Crewe had ascertained from Miss Fewbanks that Mr. Holymead when he had called at Riversbrook on a visit of condolence had not mentioned to her anything about having left his stick in the hall stand on a previous visit.

He had made this solitary island his home, as we ascertained by his spoor and other signs that we found upon subsequent explorations.

The gunboat Lexington in the meantime had arrived from Savannah, and after sending a message to Gen. Grant to ascertain in which direction the enemy was from the river, the Lexington and Tyler took a position about half a mile above the river landing, and poured their shells up a deep ravine reaching to the river on the right.

When men first took to the sea, they speedily learned to look out for shoals and rocks; and the more the burthen of their ships increased, the more imperatively necessary it became for sailors to ascertain with precision the depth of the waters they traversed.

It would be easy to ascertain for certain whom she danced with," Morriston said reflectively.

The latter, in particular, having ascertained to her satisfaction that he was the undoubted heir to the title, and most probably to the estates of his uncle, Sir Edgar Egerton, felt herself strongly disposed to encourage an acquaintance she found so agreeable, and to which she could see no reasonable objection.

Then ring the bell and we will ascertain at once how far my conjecture is true.

"Well, trust to me for that; but, before we separate for the night, I wish to ascertain beyond question one other fact, although the circumstances you have stated scarce leave a doubt of the reply.

In order to understand Shelley's allusion, I looked up the Quarterly Review from April 1817 to April 1821, and have ascertained as follows, (1) The Quarterly of April 1817 contains a notice of Paris in 1815, a Poem.

I had ascertained on Thursday that John Williams (the senior of a very wealthy and influential family in this country) was probably returned from London.

It is only suggested here that we look about us and ascertain of what lyric blessings we may now be the unconscious possessors.

See the ordinance in Scobell, 324; the objections to it in Whitelock, 621.] regularly marshalled in hosts against each other; and the usages of particular districts, only to be ascertained through the treacherous memories of the most aged of the inhabitants.

When this was ascertained without any doubt Jack started to prance around, unable to contain himself within bounds.

It is needful, however, to ascertain before all things whether this sect does really possess the Elixir of Immortality, for on that the entire question of its deserts obviously depends.

And the number of Bibles and Testaments which were introduced into a dense catholic population, in consequence of the apparently trivial circumstance of the opening of the case in the Diligence, will probably never be ascertained until the great day of account; nor will it be known to what extent they have been instrumental in reclaiming and saving the souls of deluded men.

It is therefore important to ascertain under what influence and on what basis these provinces became consolidated at that period.

"Quickly ascertaining whence these cries proceeded, they hurried on at a gallop, and came upquite close to the boundary of Lord Arthur Skelmerton's groundsupon a group of three men, two of whom seemed to be wrestling vigorously with one another, whilst the third was lying face downwards on the ground.

This, I thought, could be ascertained within the next forty-eight hours, and meantime M. Zola might remain where he was, for I could not well offer him an asylum in my little home.

It will not be denied that it is of immense importance to us to inquire how this happened, and ascertain howfor the futureit may be rendered highly improbable in our own case.

It is greatly to be regretted that so little can be ascertained about Cook's private life that would be of service in forming an intimate knowledge of his character, but this is accounted for by the fact that after he had joined the Navy his time was so fully occupied by that service that he had but little opportunity to form private friendships such as fall to the lot of most men.

It had never been tried over long distances in the open air, and many practical modifications had yet to be made, the necessity for which could only be ascertained during the actual construction of a commercial line.

If a woman cares ardently enough about religion to feel keen distress at the idea of dissent from it on the part of those closely connected with her, she surely may be expected to take reasonable pains to ascertain beforehand the religious attitude of one with whom she is about to unite herself for life.