... The boy leaned his head on one hand and stared into vacancy. But he never strangled anybody, he said slowly. He was speaking to himself; his voice was tremulous with the pride of achievement. The old lord had never strangled anybody. He had done ...

... the body (whence Cicero speaks of gladiatoria corporis firmitas), the com parative freedom enjoyed in the palestra were scanty privileges to Spartacus. Nothing could diminish his sadness at being a prisoner fattened up, so to speak, for the final slaughter ...

... right to cost. I am told that I have the poise of a woman of thirty I can dance, swim, play a bit of tennis and golf, read and speak French. I have travelled and feel at ease on two continents. I can ride. With a little encouragement and practice I believe ...

... deeds and not of words. He never tired of saying so. He was actually saying so to the Borough Council while Mrs. Quale was speaking her thoughts aloud before the statue. His resonant, Midland accent filled the council room. The council was sitting late ...

... flesh and high blood pressure and dissipate accre tions of uric acid the admitted cause of rheumatism and gout. Strictly speaking, there is no absolute and permanent cure for rheumatism. The rheumatic subject is virtually a factory for the manufacture ...

... THROUGH the medium of the BBC the Archbishop of Canterbury will give a New Year message to the nation to-night when he will speak at a service relayed from Canterbury Cathedral The Primate expected to analyse the problems the moment and sound a heartening ...

... good for them? Among the hints to parents given by Dr. J. R. Rees, Deputy-Director of the Institute of Medical Psychology, speaking yesterday at the winter school for health visitors and school nurses at the Bedford College for Women, Regent's Park. were ...

... His thoughts took vivid form. The art of disturbance 7 that was hers. Simmons put his notebook in his pocket and began to speak. Harry found himself promising to be down next Sunday to look at progress and approve. He arrived home at nine expecting trouble ...

... a down on him, darling, said Patricia. Have you got him on that comic Black List of yours Jimmy got up at that moment to speak to an Egyptian friend who had just arrived at an adjoining table. What Black List is that asked the Duchess, and Curragh listened ...

... the case of Toys. The literature entry begins well, and is charming in its easy natural style, but it leads nowhere so to speak and the end is very casual. Jean Fletcher. A good beginning and the end, also, is well handled, but the rest is rather drawn ...

... was Emily, he said, and that seemed a sufficient answer, for he added no more, lapsing into silence. Fancy felt an urge to speak more, an impossible wish to keep both his good opinion and the money. He was tolerant, made allowances, treated her as a friend ...

... into the Didcot express that reckless train at the expense of an extra sixpence. Ten years later the same traveller's wife speaks of the rapid excursion train to Brighton as liable to decant you sooner into the next world than one might desire. Indeed ...