. Nor could I possibly forget that, do what I would, I only had the management of one end of it.* I have hinted that I would often jerk poor Qu... ...onspicuous of the features; and since it perhaps most modifies and finally controls their combined ex- pression; hence it would seem that its entire a... ... being suspended a few inches be- neath them by the cords. By very heedful management, when the ship drew nigh, the whale was transferred to her side,... ..., when it is connected with an occupied ship or boat, by any medium at all controllable by the occupant or occupants,— a mast, an oar, a nine-inch cab...

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...help me keep things together.” “W ell, sir, I’ve often offered to take the management of things, but you know you’ve taken it ill always, and seemed t... ...ed them immedi- ately, unable to rest without hearing every word—trying to control himself, but conscious that if any one noticed him, they must see t... ...r the women of her generation—unless, like Priscilla, they took to outdoor management—were not given to much walking beyond their own house and garden...

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...sed; for assuredly, at my age, I might—intrusted as I am with the care and management of myself in every other particular—expect that the cause of exc... ... the romance of my situation, together with the glorious inde- pendence of control which I possessed at the moment, for the comforts of that chimney-c... ...an back and listen. ‘Maybe you think, Alan, because I have, doubtless, the management of some actions in dependence, whilk my wor- thy clients have in... ...ll your coming of age, or my Lord Chancellor’s warrant, shall give you the management of your own affairs, which, if you can gather your brains again,... ...h the haughty spirit of his father, that he became impa- tient of domestic control, resisted paternal authority, and fi- nally fled from his father’s ... ...I answered; ‘and though you keep my person prisoner, these are beyond your control.’ ‘Oh, I can read the book,’ he said, ‘without opening the leaves. ... ...on a silly country Justice and his knavish clerk, a right to direct and to control my mo- tions. The danger which awaited me in England, and which I m... ...ltless of evil towards the lad.” But he answered and said, “I will not be controlled in this matter.” And he is gone forth and hath not returned, and...

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...tom of the well; when Learoyd sat in the niche, giving sage counsel on the management of 16 Soldiers Three ‘tykes,’ and Mulvaney, from the crook of t... ...noon, among the elder pupils. A girl giggles till the giggle gets be- yond control. Then she throws up her head, and cries, ‘Honk, honk, honk,’ like a... ...in my room? No—not C.I.E. Something else. What was it? CAPT. G. (Trying to control his voice.) Minnie, I’m here. (Bending over bed.) Don’t you know me... ... roll of the gangs. With all his heart and soul he swore at the winder who controlled the iron drum that wound up the wire rope on which hung the cage...

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...word became the national weapon had there been more dexterity shown in its management than by the hands of Sergeant Troy, and never had he been in suc... ...63 it was fresh as spring. Her culpability lay in her making no attempt to control feeling by subtle and careful inquiry into consuences. She could sh... ...l discuss it at our leisure. My intention is ultimately to retire from the management altogether, and until you can take all the expenditure upon your... ... allow me.’ ‘O yes, certainly.’ ‘It is that I may soon have to give up the management of your farm, Mrs Troy. The fact is, I am thinking of leaving En...

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...ed. My mastery the Fickle Goddess owned, And even Chance, submitting to control, Grasped by the forelock, yielded to my will. Yet—though above ... ...he almost entirely neglected the pursuit of his field-sports, and even the management of his property; and to such a pitch did his eagerness and infat... ...e with all that took his fancy was a natural propensity which he could not control. But, in short, it is very manifest that he had one alone whom he m... ...thou art shrewd enough to know that our first movements are not in our own control; and one thing for the future bear in mind, that thou curb and rest... ...give me the injury I have done thee; for our first impulses are not in our control.” “That I see,” replied Sancho, “and with me the wish to speak is a... ... do not love you, no more is needed than the knowledge that I have no self-control as far as preservation of your patrimony is con- cerned; therefore,...

