Sir," said I, "do you happen to know a pugilist, Tom Cragg by name?
But a scholar may happen to write a great book," said the Tinker.
Hugh; unless we happento strike a bevy of young partridges with their mother.
His experience and training had led him to "be prepared" for any accident that might happen to his comrades as they tramped and climbed in the woods.
If it should happen that way, the sight of it would be the greatest object lesson ever to Arthur; yes, to all of us.
They had been given their share in the rescue work by the patrol leader, and both were firmly resolved that no accident should happen through any fault on their part.
I happen to know several of the head men who are deeply interested in this scout movement, and I shall see them personally.
And then, after six days at sea, out of touch with the world, practically, there's always the feeling of suspense about what willhappen when you get solid earth under your feet.
I--ah--happen to have with me the precise duplicate of this box.
How do you happen to know it was a velvet-lined leather case?
Then--if you happen to be at the head of the companion-ladder when the tender comes off from Queenstown tonight--I promise you a huge surprise.
What I'm interested in is the rescue of Miss Searle, if you must know; and that's going to happen before long, or I miss my guess.
And finally, if you should happen to let it off the racket would bring the police down on you more quickly than you'd like, I fancy.
Then Miss Landis makes another purchase--a razor, in a shop near the hotel where I happen to be loafing.
It will happenwith the rising of the free-trade agitation as with the rising of water against a dam-head stretched across a river.
And it'll happen hundreds of times more,' said Hal with a friendly nod as he sat down again.
One had to run quick, but one can't allow people to lay hands on themselves because they happen to feel grey.
Now what'll happen to my road if they don't let me lie quiet in my grave?
THE BLUE JAY O Blue Jay up in the maple tree, Shaking your throat with such bursts of glee, How did you happen to be so blue?
For the sky is dark and the voyage is long, And happen what may, it's extremely wrong In a sieve to sail so fast.
What would happen in the nighttime as the stage pursued its lonely way across the bleak prairie?
And her mother is a perfect wonder of a manager, and never makes mistakes except such as happen to be the fad of the hour.
Whenever you happen to be down in this part of Texas, drop in and make us a visit!
There were loud imprecations on the head of the murderer, and fierce prophecies as to what would happen to Bill if he preserved his incriminating silence.
I wonder what would happen if anybody should spread newspapers on one of these wonderful tables and use them for a tablecloth?
If the extreme forms in the genus happen to have been thus destroyed, the genus itself will stand more distinct from other allied genera.
Of this fact I will give in illustration the first two instances which happen to stand on my list; and as the differences in these cases are of a very unusual nature, the relation can hardly be accidental.
But at other moments, when she propounded to herself the question, "What willhappen further?
I believe it did happen that way," agreed Ned, who clearly saw what Tom meant.
Doubtless he was waiting for instructions, and something might happen any minute.
The storm kept up all night, but the danger was practically over, unless something should happen to the machinery, and Tom and Ned kept careful watch to prevent this.
Whether nevertheless it was not found expedient to provide a chest of ready cash for answering all demands that should happen to be made on account of payments in detail?
And whether it may not sometimes happen that an inconvenience which in fancy and general discourse seems great shall, when accurately inspected and cast up, appear inconsiderable?
The native Javans are never reduced to this condition; or if they should happen to be seized and sold by pirates, a satisfactory proof of their origin would be sufficient to procure their enfranchisement.
Though, as Mahomedans, they are averse to an open avowal of Pagan practices, they still preserve them more or less, according as the parties happen to be less or more under the influence of Arab priests.
If those whom we have accosted happen to be acquaintances or patients, or should they belong to the latitudinarian school, our salutation is duly returned.
He must know best, of course; but it does seem very hard that that very thing should happen to them.
How else could it happen that young men, who have had precisely the same opportunities, should be continually presenting us with such different results, and rushing to such opposite destinies?
All the same," said Barney, "I guess these things don't happen now.
The best part of this report will be that that is never written, except on the hearts and in the lives of the poor chaps who will think of the Lady of Kuskinook any time they happen to be saying their prayers.
There was always something sure to happen when Dick "got after" his older brother.
Seldom, indeed, does it happen that people beg and pray and counsel a mother to take all her six daughters with her.
It gives her particular pain to be treated as a little girl; and nothing worse can happen to her than for the elder sisters to say, "Go out just for a little while, Gabriele, dear!
