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...’s day — Sunday Under Three Heads 13 penalties on constables who refuse to act, and penalties for resisting them when they do. In addition to these ... ...dens open, through the whole Sunday afternoon, in defiance of the law. Every act of hiring or working, every act of buying or selling, or delivering, ... ...er to amend this clause by declaring, that from and after the passing of the act, it shall be deemed unlawful for the wind to blow at all upon the Sab... ...for the interests of the whole community. It declares, ‘that nothing in this act contained, shall extend to works of piety, charity, or necessity.’ Wh... ...day as this, once in every seven. And as you cannot make people religious by Act of Parliament, or force them to church by constables, they display th... ...ruption to the sport, and was almost on the point of crying out, to warn the cricketers of his approach; he was so close upon me, however, that I coul...

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... are Christians, church-goers, singers of hymns at family wor- ship, hardy cricketers; their books are printed in London by Spottiswoode, Trubner, or ... ...the man selected to replace him was his sole partner and accomplice in the act. For so strange a choice, good ground must have existed; but it remains... ...eportation of Malietoa stuck in men’s throats. T uiatua Mataafa refused to act under the new government from the beginning, and Tamasese usurped his p... ...averted and the government saved. At last, upon a certain unconstitutional act of Tamasese, the discontent took life and fire. The act was of his own ... ...d, etc., and Brandeis com- manded that they were to be shot on sight. This act was car- ried out by Brandeis on the 31st day of August, 1888. After th... ...s, mills, and offices of a great German firm, thus bared of shelter by the act of their own consul. On the morning of the 9th September, just ten days...

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... “Get the feet,” said Jaffers between his teeth. Mr. Hall, endeavouring to act on instructions, received a sounding kick in the ribs that disposed of ... ...PTER XVI IN IN IN IN IN THE “JOLL THE “JOLL THE “JOLL THE “JOLL THE “JOLLY CRICKETERS” Y CRICKETERS” Y CRICKETERS” Y CRICKETERS” Y CRICKETERS” THE “JO... ...p the town at night. “Looks like a crowd down the hill,” he said, “by ‘The Cricketers,’” and remained watch- ing. Thence his eyes wandered over the to... ...! It’s right, after all!” With Mr. Heelas to think things like that was to act, and his cook watching him from the top window was amazed to see him co... ...eginning to saw in his throat. The tram was quite near now, and the “Jolly Cricketers” was noisily barring its doors. Beyond the tram were posts and h... ...the police station. In another moment he had passed the door of the “Jolly Cricketers,” and was in the blistering fag end of the street, with human be... ...e crowd. People now were coming out of the houses. The doors of the “Jolly Cricketers” stood suddenly wide open. Very little was said. Kemp felt about...

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...e were days when the benevolently international M. de Porquet had begun to act as interpreter to English schools in the portico of the French language... ... we’re speaking of India, Mr. Shalders.” “You are presuming to speak of an act of insubordination committed by a military officer under civilian comma... ...he burgess’s journal; and so did his detractors. The printing of it was an act of editorial ruthless- ness. The noble soldier had no mould in his inte... ...aim the countenance of the Commander-in- chief of the Army of India for an act disapproved by the India House. Other letters might be on their way, cu... ...ere was no need for him to speak. He seemed on one or two occasions in the act of get- ting himself together for the communication of a secret; and sh... ...e proved right, and the lady and he had descended at the sign of the Jolly Cricketers, and Boon had driven on for half an hour by order. This, too, ha... ...ntleman had witnessed, through the small diamond window-panes of the Jolly Cricketers’ parlour, the passing-by of the two horsemen in pursuit of them;... ... do it at the instigation of the lady. CHAPTER XX AT THE SIGN OF THE JOLLY CRICKETERS THE PASSING BY of the pair of horsemen, who so little sus- pecte... ... say. Mrs. Pagnell fussed about being seen on her emergence from the Jolly Cricketers. Aminta sent Weyburn to spy for the possible reappearance of Mr....