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...e A Penn State Electonic Classics Series Publication Abbeychurch, or Self-control and Self-conceit by Charlotte M. Yonge is a publication of the Penn... ...r the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Abbeychurch, or Self-control and Self-conceit by Charlotte M. Yonge, the Pennsylvania State Univ... ... an equal opportunity university. 3 CHARLOTTE M YONGE ABBEYCHURCH OR SELF-CONTROL AND SELF-CONCEIT BY CHARLOTTE M YONGE THE AUTHOR OF THE HEIR OF RED... ...lk, only just for the sake of going to sleep.’ ‘Yes, it requires some self-control,’ said Lady Merton. ‘Self-control!’ repeated Anne. ‘Mamma, I am sur... ...f-control!’ repeated Anne. ‘Mamma, I am sure that “Pa- tient cautious self-control is wisdom’s root,” must be your motto, for you are sure to tell me ... ...d Lady Merton; ‘the Mechanics’ Institute may perhaps be under your uncle’s management, and in that case—’ ‘Oh no,’ said Anne. ‘I do not think it is—at...

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... energetically styled lynxes—loups-cerviers. Finally, being independent of control, and tempted by the curiosity which every one must 64 Scenes from ... ...as Corentin says, it is not enough to be clever, you must have the gift of management. Poor dear M. Lenoir was right when he wrote to me in the matter... ...and then the twaddle and reflections which never lead to any change in the management of the prisons where eighteen hundred crimes are herded. “We mus... ...s, the Baron was now himself again, a masterly financier. He re- sumed the management of his affairs, and with such effect that his cashier, finding h... ... Europe with an air. “Mein Gott! I hafe no power over her.—I shall take de management of her little affairs——Dere, dere, go to com- fort her, and you ... ...roach on the power of an examining judge; nothing can stop him, no one can control him. He is a monarch, subject only to his con- science and the Law.... ...uggle between two natures has worked out in home-life. Now, Madame Camusot controlled her husband completely. When all in the house were asleep, the l... ...obody, it obeys its own conscience. The prison belongs to the Bench, which controls it absolutely. Poetry has taken possession of this so- cial theme,... ... Monsieur de Granville gazed slowly at Jacques Collin, and saw that he was controlling himself; but he saw, too, that what the governor said was true....

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...ad; his autocratic, his sacred baldness, smit- ten. Parsons was beyond all control—a strangeness, a mar- vel. Heaven knows how the artistic struggle h... ...l damage to lath and plaster and one of the castors. That moment when self-control was altogether torn aside, the shocked discovery of his father’s pe... ...the centre pointing out to Mr. Polly a number of interesting points in the management of peas, wrinkles neatly applied and difficulties wisely overcom... ...ome out wearing such a dangerous hat—flying at things. Said if he couldn’t control his hat he ought to leave it at home. High old jawbacious argument ... ...inery, and of Minnie’s af- fection and Miriam’s relative love of order and management. Mr. Polly stood by the window uneasily and thought how good and... ...- ment, flushed and awkwardly silent. His mind was altogether incapable of controlling its confusion. “I didn’t dream,” said Miriam, “you cared—. Some... ...lls, O’ Man. Benedictine collapse.” On the whole Johnson showed great self-control. “It’s your own affair, O’ Man,” he said, when things had been more... ...IV IV I HAVE HINTED that our Mother England had equipped Mr. Polly for the management of his internal concerns no whit better than she had for the dir... ...s. “Lord!” he said, reaching out hastily for the pepper. “One of Miriam’s! Management! I haven’t tasted such an egg for five years…. Wonder where she ...

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... basis was not sadness so much as a spirit given to contemplation and self-control. Judging by her hair, her coloring, and the shape of her features, ... ...one red gleam. Denham noticed that, although silent, she kept suffi- cient control of the situation to answer immediately her 7 Virginia Woolf mother... ... by any of the usual feminine amenities. They therefore sat silent, Denham controlling his desire to say something abrupt and explosive, which should ... ... come back at six.” “I don’t mean that.” Mr. Denham had recovered his self-control; he spoke with a quietness which made Katharine rather anxious that... ...uld not help loving him the better for his odd combination of Spartan self-control and what appeared to her romantic and childish folly. Ralph interes... ... of Greek and Latin, his knowledge of art and literature, his skill in the management of meters, and his ancient west-country blood. But the feeling t... ...ersonality which he dreaded. The whole situ- ation needed the most careful management lest it should degenerate into some degrading and disturbing exh...

