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...led about your person.” 23 Frank Norris “Huh! no, it all goes for theatre tickets, and flowers, and boxes of candy for a certain girl I know. But”—an... ...respectable. I do not believe I should compromise my self-esteem at all in granting you an interview. I shall be at Luna’s res- taurant at seven preci... ...over half an hour ahead of time. The train had not even backed in, nor the ticket office opened. “I told you, Condy, I told you,” complained Blix, sin... ...especially nice to them on that wonderful morning. Even the supercil- ious ticket-seller at the San Francisco depot had un- bent, and wished them good...

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...se we shall take up some man, and put him upon one end or the other of the ticket, who declares himself against us in regard to the prevention of the ... ...d, I am for his occupying one place upon the next Republican or opposition ticket. I will heartily go for him. But unless he does so place himself, I ... ...an be no success 86 The Writings of Abraham Lincoln: V ol Five for such a ticket, nor anything like success. The good old max- ims of the Bible axe a... ...he afternoon of the said day, when the said sentence shall be executed. In granting this respite, it becomes my painful duty to ad- monish the prisone...

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...the state of things—the open window, the position of the boat, &c. And the ticket-clerk at the small Blewer Station stated that at about 12.15 at nigh... ...ight, Mr. Ward had walked in without baggage, and asked for a second-class ticket to London. Leonard here interposed an inquiry whether he had not sai... ...o London. Leonard here interposed an inquiry whether he had not said a day ticket, and the clerk recollected that he had done so, and had spoken of re... ...poilt!’ quoth Aubrey, as the Doctor followed the child into the carriage. ‘Granting reasonable wishes is not spoiling,’ said Ethel. ‘May the system su...

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...ons came to his concerts; now and then he quietly bestowed upon them opera tickets, when he needed some extra indulgence on ac- count of his frequent ... ...rd and stock, he hoped that the king would deign to reward his services by granting him at last the Legion of honor. T ruth compels us to say, in spit... ...Well then, send for a carriage to-morrow and let us go there. I will get a ticket early in the morning to view the premises.” “To-morrow, then, about ... ...pear than men; so carefully, in Paris especially, are articles and objects ticketed and numbered, houses watched, streets observed, places spied upon.... ... said of the offence to which you seem to make allusion. Madame Colleville granting favors to Mon- sieur de la Peyrade, and all the while intending to...

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...sicianless musicians’-gallery, and tapes- tries believed to illustrate the granting of Magna Charta. The open beams had been hand-adzed at Jake Offutt... ...uty out of life. It is one big railroad station—with all the people taking tickets for the best cemeteries,” Dr. Yavitch said placidly. Doane roused. ... ...tures in which handsome young women in elaborate frocks moved through sets ticketed as the drawing-rooms of New York millionaires. As for Tinka, she p... ...State University, was candi- date for mayor of Zenith on an alarming labor ticket. To oppose him the Democrats and Republicans united on Lucas Prout, ...

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... a genial refreshment and resistance to antagonistic elements. Nor was it, granting health, granting a sharp night—the temperature at least fif- teen ... ...I should not dare.’ 184 Diana of the Crossways She paid for a third-class ticket, amused by Dacier’s look of entreaty and trouble. ‘Of course I obey,... ...tinel over his luggage and a spy for one among the inpouring passen- gers. Tickets had been confidently taken, the private divi- sion of the carriages... ...ransparency, herself among them. She was driven to the conclusion that the granting of any of her heart’s wild wishes in those days would have lowered...

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...ust before dinner on that day, Nejdanov went down to the theatre to book a ticket, but found a large crowd al- ready waiting there. He walked up to th... ... waiting there. He walked up to the desk with the in- tention of getting a ticket for the pit, when an officer, who happened to be standing behind him... ...de: “He” (meaning Nejdanov) “will probably want change. I don’t. Give me a ticket for the stalls, please. Make haste, I’m in a hurry!” “Excuse me, sir... ...gentleman really make no attempt to save him? And as for Nejdanov himself, granting that Mr. Sipiagin is most aw- fully angry with him, still he has b...

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...that at some of those places Union voters will not attend at all, or run a ticket, unless they have some assurance of protection. This makes the Mis... ...taken up under the homestead law, and the residue dis- posed of under laws granting lands for military bounties, for railroad and other purposes. It ... ...ceived its most signal and beneficent illustration in the recent enactment granting home- steads to actual settlers. Since the 1st day of January las... ... ment or punishment. It is intended that the latter class shall abide the granting or withholding of the pardoning power in the ordinary way. A. LINC... ...give strong assurance of this. Not only all those who supported the Union ticket, so called, but a great majority of the opposing party also may be ...

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... ventured far enow; and yet—” Seeing Master Humphrey hesitate, Tom encouraged him to go on, saying he was “in the granting mood.” “Then will I speak i... ...ys, now about 800 in number, dine; and here are held the ‘Suppings in Public, ’ to which visitors are admitted by tickets issued by the Treasurer and ...