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...s. My father could soon make me forget that I was trans- planted; he could act dog, tame rabbit, fox, pony, and a whole nursery collection alive, but ... ...Nelson, then, to-day’; and we went straight to his monument to perform the act of homage. I chose Nelson in preference to the others because near bed-... ...parture. John stood like a soldier. We drove away from a cheering crowd of cricketers and farm-labourers, as if discharged from a great gun. ‘A royal ... ... spite of every Boddy,’ he murmured audibly. ‘Like a rascal detected in an act of felony,’ roared Boddy, ‘you concealed it, sir …’ ‘Conceal it, sir.’ ... ... fact that I had escaped from school. We loitered half the morning round a cricketers’ booth in a field, where there was moderately good cricketing. T... ... on my aunt. The squire bade her to speak out, for she had his sanction to act according to her judgement and liking. She said, with a gracefulness th... ...ly forgiven to him, for I knew he had a gallant heart. I determined, as an act of signal conde- scension, to accost the first person we met, male or f... ..., who had done things in the way of tumbling wickets to tickle the ears of cricketers. Gentlemen-batters were common: gentlemen- bowlers were quite an...

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...s—I need hardly say to the immediate family and relations—for, in truth, I act chiefly as their amanuensis; but likewise to the Bishop of Lichfield, B... ... objection, I certainly shall not go, because for such a trifling thing to act in opposition to my tutor, even with your consent, would be very foolis... ...ollege: ‘He was by common consent one of the best, if not the best, of the cricketers of the school. The second year of his appearance at Lord’s Crick... ... of the boats manages it, I should be his guest, and therefore any similar act of mine would make matters worse. You can therefore see why I wish T ue... ...was too much taken up by Eton to rave about it, though Grisi’s singing and act- ing were out and out; but, in sober earnest, I think if one was to loo... ...mmittee; where the business was chiefly conducted in writing, and he could act with com- paratively little obstacle from his deafness. On February 10,...

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...lling.’ ‘She only says she cannot bear people to do their duty, and not to act from a feeling of love,’ said Emily. ‘That is not fair,’ returned Lily,... ... fair,’ returned Lily, ‘all I say is, that it is better that people should act upon love for its own sake, than upon duty for its own sake.’ ‘What com... ...ll!’ replied Lily, ‘I only ask you to watch; Emily and I are determined to act on the principle of love, and you will see if her government is not mor... ...rk,’ said Miss Weston; ‘love disguised under another name, when obliged to act in a way which seems, only seems, out of accordance with its real title... ...ac- tory state for confirmation, and I wished to ask you what you think?’ ‘Act just as you would with any of the village girls,’ said Mr. Mohun. ‘I sh... ...nutes under the yew-tree where ‘Mohun’s chair’ ought to have been, and the cricketers were of all ranks, from the Marquis of Rotherwood to little Dick...

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...id summons of ‘papa,’ but, finding it unheard, she perceived that she must act for herself. Going down- stairs, she tried the sitting-room doors, hopi... ...ief had opened the fountain. She could not believe that it was not a cruel act of kindness, to carry one so weak as Leonard away from home to the care... ... at Coombe. The sisters soon followed, and were detained to drink tea. The cricketers’ mirth must have been fast and furious if it exceeded that at ho... ...rd herself, looked on amused to watch how the guardian spirit was going to act. He exclaimed, ‘By the bye, Miss Ward, would you not like to see it? Th... ...Aubrey, mind you see to Mab,’ he said, laughing. ‘Oh! I thought Mab was to act Whittington’s cat.’ ‘I’m afraid they would eat her up; besides, there’s... ...y in the matter of humanity, demand- ing whether he had never known of any act of violence on the prisoner’s part. The colour flushed suddenly into Le...

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...hem now: the stately Times itself is alone sufficiently above suspicion to act as your chaperone; and even the Times must sometimes 4 GB Shaw thank i... ...motions. Sometimes we grumble ungallantly at the lady because she does not act as well as she looks. But in a drama which, with all its preoccupation ... ...imple device to our occasion by thrusting into my per- fectly modern three-act play a totally extraneous act in which my hero, enchanted by the air of... ...e college passmen, these well groomed monocu- lar Algys and Bobbies, these cricketers to whom age brings golf instead of wisdom, these plutocratic pro... ...this epistle dedicatory nor the dream of Don 22 GB Shaw Juan in the third act of the ensuing comedy is suitable for immediate production at a popular... ... stops a funeral to make love to the corpse’s widow; but when, in the next act, he is replaced by a stage villain who smothers babies and offs with pe...

