When one's enemies are unknown, the feeling of apprehension is always much greater, for in the imagination danger lurks in every corner, and every action of a friend covers the ruse of a suspected enemy.

But this display of indifference proves to be only an amiable ruse on the part of George.

I supposed it was only a ruse to extort offers of more money, and waited for half an hour, but he did not appear again.

Hastings' (the Danish chief) ruse at Tuscany.

" She described her entrance, with the subjection of the office boy, the ruse by which she got into the inner office, her interview with Claghorn, and his subsequent promise.

"To own the truth he did offer to let George Denbigh have it for the next summer, but the Colonel chose to be nearer Eltringham; and I take it, it was only a ruse in the earl to cloak his own designs.

They translated into prose imitations of the tales such as those of the book of Patronis, borrowing from the general chronicles or in translations like the "Kalila and traditions, legendary or historic, as they found them in the Dimna," or the book of "The Ruses of Women," in verse.

But that any one man made a plot or a play, Or was such singled out as a ruse for my pay, I deny in fac toto in spirit this day.

In his own village I think Anazeh would laugh if I talked this ruse over with him afterwards.

" Once outside, Mathieu resolved that he would try no ruses with her.

she cried under her breath, as she saw the maiden's masque, and fairly bit her lips in rage at the clever ruse about to be played upon the King.