They were, she said, "a perfect fount. ." Two other people, independently of each other, pointed out to Benham the helpfulness of a few articles in the half-crown monthlies. "What are the assumptions underlying all this?" Benham asked himself in a phase of lucidity. And after reflection. "Good God! The assumptions! What do they think will satisfy me? ." Everybody, however, did not point to Parliament.英文原著 · 《The Research Magnificent》
I see this government to be effectually allied with France and Austria in oppressing mankind. There sits a tyrant holding fettered four millions of slaves; here comes their heroic liberator. This most hypocritical and diabolical government looks up from its seat on the gasping four millions, and inquires with an assumption of innocence: "What do you assault me for? Am I not an honest man? Cease agitation on this subject, or I will make a slave of you, too, or else hang you."英文原著 · 《A Plea for Captain John Brown》
When they had finished their feast, celebrating the Assumption of their patron saint, it was a little past midnight. Three of them crept away to bed in the small dark recesses that resembled coffin-shelves; and the three others went up on deck to get on with their often interrupted, heavy labour of fish-catching; the latter were Yann, Sylvestre, and one of their fellow-villagers known as Guillaume.英文原著 · 《AN ICELAND FISHERMAN》
Before the professor had time to embark upon any reply to Coke, Coleman was at the side of the carriage and, with a fine assumption of distress, was saying: "Professor, I could very easily ride back to Agrinion alone. It would be all right. I don't want to-"英文原著 · 《Active Service》
The cunning casuists there put the assumption underlying the question and the admission underlying the answer together. For saying through the land that he was the Messiah, they had brought the Nazarene to the cross; and, lo! on the cross, more confidently than ever, he had not only reasserted himself, but promised enjoyment of his Paradise to a malefactor. They trembled at what they were doing. The pontiff, with all his pride, was afraid. Where got the man his confidence except from Truth? And what should the Truth be but God? A very little now would put them all to flight.英文原著 · 《Ben-Hur》
Betty's face flushed at Alfred's cool assumption. How dared he? In spite of her will she could not resist the power that compelled her to look at him. As plainly as if it were written there, she saw in his steady blue eyes the light of a memory--the memory of a kiss. And Betty dropped her head, her face burning, her heart on fire with shame, and love, and regret. "It'll be a good chance for me, too," said Wetzel. His remark instantly turned attention to himself. "The idea is absurd," said Isaac.英文原著 · 《Betty Zane》