I have done the best that I could manage, I am trying the same still, and only vexed that I can do no better.
A sudden weakness of the legs caused John to seat himself, with what appearance of deliberation he could manage, in the nearest chair.
He said it would take a lot of money, of course, but he thought he could manage my share.
He said, in as even a tone as he could manage, "I asked about trains because I wondered whether there was anything to hurry you to-night.
Instantly I began to extricate myself and crawl back again, with what speed and silence I could manage, to the more open portion of the wood.
But neither Uncle Corny, nor myself—although we were getting very clever now at Sunbury—could manage at all to make him out at first, though it must have been a great deal easier then, than when we came to dwell upon him afterwards.
I could manage to get her down to my little place, and the news I have got for her about poor Mr. Kit will set her up in one way, while it knocks her down in another.
For Captain Fairthorn had written again, to say that he could not be with us on the Tuesday, but was almost sure that he could manage it, if we would only leave it till two days later.
The people of our village soon learned how well I could manage a boat; and small as I was, they held me in respect--at all events, they no longer jeered at me.
In as few words as I could manage it, I made known my wishes.
I even attained to such proficiency that I could manage a pair of oars, and pull about without any assistance from my instructor.
Right, even if we could manage that; and the survivors would be thrown back, worse off than we are now.
Oh, I think I could manage that, sir," said Bob, importantly.
Dessay I could manage to get up enough to make a jump on to the chap on the watch, and hold him till you were all alongside.
He reflected on the memory of that afternoon for a moment himself, delighted, then turned back to the governor with as solemn an air as he could manage.
Then she casually settled onto the bed, letting him see the fine profile of her breasts, and just happening to drape one long leg where he could manage to touch it.
Chapter Four For almost a month now, any night he could manage, Atiba had slipped unseen from the compound and explored the southern coast of the island, the shore and the upland hills.
I am a bit of a blacksmith; and I have been thinking that if I could manage to make a pair of bellows, I would soon get a forge up, and I should not be long before I had a few dozen of nails.
The boat being a light one, even two of uscould manage it with perfect ease; and we thus daily, and sometimes twice a day, made a trip to the mouth of the river.
Quite, sir," I said; for I thought Measles and I could manage it between us.
All the same, though, I couldn't help admiring the way Harry ran up to the great brute, and did what none of us could manage.
In the meantime, I wrote home to say that Larry and I would return as soon as we could manage to get a passage to Cork.
I was sorry that I didn't know rather more about navigation, but I thought that I could manage, by carrying on, to keep in sight of the frigate.
The sentry accompanied Larry and me to the outer picket, thence we hurried on as fast as we could manage to get along.
Then, if we could manage to throw the rope up the other side," explained the girl, "we could all climb it and be on the other side of the gulf.
It was some time before I found one which I could manage to get up, and from the topmost boughs of which I at the same time might obtain such an extensive view as would be of any use to me, I at last found a tree answering my wishes.
I thought that I could manage to sit up in this and keep awake till daylight, employing myself in throwing sticks on the fire, and by using other devices to prevent myself from going to sleep.
He rattled on in his own bright style, or in as near an imitation of it as he could manage, and the others tried their best to follow his example and make the evening as cheery as possible.
I'd rather work with you than with any of the others, and I think we could manage it rather well between us.
This he did in order to keep the frenzied and tortured dog from jumping at him before he could manage to put his little plan into operation.
He seemed to forget that there was no possible way in which any one inside the car could manage to effect their escape so long as the great arm of the giant seesaw was elevated in the air.
I could manage to glimpse them in the glass at our end of the car, though they didn't suspect me of spying.
I oughtn't to have let you go alone, but you were gone before I knew, and we had all we could manage here.
For he needed all his men, and I believed I could manage alone.
I didn't care to put it any more strongly than that at present, nor to say that I would admit this basis of friendship as a condition in which I could manage her.
I found that he would have to walk to the station, as Uncle Jerdon was away, and I determined to have another talk with him, if I could manage to see him alone.
I doubt if I could manage Edna, should she appear to-morrow while we're in town.
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