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.... She was not pretty enough—she had a bad profile. 13 Henry James CHAPTER II T wo months later Bernard Longueville was at Venice, still under the imp... ...t have the honor of whatever brilliancy attaches, in the estimation of the world, to such pursuits. It was not, indeed, a brilliancy that dazzled Bern... ...ed superficially, as well as fundamen- tally. Nature had sent him into the world with an armful of good gifts. He was very good-looking—tall, dark, ag... ... however, he was far from being a fool. He had a number of talents, which, during three or four years that followed his leaving college, had received ... ...ss stood with Miss Vivian and what he had reason to expect and hope—a week during which their relations had been of the happiest and most comfortable ... ...nt presented itself at first to Bernard’s mind as a sort of declaration of war. The girl had guessed that she was to be made a subject of speculative ... ...is and New York, of Baden and Rome. Imagine the situation! I shall make no resistance whatever to it; I shall simply let him perceive that conversing ... ... hardly knew whether to regard these few words as a further declaration of war, or as an overture to peace; but he lost no time in complying with the ...

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...e most seductive, the most effective instrument of moral propaganda in the world, excepting only the example of personal conduct; and I waive even thi... ... prayer-book as it does at present. Consequently, I am the last man in the world to deny that if the net effect of per- 6 Mrs. Warren’s Profession fo... ... my support if he will introduce this limitation for part of the year, say during Lent, so as to make a close season for that dullest of stock dramati... ...poets really were what English public opinion generally assumes them to be during their lifetime: that is, a licentiously irregular group to be kept i... ...n that his plays ignore human feeling, an illusion pro- duced by that very resistance of fact and law to human feel- ing which creates drama. It is th... ...g which creates drama. It is the _deus ex machina_ who, by suspending that resistance, makes the fall of the curtain an immediate necessity, since dra... ...ed to be friends with me. PRAED [again beaming] Thank you, my d e a r Miss War- ren; thank you. Dear me! I’m so glad your mother hasnt spoilt you! VIV... ...ous swing as before]. PRAED [taking a desperate resolution] One word, Miss War- ren. I had better tell you. It’s very difficult; but— Mrs Warren and S... ...d whisper] Tch! Nonsense! Mrs W arren: dont you see my daughter there? ACT II Inside the cottage after nightfall. Looking eastward from within instead...

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...mmings against Cummings and intimating that he would speedily be released. ii. A little later a second cable advising that Edward Estlin Cummings had ... ...fling experiences, I turn to you—burdened though I know you to be, in this world crisis, with the weightiest task ever laid upon any man. But I have a... ... eyes of French- men as Roman citizenship was in the eyes of the an- cient world. Then it was enough to ask the question, “Is it lawful to scourge a m... ... his translator—for the chief’s knowledge of the French language, obtained during several years’ heroic service, con- sisted for the most part in “Sar... ...y and delicately made hand. He is a Belgian. Volun- teered at beginning of war. Permission at Paris, overstayed by one day. When he reported to his of... ...y divine host. Never have I tasted such wine. They had given me a chunk of war-bread in place of bless- ing when I left Noyon. I bit into it with rene... ...was all I found to reply to this eloquence. Several empty cabs had gone by during the peroration of 39 e e cummings the law, and no more seemed to of... ... up the peeling of the amazingly cold pota- toes which formed the pièce de resistance (in guise of Soupe) for both women and men at La Ferté. And if t... ...you. You heard that. I saw the whole affair. He was attacked, he put up no resistance whatever, he was beaten by two cow- ards. He is no more to blame...

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... as it at once brought him into the field of public use-fulness, “gave the world assur- ance of a man,” quickened the slumbering energies of his soul,... ...r been a slave, so he wrote Nar- rative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. During the Civil War he assisted in the recruiting of colored men for the 5... ...o he wrote Nar- rative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. During the Civil War he assisted in the recruiting of colored men for the 54th and 55th Mass... ...egiments and consistently argued for the emancipation of slaves. After the war he was active in securing and protecting the rights of the freemen. In ... ... of information con- cerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood. The white children could tell their ages. I could not tel... ...he south must soon become unscriptural; for thousands are ushered into the world, annually, who, like myself, owe their existence to white fathers, an... ...he way of the bloody scenes that often occurred on the plantation. CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER II MY MASTER’S FAMILY consisted... ...by the throat; and as I did so, I rose. He held on to me, and I to him. My resistance was so entirely unexpected that Covey seemed taken all aback. He... ...er with pain, his courage quailed. He asked me if I meant to persist in my resistance. I told him I did, come what might; that he had used me like a b...

