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...Excerpt: Towards three o?clock in the afternoon of one October day in the year 1844, a man of sixty or thereabouts, whom anybody might have credited with more than his actual age, was walking along the Boulevard des Italians with his head bent down, ...

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...sin Pons by Honoré de Balzac T ranslated by Ellen Marriage TOWARDS THREE O’CLOCK in the afternoon of one October day in the year 1844, a man of sixty ... ... the Paris cab- horse; rising every morning, summer and winter, at seven o’clock, and setting out after breakfast to give music lessons in the boardin... ...mbitious effort. Pons, as a rule, only went to his theatre towards eight o’clock, when the piece in favor came on, and overtures and accompaniments ne... ...levard du Temple; how he had come thither he could not tell. It was five o’clock, and, strange to say, he had com- pletely lost his appetite. 40 Cous... ...ry, was amazed beyond ex- pression to see Pons, good man, return at five o’clock in the evening. Such a thing had never happened before; and not only ... ...hat Schmucke had always thought fit to call on these great ladies at ten o’clock in the morning!)—still, his pension was paid quarterly through the me... ...even times since the friends had lived together, Pons had exchanged a good clock for a better one, till at last he possessed a time- piece in Boule’s ... ... Schmucke never could see the slightest difference between the magnificent clock in Boule’s first manner and its six predecessors; but, for Pons’ sake... ...hed the London doctor who is said to have invented it. It was nearly ten o’clock before they rose from table. The amount of wine, German and French, c...

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...ast asleep in the very comfortless chair in which he was seated. At four o’clock on the next morning we started on our journey. 11 Anthony Trollope “... ...healthiest and wealthiest and wisest of all men and women. Three or four o’clock seems to them quite a natural hour for commencing the day’s work. Why... ...encing the day’s work. Why we should have started from Chiavenna at four o’clock in order that we might be kept waiting for the boat an hour and a hal... ...my door, but I was luxuriating in a washing-tub, making up for that four-o’clock start from Chiavenna. I assured them, however, that the box was not t... ... me to lie in bed on the follow- ing morning. I did lie in bed till nine o’clock, and then found the Greenes at breakfast. “Let us go and look at the ... ...ring the walk, and when we reached the hotel at seven or half-past seven o’clock, I merely remarked that I would go in and wish her father and mother ...

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...r. Consequently— BLAYNE. Consequently, we are sitting here till past one o’clock, talking scandal like a set of Station cats. Anthony, it’s all your f... ... a little calendar and put it in my card-case, and every time the twelve o’clock gun went off I scratched out a square and said: “That brings me neare... ...l—eight weeks! And—where’s your friend? (Smokes disconsolately till church clock strikes three.) CAPT. M. Up with you! Get into your kit. CAPT. C. Alr... ...And she grows red as a rose, who was so pale; And ‘Are you sure the church-clock goes?’ says she.” (Pettishly.) I knew I couldn’t take the last note. ...

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...ier who respects a royal incognity. At this moment six was striking by the clock of Saint-Denis du Pas, a small church that stood between Notre-Dame a... ...ht, he appeared tall; and, looking him in the face he seemed a giant. “The clock has struck, the boat is waiting; will you not come?” At these words, ...

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...the words came quite distinctly, and with the regularity of the ticking of a clock, “More—bread— Less taxes!’” “More bread!” the Warden repeated in as... ...d trying to form a general idea of Elveston and its inhabitants. When five o’clock arrived, Arthur proposed without any embarrassment this time—to tak... ...ed. “Of course though it might take some centuries to do it.” “And is five o’clock tea to be going on all the while?” said Lady Muriel. “That, and oth... ...ixed to the floor, and ourselves tied down to the furniture. Then the five o’clock tea could go on in peace.” “With one little drawback!’, Lady Muriel... ...ndidly confessed. “Now, for instance, there’s the rabbit hutch and the hall clock.” The Professor pointed them out. “One gets a little confused with ... ...know. Now, only yesterday—would you believe it?—I put some lettuces into the clock, and tried to wind up the rabbit!” “Did the rabbit go, after oo wou... ...ong’s quite appropriate to the occa sion.” “Then I suppose it’s ‘Five o’clock tea! Ever to thee Faithful I’ll be, Five o’clock tea!”’... ...‘Oo will.’ Just like Sylvie says to me ‘Oo will do oor lessons till twelve o’clock.’ Oh, I wiss,” he added with a little sigh, “I wiss Sylvie would sa... ...he lark, hymns and portions of Scripture had to be learned by heart till 8 o’clock, when there were family prayers, then breakfast, which I was never...

