Word: secretly
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...inventive genius. In the first place, I invented questions that floored the instructor in Mathematics o; then I got up a table which, being written on one inch of cuff, will solve all problems of the differential calculus; and, finally, I invented a mathematical motor. Without telling the secret of this (which of course I intend to keep to myself) I can tell that, impelled by this motor, one can sail through boundless realms of space with the speed of thought...
...hundred cannot back up the Nine at New Haven, and we earnestly urge all to make every effort to support Harvard on the 28th. There has been much more interest manifested in the Nine this year than last, and this is unquestionably the secret of its success. The season, however, is but half over, and the hardest games have yet to be played. We sincerely hope that the Nine will win the championship, but if not so fortunate, we do not wish it to be on account of a lack of interest or support on the part of the College...
...come. He had utterly vanished from the face of the earth. You may imagine that this made no little sensation, not only in the college, but in the entire vicinity. I can honestly affirm that I did my best to unlock the door of this secret mystery; but my wildest conjectures resulted in no inkling of the truth. Indeed, I have heard it whispered that there were those who remotely connected ME with his disappearance; but the rumor did not reach my ears to disturb me then. Besides, I do not doubt but my haggard and harassed appearance during these...
...violent declamation attracted attention in the Somerset Club, and a waiter came rushing out with a carving-knife in his hand. Lardy, who had been overcome by my eloquence, fell forward into his arms, and was accidentally pierced by this weapon. Adelinda, who, it appears, had always cherished a secret passion for Lardy, rushing to sustain him, was herself transfixed by the steel protruding from his back. At this, Carolinda, with a shout of joy, threw herself into my arms, and, assuming the famous posture of Mary Anderson, exclaimed, "My husband...
Shall disclose their secret; true...