But instead of a direct answer to so important a question, Jones began to be very importunate with the lady to unmask; and at length having prevailed, there appeared not Mrs Fitzpatrick, but the Lady Bellaston herself.
The aukward behaviour of Mr Jones on this occasion convinced her of the truth, without his giving her a direct answer to any of her questions; but she was not nice enough in her amours to be greatly concerned at the discovery.
I had a present of twenty-five dollars once, which was a direct answer to earnest, pleading prayer.
They could not understand how he lived so long; but his friends, who had been praying for him, all believed it was in direct answer to prayer.
We believed that it was God who restrained the naturally vicious passions of the man, in direct answer to prayer.
It is believed that, while this was not miraculous, it was as directly the interposition of God, as feeding Elijah by the ravens; and it was in direct answer to prayer for that special blessing.
Now that is a real Yankee style of answering questions; nevertheless, I will give you a direct answer.
I crave your pardon, madame, and promise to furnish a direct answer to all your questions, provided you will agree to do the same with my interrogatories.
And Miss Bates was obliged to give a direct answer before he would hear her in any thing else.
I always deserve the best treatment, because I never put up with any other; and, therefore, you must give me a plain, direct answer.
In these four cases you have, I think, remarkable instances of direct answer to prayer.
The money with which the fifth orphanage house was bought was not given in one sum nor specially for the purpose, and the circumstances would not warrant me in saying that it came in direct answer to prayer.
Were the great difficulty of the succession brought to a narrow compass, though we might spend fewer words about it, we should sooner come to a direct answer.
Grace was embarrassed and retreated, and it was not till she had been compelled to give a direct answer to a direct question that she submitted to allow his arm round her waist.
She was saved from the necessity of giving a direct answer to this suggestion by the return of Mrs Robarts and Grace herself.
To this Dalrymple was able to make no direct answer.
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