He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer pardon […] ; but neither summons nor pardon was any thing regarded.

Just as Hank had predicted, we had reached the work site in a dead heat with gray dawn.

It took the hypnotist several minutes to make his subject go under.

Some men are modest, and seem to take pains to hide their virtues; and, from a natural distance and reserve in their tempers, scarce suffer their good qualities to be known […] .