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...of existence which he believes to be the only happy one attainable in this world. On reading this little story one is surprised that the Russian censo... ... has presented many traits which are common to human nature throughout the world, and this gives an added interest to the book. The language is simple... ...eyes that darted with rapidity from one object to another. This gentleman, during almost all the journey thus far, had entered into conversation with ... ...and avoided conversation with me as much as with the others. At nightfall, during a stop at a large station, the gentleman with the fine baggage—a law... ...f in his cloak, lifted his cap, and, taking his bag, left the car. CHAPTER II S CARCELY HAD THE old man gone when a general conver sation began. “Ther... ...es “Women, like queens, keep nine-tenths of the human race as prisoners of war, or as prisoners at hard labor. And all this because they have been hum... ...he act, to my inner sense, had an extraordinary clearness. I perceived the resistance of the corset and then something else, and then the sinking of t... ...estion: ‘Has it happened or not? Yes, it has happened. ’ “I remembered the resistance of the corset, and then…. ‘Yes, it has happened. Yes, it has hap... ...n), and Ivan (a fool)—and one daughter, Milania, born dumb. Simeon went to war, to serve the Czar; Tarras went to a city and became a merchant; and Iv...

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... say to his weak, if not fickle, mistresss: “For you, madam, you will be a world’s wonder”; a phrase by which some remarkable degree of calamity is us... ...g these nar- ratives, nor is it probable that they will ever become public during the life of their author. Even were that event to hap- pen, I am not... ...conver- sation in a hundred circles and coteries. This I may never en- joy during my lifetime; but farther than this, I am certain, my vanity should n... ...f even by its superior excellence? All the village— all the parish—all the world—will soon discover to what poverty has reduced Richard Tinto.: A sudd... ...what then a great deal more than they act. 26 Bride of Lammermoor CHAPTER II. Well, lord, we have not got that which we have; ’Tis not enough our foe... ...nd is termed, and the Lothians, was of importance both in times of foreign war and domestic discord. It was frequently beseiged with ardour, and defen... ..., was far from bending his mind to his new condition of life. In the civil war of 1689 he had espoused the sinking side, and al- though he had escaped... ...ities of the late Lord Ravenswood, hastened to state before the Keeper the resistance which he had met with in the execution of his office. The states... ...d her. The alternative was, in general, too indifferent to her to ren- der resistance desirable, and she willingly found a motive for decision in the ...

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...gay and happy associate, in the person of the Pauper Schoolmaster. CHAPTER II—THE CURATE. THE OLD LADY. THE HALF-PAY CAPTAIN We commenced our last cha... ... every room in the house. The old lady went to the seaside in despair, and during her absence he completely effaced the name from her brass door-plate... ...d a proud victory. Our parish, which, like all other parishes, is a little world of its own, has long been divided into two par- ties, whose contentio... ...atim reports of vestry meet- ings. He would not appear egotistical for the world, but at the same time he must say, that there are speeches— that cele... ...er it was, yet, though her dress was thin, and her shoes none of the best, during the whole three days, from morning to night, she was out of doors ru... ...ome to the heat, bustle, and activity of noon. 55 Charles Dickens CHAPTER II—THE STREETS—NIGHT BUT THE STREETS of London, to be beheld in the very he... ...m, as he pockets the money, with an assurance that it’s ‘all the fortin of war! this time I vin, next time you vin: niver mind the loss of two bob and... ...sement of running a longer heat against some smart rival. But society made war upon him in the shape of penalties, and he must make war upon society i... ...ital idea indeed. I’ll send somebody up directly. And if you make a little resistance when we put you in the chaise it wouldn’t be amiss—look as if yo...

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...abandon it. An emeute of disappointed fishers was feared, and two ships of war are in the bay to render assistance to the mu- nicipal authorities. Thi... ...0. TUESDAY. – The riots were a hum. No more has been heard; and one of the war-steamers has deserted in dis- gust. The Moonstone is frightfully intere... ...eard he was extravagant. It is quite possible to be too good for this evil world; and unquestionably, Mrs. Hutchinson was. The way in which she talks ... ...Dieu! a good stretch for me), and passed one of my favourite places in the world, and one that I very much affect in spirit when the body is tied down... ...he rest, it was quite a good German lesson. There was only one contretemps during the whole interview – the arrival of another visitor, in the shape (... ... me, and returned with the news that it was Cobie (Scobie, I suspect); and during his absence the rest were pouring into my ears the fame and acquirem... ...olo, with his white hat, red guide-books, and bad German, was the piece-de-resistance from a humorous point of view; and I had the satisfaction of kno... ...e. – Ever your affectionate and horrible atheist, R. L. STEVENSON. CHAPTER II STUDENT DAYS – ORDERED SOUTH, SEPTEMBER 1873-JULY 1875 Letter: TO MRS. T... ...ory is somewhat scandalous, containing an illegitimate father for piece of resistance… . Ever yours, R. L. S. 113 The Letters of R. L. Stevenson: V o...

