for the present

In the middle of all of that past suffering and present-day conflict, this Cosby bomb was dropped.

But Mrs. Dodd, the present vicar's wife, retained the precious prerogative of choosing the book to be read at the monthly Dorcas.

The Rev. Alonzo Barnard, seventy-one years of age, accompanied by his daughter, was present.

Several pioneers familiar with the facts of the tragedy at the time of its occurrence were also present.

Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.

Bacteria, when present in great numbers, give a uniform cloud which cannot be removed by ordinary filtration.