1 Ashley, leaning against the old secretary, knew that the responsibility for preventing trouble lay with him and, knowing the hair-trigger tempers of the County, was at a loss as to how to proceed.
2 The lady's offences were always against taste rather than conduct; her divorce record seemed due to geographical rather than ethical conditions; and her worst laxities were likely to proceed from a wandering and extravagant good-nature.
3 Beyond the DUODECIMO, this system does not proceed, inasmuch as the Porpoise is the smallest of the whales.
4 I might proceed with several more examples, one way or another known to me, of the great power and malice at times of the sperm whale.
5 Interweaving in its proper place this darker thread with the story as publicly narrated on the ship, the whole of this strange affair I now proceed to put on lasting record.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 54. The Town-Ho's Story. 6 No need, gentlemen; one moment, and I proceed.
Moby Dick By Herman MelvilleContext Highlight In CHAPTER 54. The Town-Ho's Story. 7 For, before we proceed further, it must be said that the monkey-rope was fast at both ends; fast to Queequeg's broad canvas belt, and fast to my narrow leather one.
8 In the first place, in curious proof of the fact that the above-mentioned law is still in force, I proceed to lay before you a circumstance that happened within the last two years.
9 And when the auditor had asserted his non-comprehension, he would proceed to elucidate by some new proposition, yet more appalling.
10 "I am glad to encounter thee, friend," continued the maiden, waving her hand to the stranger to proceed, as she urged her Narragansett to renew its amble.
11 While he hesitated how to proceed, Le Subtil cautiously raised himself to his feet, though with a motion so slow and guarded, that not the slightest noise was produced by the change.
12 When all were prepared, Magua made the signal to proceed, advancing in front to lead the party in person.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 10 13 Then Hawkeye announced his determination to proceed.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 12 14 Whenever this unknown individual encountered one of the numberless sentinels who crossed his path, his answer was prompt, and, as it appeared, satisfactory; for he was uniformly allowed to proceed without further interrogation.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 17 15 Heyward drew back, all his ardor to proceed seeming to vanish on the instant.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore CooperContext Highlight In CHAPTER 18