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  • There was a lot more shouting, but that was the upshot of it.†   (source)
  • But out of respect for his father and grandfather I let things go, and the upshot was that the insolent trash took what I most loved in the whole world.†   (source)
  • The upshot of this was also nothing.†   (source)
  • The upshot was that instead of being evacuated by air, Ngawang was escorted down the valley on foot.†   (source)
  • The upshot is that Bangladesh today has a significant civil society and a huge garment industry full of women workers who power a dynamic export sector.†   (source)
  • The upshot of all this would be that Hema and Ghosh purchased two of whatever piece of clothing it was they felt we needed.†   (source)
  • That was the entire upshot of yesterday's meeting," Dexter said.†   (source)
  • Start letting the place go to ruin and you know what the upshot'll be.†   (source)
  • So that in the upshot your Majesty's escape has not set them thinking whether you still have loyal friends to aid you, but only made them more afraid and more obedient to the Ape.†   (source)
  • The upshot wasn't all Farmer thought it should be.†   (source)
  • The upshot is, Pandora threatens Leonardo: he ditches Mavis for her or she's going to wreck this fashion show he's counting on.†   (source)
  • The upshot is, we might as well glow in the dark in terms of staying inconspicuous.†   (source)
  • The upshot of this remembering was that my grandfather not only went with us to the pasture and watched us catch Big Red and Satan, but got two of his field hands to come help us load the wagon bed with corn, oats, and hay.†   (source)
  • The upshot of all this was that the first two names on the list were accorded status, while the rest were not, pending confirmation.†   (source)
  • Somehow they're screwing up your basic perspective, and the upshot is you sometimes get a little mixed up.†   (source)
  • The upshot was that, in twenty years, only four students had persevered to the end and obtained a degree under Dr. Mansour's supervision and the young doctor to whose fate it fell to have Dr. Mansour as an advisor would receive the heartfelt condolences of his colleagues, as though someone dear to him had died.†   (source)
  • The upshot was that a series of urgent messages were dispatched to me through the Canadian Consul in Chile, instructing me to report to Ottawa at once.†   (source)
  • The upshot of all this was that Blackstock readily conceded that the violation she had suffered, peculiar as it was, could indeed have caused the symptoms that had begun to plague her, especially the gross bleeding.†   (source)
  • And the upshot of it all ...here I am ...here I am alive.†   (source)
  • They made them gifts, and they talked; and the upshot of it was that John Toomey had bought land from the Indians.†   (source)
  • The upshot of the whole scene was that the girls never overcame their fear of the water during the entire week, nor could I coax them into even the most basic discussion of swimming.†   (source)
  • But the upshot of it was that they decided to keep on ahead awhile, anyway.†   (source)
  • The upshot was that he begged me to forgive him, which I did readily.†   (source)
  • But I suppose the upshot is that we have to keep it a prisoner for life.†   (source)
  • "The upshot," I said, "is she likes her classes."†   (source)
  • Look, the upshot is, she didn't do any more than put another couple dents in me.†   (source)
  • The upshot of this was that the sixth-years' first Apparition lesson, which was sched-uled for a Saturday morning so that no normal lessons would be missed, took place in the Great Hall instead of in the grounds.†   (source)
  • The upshot was that Mrs. Honey consulted with Mrs. Alderman Parkinson, and sent word the next day that I was to come.†   (source)
  • The upshot was her curt suggestion that since there were no such things as monsters, Tad should put the whole thing out of his mind, hug his Teddy, and go to sleep.†   (source)
  • The upshot was that in addition to her normal baths and meals, Alba sucked the candies her uncle brought her and hosed herself down whenever she was hot, neither of these two activities having the slightest effect on her healthy constitution.†   (source)
  • No upshot.†   (source)
  • The upshot was that Miss Love decided to sleep in the cot room and let me and Grandpa take the big bed.†   (source)
  • Nobody overheard the dialogue, so there is no way of knowing what was said, but the upshot was that Doug got back in line and continued his ascent.†   (source)
  • And the upshot is—?†   (source)
  • The upshot was that Stuart went out into the storm alone, but once again he turned around at the edge of camp when he became worried that he wouldn't be able to find his way back if he went farther.†   (source)
