There would have been questions of place and precedence which would have been very difficult to settle.

It was very difficult to get out of Berlin into the open country without going through a long stretch of suburbs and sandy roads which were not very tempting.

I suppose there never was so unwilling a president of a republic, except many years later Casimir Perier, who certainly hated the "prison of the Elysee," but the marshal was a soldier, and his military discipline helped him through many difficult positions.

He was a personal friend of the marshal's, remained at Vienna during the marshal's presidency, but left with him, much to W.'s regret, who knew what good service he had done at Vienna and what a difficult post that would be for an improvised diplomatist.

It is a very difficult position for the American representative on these occasions.

We made a difficult but stately progress through the rooms.

It was even more difficult getting through the crowd down-stairswe had the whole length of the house to cross.

We did manage to get rather more satisfactory hours after a little while, but it was always difficult to extract W. from his work if it were anything important.

He was so sensible always in his intercourse with the official world, quite realised that the position was difficult and trying for Madame Grevyit would have been for any one thrown at once without any preparation into such perfectly different surroundings.

It is very difficult for any woman, no longer very young, to begin an entirely new life in a perfectly different milieu, and certainly more difficult for a Frenchwoman of the bourgeoisie than any other.

It is very difficult for any woman, no longer very young, to begin an entirely new life in a perfectly different milieu, and certainly more difficult for a Frenchwoman of the bourgeoisie than any other.

We often hear of a man's energies being taxed; but, so far as the matter is apparent to the naked eye, it is difficult to see whose energies are taxed for the good of the government at the present day.

Perhaps I ought to put all this in the past tense, for now he scarcely ever speakshe reads next to nothingit is difficult to persuade him to eathe will not leave the househe used to have a rather ruddy complexionhe is now deadly pale and terribly emaciated.

It is always difficult for a busy doctor to leave home, but after carefully thinking matters over, I resolved to comply with Lady Studley's request.

'It's so difficult to guess, such hot weather!

She had no wish to create an effect, but she found it difficult to speak.

Yerkes batted a line drive to Fletcher, and had the New York shortstop held the ball, which was not difficult to catch, Hooper could easily have been doubled at second, but Fletcher muffed it.

It was difficult to find a shelter for the night; but a kind fellow-traveller assisted us, and at length we were pressed into a miserable dirty room, with only a board for a bedstead.

Towards the end of our day's travel we went through an immense wood, difficult of passage, on leaving which the Gulf of Aegina appeared in view.

As soon as it was known they had arrived, their acquaintance rapidly increased, and they found it difficult to receive all who came.

There are a few who entertain ultra views, and their over-activity tends to keep up excitement in those who are wavering and have not yet left the Society: this makes it very difficult for moderate people to stand between them, and calls for very deep indwelling with the blessed source of love.

Our road lay occasionally over a wild and stony heath by the sea, sometimes along the river-banks, lakes, or fiords, but more often among and upon the high and rugged rocks; the passing of some of which is, I think, more difficult than crossing the Alps between Switzerland and Italy.(letter of 8 mo. 3.)

"Fruit," says Mr. Locke, "makes one of the most difficult chapters in the government of health, especially that of children.

But would it not be difficult to find arguments in favor of carrying children about, when they are able to walk, which would not be equally strong in favor of carrying about lambs and calves and pigs.

Nor was this difficult, for the stout heart of Marius had never failed him.