 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1846 - 292 pages
...insisted upon my going to see what had happened. ' Yes,' said I carelessly, on coming to the spot, ' I see it is so. But what is there in this worth notice?...followed me, and, taking hold of my coat, said, with some degree of earnestness, ' It could not be mere chance, for that somebody must have contrived matters... | |
 | Henry Francis Cary - Poets, English - 1846 - 462 pages
...see it is so ; but there is nothing in this worth notice ; it is mere chance ;' and I went away. lie followed me, and taking hold of my coat, said with...must have contrived matters so as to produce it.' I pretend not to give his words, or my own, for I have forgotten both ; but I give the substance of... | |
 | 1849 - 192 pages
...me, and tltking hold of my coat, said with some earnestness. " It cannot have happened by chance, — somebody must have contrived matters so as to produce it." " So you think," said I, " that what appears as the letters of your name cannot be by chance?" "Yes." said he with firmness,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 780 pages
...carelessly, on coming to the place, " I see it is so ; but there is nothing in this worth notice; it is mere chance," and I went away. He followed me, and...must have contrived matters so as to produce it." I pretend not to rive his words or my own, for I have forgotten both; but I give the substance of what... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 768 pages
...coming to the place, "I see it is so; but there is nothing in this worth notice; it is mere chanee," and I went away. He followed me, and taking hold of...said, with some earnestness, "It could not be mere chanee, for that somebody must have contrived matters so as to produce it." I pretend not to give his... | |
 | William M. Thayer - Domestic relations - 1853 - 334 pages
...away. Kis son followed after him hastily, saying, as he went, " It cannot have happened by chance ; somebody must have contrived matters so as to produce it." " So you think," replied the Doctor, " that what appears as the letters of your name oannot be by chance ? " " Yes,"... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - Readers - 1855 - 268 pages
...mere chance?' and I went away. He followed me, and, taking hold of my coat, said, with some degree of earnestness, ' It could not be mere chance, for that...contrived matters so as to produce it.' "'So, you think,1 said I, 'that what appears so regular as the letters of your name, cannot be by chance?' '... | |
 | John Crawshaw - 1856 - 258 pages
...is so, but what is there in this worth notice ? Is it not mere chance? and I went away. He" fallowed me, and, taking hold of my coat, said ' with some earnestness. " It cannot have-• happened by chance, — somebody must have contrived matters so as to produce it."... | |
 | English poetry - 1857 - 574 pages
...so ; but there is nothing in this worth notice ; it is mere chance," and I went away. He follonv i me, and taking hold of my coat, said with some earnestness, " It could not be mere chance,-for that soimibody must have contrived matters so as to produce it." I pretend not to give... | |
 | Society of Friends - 1858 - 836 pages
...He followed me, and taking hold of my coat with earnestness, " It cannot have happened by chance — somebody must have contrived matters so as to produce it ?" " So you think," said I, " that what appears as thVletters of your name cannot be by chance?'' " Yes," said he, with... | |
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I smiled at the report, and seemed inclined to disregard it; but he insisted on my going to see what had happened. Yes... 