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...agnani- mous superiority over both sets, for whose entertainment they were ticketed. This is a pudding indeed! And the contemplation of the skill and ... ...n inextinguishable light on her face. A splendid new harp arrived one day, ticketed, “For Miss Emilia Belloni.” “He does not know I have a second Chri... ...ry his mettle, and the latter responsible person had to be restrained from granting the wish he cherished by John Girling, whom he threw for his troub... ...ng spectral relationship with money. It had helped to make her reckless in granting interviews to Purcell Barrett. “If we are poor, I am free;” and th... ...urned to London, and, blushing, confessed that he had given her his return ticket. Georgiana here interposed to save him from the awful en- comiums of... .... “Your word,” said Wilfrid; and she pledged it, and did not think she was granting much in the prospect of what she gained. “You will, then?” said he...

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...onse- quence the other could have no right to insist on going; and, as for granting him such a favour, I too clearly saw I must do it at the expense o... ...nd visit from Mrs. Ellison, who acquainted her that she had a present of a ticket for the oratorio, which would carry two persons into the gallery; an... ...ere, madam,” said she, “here is a present from my lord to us; here are two tickets for the masquerade at Ranelagh. You will be so charmed with it! It ... ...e; for be assured I must and will refuse. Do let me desire you to give the ticket to poor Mrs. Bennet. I believe it would greatly oblige her.” “Pardon... ...and cried, “My dear, I have one favour to beg of you, and I insist on your granting it me.” Booth readily swore he would deny her nothing. “It is only...

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...amiliarities she bestowed on me I could not have supported the idea of her granting to another; I loved her with a brother’s affection only, but exper... ...“Suppose we go to the opera?”—”With all my heart.” We go: he takes two box tickets, gives me one, and enters himself with the other; I follow, find th... ...Franceul might suppose me concealed by the com- pany, I go out, ask for my ticket, and, getting the money returned, leave the house, without consideri... ...icly refused me on my pre- senting myself, so that I was obliged to take a ticket that I might not that evening have the mortification to return as I ... ...d be inserted in the register of the academy. I replied that this was less granting a pardon than perpetuating a punishment. At length, after repeated...

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...e, and an armchair. In the cupboard were his registers of dona- tions, his tickets for orders for bread, and his diary. He kept his ledger like a trad... ...man made for his master, was his aide-de-camp. He redeemed or renewed pawn-tickets, and visited the districts most threatened with famine, while his m... ...” “Speak on,” said the Marquise, surprised at this caution. “Well, madame, granting that you spend only sixty thou- sand francs a year, to any one who...

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...illy Bill Pridden. Mr. Cope knew him too well not to feel, as he wrote the ticket, that there were very few of whom he could so entirely from his hear... ... went away from the Union twelve years ago. ‘Do you think you can keep the ticket safe if I give it you now, Paul?’ asked Mr. Cope, recollecting that ... ...ght think a blot upon them; but he remembered that Charles Hayward had his ticket, and as he looked at himself, he doubted whether he should be let in... ...f him for so little pay; in fact, that they had been rather weakly kind in granting him the freedom of the hay-loft; the notion of his dishonesty was ...

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...med by the facility with which he received people, the pleasure he felt in granting requests and rendering ser- vices, the gentleness and regretfulnes... ...or of silverware, or jewels, to the ladies, by means of a lottery, for the tickets of which they paid noth- ing. Madame de Maintenon drew lots with th... ...e others, and almost always gave at once what she gained. The King took no ticket. Upon returning home from walks or drives, anybody, as I have said, ...

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...ppointment with her daughter—the daugh- ter of Darya Mihailovna Lasunsky. ‘Granting he is clever, he is a genius!’ she said, ‘what does that prove? Wh... ...er a ball, like the paper that has wrapped up sweets, like an unsuccessful ticket for a lottery. He packed quickly, and began to await with impatience...

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...efore departing from England, while in London, I was careful to purchase a ticket, and secure a berth for returning home, in the “Cambria”— the steame... ...ntifying it with that which it is not. Slavery in the United States is the granting of that power by which one man exercises and enforces a right of p... ...ing a club, thirty-nine lashes; for having any article for sale, without a ticket from his master, ten lashes; for travel- ing in any other than the m...

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...owers, by giving them wealth, appointing them to offices in the State, and granting them freely and without restriction any favors they asked for. But... ...y, is to a general of his age and standing the greatest of disgraces. For, granting that a young commander might by clamor and out- cry be deprived of... ...rest, passed votes in favor of this or that person, for remitting debts or granting away customs that were owing to the state. And at length, having k... ...t outcry that came from the trenches. In the meanwhile Brutus had sent his tickets, in which was the word of battle, to the officers; and himself ridi...

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...ror for the life or death of your benefactor, brought back a false mandate granting full pardon! It is you who, with that mandate, obtained the pasha’... ...rmous number of applications presented to him for the purpose of obtaining tickets of admission to the court on the day of trial. And then so short a ...

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...ot of insects—but no other sound disturbs the stillness of the square. The ticket porter leans idly against the post at the corner: comfortably warm, ... ...g themselves, and inducing their friends to do the like, divers light-blue tickets, entitling them to join the expedition. Of these light- blue ticket... ...yes fixed on me, he stood!’ ‘Only reflect for one moment,’ said Nicholas; ‘granting, for an instant, that it’s likely he is alive and wandering about ...