  • The upshot, Beidleman recalled, is that "I ended up summit for a very long time, looking at my watch and waiting for Scott to show, thinking about heading down-but every time I stood up to leave, another one of our clients would roll over the crest of the ridge, slightly and I'd sit back down to wait for them.†   (source)
  • The upshot of the matter was that while the Professor and his pamphlet were generally ignored in the accelerating chaos, he also received a couple of unexpected nasty licks.†   (source)
  • And in the upshot my fears proved groundless.†   (source)
  • She didn't like it a bit and said, "Now what are you trying to tell me?" unwilling to believe I was, as I said, in love, and the skin of her forehead thickened and drew along her upshot brows.†   (source)
  • I'm afraid he got a bit huffed, and the upshot was that he laughed too much and got excited, and asked the lady—well, you know.†   (source)
  • The upshot of the matter was that every planter agreed to pay for equipping his own sons and a certain number of the others, but the manner of handling the arrangements was such that the less wealthy members of the outfit could accept horses and uniforms without offense to their honor.†   (source)
  • The upshot was that Agravaine himself was killed, together with all thirteen of the knights—except one, who ran away.†   (source)
  • The upshot of the situation was that Bonnie was removed from the nursery to the room Rhett now occupied alone.†   (source)
  • Now whether these short and occasional hours of happiness balanced and alleviated the lot of the Steppenwolf in such a fashion that in the upshot happiness and suffering held the scales even, or whether perhaps the short but intense happiness of those few hours outweighed all suffering and left a balance over is again a question over which idle persons may meditate to their hearts' content.†   (source)
  • But the upshot of this was, that as he investigated the irritability of protoplasm he discovered some of the secrets of life.†   (source)
  • But the real upshot of the business was that the number of riddles to be solved was augmented.†   (source)
  • The upshot of the affair was that she accompanied me next morning.†   (source)
  • The upshot was that they had exchanged viewpoints like debaters.†   (source)
  • How could the upshot of all this be other than Atheism?†   (source)
  • The upshot of the petition was waited for in Weatherbury with solicitous interest.†   (source)
  • The upshot of it was that all the definite claims of the people had to be granted.†   (source)
  • There I found Conseil, who wanted to know the upshot of my interview with the captain.†   (source)
  • And the woods are full of the vagabonds, waiting to know what is to be the upshot of the miracle.†   (source)
  • and is THIS the upshot of your experiment!†   (source)
  • The upshot was that they were to come Thursday, but early in the morning, so as to wreck the Bhattacharya plans as little as possible, and Mr. Bhattacharya would send his carriage to fetch them, with servants to point out the way.†   (source)
  • The upshot of the matter was that the Principal went to Paul's father, and Paul was taken out of school and put to work.†   (source)
  • The upshot was that she had come back up here in an overblown state, with constriction of the heart and shortness of breath—ha!†   (source)
  • He had come to offer apologies for his rudeness of the morning, and after a long private interview with Sir Henry in his study, the upshot of their conversation was that the breach is quite healed, and that we are to dine at Merripit House next Friday as a sign of it.†   (source)
  • Last night ye haggled and argle-bargled like an apple-wife; and then passed me your word, and gave me your hand to back it; and ye ken very well what was the upshot.†   (source)
  • When she returned to her duties in Boston, Howard followed her, and the upshot of this inexplicable infatuation was that she eloped with him, eluding the reproaches of her family and the criticisms of her friends by going with him to the Nebraska frontier.†   (source)
  • The upshot of this was that the change was eventually effected; not without great gloom on the part of Carrie.†   (source)
  • Since the tragic upshot of our visit to Devonshire he had been engaged in two affairs of the utmost importance, in the first of which he had exposed the atrocious conduct of Colonel Upwood in connection with the famous card scandal of the Nonpareil Club, while in the second he had defended the unfortunate Mme. Montpensier from the charge of murder which hung over her in connection with the death of her step-daughter, Mlle.†   (source)
