Here we no sooner arrived than a host of Wakungu, lately returned from the Unyoro war, came to pay their respects to the king: they had returned six days or more, but etiquette had forbidden their approaching majesty sooner.
At Torquemada, among those who came to pay their respects to their former master was Gasca, the good president of Peru.
Another reason assigned by him was the difficulty of raising funds to pay their arrears.
On the same day, the captain and some of the officers of the Nemesis went on shore, to pay their respects to his Excellency, who affected to be exceedingly glad to see them, and shewed them all possible civility and attention.
Imagine a wealthy country like this squeezing the insolvent poor out of their weekly pittances instead of helping them to pay their debts.
But this procedure is not available against working men, and the result is that they have to pay their way as they go along.
There were instances of debtors remaining in prison for over twenty years well able to pay their debts, but preferring to live in luxury within the rules of the prison.
Yet to-day thousands of debtors go to prison because they have not means to pay their creditors.
Several do complain of abundance of land flung up by tenants out of their hands for want of ability to pay their rents; and by name, that the Duke of Buckingham hath L6000 so flung up.
The town has seven gates, four of which are built up, in order to prevent the people escaping when they are required to pay their duties.
If it was found that the United States were not disposed to pay their debts, foreigners would find the means to make them.
Maurizio and the peasants have come to pay their duty, whispered a thin, elderly lady, who acted as governante to the young countess.
Such was she to whose morning levee Gerald was summoned on the day after her arrival, when, in a sort of vassalage, the Intendente, followed by his family and the villagers, were admitted to pay their homage.
I will see Kelly about it to-morrow, and they shall have something to pay their journey.
In a short time all the rooms and staircases in the palace were thronged by those who came to pay their court.
On the following day the magistrates of the City went in state to pay their duty to their deliverer.
The members, therefore, who came to pay their duty at Whitehall were taken aside, and honoured with long private interviews.
The native gentry, instead of coming topay their respects to him, remained at their houses.
Persons could not in justice be compelled topay their accounts in liards, when the amount was stated in livres or sous; and hence to oblige them to pay fifty per cent.
The greatest part of the money must arise from law-suits for the recovery of debts, and be paid by the lower sort of people, who were too poor easily to pay their debts.
It is seen in these provinces by experience that the obligation of sowing in order to pay their tribute is what keeps them supplied with all kinds of food.
In regard to the question whether the Indians should pay their tributes in kind or in money, he urges that the former be required, as otherwise the natives will not, through laziness, produce food supplies.
They told him they were desirous of accompanying him there, to pay their respects to Malinche, and to present to him the two sons of their late cazique, who had died a few days previously of the smallpox.
As soon as they found that it was Cortes himself who stood in their presence, the whole of them crowded up to pay their respects to him and to congratulate him on his safe arrival.
After conversing for a time on what had occurred, subsequent to their separation, madame Wang took them to pay their obeisance to dowager lady Chia.
Pao-yü speedily went out to greet them and to take them over to pay their respects to dowager lady Chia.
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