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...of smoking (in which act he was discovered by his fainting aunt at three o’clock one morning)—in one word, when John Perkins arrived at manhood, he di... ...stival. He would have stayed away if he could, but he dared not. At nine o’clock, he in general’s uniform; his wife in blue satin and diamonds; his da...

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... late enough in the day for that.” The Editor looked up instinctively. The clock was pointing at a quarter to five. “Y es, it is,” he admitted. “But i... ...heading to the seas, tossed in and out of sight every minute as regular as clockwork. “They meet the coxswain and he tells them: Y es! He’s going out ... ...g now have been in existence for many years. Well, next day about twelve o’clock, Davidson dropped in here to get something to eat. “And here comes th... ... almost touching. There is also a good deal of noisy talk here about one o’clock. “I don’t suppose Davidson was talking very loudly; but very likely h...

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...into a 'Green Economy.' But are the current generations able to turn back the clock, and return to digging up ditches, fixing roads, and building me... ...nergy means, energy savings, and using less gadgets at home, turning back the clock to cooking instead of eating ready made meals. To many of the p...

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...ye dog that can’t talk. The Ute travels past my kitchen window; we’re both clocking thirty- Ks as I head for the lounge room. There’s no shelter at th... ...ming the other way. I’d made their day; informing they had made the six o’clock news. Five minutes of fame, what a way to go. Thrilled, Steven wanted... ...t and put the parts all over the house as a reminder never to buy another clock. “It’s all right,” Michael whispers. “Just let it out.” His tone is m... ...weird communication. Stretching out my hand, I set the alarm on my digital clock. Reaching down, turn off the electric blanket. Straightening the top... ...waking him with their hymns. Yes, it is that early and I need a new alarm clock. I had this mad idea; if I started early, I could get the sheep done ... ...u’ll be doing us both a favour.” I put down the receiver. Ali is smiling, clocking one up for me whilst Michael puts water into the mugs. “I take it... ..., giving in. My brother’s right you know; if Michael does a runner, I can clock it up as a learning experience and get on with life. I can cope with... ... one of those shitty nights where your body feels like it’s done the life clock ten times over yet your brain is still on a marathon. The caffeine a... ...ffeine addiction got the better of me and even though my eyeballs saw the clock and told brain I’m nuts, body and soul are in the kitchen. With the ...

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...ot calling with bad news, are you?” “’Fraid so.” “What’s wrong?” Her mind clocked back to the auction. They’d spoken of his estranged wife... ...**** After downing the rest of the bourbon, Hannah began. “I got home at three o’clock this afternoon. It was cold, Laura Kate, so cold, for Dec... ...efore the judge, who said, “Here’s what we’re going to do. We’ll recess until one o’clock. Opening statements then. Do you plan to make an opening... ...Fortunately, Ben was on his feet calling the next witness and Farnham glared at the clock. Gerrie Ferris 74 Chapter Fourteen Con... ...Brewster, “I’ll see them.” She reminded herself that Jack Rhodes was due at eight o’clock. In the drawing room, Johnelle looked annoyed th... ...ook pity on me.” “Sorry to keep you waiting,” she said. It was well past eight o’clock. She went to the drinks cart to pour Glenfiddich over ice...

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...r 33 Charlie Brown 35 Say It 36 Another Letter 37 Just a Little Badass 38 A Conniving Bastard 39 You Me Learning to be Us 40 Christmas 40 The Clock Strikes Down 42 Brain Drain 43 Moaning my Name 44 Manic 46 The Edge of the Pool 89 Domesticated 91 Don't Give the Girl Jager Shirt 93 Dead Mice 93 Million Dollars/Someone Forgot 95 Victory is Mine 97 The Peace...

