The graces and gifts of the spirit are postnate.

Let me put you wise to what's going on.

But the other day I took it out for reference; and now as I am holiday- making in a certain little backwater of the world, where it is raining in a most unholiday fashion, it occurs to me that, as everything has happened to me which is likely to happen (Heaven knows I want no more excursions and alarums in my life's drama), I may as well bring the narrative up to date.

They used summary executions to break the resistance of the people.