... between
the distant woods and cornfields. The death-like stillness and
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smallness of the low-lying ... general.”—T
HOS. J. BALL.
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We are dropping down the ladder rung by rung.
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UDYARD KIPLING.
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HE sudde...
... shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and
open unto thee, then it shall be that all the people that is found therein shall
be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. And if it will ... It now
is the ambition of each city to conquer and enslave the others.
e one that should succeed in that would hope thereafter to
live in idleness and luxury by the tribute of the ot...
... catching the ball. “What other
school is there to go to?”
Bessie Wallis picked up the ball, but she didn’t continue with
the game. There were three other schools in Baltimore— one
of them being ... secre-
tary ushered them into the classroom, was that for as long as
they lived, their lives would be inextricably entwined, and that
though for the most part they would be best frien...
... and they were
accompanied by a Miss Terry, a governess for the younger children.
Hitherto the society had been for years confined to the Langs, the
Herberts, the Budds, and the Jollys, with the ...
‘Oh, here they are, Mr. B.!’ said the lady, disentangling her dress
from the gig-step. ‘Here they are, the phaeton, the gig, and all the
horses! My! what a number! a...
... been the younger sibling. I study her in the morning light:
the graceful curve of her neck, the deep chestnut of her hair, the new
lines etched by worry between her brows. I remember the afternoons ... guide him to the chaise by the window. “Shall I open it?
Do you need fresh air?”
“No. It’s bad for your health.” But he can’t stop thinking about the
Russians. “Impoten...
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and others are childless. I have discussed breakups with women who
were left by their signifi cant others, and those who did the breaking
up themselves. There is a myth fl oating ... witnessed the demise of
lengthy relationships affecting close friends, relatives, and clients.
I was moved by their suffering, and incredibly inspired by their
strength as they slo...
... either help or hinder, several of the Fuller
Court residents poke their noses into the business of their
neighbors. On the other hand, just as many turn a blind
eye to behavior or events they’d ... out of the car, just
turned the car off and sat there. They stared at her through the windshield,
this stranger in their driveway, and she stared back at them. The cooling
engin...
... collected by these qual-
ity control teams were later compared with the
data collected by the field teams to check the
accuracy of the data collection.
The study protocol complied with the
principles ... any
stage of the interview. The protocol for the
NSS was approved by the Medical Ethical
Committee of the Ministry of Health, Govern-
ment of Indonesia. The plan...