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... as will presently be seen, against the poor, patient inventor. By seven o’clock next morning, Boniface Cointet was tak- ing a walk by the mill stream... ...“as soon as the bill is returned to M. Metivier, we may be easy.” At two o’clock the next day, Victor-Ange-Hermenegilde Doublon, bailiff, made protest... ...-Ange-Hermenegilde Doublon, bailiff, made protest for non-payment at two o’clock, a time when the Place du Murier is full of people; so that though Do... ...cien to Eve. “Paris, August 29th. “MY DEAR SISTER,—Two days ago, at five o’clock in the morning, one of God’s noblest creatures breathed her last in m... ... Eve went home in despair over her useless effort. That evening at seven o’clock, Doublon came with the notifica- tion of imprisonment for debt. The p... ...is sub- lime charity forgave him. Kolb and David reached Marsac at eight o’clock, and suddenly came in upon the old man as he was finishing his dinner... ..., and a trifle too green, I am afraid.” T wo hours later, towards eleven o’clock that night, David and Kolb took up their quarters in a little out-hou... ...ple of logs for mallets. The fire blazed up, the water boiled. About two o’clock in the morning, Kolb heard a sound which David was too busy to notice... ...urself the trouble of coming down again. Kolb will mount guard.” At four o’clock in the morning David came out of the dis- tillery; he had been carefu...

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...ter, a Page with a torch before him, met by LOVELL .] GARDINER: It’s one o’clock, boy, is’t not? Boy: It hath struck...

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...fare state aim to secure this outcome. Redistributive mechanisms reset the "wealth clock" periodically (at the end of every month, or fiscal year).... ...e summarized in what Nobert Wiener once said: "In Newton's times automatism was a clock-machinery with music and rigid statuettes spinning up over... ...Z is the SOUND OF THE TIMES. From the sound of bells, the "tic-tac" of mechanical clocks to the hum of atomic clocks and computers. It is the soun... ...hing of this affected our young boy, who looked fascinated by his map and his time-clocks and pushed the buttons of his switchboard. When the tempe...

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...ogies in-stride, while many of their parents still flounder at setting the clock on the VCR - because the kids simply know no other rate of change. ... ...ed in what Nobert Wiener once said: "In Newton's times automatism was a clock-machinery with music and rigid statuettes spinning up over the lid. ... ... SOUND OF THE TIMES. From the sound of bells, the "tic-tac" of mechanical clocks to the hum of atomic clocks and computers. It is the sound of speed... ...his affected our young boy, who looked fascinated by his map and his time-clocks and pushed the buttons of his switchboard. When the tempest ended, ...

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... for him, but didn’t want to impose if he didn’t plan on staying. By six o’clock she was frantic. She phoned. “Hi, Mrs. Brock, is Roger there?” “Sorry... ...ck ached and 31 A COURAGEOUS BATTLE her back was stiff. She looked at the clock. Omigosh! After four! She raced up the stairs, grabbed Lisa’s laundry... ...acey busy. I could go now, thought Jake. But something held him. By five o’clock the lineup dwindled. “What a wonderful, successful afternoon, Ms. Wil... ...as cleared and the waiter brought the bill. Then she realized it was ten o’clock. Where has the time gone? “My dear,” Jake said. “This had been deligh... ...affic was thick, slowing the car so she could study Old City Hall with its clock tower, turrets and exquisitely detailed façade, and further along, th... ... ended and Jake gave her a peck on the cheek and stepped back. “It’s ten o’clock. I’ll call a car for you.” Lacey took a couple of deep breaths to reo... ...y fell asleep then, as darkness enveloped the cabin. Jake awoke at eight o’clock. He took a moment to enjoy his happiness before he reached over to ki... ... read, and a stack of mail yet unopened, and it was already nearly three o’clock. She hadn’t had lunch, but decided to plug away at the report she had... ...ced in her imagination for what could come afterward. Now, she watched the clock creep toward five, when she could leave work. She looked out the wind...

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...tical awareness was made a precondition for personal survival and advancement. The clock was turned back. Weber's "Homo Economicus" yielded to comm... ...are state aim to secure this outcome. Redistributive mechanisms reset the "wealth clock" periodically (at the end of every month, or fiscal year).... ...uantitative issue - it is also a qualitative one. Having two concurrent speeds or "clocks" of evolution can lead to biological disasters. Polynesia... ...chnological alter-ego. A surrealistic landscape of broken Bosch nightmares and Dali clocks, in which Man tiptoes, on the verge of a revelation, with...

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...tical awareness was made a precondition for personal survival and advancement. The clock was turned back. Weber's "Homo Economicus" yielded to comm... ...are state aim to secure this outcome. Redistributive mechanisms reset the "wealth clock" periodically (at the end of every month, or fiscal year).... ...uantitative issue - it is also a qualitative one. Having two concurrent speeds or "clocks" of evolution can lead to biological disasters. Polynesia... ...chnological alter-ego. A surrealistic landscape of broken Bosch nightmares and Dali clocks, in which Man tiptoes, on the verge of a revelation, with...