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...retty deeply in Kilne’s debt, it naturally assumed the form of a dishonest act on his part; but Sally scornfully dared any one to lay hand on her mast... ...ot help imagining I looked the thing. At all events, I took upon myself to act the part, and with some success, and considerable gratification; for, i... ...ion of shopkeepers. Here let any one pro- claim himself Above Buttons, and act on the assumption, his fellows with one accord hoist him on their heads... ...egs to undo the door, as to a gentleman who paid. 55 George Meredith This act of service Evan valued. ‘Suppose I were to ask you to take the sixpence... ... gazing at his glass, and let the min- utes fly. He knew the part he would act in his little farce. If charged for the whole month, he would peruse th... ...olmate to the winds, in the pres- 108 Evan Harrington ence of these young cricketers; for he had a prognostication. The door was open, and the compan... ... was demanded. Mr. Raikes addressed the meeting. The three young gentlemen-cricketers had hitherto behaved with a certain propriety. It did not offend... ...ry between him and one of the three young gentle- 111 George Meredith men-cricketers-a fair-haired youth, with a handsome, reckless face, who leaned ... ...the position he had taken, and had better not attempt one. The three young cricketers were hostile from the beginning. All of them leant forward, call...

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... in moral obligation, but differences in fun- damental moral aspect—we may act and react upon each other towards a universal end, but without any univ... ... there is such a thing as air at all. The vast mass of human expression in act and art and literature takes a narrower view than we have here formulat... ... transmit them in any avoidable way, is a cruel, disastrous and abominable act. If such a thing is possible it seems to me that in view of the guiding... ...ether. Let us be clear upon that point. The state, the community, may only act upon certainties, but the essential fact in individual life is experime... ...nt. While in matters of public regulation and con- trol it is wiser not to act at all than to act upon theories and uncertainties; while the State may... ...es unless they are also remunerative; where public applause is the meed of cricketers, hostile guerillas, clamorous authors, yacht-racing grocers, and...

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...and glebe to the College of St. Elizabeth. The pretences assigned for this act, for true reasons they could scarcely be, since in all cases of appropr... ...ar in the dispensa- tion of Providence.” Mr. Stapylton was commissioned to act for General Cromwell in the matter of settlements, over which there was... ...ffairs in these days made him dread exceedingly, and hold himself ready to act like the Non-jurors, or the Free Kirk men in Scotland, who had re- sign... ...of which this is a fragment: The shepherd lingers on the lone hillside, In act to count his faithful flock again, Ere to a stranger’s eye and arm untr... ...ts the green expanse for donkeys and children, including the more youthful cricketers, not yet pro- moted to matches. From the top of the hill extends...

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...spoilt the relations between man and boy; so that I cannot even get one to act as a medium.” “That would be contrary to esprit de corps.” “Exactly; an... ...ve stopped it,” said the Colonel. “Go to the study, you two.” Jock did not act as the generous hero of romance would have done, and volunteer to share... ...where Mary looked in vain for her friend’s sons. “No, they are not much of cricketers,” said her brother; “they are small for it yet, and only take th... ... harm than good, walked off, and Mary said— “I should not wonder if he did act on the invitation.” “I hope he will. It would have only been civil in m... .... The weather was very sultry, forbidding exertion on the part of all save cricketers; but there was a match at Redford, and Kenminster was eager abou... ...mhouse bread and butter, and inexhaustible tea, which was renewed when the cricketers joined them, and called for their share. 92 Magnum Bonum Thus t... ...they tumbled in from school. Six boys and Babie hovered round, each in the act of devouring a golden-green, egg-like plum, and only two or three remai... ...eachers. Carey had done little in the first capacity, Janet had refused to act in the latter. His sermons were very sleepy performances, except for a ...