Prudence
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One whose hand had been asked of me in advance by all the most illustratious blood in France!'We must abandon all
prudence.
She spent her time in exaggerating the high degree of
prudence
that she had shown in uniting her destiny with that of a superior man.
It may have been thought expedient to conceal or to disguise a part of the truth,
prudence
required this as well as religion.
The noble but slightly romantic spirit of this charming widow, startled and converted to the service of common
prudence
by an event at once singular, tragic and for her momentous, would have deigned to appreciate the quite genuine merit of the young Marquis.
Everyone agrees in ascribing boundless intelligence and even more
prudence
to the man who is so fortunate as to enjoy your protection.
Her spirit, haughty enough but saturated with all that dry
prudence
which passes in society as a faithful portrayal of the human heart, was not made to understand in a moment the joy of defying all
prudence
which can be so keen a joy to an ardent soul.
In the upper classes of Parisian society, in which Mathilde had lived, passion can only very rarely divest itself of prudence, and it is from the attics on the fifth floor that girls throw themselves out of windows.
Notwithstanding all the promises of
prudence
made to her spiritual director and to her husband, no sooner had she arrived in Besancon than she wrote with her own hand to each of the thirty-six jurors:'I shall not appear in Court upon the day of the trial, Sir, because my presence might prejudice M. Sorel's case.
Mr. Wharton withdrew to the Locusts, with a heart rent with the pain of separating from all that was left him of a wife he had adored, but in obedience to a constitutional
prudence
that pleaded loudly in behalf of his worldly goods.
None of the watchfulness necessary in a war, in which similarity of language, appearance, and customs rendered
prudence
doubly necessary, was omitted by the cautious leader.
After exchanging greetings with every member of the family, Major Dunwoodie beckoned to the sentinel, whom the wary
prudence
of Captain Lawton had left in charge of the prisoner, to leave the room.
Nothing had obviated this result, but the powerful interest of the relation who held a high political rank in the state, and his own vigilant
prudence.
Against this combination of force and discipline, Lawton had sufficient
prudence
to see it would be folly to contend, and the English were suffered to embark without molestation.
A few years younger, with deference to her
prudence
and experience, would accord better with my fancy."
The spinster herself had obtained all the other necessaries by her own industry and prudence, and it can easily be imagined that she saw the articles she had long counted her own vanish in the enormous pack, with a dissatisfaction that was in no degree diminished by the declaration that had preceded the act.
"Courage and
prudence
are the jewels of a soldier, Mrs. Flanagan," said the sergeant; "without the one, the other may be said to be good for nothing."
"And with prudence, too, dear Peyton," said Frances, with a face as pale as death.
He pursued me close after this, and as I saw there was no need to fear losing him, I played the indifferent part with him longer than
prudence
might otherwise have dictated to me.
There was a sort of brutal temerity in his prudence, the temerity of a man with big fists.
He had his hours of terror, his moments of prudence, and, altogether this intrigue caused him disagreeable agitation.
As a measure of
prudence
he desired to be known and esteemed by the friends of Camille.
His innate
prudence
even advised this rapid expedient.
Passion might well stir him, and urge him forward; all his being imperiously insisted on
prudence.
The dull labour of his reasoning began again; and he soon found himself in a sort of acute reverie that displayed to him in the depths of his brain, the necessity for his marriage, along with the arguments his desire and
prudence
advanced in turn, for and against the possession of Therese.
Therese and Laurent took the parts adapted to them, and proceeded with extreme prudence, calculating the slightest gesture, and the least word.
By prudence, they did not dare make appointments, but looked forward to their wedding-day as a day of salvation, to be followed by an untroubled night.
Had passion alone urged him to the deed, he would not have shown such cowardice and
prudence.
Very likely he would have fled with the 40,000 francs, had he been able to realise them; but the old mercer, on the advice of Michaud, had shown the
prudence
to protect the interests of her niece in the marriage contract.
But in that respect they acted with feverish excitement, and without any display of excessive
prudence.
But as I know that it is a mark of
prudence
not to do by foul means what may be done by fair, I will ask these gentlemen, the guards and commissary, to be so good as to release you and let you go in peace, as there will be no lack of others to serve the king under more favourable circumstances; for it seems to me a hard case to make slaves of those whom God and nature have made free.
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