  • Hans Castorp noticed how as a private, humane man, the Italian shuddered at the awful deed, but he also noticed how that chest rose at the thought that it was committed to free a nation, was directed against the citadel he hated—even though it could also be seen as the upshot of Moscow's schemes, which then constricted his breathing, and yet did not prevent him from characterizing the ultimatum presented by the Hapsburgs to Serbia only three weeks later as an insult to humanity and a ghastly crime, whose consequences he, as an initiate in such matters, clearly saw and greeted with quick, shallow breaths.†   (source)
  • No mature Aryan is able to profit by a humiliation; when he forgives it has become part of his life, he has identified himself with the thing which has humiliated him—an upshot that in this case was impossible.†   (source)
  • Both got upon their knees to her; and the upshot of the matter for that while was that she showed both of them the door.†   (source)
  • We have seen, however, that the general paid a visit to Lizabetha Prokofievna and caused trouble there, the final upshot being that he frightened Mrs. Epanchin, and angered her by bitter hints as to his son Gania.†   (source)
  • The upshot of which, was, to smash this witness like a crockery vessel, and shiver his part of the case to useless lumber.†   (source)
  • "The upshot of all which is, that, if I mistake not," said Tom, sturdily, "you are he commonly called Old Scratch."†   (source)
  • He told the sisters the upshot of the dispute between them, but ordered them to take no notice of the matter, and welcome George on his return as if nothing had happened.†   (source)
  • I don't remember the exact words, but the upshot was that he wants money for nothing, without waiting or working!†   (source)
  • The upshot was, that we found a worthy young merchant or shipping-broker, not long established in business, who wanted intelligent help, and who wanted capital, and who in due course of time and receipt would want a partner.†   (source)
  • Gow's Watch Lurgan Sahib did not use as direct speech, but his advice tallied with Mahbub's; and the upshot was good for Kim.†   (source)
  • Things having come to this pass, and showing no latent signs of stirring beyond it, the upshot of Mr. Bounderby's investigations was, that he resolved to hazard a bold burst.†   (source)
  • He was mighty learned about the case, to me; but the upshot of his opinion was, that the carrier was making his last journey rather fast.†   (source)
  • "Ha-ha-ha!" responded his audience at the upshot of the story; and hilarity was general till a new voice arose with, "This is all very well; but how about the bad bread?"†   (source)
  • The upshot of it all was, that Madame Mantalini was in raptures with him, and that they went upstairs to breakfast.†   (source)
  • But the upshot is, she gets up glorious dinners, makes superb coffee; and you must judge her as warriors and statesmen are judged, by her success.†   (source)
  • Let us affront and reprimand the smooth mediocrity and squalid contentment of the times, and hurl in the face of custom, and trade, and office, the fact which is the upshot of all history, that there is a great responsible Thinker and Actor working wherever a man works; that a true man belongs to no other time or place, but is the center of things.†   (source)
  • The ladies were not so well satisfied, though even they were pleased with his eloquence, especially as they had no apprehensions as to the upshot of the trial and had full trust in Fetyukovitch.†   (source)
  • Here he sat lolloping about the rock from light till noon, doing nothing but scheme—scheme—scheme—with seven as noble boys at his elbows as woman ever gave to man; and what's the upshot?†   (source)
  • "Yes," said she, "and other people too, as my grandfather says, and they have taught me things: and this is the upshot of it.†   (source)
  • Nicholas remained behind, in a tumult of feeling, sensible that whatever might be the upshot of the boy's flight, nothing but painful and deplorable consequences were likely to ensue from it.†   (source)
  • But I will see these strangers with their levels and chains...' 'What was the upshot of last night's babble?' said the lama, after his orisons.†   (source)
  • The upshot of which caution was that she went to live with Mrs. Rawdon the next week, and had lent Rawdon Crawley six hundred pounds upon annuity before six months were over.†   (source)
  • The upshot of her visit to Lord Steyne was that His Highness the Prince of Peterwaradin took occasion to renew his acquaintance with Colonel Crawley, when they met on the next day at the Club, and to compliment Mrs. Crawley in the Ring of Hyde Park with a profound salute of the hat.†   (source)