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...urch. A new scheme for extending religion, had opened a new avenue to this control over the presbyteries. That opening was notori- 22 Theological Ess... ...amongst their endless files of any gradations corresponding to a system of controlling of- ficers; these spectacles, which are permanently offered by ... ..., whether positive or negative, as a reason for taking it out of all civil control. Now we may illustrate the peril of this arti- fice, by a reality a... ... undertaken upon this very plea of a spiritual power not amenable to civil control, a sort of warfare with Government, upon the ques- tion of their po... ...into hands which must have carried it far beyond the power of any party to control. Never, according to all human calculation, were eloquence and pres... ...where we had been grossly insulted by dogs; and to commit our cause to the management of these new allies. ‘Let us see,’ said we, ‘if they will speak ...

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...th around her, she became each hour more convinced of her own inability to control, or in any manner to superintend, the education of her orphan niece... ...onio took his seat on the carriage, and the dexterity he discovered in the management of his horses—this was in- fallible evidence of his acquaintance... ...paler, and his lip quivered with an agitation that apparently he could not control. Charlotte alone noticed the alteration, and, speaking in a low ton...

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...t office where a batch of pale men on small salaries had grown grey in the management of the Gryce estate, and where he was initiated with becoming re... ...rightened sound, and Mrs. Bart rose to her feet. “Ruined—?” she cried; but controlling herself instantly, she turned a calm face to Lily. “Shut the pa... ...thout having time to select the just note. Selden’s voice was under better control. “Why not?” he returned. “Y ou see I took no risks in being so.” An... ...ck to the same starting-point, and Lily felt that she was gradually losing control of the situation. Trenor was in truth in an unmanageable mood. In s... ...ored Lily to immediate lucidity. The collapse of Trenor’s will left her in control, and she heard herself, in a voice that was her own yet outside her... ... the latter confined himself to generalities his listener’s nerves were in control. Happily V an Alstyne prided himself on his summing up of social as... ...hucked her at dinner last night, and she thinks it was my fault—my want of management. The worst of it is, the message—just a mere word by telephone—c...

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... canna love just where other folks ‘ud have us. There’s nobody but God can control the heart of man. I could ha’ wished myself as Adam could ha’ made ... ...him as for his parchment deeds! And to be disgusted at every turn with the management of the house and the estate! In such circumstances a man necessa... ...aving a proper steward to look after th’ estate. And he’s lost more by ill management o’ the woods, I’ll be bound, than ‘ud pay for two stewards. If h... ...ng other folks right, you know—would have it Burge was the man to have the management of the woods. ‘A substantial man,’ says he, ‘with pretty near si... ...chelor.” “Well, then, it was so far settled yesterday that I’m to take the management o’ the woods. The captain sent for me t’ offer it me, when I was... ...brance of it. A way from him she was surrounded by all the motives to self-control. A sudden dread here fell like a shadow across his imagina- tion—th... ...ne started up from his chair, as if involuntarily, but then, determined to control himself, walked to the window and looked out. “She’s gone away, sir... ...m, and had felt so ever since we were lads....” Mr. Irwine, as if all self-control had forsaken him, grasped Adam’s arm, which lay on the table, and, ... ...uilding of his corn-rick had been proceeding a little too long without the control of the master’s eye, for when Adam had done speaking, he got up and...

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... began to appear. Those who cannot be en lightened by reason, can only be controlled by force; and this, coupled with her great privations, must soon... ...els, are kept; nor is it prob able that, so long as its present excellent management continues, any weapon, offensive or defensive, will ever be requ... ... met at the station at Lowell by a gentleman intimately connected with the management of the fac tories there; and gladly putting myself under his gu... ...ed humanity? Will it be believed that the eyes which are to watch over and control the wanderings of minds on which the most dreadful visitation to wh... ... accompanied to this prison by two gentlemen officially connected with its management, and passed the day in going from cell to cell, and talking with... ...of idlers and emigrants and children, who throng the lower deck: under the management, too, of reckless men whose acquaintance with its mysteries may ... ...to lash and maim the slaves, over whose lives and limbs he has an absolute control! But again: this class, together with that last one I have named, t...