They conversed genially enough, for a time, until an unfortunate remark of Aunt Jane's which seemed to asperse her father's character aroused Patricia's ire.
How dare you--a common De Graf--asperse her character?
Is it not rather you whoasperse your late father's fame by referring to him what I said with regard to bribery?
Some have raked up most groundless slanders to asperse the character of this holy man, as, that he admitted all to the religious habit that asked it, and was guilty of too familiar conversation with women.
There, that ought to console you, even if Madame de Verzenay should asperse your character.
Therefore St. Peter says: Ye must endure to have men asperse you as evil-doers, and for this reason you are to lead such a life that you shall do no man injury, and in this manner you shall bring about their reformation.
Why, then, added Jonathan, should people asperse me, or endeavour to take away my bread?
Nay, his vanity and impudence was so great as to mention some of their names, and especially to asperse two ladies who lived near Cheapside Conduit.
I cannot believe one word that would asperse him who has saved my father from a prison, or from death.
Remembering the view which the mother of little Philip took of such things, I merely said, that the writer seemed to me to asperse a large part of the Protestant world, under the name, Papist.
He has incited the populace to asperse the good name of my honored mother, and by Heaven, he shall suffer for every opprobrious word that has fallen from the tongue of every base-born villain that followed him hither!
You have presumed toasperse the good name of the Countess de Soissons.
Not having read them, he thinks fit toasperse all four as bad writers.
Do you think I would invent a story like that to aspersethe memory of your father?
