He did uneasily believe, or fear, That Paul would somehow cheat the malice yet Of those who hated him; perhaps contrive Escape by night from prison.
You always seem to think you must contrive Some falsehood, though the truth would better serve.
Why, I believe in my soul, that if it weren't for the bigotry of priests and parsons, who contrive to set the two churches together by the ears, there would be found very little difference between them.
But it looks like an apron, and how do I contrive to throw the public off the scent?
George, how does one contrive to be good when one is not happy?
But all those thoughts lasted for no more than a second, the time that it took him to raise his hand to his heart, to draw breath again and to contrive to smile, so as to dissemble his torment.
After which he could not save himself from utter exhaustion at the thought that, next day, he must begin afresh his attempt to find out what Odette had been doing, must use all his influence to contrive to see her.
Quite crippled for the time being by rheumatism, I was in bad form for clambering about the sloping, slippery planks; nevertheless I did contrive to crawl up to the hurricane-deck just before sundown, about the crisis of the gale.
But casting about in his mind all the ways which he could contrive for escape (no less than all their lives depending on the success), at last he thought of this expedient.
Crevel seized it with a start of delight which it would be impossible to describe; then he walked toward the convent gate, while racking his brains as to how he should contrive to earn the money and run the least possible risk.
Very good; and could you contrive to get in there under some pretext?
As the advice of his companions might be useful to him, he woke them, and consulted as to the way he should contrive to enter Garakouaiti, supposing that he discovered that city.
If he happens to be in want of anything, I hope he will contrive something to supply its place.
To save them some natural discomforts, you contrivefor them others which nature has not inflicted.
How could they contrive to escape from the prahu, and if they were forced to take refuge on the island, how would they ever be able to communicate with their friends?
We must make for our old position, and if it is possible we must contrive to load the six-pounder again.
He will be all the more valuable," said the chief thoughtfully, "for we will contrive to gather news of the intended attack from him.
As you say, John, we want to get clear away without a suspicion reaching the Dutchman, and we shall feel all the more successful if we contrive that not one of our tribe is overlooked and left behind for the pirates to kill.
Wherefore now too let us contrivesome such device, and I myself will speak, having pondered the matter beforehand.
But let us contrivesome other device to help us, if ye intend to land, bearing in mind the injunction of Phineus.
Ask not how I willcontrive to abide by thee undiscovered, when, if it must be, the foe is triumphant; it will take time, and we have none to lose.
Let him interdict or extinguish friendly affection; let him burst with ruthless insensibility the bonds of every human relationship; or let him contrive so to use them that no sweetness shall distil into his spirit.
But if this is utterly impossible, how shall we contrive to feel no bitterness in the death of those whose life has been sweet to us?
I was going to wish you had some little place that you could call your own, but, I profess I do not know you well enough to contrive any one system of life that would please you.
When I saw light, it was time tocontrive what I should do.
We could, were we together, contrive to make our last days easy, and leave some sort of monument, what friends two wits could be in spite of all the fools in the world.
Experience shows, according to Geddes, that the types which are fittest to surmount great obstacles are not so much those who engage in the fiercest competitive struggle for existence, as those who contrive to temper it.
It is by this division of their manifold tasks that men contrive not to crush each other.
Could philosophers contrive Life to stop at thirty-five, Time his hours should never drive O'er the bounds of thirty-five.
The war continued after dinner; Mr. Shanner eagerly turning the pages of Miss Robinson's music, and so entirely appropriating her that Wyndham could scarcely contrive to approach her during the rest of the evening.
Friedrich begins to perceive that Braunau will not do; that he must contrivesome other plan.
He now took his departure, leaving with me the lantern, together with a copious supply of tapers and phosphorous, and promising to pay me a visit as often as he could contrive to do so without observation.
Having set out as supposed, for New Bedford, I was then to report myself to my companion, who would contrive a hiding-place for me in the Grampus.
Sweyn Fork Beard's plans were well laid; and if Earl Sigvaldi could but contrive to lead Olaf between the island and the mainland, instead of taking the northward course across the open sea, success for the allies was certain.
But there is one good thing that your thoughtlessness has done: it has brought us again under one master, so it will go ill if, working together, we cannot contrive to run away, and join some viking ship.
People when they like one another, always find each other out, and contrive to meet even in London.
Besides this, I would contrive to dispose of my jewels, not the family jewels, but the few I brought with me from home, and those my uncle gave me on my marriage.
I have learned enough for to-day, but you must contrive to keep me informed of all that is going on here.
She expressed a hope that Kurt never might be wounded, but prayed him if he were and could contrive it to be sure and be brought to her at Kaltenborn.
I tell you, Werner, that if you send one here, I will contrive that she is tired of her post in a week.
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