1 In charge of the campaign was Mr. James Blausser, who had recently come to town to speculate in land.
2 Jurgis had time enough to stare and speculate, for it was two hours before he was summoned.
3 For recreation he could twiddle his thumbs and speculate on the thoughts which must agitate the minds of the generals.
4 It is remarkable that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel HawthorneContext Highlight In XIII. ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER 5 I am afraid to speculate on what it is.
David Copperfield By Charles DickensContext Highlight In CHAPTER 62. A LIGHT SHINES ON MY WAY 6 On this conviction I allow her to speculate, she having her bank and her stockbroker; she speculated and lost.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasContext Highlight In Chapter 66. Matrimonial Projects. 7 What Aramis says is very sensible," replied Athos; "we must speculate upon the faults of people, and not upon their virtues.
8 They landed their cargoes at Wilmington or Charleston, where they were met by swarms of merchants and speculators from all over the South who assembled to buy blockaded goods at auction.
9 The doctor's letter was the first of a chorus of indignation that was beginning to be heard all over the South against speculators, profiteers and holders of government contracts.
10 The civilian population had either to do without or buy at the speculators' prices, and the poor and those in moderate circumstances were suffering increasing hardships.
11 Already soldiers and civilians alike were feeling the pinch, and the muttering against him and his fellow speculators was bitter.
12 It was a situation made to order for speculators and profiteers, and men were not lacking to take advantage of it.
13 As food and clothing grew scarcer and prices rose higher and higher, the public outcry against the speculators grew louder and more venomous.
14 It's harder for speculators' money to get into the best parlors than for the camel to go through the needle's eye.
15 Completely surrounding the state capitol was a host of promoters, speculators, seekers after contracts and others hoping to profit from the orgy of spending, and many were growing shamelessly rich.