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...work differ, but on one point there surely might be unanimity. A writer of world- wide reputation should be at least allowed to know how to spell his ... ...ago and founded upon an actual occurrence, was completely rewritten by him during the last year and a half, and all the proceeds have been devoted by ... ...cuted in the Caucasus (especially from 1895 to 1898) for refusing to learn war. About seven thousand three hundred of them are settled in Canada, and ... ...ing men thought sacred and worthy of consideration not the beauty of God’s world, given for a joy to all creatures, this beauty which inclines the hea... ...smiled, then sighed deeply as she remembered her present position. CHAPTER II MASLOVA’S EARLY LIFE The story of the prisoner Maslova’s life was a very... ...e decrepitude, and death. Katusha Maslova lived this life for seven years. During these years she twice changed houses, and had once been to the hospi... ...litary man is, on the contrary, proud of a life of this kind especially at war time, and Nekhludoff had en- tered the army just after war with the Tur... ... pris- oners are his children. He does not regard them in any other light. II est d’une bonte—” and she stopped, find- ing no words to do justice to t... ...r appearance being attractive and her past known to every one. The decided resistance with which she now met the importunity of all the men seemed off...

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...ss to pass as a possible fish porter of bad character in casual employment during busy times at Billingsgate. His manner shows an ear- nest dispositio... ... captains, but of thr Maaker. And there are gentlemen and gentlemen in the world, espaecially in these latitudes. Which sort of gentleman is he? DRINK... ...ve matters as they were for many years; for I had my own posi- tion in the world to make. But at last I made it. In the course of a holiday trip to th... .... It is by this time starry night. 25 Captain Brassbound’s Conversion ACT II Midday. A roam in a Moorish castle. A divan seat runs round the dilapida... ...he railway from the Cape to Cairo. Who are you, that a nation should go to war for you? If you are missing, what will your newspapers say? A foolhardy... ...op down. Does it catch you at all under the arm? BRASSBOUND (miserably—all resistance beaten out of him). No. LADY CICELY. That’s right. Now before I ... ...Ci- cely puts on her hat and pins it to her hair, the Sheikh gazing at her during the process with timid admiration. DRINKWATER (chuckling). She’ll ma... ...e hands of them that set the sea on fire but yesterday with their ships of war? Where are the Franguestani cap- tives? LADY CICELY. Here we are, Cadi.... ...ght. (Brassbound, seeing that his men are hopelessly outnumbered, makes no resistance. They are made prisoners by the Cadi’s followers.) SIDI (attempt...

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... one leg than on two? And the guineas would make all the difference in the world to me just now. My wife—my pretty ones—the leg may mortify—it is alwa... ...prices. But there is no agreement even in the same rank at the same price. During the first great epidemic of influenza to- wards the end of the ninet... ...Doctors CREDULITY AND CHLOROFORM THERE is no harder scientific fact in the world than the fact that belief can be produced in practically unlimited qu... ...the wrong moment, and rein- forcing the disease instead of stimulating the resistance to it. To ascertain the right moment a laboratory and a staff of... ... child in the world could be rendered absolutely im- mune from all disease during its entire life by taking half an ounce of radium to every pint of i... ... have had to wait for some huge accidental calamity: a cholera epidemic, a war, or an insurrection, be- fore waking us up sufficiently to get anything... ... have only to turn to Macaulay’s description of the treat- ment of Charles II in his last illness to see how strongly his physicians felt that their o... ...o the older practice of smallpox inoculation, by which Voltaire, Catherine II. and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu so confidently expected to see the diseas...

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...st love: here she had been to Philip flame along the hill-ridges, his rose-world in the dust-world, the saintly in his earthly. And how had she reward... ...a of the woman, and there is little of a portrait in that; but he was of a world where the elemental is more individual than the concrete, and unconce... ...g be simpler? He had familiarised himself with the thought of his advocacy during those four years. His reluctance to come would have been accountable... ... of the word shook up all the chap- ters to pour out their poison. CHAPTER II MR. ADISTER MR. PATRICK O’DONNELL drove up to the gates of Earlsfont not... ...e same time have struck their imaginations. Offend them, however, and it’s war, de- clared or covert. And I must admit that their best friend can too ... ...and left. ‘Never mind the boots, my boy. Your legs will be under the table during dinner, and we’ll institute a rummage up here between that and the p... ...thout showing excite- ment. ‘Didn’t I say so? Patrick’s a hero for love or war, my dear. He stood neat and trim from the silk socks to the sprig of ne... ...heir personal attractions: they can credit individual women with powers of resistance. He was not vain to the degree which stupefies the sense of ther...

