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...tained the plate, felt its light weight, opened it, and saw a pawnbroker’s ticket. The poor mother uttered a dreadful cry. Joseph and the Descoings ra... ...s earlier, and you might have paid your stake,” said one of the vendors of tickets, whose beat was under the 71 Balzac portico, where he vociferated ... ... this singular cry: “T welve hun- dred francs for forty sous,” and offered tickets all paid up. By the glimmer of the street lamp and the lights of th... ... man. Fouche advised Louis XVIII. to sleep in Napoleon’s sheets instead of granting the charter; and Philippe would have liked to remain in Gilet’s sh...

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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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...atron- age; then I might find the means of amusing myself this evening. My ticket, anonymously sent, is no doubt a bit of mischief planned by a rival ... ...rdrobe, with a glass door, open and empty, and on the shelves sundry pawn- tickets,—this was the medley of things, dismal or pleasing, abject and hand... ...ody in spite of her experience. From time to time she exhibited some pawn- tickets, to prove how much bad luck there was in her line of business. She ... ...nothing but my goodwill. What you ask is not in my power. The privilege of granting pardons is the King’s alone, on the recommendation of the Keeper o...

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...ion was deserted. No trains passed at this hour. From the direction of the ticket window, Presley heard the unsteady chittering of the telegraph key. ... ...cussion, allowed himself to be per- suaded, in the end accepting as though granting a favour. Broderson protested that his wife, who was not well, wou... ... herself, she exclaimed a second later: “But I must run away. I am selling tickets for you this afternoon, Mr. Hartrath. I am having such success. T w... ...st placed a ballot box containing the num- bers. The ladies, holding their tickets in their hands, pushed forward. A staccato chatter of excited murmu...

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.... “I met him first at the gasfitters’ ball,” she said. “They used to send father tickets when he was alive, and then afterwards they remembered us, and ... ...orthless or else biased. If you will keep the two corner seats I shall get the tickets.” We had the carriage to ourselves save for an immense litter o... ...d down considerably. The possession of a gray garment was a third point which, granting the son’s statement to be correct, was a certainty. We have co... ...g, I see.” “You know me, then?” “No, but I observe the second half of a return ticket in the palm of your left glove. You must have started early, and...

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...er basin from the store of crockery, as she might have taken a refreshment ticket, laid herself down on deck with that utensil at her ear, muffled her... ... whom we soon outfly, now the Sea, now Folkestone at a quarter after ten. ‘Tickets ready, gentlemen!’ Demented dashes at the door. ‘For Paris, sir? No... ...know nothing about it, except that I pay him his small fee, and pocket the ticket he gives me, and sit upon a counter, involved in the general distrac... ... So thoroughly are all these houses open to him and our local guide, that, granting that sailors must be enter tained in their own way—as I suppose t...

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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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...n had she coaxed and wheedled into good-humour, and into the 15 Thackeray granting of one meal more. She sate commonly with her fa- ther, who was ver... ... of the enemy in their front. The struggles, intrigues, and prayers to get tickets were such as only English ladies will employ, in order to gain admi... ...s and Mrs. O’Dowd, who were panting to be asked, strove in vain to procure tickets; but others of our friends were more lucky. For instance, through t... ...d looking-glass, with the chained eagle above, gazing upon the back of the ticket in the window which an- nounced “Apartments to Let.” Briggs told all...

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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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...ach division was crammed with bundles of papers with an infinite number of tickets hanging from them at the ends of red tape, which give a peculiar ph... ...1789, and a colonel in the time 9 Balzac of the Republic.” “I bet theatre tickets round that he never was a soldier,” said Godeschal. “Done with you,... ...client. “It is a serious business,” he said at length, mechanically. “Even granting the genuineness of the documents to be pro- cured from Heilsberg, ...

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...om the bishop, whom, indeed, I hardly know. Nor would I ask a favour, that granting of which might possibly be made a question to be settled by Mr Slo... ... their advent by the promise of an evening party on the largest scale. The tickets of invitation were sent out from London—they were dated from Bruton... ... the city of Barchester, and a circle of two miles round it, was included. Tickets were sent to all the diocesan clergy, and also to many other person... ...ry jaunty air; and when it was ascertained that he had taken a first-class ticket for London, there was no longer any room for doubt on the matter. Wh...

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...ve, and it was useless for her to pretend the contrary, for I had seen her granting tender lib- erties to Lady Ilchester’s footman. Old Sewis said gra... ...k- ets for, London sprang to my mouth promptly in a murmur, and taking the tickets I replied to Temple, ‘The rest of the way by rail. Uberly’s sure to... ...ney to about twelve pounds, and T emple obliged me by taking charge of the ticket. Thus we were enabled to dress suitably and dine pleasantly, and, as... ...i there, thunder in her brows, carrying a bundle, and purchasing a railway-ticket, not to travel in our direction. She gave me the singular answer tha...

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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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...’ said Dick, substituting another in its stead, ‘I had handed you the pass ticket of a select convivial circle called the Glori ous Apollers of which... ...as I told him “these are common faults.” “But he’s a scoundrel,” said he. “Granting that,” said I (for the sake of argument of course), “a great many ... ...nd another man in velveteen shorts and a drab hat ornamented with turnpike tickets, were waiting to dispose their contents (consisting of red fes too...

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...will suppose that women never grant every favour to a man but one, without granting 398 The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling by Henry Fielding; Vol.... ...ones: and the contents were found to be a domino, a mask, and a masquerade ticket. Jones was now more positive than ever in asserting, that these th... ...red to conduct him thither. The young gentleman, at the same time, offered tickets to Miss Nancy and her mother; but the good woman would not accept t...

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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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...et us adjourn. Where have we arrived? O.M. At this. That we (mankind) have ticketed ourselves with a number of qualities to which we have given mis l... ...private morals who votes for a thief for public office, on his own party’s ticket, and against an honest man on the other ticket. O.M. He has to conte... ...ished.” Fleas can be taught nearly anything that a Con gressman can. Y.M. Granting, then, that dumb animals are able to think upon a low plane, is th... ...ar door by which you are to enter the house or leave it is printed on your ticket, and you can use no door but that one. Thus, crowding and confusion ...