Willoughby's behaviour in taking leave of them, his embarrassment,and affectation of cheerfulness, and, above all, his unwillingness to
accept her mother's invitation, a backwardness so unlike a lover,so unlike himself, greatly disturbed her.
Marrable secured the services of a respectable professional person to drill the young ladies and gentlemen, and to
accept all the other responsibilities incidental to creating a dramatic world out of a domestic chaos.
My master,'' answered Baldwin, ``knows how to requite scorn with scorn, and blows with blows, as well as courtesy with courtesy, Since you disdain to
accept from him any share of the ransom at which you have rated the arms of the other knights, I must leave his armour and his horse here, being well assured that he will never deign to mount the one nor wear the other.
The Chec Furt, who had been the occasion of all this, coming to us afterwards, blamed us exceedingly for having offered so little, and being told by us that the present was picked out by himself, that we had nothing better to give, and that what we had left would scarce defray the expenses of our journey, he pressed us at least to add something, but could prevail no farther than to persuade us to repeat our former offer, which the King was now pleased to
accept, though with no kinder countenance than before.
But he secured silence by declaring that henceforth the Circles would enter on a policy of Concession; yielding to the wishes of the majority, they would
accept the Colour Bill.
As soon as they prove to you, for instance, that you are descended from a monkey, then it is no use scowling,
accept it for a fact.
Now, how much I am indebted to you I realised when you told me that you were spending for my benefit the sum which you are always reported to have laid by at your bankers; but, now that I have learnED that you never possessed such a fund, but that, on hearing of my destitute plight, and being moved by it, you decided to spend upon me the whole of your salary--even to forestall it--and when I had fallen ill, actually to sell your clothes--when I learnED all this I found myself placed in the harassing position of not knowing how to
accept it all, nor what to think of it.
Accept my thanks for the compliment you are paying me.
Adrienne was advised to
accept Betts, and her scruples, on the score of money, were gradually removed, by Mrs.
But this was immediately opposed by Tom Bertram, who asserted the part of Amelia to be in every respect the property of Miss Crawford, if she would
accept it.
But, if he should
accept it; if he should even think of accepting it
Some mothers would have insisted on their daughter's accepting so good an offer on the first overture; but I could not reconcile it to myself to force Frederica into a marriage from which her heart revolted, and instead of adopting so harsh a measure merely propose to make it her own choice, by rendering her thoroughly uncomfortable till she does
accept him--but enough of this tiresome girl.
