"It might be as well if we pretended to quarrel," said the invalid, reflectively, "especially as you are known to be a friend of Nugent's.

Much less is it necessary to take the still higher ground, that every law in favor of slavery, in whatever code or connection it may be found, is utterly invalid because of its plain contravention of the law of nature.

Piero had but just succeeded to Cosimo when Pitti, considering him merely an invalid, struck his blow.

It may fairly be said that the credit of Parliament and of the nation was concerned in the abrogation of laws so ridiculously oppressive, and not the less obnoxious for being practically invalid.

" "Don't trouble yourself; Phibbs knows my ways, and does all that is required," said the invalid, rather testily.