Blacky the Crow knew that Reddy knew this thing, and that if he would make use of Reddy as he hoped to, he must contrive to keep Reddy wholly in the dark as to what he wanted done.
"Not unless we can contrive to pay off that detestable mortgage.
"If you could contrive to keep a secret,—you two little girls,—it would be rather a nice surprise to have the lamp arrive at the Simpsons' on Thanksgiving Day, wouldn't it?
Sutton and Beatrice so completely that they could not contrive any opportunity to assist her in shopping.
" "Doucement—doucement," rejoined he; "we will contrive a plan; we have our resources: soyez tranquille.
Bretton could not live within a league of the Hôtel Crécy, and not contrive to visit there often.
He would analyze his own machinations: elaborately contrive plots, and forthwith indulge in explanatory boasts of their skill.
Her demeanour under the Doctor's hands at first excited a smile; it was not puerile—rather, on the whole, patient and firm—but yet, once or twice she addressed him with suddenness and sharpness, saying that he hurt her, and must contrive to give her less pain; I saw her large eyes, too, settle on his face like the solemn eyes of some pretty, wondering child.
She would steal to their attics, open their drawers and boxes, wantonly tear their best caps and soil their best shawls; she would watch her opportunity to get at the buffet of the salle-à-manger, where she would smash articles of porcelain or glass—or to the cupboard of the storeroom, where she would plunder the preserves, drink the sweet wine, break jars and bottles, and so contrive as to throw the onus of suspicion on the cook and the kitchen-maid.
"How do you contrive to live here without them?
Then he bid us go upstairs, through the kitchen, to Zillah's chamber; and I whispered my companion to obey: perhaps we might contrive to get through the window there, or into a garret, and out by its skylight.
Dean's cruel cautions; but be generous, and contrive to see him.
I want to ask you two questions: the first is,—How did you contrive to preserve the common sympathies of human nature when you resided here?
If one can't contrive to live on a certain income of money, one earns a little more—or steals it, or advertises for it.
Oh, I shall puzzle my small brain to contrive some plot that will bring everybody into the right mind, so that you may marry Philip when I marry—somebody else.
Brooke, instead of wishing him, as before, to come to the Grange oftener than was quite agreeable to himself, seemed now to contrive that he should go there as little as possible.
He could contrive to deal with them when he knew exactly what he wanted and could point it out; but in such a matter as this, requiring explanation and consultation, Matthew felt that he must be sure of a man behind the counter.
Then the Blue Castle was glorious with them, every receptacle that Valancy could contrive filled with the exquisite things.
Valancy hated these entertainments because they had to pinch and save and contrive for weeks afterwards to pay for them.
On this he was alarmed, and, full of grief and anxiety, said, "Now I shall have to contrive to escape.