  • Indeed, the quarrel, from slight beginnings, rose to a considerable height, and was assuming a very violent complexion, when both parties, falling into a great passion of tears, exclaimed simultaneously, that they had never thought of being spoken to in that way: which exclamation, leading to a remonstrance, gradually brought on an explanation: and the upshot was, that they fell into each other's arms and vowed eternal friendship; the occasion in question making the fifty-second time of repeating the same impressive ceremony within a twelvemonth.†   (source)
  • Moved by this entreaty, Newman stammered forth a variety of most unaccountable and entangled sentences, the upshot of which was, that Mrs Kenwigs had examined him, at great length that morning, touching the origin of his acquaintance with, and the whole life, adventures, and pedigree of, Nicholas; that Newman had parried these questions as long as he could, but being, at length, hard pressed and driven into a corner, had gone so far as to admit, that Nicholas was a tutor of great accomplishments, involved in some misfortunes which he was not at liberty to explain, and bearing the name of Johnson.†   (source)
  • They had a long conversation, driving round and round the Regent's Park in Mrs. Crawley's carriage together, a conversation of which it is not necessary to repeat the details, but the upshot of it was that, when Becky came home, she flew to her dear Briggs with a smiling face and announced that she had some very good news for her.†   (source)
  • The profound astonishment with which her son regarded her during this long address, gradually increasing as it approached its climax in no way discomposed Mrs Nickleby, but rather exalted her opinion of her own cleverness; therefore, merely stopping to remark, with much complacency, that she had fully expected him to be surprised, she entered on a vast quantity of circumstantial evidence of a particularly incoherent and perplexing kind; the upshot of which was, to establish, beyond the possibility of doubt, that Mr Frank Cheeryble had fallen desperately in love with Kate.†   (source)
  • hanging around on the waiting list about a lady, even supposing she was the best wife in the world and they got on fairly well together for the sake of argument, when, neglecting her duties, she chose to be tired of wedded life and was on for a little flutter in polite debauchery to press their attentions on her with improper intent, the upshot being that her affections centred on another, the cause of many liaisons between still attractive married women getting on for fair and forty and younger men, no doubt as several famous cases of feminine infatuation proved up to the hilt.†   (source)
  • If he may be conveniently delivered, I would he were; for I am now so far in offence with my niece that I cannot pursue with any safety this sport to the upshot.†   (source)
  • But since, so jump upon this bloody question, You from the Polack wars, and you from England, Are here arriv'd, give order that these bodies High on a stage be placed to the view; And let me speak to the yet unknowing world How these things came about: so shall you hear Of carnal, bloody and unnatural acts; Of accidental judgments, casual slaughters; Of deaths put on by cunning and forc'd cause; And, in this upshot, purposes mistook Fall'n on the inventors' heads: all this can I Truly deliver.†   (source)
  • Sancho followed on Dapple, together with all the members of the pastoral gathering, eager to see what would be the upshot of his vainglorious and extraordinary proposal.†   (source)
  • Sancho, who thought his master was in danger of being thrown, jumped off Dapple, and ran in all haste to help him; but by the time he reached him he was already on the ground, and beside him was Rocinante, who had come down with his master, the usual end and upshot of Rocinante's vivacity and high spirits.†   (source)
  • But considering that it would not become him, nor be right, to begin any new emprise until he had established Micomicona in her kingdom, he was constrained to hold his peace and wait quietly to see what would be the upshot of the proceedings of those same travellers; one of whom found the youth they were seeking lying asleep by the side of a muleteer, without a thought of anyone coming in search of him, much less finding him.†   (source)
  • Of all that were there Sancho was the only one who was at once in his senses and in his own proper character, and he, though he was within very little of sharing his master's infirmity, did not fail to perceive who all these disguised figures were; but he did not dare to open his lips until he saw what came of this assault and capture of his master; nor did the latter utter a word, waiting to the upshot of his mishap; which was that bringing in the cage, they shut him up in it and nailed the bars so firmly that they could not be easily burst open.†   (source)
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