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...ing him with vivacity. 5 George Bernard Shaw “What does he know about the world, poor boy? His own taste is sure to be something ridiculous. V ery li... ...s father’s people were always fighting; and they never did any good in the world.” “If you will be so kind. There are just the three points: the neces... ... Let’s come out into the playground; I shall catch it if I am found here.” II THAT NIGHT there was just sufficient light struggling through the clouds... ... Lydia had a growing sense of the power she had unwittingly been acquiring during her long subordina- tion. Timidly at first, and more boldly as she b... ...e; but old women, notably two aunts who had never paid her any at- tention during her childhood, now persecuted her with slav- ish fondness, and tempt... ...e off. The letter had never been finished. 31 George Bernard Shaw CHAPTER II IN THE MONTH OF MAY, seven years after the flight of the two boys from M... ...ates. He is a man who fights for prizes.” “So does the captain of a man-of-war. And yet society does not place them in the same class—at least, I do n... ...ter from the nature of his profession; and yet even that is very un- safe. War is a cruel business; but soldiers are not necessarily bloodthirsty and ... ...d he not been arrested at once, and that, too, without the least effort at resistance on his part. That was hardly the line of conduct that would have...

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...idently been hired for some solemn occasion. It might be observed, too, that during his master’s inspection Petrushka watched him with strange expecta... ...an Ivanovitch’s bell —with an air, moreover, of great determination. CHAPTER II THE DOCTOR OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY, Krestyan Ivanovitch Rutenspit... ...tors extreme obstinacy: “I like tranquillity and not the noisy gaiety of the world. Among them, I mean, in the noisy world, Krestyan Ivanovitch one mu... ...ense, Krestyan Ivanovitch. I mean to say that nowadays that’s the way of the world…” “H’m…” “And that every silly youngster, not only a chemis... ...nd up held the reality of it, and to some extent of all that had hap pened during that expedition. And, indeed, Mr. Golyadkin had known long, long b... ... “You won’t escape,” he said again. Now it was not a question of passive resistance: there was determination and pugnacity in the air, and any one... ... into his head to repeat his old, nauseous trick —that is, regardless of the resistance and faint cries of the indig nant Mr. Golyadkin senior, he pi...

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...e girls simultaneously exclaimed “Grub!” and rushed from the room. CHAPTER II ONE SUNNY AFTERNOON, a hansom drove at great speed along Belsize Avenue,... ...trimony. Already I am undeceived. You are to me the loveliest woman in the world. Well, for five weeks I have walked and tallied and dallied with the ... ...eeks I have walked and tallied and dallied with the loveliest woman in the world, and the upshot is that I am flying from her, and am for a hermit’s c... ... Men are not willing to give up their whole existence to their wives, even during the hon- eymoon.” “He pretended that he was never happy out of my pr... ...y knows, Miss. It is not for a common man like me to say.” Silence ensued, during which Agatha, furtively scrutiniz- ing the tenant of the chalet, not... ...r when he could not get enough of raw cotton, as happened during the Civil War in America. Then he adapted himself to cir- cumstances by turning away ... ...tton for; and they, of course, starved or subsisted on charity. During the war-time a big subscrip- tion was got up for these poor wretches, and my fa... ...ate to strip us naked, or to cut our throats if we offer them the smallest resistance, they will show us more mercy than we ever showed them. Consider... ...s hand. “No; go away; I will not.” He persisted, and she felt her power of resistance suddenly wane. Terror-stricken, she said hastily, “There is not ...

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... or start him in business? Besides, with cheek a man always gets on in the world.” Madame Bovary bit her lips, and the child knocked about the village... ...ries along the hedges, minded the geese with a long switch, went haymaking during harvest, ran about in the woods, played 8 Madame Bovary hop-scotch ... ...nd fro on her hips the apron-strings, that fluttered like streamers. Once, during a thaw the bark of the trees in the yard was oozing, the snow on the... ...looked almost like a tilbury. He was happy then, and without a care in the world. A meal together, a walk in the evening on the highroad, a ges- ture ... ...n they left Tostes at the month of March, Madame Bovary was pregnant. Part II Chapter One Y ONVILLE-L’ABBAYE (so called from an old Capu chin abbey of... ...of a stormy sea, knowing, moreover, how to make peace respected as well as war, industry, commerce, agriculture, and the fine arts?” “I ought,” said R... ...her love. As she did not speak, he took this silence for a last remnant of resistance, and then he cried out— “Oh, forgive me! You are the only one wh...