I don't think papa can bear to bring himself to believe that it is his best.
He got through the greeting pretty well, there was no need for him to speak, he only gave his hand and looked away, unable to bring himself to turn his eyes on his father, and afraid of letting his own face be seen.
I believe it has done him no harm," was all that the doctor could bring himself to say; and thinking that he and his son had endured quite enough, he took his leave as soon as Harry had convulsively bolted the last mouthful.
He said he couldn't bring himself down to it; that it was demeanin' fo' a person of title fo' to labor with his hands like a nigger or a common white man.
His own debts would swallow up half his present property; and how could he bring himself to live on the pitiful remainder, when that stupid idiot, as he called her to himself, had three times more than she could possibly want?
Yes, he tried to bring himself to believe that all that he had done was for the benefit of his friend Harold and for his friend Beatrice--to say nothing of his friend Helen as well.
It took Harold some minutes to bring himself up to the point of Lord Innisfail's enthusiasm on the subject of seal-fishing.
He was unable to bring himself to risk everything upon the chance of Beatrice's loving him, in the face of the worst that might occur.
Could he bring himselfto take it all with pleasure, seeing that it came to him by so sad a chance by a catastrophe so deplorable?
He did not dare to press her hand, nor could he bring himself to take his away from her.
As he was carried home in the fly, his mind was so intent upon this, he was so anxious to resolve to bring himself to do the deed, that he hardly knew where he was when the fly stopped at his hall door.
Could he bring himself to believe that all that story of a soul tormented for its wickedness in everlasting fire was but an old woman's tale?
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